Framework structure of a piece of home automation equipment and method for installing a framework structure of a piece of home automation equipment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11499580-B2
Application number	US-201716466137-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 5, 2017
Priority date	Dec 5, 2016
Publication date	Nov 15, 2022
Grant date	Nov 15, 2022

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for installing a piece of home automation equipment, and to a system for adjustably attaching a piece of home automation equipment to a wall, comprising at least two supports (1), each one comprising a support shaft and a holding device, and at least two adjustable attaching elements. The adjustable attaching elements each comprise a supporting frame (2) and a mechanical connection element (3). The adjustable attaching elements also comprise a locking device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A framework structure of a piece of home automation equipment on a wall, comprising at least one support comprising a support axis and a holding device, the support being able to be secured to the wall, wherein the holding device comprises a chassis and at least two adjustable fasteners, wherein the adjustable fasteners each comprise an adjusting means, a locking means, and a holding means, wherein the holding means holds the framework structure on the wall, wherein the adjusting means allows an adjustment of the chassis of the framework structure along at least two directions orthogonal to one another and that are each orthogonal relative to the support axis while the framework structure is supported, and wherein the locking means comprise a locking position that prevents adjustment of the adjusting means so that the framework structure is fixed relative to the wall along the two directions when the locking means is in the locking position.

2. The framework structure according to claim 1 , comprising:
at least two supports each including a support axis and a holding device, the at least two supports adapted to be secured to the wall, and at least two holding devices corresponding to respective ones of the supports.

3. The framework structure according to claim 1 , wherein the adjusting means comprises a support frame translatable relative to the chassis and wherein the locking means in the locking position blocks the movement of the support frame relative to the chassis of the framework structure.

4. The framework structure according to claim 1 , wherein the support comprises an at least partially threaded element fastened to the wall.

5. The framework structure according to claim 4 , characterized in that the locking means comprises a tapped element engaged with the support along the support axis.

6. The framework structure according to claim 5 , characterized in that the at least partially threaded element comprises a nut threaded on a screw thread of the support along the direction of the support axis so as to grip the holding means in the direction of the support axis.

7. The framework structure according to claim 1 , wherein the chassis comprises at least two notched regions facing one another and at a distance from one another, wherein the adjusting means comprises the at least two notched regions slideably engaged with at least two respective rails along two orthogonal directions.

8. The framework structure according to claim 1 , further comprising an opening adjacent the holding means, wherein the holding means is accessed through the opening.

9. The framework structure according to claim 8 , wherein the support comprises a recess in the thickness of the first support frame and wherein the holding means comprise a clipping part, wherein the clipping part engages the recess to hold the framework structure on the wall.

10. An installation method on a wall of the framework structure of a piece of home automation equipment according to claim 1 , the method comprising the following successive steps:
fastening at least one support to the wall,
connecting the framework structure on the holding means, the chassis of the framework structure thus being self-supported by the support,
adjusting a position of the adjusting means along at least one of the two orthogonally independent directions, and
locking the position of the adjusting means relative to the chassis of the framework structure by moving the locking means into the locking position.

11. The installation method according to claim 10 , characterized in that it comprises the following steps:
adjusting the position of the adjusting means along the two orthogonally independent directions, and
locking the position of the adjusting means relative to the chassis of the framework structure by moving the locking means into the locking position.

12. The installation method according to claim 10 , wherein the locking means comprises a tapped element engaged with the support along the support axis, the method further comprising gripping the adjusting means against the chassis of the framework structure and the chassis of the framework structure against the wall.

13. A framework structure for a piece of home automation equipment comprising:
a support adapted to be fixed to a wall;
a platen fixed with the support, the platen comprising one or more platen notched zones arranged along a first axis of the platen;
one or more intermediate parts, wherein the one or more intermediate parts each include a first notch on a first side of the intermediate part arranged along the first axis and fitted over a respective one of the notch zones and a second notch along a second axis on a second side of the intermediate part opposite the first side;
a support frame connected with a chassis of the home automation equipment, wherein the support frame comprises one or more flexible cross pieces arranged along the second axis and wherein the second notch of the one or more intermediate parts is fitted over ones of the flexible cross pieces; and
a locking device, wherein the locking device includes one or more bosses positioned to deform respective ones of the flexible cross pieces toward the platen when the locking device is in a locking position,
wherein, when the locking device is in a support configuration, the first notch of the intermediate part is movable along the first notch zone of the platen along the first axis and the second notch of the intermediate part is moveable along the flexible cross piece along the second axis to adjust a position of the chassis along the first and second axes, and
wherein, when the locking device is in the locking position, the flexible cross pieces are pressed against the second notch of respective ones of the intermediate parts, wherein the first notch is pressed against the respective ones of the notch zones of the platen to prevent motion of the intermediate parts relative to the support frame and platen, and wherein the chassis is fixed along the first and second axes.

14. The support of claim 13 , wherein the support comprises a support axis and a groove disposed around the support axis, wherein the platen further comprises:
an opening sized to accept insertion of the support; and
a clipping element slidably engaged on the platen, wherein the clipping element has a first position aligned with the opening to allow passage of the support through the opening and a second position where the clipping element engages with the groove to removably fix the platen with the support by engagement of the clipping element and the groove.

Assignees

• Somfy Activites Sa

Inventors

• Negrello Frederic
• Dupielet Norbert
• Perache Jean-Michel
• Cachaud Bruno
• Guedon Pierre
• Ducretet-Pajot Guillaume

Classifications

• H01Q1/106

  Means for locking or protecting against unauthorized extraction · CPC title

• F16B5/0283

  with an externally threaded sleeve around the neck or the head of the screw-threaded element for adjustably fastening a plate or frame or the like to a fixed element · CPC title

• F16B5/0628

  allowing for adjustment parallel or perpendicular to the plane of the sheets or plates · CPC title

• F16B5/0233

  allowing for adjustment perpendicular to the plane of the plates · CPC title

• H01Q1/22

  by structural association with other equipment or articles · CPC title