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EP1260763B1 - Assembly for mounting a self-supporting spotlight on a tensioned ceiling - Google Patents

Assembly for mounting a self-supporting spotlight on a tensioned ceiling Download PDF

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EP1260763B1
EP1260763B1 EP02370020A EP02370020A EP1260763B1 EP 1260763 B1 EP1260763 B1 EP 1260763B1 EP 02370020 A EP02370020 A EP 02370020A EP 02370020 A EP02370020 A EP 02370020A EP 1260763 B1 EP1260763 B1 EP 1260763B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S8/00—Lighting devices intended for fixed installation
    • F21S8/02—Lighting devices intended for fixed installation of recess-mounted type, e.g. downlighters
    • F21S8/026—Lighting devices intended for fixed installation of recess-mounted type, e.g. downlighters intended to be recessed in a ceiling or like overhead structure, e.g. suspended ceiling
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S8/00—Lighting devices intended for fixed installation
    • F21S8/02—Lighting devices intended for fixed installation of recess-mounted type, e.g. downlighters
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V21/00—Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips
    • F21V21/02—Wall, ceiling, or floor bases; Fixing pendants or arms to the bases
    • F21V21/04—Recessed bases

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  • the present invention relates to the field of small projectors commonly called spots, more particularly intended to be mounted on a stretch ceiling, that is to say a ceiling consisting of a plastic membrane, usually polyvinyl chloride, mounted under tension by appropriate means.
  • the bulb is substantially flush with the plane of the ceiling, being surrounded by an annular collar intended to ensure the aesthetic finish of the hole made in the ceiling for the implantation of the bulb.
  • the installation of a spot is carried out thanks firstly to a reinforcing ring and secondly thanks to a structural element commonly referred to as a spot table.
  • the reinforcement washer is glued on the visible face of the stretched ceiling. It has an annular shape with a circular inner recess on which is made the drilling of the membrane constituting the ceiling.
  • the reinforcing washer serves mainly to prevent the possible deterioration of the membrane during cutting of the passage opening of the bulb.
  • spot table As for the structural element, called spot table, it is rigidly fixed above the stretched ceiling. It supports the electrical transformer and has a plate just at the non-visible face of the stretched ceiling, said plate itself being partially recessed to allow the passage of the bulb.
  • the flange of the spot is equipped with clipping means adapted to come down on the back of the plate of the structural element.
  • the flange of the spot is not supported by a fixed element of structure but is supported by the stretched ceiling itself.
  • the flange of the spot is provided with folding tabs. These tongues have a first position in which they penetrate inside the opening of passage made in the ceiling stretched in the central part of the reinforcing washer and a second position in which they are folded on the back face of the stretched ceiling, in the area glued to the reinforcement washer. It is in this second position that we have the maintenance in place of the flange of the spot, supported by the ceiling stretched at the level of the reinforcement washer.
  • FR-2770619 discloses a spot mounting device in a false ceiling according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the aim of the applicant is to propose a set of mounting a self-supporting spot on a stretch ceiling that overcomes the aforementioned drawbacks.
  • the assembly of the invention which comprises, in a known manner, a reinforcing washer bonded to the membrane forming the ceiling and a spot comprising at least one bulb and a spot collar that can be attached to the reinforcement washer.
  • the spot flange comprises first securing means and the reinforcing ring comprises second securing means, said first and second means being able to cooperate, reversibly, during the angular pivoting of the flange relative to the washer for locking and unlocking.
  • the spot collar having an annular flat face and having at least one transverse shoulder and the reinforcing ring, of annular flat shape, being adjusted with clearance to be housed in said transverse shoulder against the flat face forming the bottom of the collar, preferably the first securing means consist of at least one lug protruding outwardly from the transverse shoulder of the flange, the second means consist, for each lug, an inner cutout configured to allow the passage of the pin during the installation of the collar over the reinforcing washer; moreover the lug is located at a distance H from the bottom of the collar, which distance is substantially greater than the thickness e of the reinforcing washer.
  • the lug has an inclined face for friction against the washer during angular pivoting. This inclined face is intended to achieve the jamming of the collar by compensating for the clearance between said collar and the reinforcing washer.
  • the lug has a generally conical shape and is obtained by embossing the constituent metal of the collar.
  • the flange generally has two transverse shoulders, one inside terminated by a flange, which serves as housing for the bulb, and the other outside which can hide the reinforcing washer.
  • the outer shoulder has a height h which is less than the thickness e of the washer. Thanks to this particular arrangement, this outer shoulder never comes into contact with the stretched ceiling, which avoids the possible risks of melting of the membrane constituting the stretched ceiling, especially when it is made of polyvinyl chloride, because of the heating of the spot collar which can intervene when the bulb remains lit continuously.
  • a self-supporting spot for stretched ceiling comprises a bulb, not shown, which snaps into a spot collar 1, which collar is securable to a reinforcing ring 2, itself glued on the membrane 4 intended to constitute the stretched ceiling.
  • the flange 1 comprises a substantially annular flat face 3, which is the visible face when the spot is placed on the stretched ceiling.
  • This annular face 3 is flanked by two transverse shoulders 5,6 that is to say two shoulders which are substantially perpendicular to the plane of the face 3 and thus the stretched ceiling.
  • the reinforcing washer 2 is also annular in shape. It is for example in a rigid plastic material, such as polycarbonate. Its annular shape is determined so that the said ring 2 can be disposed without constraint, with clearance, inside the space 7 which is bounded between the two shoulders 5, 6 and the bottom 3a of the flange 1.
  • the inner shoulder 5 of the flange 1 is provided with two lugs 8, obtained for example by embossing the constituent metal of said flange 1.
  • Each lug is formed at a distance H from the bottom 3 a of the collar 1, distance H which is substantially greater than the thickness e of the washer 2, possibly including that of the membrane 4 forming the stretched ceiling.
  • the washer 2 has two internal cuts 9 which are determined so as to allow the passage of the lugs 8 during the placement of the flange 1 on the reinforcing washer 2.
  • the diameter D1 of the inner recess 10b of the washer has a a value which is greater than the outside diameter D2 of the inner shoulder 5 but which is smaller than the distance D3 between the two points 8a of the two lugs 8.
  • the reinforcing rings 2 are previously glued on the face 4a of the membrane 4, at the locations provided for the implantation of the self-supporting spots ( Figure 3).
  • the membrane is then cut according to the central recess 10b of each reinforcing washer 2 so as to clear the passage opening for the flange 1 and the bulb (FIG. 4).
  • the establishment of the flange 1 is illustrated in Figures 5 and 6.
  • the flange 1 is positioned so that the lugs 8 are in line with the internal cutouts 9, the flange 1 is applied against the reinforcing washer 2 until complete introduction of the lugs 8 through the cutouts 9 and until the upper face 2a of the washer bears against the bottom 3a of the flange 1.
  • the angular pivoting of the flange is then carried out relative to the axis DD 'of symmetry of the washer 2. This provides the passage of the lug 8 over the reinforcing washer 2 and optionally the membrane portion 4 bonded to said washer 2, which achieves the suspension of the flange 1 on the stretched ceiling.
  • the pin 8 has an inclined face 8 b toward the bottom 3a of the flange 1, this inclined face being obtained for example by a conical spinning metal wherein is performed said flange 1.
  • the angle ⁇ of inclination of the inclined face 8b with respect to the shoulder 5 is of the order of 45 °, to a lug 8 which is projecting on a height d of the order of 3mm.
  • the internal diameter D1 of the inner recess of the washer 2 was of the order of 55 mm
  • the outside diameter D2 of the shoulder 5 was of the order of 53 mm
  • the distance D3 between the tips 8 a two pins 8 was of the order of 58mm
  • the distance D4 between the funds 9 has two cutouts 9 of the washer 2 was of the order of 60mm.
  • the height H that is to say the distance separating the tip 8a , the pin 8 and the bottom 3 has the flange 1 was about 6 mm while the thickness e of the washer 2, optionally including the thickness of the membrane 4 adhered to said washer 2 was of the order of 5mm.
  • the tip 8 has lugs 8 protruding just above the back of the washer or the stretched ceiling.
  • the sloping faces 8b of the two lugs bear against the upper edge 11 of the wafer 2, that is to say one that is at the membrane 4 and according the inner recess 10b of the washer 2.
  • the locking in position of the flange 1 is thus obtained by jamming the lugs 8 against said ridge 11. This wedging can occur with an angular pivoting of different angle between the washers and the flanges, according to manufacturing tolerances. That is the inclined surface 8b which allows the necessary adjustments to meet manufacturing tolerances.
  • the tension to which the membrane 4 is subjected during the laying of the stretched ceiling is sufficient so that there is no risk of deformation of said ceiling not only because of the suspension of the spot but also during angular pivoting of the flange for locking and unlocking relative to the reinforcing washer.
  • the height h of the outer shoulder 6 of the collar is such that there is no contact between said shoulder 6 and the membrane 4, so as to avoid any risk of degradation of said membrane in case of heating of the metal collar 1 due to the prolonged lighting of the spot.
  • This height h is less than the thickness e of the washer 2.
  • the present invention is not limited to the precise mode of which has been given as a non-exhaustive example.
  • other locking systems by angular pivoting could be retained, for example by analogy with the bayonet sockets.

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Abstract

A circular reinforcing washer with indents (9) is glued to the suspended ceiling (4) and the ceiling is then cut away around inner washer and indent surface to allow entry by a spotlight collar. The spotlight collar has lugs (8) which slide through the washer indents and grip the ceiling after the collar has been pressed in and twisted. Collar shoulders (3) grip the reinforcing washer to complete the fixing and the bulb clicks (10) into the collar

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La présente invention concerne le domaine des petits projecteurs dénommés couramment spots, plus particulièrement destinés à être montés sur un plafond tendu, c'est-à-dire un plafond constitué d'une membrane en matière plastique, généralement en polychlorure de vinyle, montée sous tension par des moyens appropriés.The present invention relates to the field of small projectors commonly called spots, more particularly intended to be mounted on a stretch ceiling, that is to say a ceiling consisting of a plastic membrane, usually polyvinyl chloride, mounted under tension by appropriate means.

Il est maintenant de plus en plus courant de monter des ampoules d'éclairage ou spots en les encastrant directement dans le plafond. Dans ce cas l'ampoule affleure sensiblement le plan du plafond, étant entourée d'une collerette annulaire destinée à assurer la finition esthétique du trou pratiqué dans le plafond pour l'implantation de l'ampoule.It is now more and more common to mount light bulbs or spotlights directly into the ceiling. In this case the bulb is substantially flush with the plane of the ceiling, being surrounded by an annular collar intended to ensure the aesthetic finish of the hole made in the ceiling for the implantation of the bulb.

S'agissant d'un plafond tendu, la mise en place d'un spot est réalisée grâce d'une part à une rondelle de renfort et d'autre part grâce à un élément de structure couramment dénommé table de spot. La rondelle de renfort est collée sur la face visible du plafond tendu. Elle a une forme annulaire avec un évidement intérieur circulaire sur lequel est réalisé le perçage de la membrane constituant le plafond. La rondelle de renfort sert principalement à éviter la détérioration éventuelle de la membrane lors de la découpe de l'ouverture de passage de l'ampoule.In the case of a stretched ceiling, the installation of a spot is carried out thanks firstly to a reinforcing ring and secondly thanks to a structural element commonly referred to as a spot table. The reinforcement washer is glued on the visible face of the stretched ceiling. It has an annular shape with a circular inner recess on which is made the drilling of the membrane constituting the ceiling. The reinforcing washer serves mainly to prevent the possible deterioration of the membrane during cutting of the passage opening of the bulb.

Quant à l'élément de structure, dénommé table de spot, il est fixé rigidement au-dessus du plafond tendu. II supporte le transformateur électrique et comporte une plaque venant juste au niveau de la face non-visible du plafond tendu, ladite plaque étant elle-même évidée partiellement pour permettre le passage de l'ampoule.As for the structural element, called spot table, it is rigidly fixed above the stretched ceiling. It supports the electrical transformer and has a plate just at the non-visible face of the stretched ceiling, said plate itself being partially recessed to allow the passage of the bulb.

Pour sa fixation par dessus la rondelle de renfort, la collerette du spot est équipée de moyens de clipsage aptes à venir se rabattre sur l'envers de la plaque de l'élément de structure. Ainsi la collerette et l'ampoule, après introduction et clipsage de celle-ci sur la collerette, sont supportées par l'élément de structure fixe.For fixing over the reinforcing washer, the flange of the spot is equipped with clipping means adapted to come down on the back of the plate of the structural element. Thus the collar and the bulb, after introduction and clipping thereof on the collar, are supported by the fixed structure element.

L'inconvénient de cette solution réside principalement dans l'obligation de mettre en place un élément de structure à fixer rigidement, ce qui complique et rend plus onéreux le montage des spots. De plus le démontage d'un spot n'est pas très facile puisqu'il faut, après démontage de l'ampoule, avoir accès aux moyens de elipsage qui se trouvent sur la face envers de la plaque de l'élément de structure.The disadvantage of this solution lies mainly in the obligation to set up a structural element to be fixed rigidly, which complicates and makes more expensive the mounting of spots. In addition disassembly of a spot is not very easy since after disassembly of the bulb must have access to the means of elipsage which are on the reverse side of the plate of the structural element.

On a déjà proposé une solution plus simple selon laquelle la collerette du spot n'est pas supportée par un élément fixe de structure mais est supportée par le plafond tendu lui-même. Selon cette solution, la collerette du spot est munie de languettes rabattables. Ces languettes ont une première position selon laquelle elles pénètrent à l' intérieur de l'ouverture de passage pratiquée dans le plafond tendu en partie centrale de la rondelle de renfort et une seconde position selon laquelle elles sont rabattues sur la face envers du plafond tendu, dans la zone collée à la rondelle de renfort. C'est dans cette seconde position que l'on a donc le maintien en place de la collerette du spot, supportée par le plafond tendu au niveau de la rondelle de renfort.A simpler solution has already been proposed according to which the flange of the spot is not supported by a fixed element of structure but is supported by the stretched ceiling itself. According to this solution, the flange of the spot is provided with folding tabs. These tongues have a first position in which they penetrate inside the opening of passage made in the ceiling stretched in the central part of the reinforcing washer and a second position in which they are folded on the back face of the stretched ceiling, in the area glued to the reinforcement washer. It is in this second position that we have the maintenance in place of the flange of the spot, supported by the ceiling stretched at the level of the reinforcement washer.

Cependant cette nouvelle solution n'est pas totalement satisfaisante. En effet la réalisation d'une collerette avec languettes rabattables rend plus complexe la fabrication de celle-ci. De plus le retrait d'une collerette déjà installée sur un plafond tendu est délicat puisque l'accès aux languettes rabattues n'est possible qu'à travers l'évidement central de la collerette. Enfin lors des manipulations des languettes, celles-ci peuvent se rompre au niveau de la zone faisant office de charnière.However, this new solution is not totally satisfactory. Indeed the realization of a flange with flip-flops makes it more complex manufacturing thereof. In addition the removal of a flange already installed on a stretch ceiling is difficult since access to the folded tabs is possible through the central recess of the flange. Finally, during the handling of the tongues, they can break at the hinge area.

Le document FR-2770619 décrit un dispositif de montage de spot dans un faux plafond selon le préambule de la revendication 1.FR-2770619 discloses a spot mounting device in a false ceiling according to the preamble of claim 1.

Le but que s'est fixé le demandeur est de proposer un ensemble de montage d'un spot auto-portant sur un plafond tendu qui pallie les inconvénients précités.The aim of the applicant is to propose a set of mounting a self-supporting spot on a stretch ceiling that overcomes the aforementioned drawbacks.

Ce but est parfaitement atteint par l'ensemble de l'invention qui comprend, de manière connue, une rondelle de renfort collée sur la membrane formant le plafond et un spot comprenant au moins une ampoule et une collerette de spot solidarisable à la rondelle de renfort. De manière caractéristique, selon l'invention, la collerette de spot comprend des premiers moyens de solidarisation et la rondelle de renfort comprend des seconds moyens de solidarisation, lesdits premiers et seconds moyens étant aptes à coopérer, de manière réversible, lors du pivotement angulaire de la collerette par rapport à la rondelle pour leur verrouillage et leur déverrouillage.This object is perfectly achieved by the assembly of the invention which comprises, in a known manner, a reinforcing washer bonded to the membrane forming the ceiling and a spot comprising at least one bulb and a spot collar that can be attached to the reinforcement washer. . Characteristically, according to the invention, the spot flange comprises first securing means and the reinforcing ring comprises second securing means, said first and second means being able to cooperate, reversibly, during the angular pivoting of the flange relative to the washer for locking and unlocking.

Ainsi, selon la disposition particulière de l'invention, il suffit d'appliquer la collerette de spot sur la rondelle de renfort et d'effectuer un pivotement angulaire de ladite collerette par rapport à l'axe de symétrie de la rondelle pour obtenir une position de verrouillage. La position de déverrouillage est effectuée par un pivotement angulaire de même valeur en sens inverse.Thus, according to the particular embodiment of the invention, it suffices to apply the spot flange to the reinforcing washer and to perform an angular pivoting of said flange with respect to the axis of symmetry of the washer to obtain a position locking. The unlocking position is effected by angular pivoting of the same value in the opposite direction.

La collerette de spot ayant une face plane annulaire et présentant au moins un épaulement transversal et la rondelle de renfort, de forme plane annulaire, étant ajustée avec jeu pour pouvoir être logée selon ledit épaulement transversal contre la face plane formant le fond de la collerette, de manière préférée les premiers moyens de solidarisation consistent en au moins un ergot en saillie vers l'extérieur de l'épaulement transversal de la collerette, les seconds moyens consistent, pour chaque ergot, en une découpe intérieure configurée pour permettre le passage de l'ergot lors de la mise en place de la collerette par dessus la rondelle de renfort ; de plus l'ergot est situé à une distance H du fond de la collerette, distance qui est sensiblement supérieure à l'épaisseur e de la rondelle de renfort.The spot collar having an annular flat face and having at least one transverse shoulder and the reinforcing ring, of annular flat shape, being adjusted with clearance to be housed in said transverse shoulder against the flat face forming the bottom of the collar, preferably the first securing means consist of at least one lug protruding outwardly from the transverse shoulder of the flange, the second means consist, for each lug, an inner cutout configured to allow the passage of the pin during the installation of the collar over the reinforcing washer; moreover the lug is located at a distance H from the bottom of the collar, which distance is substantially greater than the thickness e of the reinforcing washer.

Dans ce cas, c'est l'ergot qui, après avoir pénétré à travers la découpe, vient se placer par dessus la rondelle de renfort après le pivotement angulaire et réalise la suspension de la collerette sur la rondelle de renfort.In this case, it is the lug which, after having penetrated through the cut, is placed over the reinforcing washer after the angular pivoting and carries the suspension of the collar on the reinforcing washer.

De manière à ce que cette suspension soit équilibrée, il est préférable qu'il y ait deux ergots et deux découpes, disposées diamétralement par rapport à l'axe de symétrie de la collerette et de la rondelle de renfort.So that this suspension is balanced, it is preferable that there are two lugs and two cutouts, arranged diametrically with respect to the axis of symmetry of the collar and the reinforcing washer.

Il peut bien sûr y avoir un nombre plus important d'ergots et de découpes, qui seront dans ce cas disposés de manière symétrique par rapport à l'axe de la collerette et de la rondelle. Cette répartition symétrique est préférée pour obtenir une répartition homogène du poids du spot sur la rondelle de renfort. Cependant il peut également être préféré de retenir une répartition non symétrique, si l'on veut privilégier un positionnement précis de la collerette par rapport à la rondelle, selon une orientation déterminée.There may of course be a greater number of lugs and cutouts, which will in this case be symmetrically arranged with respect to the axis of the collar and the washer. This symmetrical distribution is preferred to obtain a homogeneous distribution of the weight of the spot on the reinforcement washer. However, it may also be preferred to retain a non-symmetrical distribution, if one wishes to favor a precise positioning of the flange relative to the washer, in a specific orientation.

Selon une variante préférée de réalisation, l'ergot comporte une face inclinée pour le frottement contre la rondelle, lors du pivotement angulaire. Cette face inclinée a pour but de réaliser le coincement de la collerette par compensation du jeu existant entre ladite collerette et la rondelle de renfort.According to a preferred embodiment, the lug has an inclined face for friction against the washer during angular pivoting. This inclined face is intended to achieve the jamming of the collar by compensating for the clearance between said collar and the reinforcing washer.

Dans un mode particulier de réalisation, l'ergot a une forme globalement conique et est obtenu par repoussage du métal constitutif de la collerette.In a particular embodiment, the lug has a generally conical shape and is obtained by embossing the constituent metal of the collar.

La collerette présente généralement deux épaulements transversaux, l'un intérieur terminé par un rebord, qui sert de logement à l'ampoule, et l'autre extérieur qui permet de cacher la rondelle de renfort. De préférence l'épaulement extérieur a une hauteur h qui est inférieure à l'épaisseur e de la rondelle. Grâce à cette disposition particulière, cet épaulement extérieur ne vient jamais en contact avec le plafond tendu, ce qui évite les risques éventuels de fusion de la membrane constituant le plafond tendu, notamment lorsqu'elle est en chlorure en polyvinyle, du fait de l'échauffement de la collerette de spot qui peut intervenir lorsque l'ampoule reste allumée de manière continue.The flange generally has two transverse shoulders, one inside terminated by a flange, which serves as housing for the bulb, and the other outside which can hide the reinforcing washer. Preferably the outer shoulder has a height h which is less than the thickness e of the washer. Thanks to this particular arrangement, this outer shoulder never comes into contact with the stretched ceiling, which avoids the possible risks of melting of the membrane constituting the stretched ceiling, especially when it is made of polyvinyl chloride, because of the heating of the spot collar which can intervene when the bulb remains lit continuously.

La présente invention sera mieux comprise à la lecture de la description qui va être faite d'un exemple préféré de réalisation d'un ensemble pour le montage d'un spot auto-portant sur un plafond tendu, illustré par le dessin annexé dans lequel :

  • La figure 1 est une vue en plan de dessous d'une collerette de spot équipée de deux ergots,
  • La figure 2 est une vue en plan de la rondelle de renfort présentant deux découpes intérieures,
  • Les figures 3 et 4 sont des vues schématiques en coupe transversale de la rondelle, selon l'axe III-III de la figure 2, collée sur une membrane de plafond respectivement avant (figure 3) et après (figure 4) découpe de la membrane dans l'évidement central de la rondelle,
  • La figure 5 représente schématiquement l'introduction de la collerette de spot dans la rondelle de renfort de la figure 4,
  • La figure 6 représente schématiquement la collerette de spot de la figure 5 après mise en place et pivotement angulaire et,
  • La figure 7 est une représentation partielle en coupe de l'épaulement intérieur de la collerette de spot au niveau de l'ergot conique.
The present invention will be better understood on reading the description which will be given of a preferred embodiment of an assembly for mounting a self-supporting spot on a stretch ceiling, illustrated by the appended drawing in which:
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view from below of a spot flange equipped with two lugs,
  • FIG. 2 is a plan view of the reinforcing washer having two internal cuts,
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 are diagrammatic views in cross section of the washer, along the axis III-III of FIG. 2, glued to a ceiling membrane respectively before (FIG. 3) and after (FIG. 4) cutting of the membrane in the central recess of the washer,
  • FIG. 5 diagrammatically shows the introduction of the spot collar into the reinforcing washer of FIG. 4,
  • FIG. 6 schematically represents the spot collar of FIG. 5 after placement and angular pivoting, and
  • Figure 7 is a partial sectional representation of the inner shoulder of the spot collar at the conical lug.

Un spot auto-portant pour plafond tendu comprend une ampoule, non-représentée, qui vient s'encliqueter dans une collerette de spot 1, laquelle collerette est solidarisable à une rondelle de renfort 2, elle-même collée sur la membrane 4 destinée à constituer le plafond tendu. La collerette 1 comporte une face plane 3 sensiblement annulaire, qui est la face visible lorsque le spot est mis en place sur le plafond tendu. Cette face annulaire 3 est encadrée par deux épaulements transversaux 5,6 c'est-à-dire deux épaulements qui sont sensiblement perpendiculaires au plan de la face 3 et donc du plafond tendu. II s'agit d'un épaulement intérieur 5 qui est terminé par un rebord 10a, qui sert de logement à l'ampoule, et d'un épaulement extérieur 6 qui fait office de cache de la rondelle de renfort comme cela ressortira des explications ci-après.A self-supporting spot for stretched ceiling comprises a bulb, not shown, which snaps into a spot collar 1, which collar is securable to a reinforcing ring 2, itself glued on the membrane 4 intended to constitute the stretched ceiling. The flange 1 comprises a substantially annular flat face 3, which is the visible face when the spot is placed on the stretched ceiling. This annular face 3 is flanked by two transverse shoulders 5,6 that is to say two shoulders which are substantially perpendicular to the plane of the face 3 and thus the stretched ceiling. It is an inner shoulder 5 which is terminated by a flange 10a, which serves as a housing for the bulb, and an outer shoulder 6 which serves as a cover of the reinforcing washer as will be apparent from the explanations herein. -after.

La rondelle de renfort 2 a une forme également annulaire. Elle est par exemple dans un matériau plastique rigide, tel que du polycarbonate. Sa forme annulaire est déterminée pour que ladite rondelle 2 puisse être disposée sans contrainte, avec un certain jeu, à l'intérieur de l'espace 7 qui est délimitée entre les deux épaulements 5, 6 et le fond 3a de la collerette 1.The reinforcing washer 2 is also annular in shape. It is for example in a rigid plastic material, such as polycarbonate. Its annular shape is determined so that the said ring 2 can be disposed without constraint, with clearance, inside the space 7 which is bounded between the two shoulders 5, 6 and the bottom 3a of the flange 1.

De manière caractéristique selon l'invention, l'épaulement intérieur 5 de la collerette 1 est pourvu de deux ergots 8, obtenus par exemple par repoussage du métal constitutif de ladite collerette 1. Chaque ergot est formé à une distance H du fond 3a de la collerette1, distance H qui est sensiblement supérieure à l'épaisseur e de la rondelle 2, incluant éventuellement celle de la membrane 4 formant le plafond tendu.Characteristically according to the invention, the inner shoulder 5 of the flange 1 is provided with two lugs 8, obtained for example by embossing the constituent metal of said flange 1. Each lug is formed at a distance H from the bottom 3 a of the collar 1, distance H which is substantially greater than the thickness e of the washer 2, possibly including that of the membrane 4 forming the stretched ceiling.

La rondelle 2 comporte deux découpes internes 9 qui sont déterminées en sorte de permettre le passage des ergots 8 lors du placement de la collerette 1 sur la rondelle de renfort 2. Par contre le diamètre D1 de l'évidement intérieur 10b de la rondelle a une valeur qui est supérieure au diamètre extérieur D2 de l'épaulement intérieur 5 mais qui est inférieure à la distance D3 séparant les deux pointes 8a des deux ergots 8.The washer 2 has two internal cuts 9 which are determined so as to allow the passage of the lugs 8 during the placement of the flange 1 on the reinforcing washer 2. By against the diameter D1 of the inner recess 10b of the washer has a a value which is greater than the outside diameter D2 of the inner shoulder 5 but which is smaller than the distance D3 between the two points 8a of the two lugs 8.

En pratique, les rondelles de renfort 2 sont préalablement collées sur la face endroit 4a de la membrane 4, aux emplacements prévus pour l'implantation des spots auto-portants (figure 3). On réalise ensuite la découpe de la membrane selon l'évidement central 10b de chaque rondelle de renfort 2 de manière à dégager l'ouverture de passage pour la collerette 1 et l'ampoule (figure 4).In practice, the reinforcing rings 2 are previously glued on the face 4a of the membrane 4, at the locations provided for the implantation of the self-supporting spots (Figure 3). The membrane is then cut according to the central recess 10b of each reinforcing washer 2 so as to clear the passage opening for the flange 1 and the bulb (FIG. 4).

La mise en place de la collerette 1 est illustrée aux figures 5 et 6. On positionne la collerette 1 de manière à ce que les ergots 8 soient à l'aplomb des découpes internes 9, on applique la collerette 1 contre la rondelle de renfort 2 jusqu'à obtenir l'introduction complète des ergots 8 à travers les découpes 9 et jusqu'à ce que la face supérieure 2a de la rondelle vienne en appui contre le fond 3a de la collerette 1. On réalise ensuite le pivotement angulaire de la collerette par rapport à l'axe DD' de symétrie de la rondelle 2. On obtient ainsi le passage de l'ergot 8 par dessus la rondelle de renfort 2 et éventuellement de la portion de membrane 4 collée à ladite rondelle 2, ce qui réalise la suspension de la collerette 1 sur le plafond tendu.The establishment of the flange 1 is illustrated in Figures 5 and 6. The flange 1 is positioned so that the lugs 8 are in line with the internal cutouts 9, the flange 1 is applied against the reinforcing washer 2 until complete introduction of the lugs 8 through the cutouts 9 and until the upper face 2a of the washer bears against the bottom 3a of the flange 1. The angular pivoting of the flange is then carried out relative to the axis DD 'of symmetry of the washer 2. This provides the passage of the lug 8 over the reinforcing washer 2 and optionally the membrane portion 4 bonded to said washer 2, which achieves the suspension of the flange 1 on the stretched ceiling.

De préférence, comme illustré aux figures, notamment à la figure 7, l'ergot 8 a une face inclinée 8b vers le fond 3a de la collerette 1, cette face inclinée étant par exemple obtenue par un repoussage conique du métal dans lequel est réalisée ladite collerette 1. Dans l'exemple illustré à la figure 7, l'angle d'inclinaison α de la face inclinée 8b par rapport à l'épaulement 5 est de l'ordre de 45°, pour un ergot 8 qui est en saillie sur une hauteur d de l'ordre de 3mm. Dans ce même exemple le diamètre intérieur D1 de l'évidement intérieur de la rondelle 2 était de l'ordre de 55mm, le diamètre extérieur D2 de l'épaulement 5 était de l'ordre de 53mm, la distance D3 entre les pointes 8a des deux ergots 8 était de l'ordre de 58mm et la distance D4 entre les fonds 9a des deux découpes 9 de la rondelle 2 était de l'ordre de 60mm.Preferably, as illustrated in the figures, particularly to Figure 7, the pin 8 has an inclined face 8 b toward the bottom 3a of the flange 1, this inclined face being obtained for example by a conical spinning metal wherein is performed said flange 1. in the example illustrated in Figure 7, the angle α of inclination of the inclined face 8b with respect to the shoulder 5 is of the order of 45 °, to a lug 8 which is projecting on a height d of the order of 3mm. In the same example, the internal diameter D1 of the inner recess of the washer 2 was of the order of 55 mm, the outside diameter D2 of the shoulder 5 was of the order of 53 mm, the distance D3 between the tips 8 a two pins 8 was of the order of 58mm and the distance D4 between the funds 9 has two cutouts 9 of the washer 2 was of the order of 60mm.

La hauteur H, c'est-à-dire la distance séparant la pointe 8a de l'ergot 8 et le fond 3a de la collerette 1 était de l'ordre de 6mm tandis que l'épaisseur e de la rondelle 2, incluant éventuellement l'épaisseur de la membrane 4 collée sur ladite rondelle 2 était de l'ordre de 5mm.The height H, that is to say the distance separating the tip 8a , the pin 8 and the bottom 3 has the flange 1 was about 6 mm while the thickness e of the washer 2, optionally including the thickness of the membrane 4 adhered to said washer 2 was of the order of 5mm.

On comprend que, dans ces conditions, après introduction de l'épaulement intérieur 5 de la collerette à travers l'évidement central 10b de la rondelle, la pointe 8a des ergots 8 dépasse tout juste au-dessus de l'envers de la rondelle ou du plafond tendu. Lors du pivotement angulaire de la collerette 1, les faces inclinées 8b des deux ergots viennent en appui contre l'arête supérieure 11 de la rondelle 2, c'est-à-dire celle qui se trouve au niveau de la membrane 4 et selon l'évidement intérieur 10b de la rondelle 2. On obtient ainsi le blocage en position de la collerette 1 par coincement des ergots 8 contre ladite arête 11. Ce coincement peut intervenir avec un pivotement angulaire d'angle différent selon les rondelles et les collerettes, en fonction des tolérances de fabrication. C'est la face inclinée 8b qui autorise cette nécessaire adaptation en fonction des tolérances de fabrication.It is understood that, under these conditions, after introduction of the inner shoulder 5 of the flange through the central recess 10b of the washer, the tip 8 has lugs 8 protruding just above the back of the washer or the stretched ceiling. During angular pivoting of the collar 1, the sloping faces 8b of the two lugs bear against the upper edge 11 of the wafer 2, that is to say one that is at the membrane 4 and according the inner recess 10b of the washer 2. The locking in position of the flange 1 is thus obtained by jamming the lugs 8 against said ridge 11. This wedging can occur with an angular pivoting of different angle between the washers and the flanges, according to manufacturing tolerances. That is the inclined surface 8b which allows the necessary adjustments to meet manufacturing tolerances.

Il est à noter que la tension à laquelle est soumise la membrane 4 lors de la pose du plafond tendu est suffisante pour qu'il n'y ait pas de risque de déformation dudit plafond non seulement du fait de la suspension du spot mais encore lors du pivotement angulaire de la collerette pour son verrouillage et son déverrouillage par rapport à la rondelle de renfort.It should be noted that the tension to which the membrane 4 is subjected during the laying of the stretched ceiling is sufficient so that there is no risk of deformation of said ceiling not only because of the suspension of the spot but also during angular pivoting of the flange for locking and unlocking relative to the reinforcing washer.

Comme cela apparaît clairement sur la figure 6, il est préféré que la hauteur h de l'épaulement extérieur 6 de la collerette soit telle qu'il n'y ait pas de contact entre ledit épaulement 6 et la membrane 4, de manière à éviter tout risque de dégradation de ladite membrane en cas d'échauffement de la collerette métallique 1 du fait de l'allumage prolongé du spot. Cette hauteur h est inférieure à l'épaisseur e de la rondelle 2.As is clear from Figure 6, it is preferred that the height h of the outer shoulder 6 of the collar is such that there is no contact between said shoulder 6 and the membrane 4, so as to avoid any risk of degradation of said membrane in case of heating of the metal collar 1 due to the prolonged lighting of the spot. This height h is less than the thickness e of the washer 2.

La présente invention n'est pas limitée au mode précis de réalisation qui a été donné à titre d'exemple non exhaustif. En particulier d'autres systèmes de verrouillage, par pivotement angulaire pourraient être retenus, par exemple par analogie avec les douilles à baillonnette.The present invention is not limited to the precise mode of which has been given as a non-exhaustive example. In particular other locking systems, by angular pivoting could be retained, for example by analogy with the bayonet sockets.

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  1. Assembly for mounting a self-supporting spotlight comprising at least, one bulb, on a stretch ceiling, this assembly comprising a reinforcing washer (2) to be adhesively bonded to the front face (4a) of the membrane (4) forming the ceiling and a flange (1) to be inserted through the central opening (10b) in the said reinforcing washer (2), the flange (1) comprising first means for fastening with the reinforcing washer (2), this assembly being characterized in that the reinforcing washer (2) comprises second means for fastening with the flange (1), the first and second means locking or unlocking the flange (1) when the flange (1) is pivoted angularly against the reinforcing washer (2), this angular pivoting being performed along the axis of revolution of the reinforcing washer (2).
  2. Assembly according to Claim 1, characterized in that the first fastening means consist of at least one lug (8) projecting outwards from the inner transverse shoulder (5) of the annular flange (1), the second fastening means consisting of at least one inner recess (9) in the annular reinforcing washer (2), this inner recess (9) being configured to allow the lug (8) to pass through.
  3. Assembly according to Claim 2, characterized in that the distance H between the bottom (3a) of the flange (1) and the lug (8) is substantially greater than the thickness e of the reinforcing washer (2), including that of the membrane (4).
  4. Assembly according to Claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the flange (1) comprises two lugs (8), the reinforcing washer (2) comprising two inner recesses (9), the lugs (8) and recesses (9) being arranged diametrically with respect to the axis of symmetry (DD') of the flange (1) and of the reinforcing washer (2).
  5. Assembly according to any one of Claims 2 to 4, characterized in that the lug (8) comprises a face (8b) inclined with respect to the inner transverse shoulder (5).
  6. Assembly according to Claim 5, characterized in that the angle α of inclination of the face (8b) inclined with respect to the inner shoulder (5) is around 45°.
  7. Assembly according to any one of Claims 2 to 6, characterized in that the lug (8) is of overall conical shape and is obtained by pushing out the metal of which the flange (1) is made.
  8. Assembly according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the flange (1) comprises a substantially annular flat face (3) bordered by two transverse shoulders, namely an inner shoulder (5) and an outer shoulder (6), a space (7) being delimited between these shoulders (5, 6) and the bottom (3a) of the flange (1), it being possible for the said reinforcing washer (2) to be positioned without stress, with a degree of play, in the space (7).
  9. Assembly according to claim 8, characterized in that the reinforcing washer (2) is annular, its internal opening (10b) having a diameter D1 greater than the outside diameter D2 of the inner shoulder (5) but smaller than the distance D3 separating two tips (8a) of lugs (8) projecting from the inner shoulder (5).
  10. Assembly according to Claim 8 or 9, characterized in that the inner shoulder (5) of the flange (1) ends in a lip (10a) which serves to house the bulb.
  11. Assembly according to Claim 8, 9 or 10, characterized in that the outer shoulder (6) of the flange makes it possible to conceal the reinforcing washer (2), the height h of the outer shoulder (6) being smaller than the thickness e of the reinforcing washer (2).
  12. Assembly as presented in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bulb is snap-fitted into the spotlight flange (1).
  13. Assembly according to claim 12, characterized in that the reinforcing washer (2) is made of rigid plastic such as polycarbonate, the flange (1) being made of metal.
  14. Method for fitting, in a stretch false ceiling, an assembly as claimed in claims 2 to 13, characterized in that it comprises the following steps:
    - adhesively bonding the reinforcing washer (2) to the front face (4a) of the membrane (4) of the stretch false ceiling;
    - cutting the membrane (4) around the central opening (10b) in the reinforcing washer (2) so as to make an aperture for the passage of the flange (1) and the bulb;
    - positioning the flange (1) such that the lugs (8) are in line with the inner recesses (9) and pressing the flange (1) against the reinforcing washer (2) until the lugs (8) are fully inserted through the recesses (9) and until the upper face (2a) of the washer (2) bears against the bottom (3a) of the flange (1);
    - angularly pivoting the flange (1) with respect to the axis DD' of symmetry of the reinforcing washer (2), the lug (8) moving so it is on top of this washer (2) and optionally the portion of the membrane (4) bonded to the said washer, which suspends the flange (1) from the stretch ceiling.
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