Patents Assigned to Bticino S.p.A
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Patent number: 8698026Abstract: A push button switch includes: a support structure of a generally box-like shape, defining an internal space, the support structure having at least an opening communicating with the internal space and an opening axis, the opening being defined by an internal opening edge; an actuation mechanism having a push button and a mechanical coupling arrangement for connecting the push button to the support structure, the mechanical coupling arrangement having a guiding arrangement for the push button to traverse with respect to the support structure in a direction generally parallel to the opening axis; a key which is fixable to the push button for manually actuating the push button; and an anti-jamming protection device having a protective plug interposable between the key and push button and being appliable onto the support structure for interacting with the internal edge, to protect the guiding arrangement from undesired intrusion by dust particles and such.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2009Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: BTICINO S.p.A.Inventor: Pietro Roceereto
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Patent number: 8507815Abstract: Devices for the control and/or distribution of electric power having protective features against dust and other particles are provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2011Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: BTICINO S.p.A.Inventor: Tiziano Aletti
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Publication number: 20130134019Abstract: Devices for the control and/or distribution of electric power having protective features against dust and other particles are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2011Publication date: May 30, 2013Applicant: BTICINO S.p.A.Inventor: Tiziano Aletti
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Patent number: 8383937Abstract: An auxiliary support case for at least one piece of electrical equipment to be wall-mounted is described, such that a mounting seat is defined, which is suitable to receive and hold said at least one piece of electrical equipment. The support case can be removably fixed to a wall-mounted case according to at least two different positions, thereby allowing respective orientations to said at least one piece of electrical equipment.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2006Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: BTICINO S.p.A.Inventors: Renato De Ambroggi, Enrico Pianezzola
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Patent number: 8237064Abstract: A cover plate for wall-mounting at least one electrical apparatus is described. The cover plate comprises: a base to be fixed to a mounting bracket; at least one decorative portion coupled to the base and provided with a window; at least one portion of electrically conductive metal material and/or at least one surface coated with electrically conductive metal material; and at least one electrically conductive grounding element comprising at least one fixing portion adapted to be interposed and clamped between the base and the decorative portion for fixing the grounding element.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2009Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: BTICINO S.p.A.Inventors: Lorenzo Trolese, Mario Perrone
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Patent number: 8134091Abstract: An electronic manually controllable adjustment device for adjusting electric power provided to an electric load connectable to the device is described. The device comprises first switching elements, a tilting control button which may interact with the first switching elements, and first hinge elements for defining a first hinge axis allowing rotation of the control button around the first axis between a first operating position and a second operating position. The control button can interact with the first switching elements when reaching the first and second operating position. The device further comprises second switching elements and second hinge elements. The second hinge elements can define a second hinge axis perpendicular to the first hinge axis and allow rotation of the control button around the second hinge axis for actuation of the second switching elements.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2009Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: BTICINO S.p.A.Inventor: Alberto Basilico
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Publication number: 20110139593Abstract: The invention describes an electrical switch comprising: at least two connection terminals (T1, T2),—a fixed electrical contact (3) electrically connected to one (T2) of the two connection terminals (T1, T2),—a pivoting and electrically conductive switching member (2), comprising at least one mobile electrical contact (4), suitable for oscillating between two preset positions, in one of which the mobile electrical contact (4) is in abutment against the fixed electrical contact (3),—a supporting fulcrum (1) for the pivoting switching member (2), the supporting fulcrum (1) being electrically conductive and electrically connected to the other of the two connection terminals (T1). The supporting fulcrum (1) further includes mechanical coupling means (5) suitable for constraining the pivoting switching member (2) to the supporting fulcrum (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2009Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: BTICINO S.p.A.Inventor: Fabio Bertagna
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Patent number: 7814183Abstract: A configuration method for an SCS system, comprising a two-wire SCS bus (11), to which are connected configurable devices (16), such as actuators, controls, dimmers, etc., realized by means of virtual configurators stored in a memory inside the devices (16) themselves; the installer is therefore able to choose whether to configure an SCS installation using current physical configurators, or using the new method with the help of a PDA, a Personal Computer (10) or similar equipment.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2006Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: BTICINO S.p.A.Inventors: Laura Perron, Danilo Bernasconi, Enrico Valtolina
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Patent number: 7714237Abstract: An electrical apparatus that can be fixed to a supporting frame having a mounting window to receive the electrical apparatus includes a main body having a substantially box-like shape and first fixing elements provided on first and second opposite sides of the body to engage with corresponding second fixing elements the frame and facing the mounting window. The first fixing elements include guiding fixing elements to permit axial and guided sliding of electrical apparatus with respect to the frame in inserting the apparatus into the mounting window. The first fixing elements further include snap-in fixing elements to block axial sliding of the electrical apparatus with respect to the frame once a predetermined snap-in position has been reached.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2006Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: BTICINO S.p.A.Inventors: Fabrizio Fabrizi, Ennio Calderara, Renato De Ambroggi
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Patent number: 7708418Abstract: The present invention refers to a support frame (1) for wall-mounting one or more electrical apparatuses, the frame comprising a frame body (2) that can be fixed to a wall and extending around an opening (5) defining a mounting seat suitable for receiving and holding one or more electrical apparatuses. The support frame (1) is characterised in that it also includes: —at least one optical source (7.1, 7.2) suitable for generating an optical signal; —an electrical circuit (20, 10) connected to said optical source (7.1, 7.2) to supply it with an electrical power supply signal, —means (16.1, 16.2, 16.3) for housing said electrical circuit (20, 10) and said source (7.1, 7.2), foreseen in said frame body (2), the frame body (2) allowing the propagation of at least one part of said optical signal towards the outside of said body.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2006Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: Bticino S.p.A.Inventor: Fabrizio Fabrizi
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Patent number: 7615711Abstract: Support frame (1) for wall mounting at least one electrical apparatus (20, 21, 22, 23), the frame (1) comprising: a surround casing (4) for wall fixing, enclosing an opening (5) that defines a assembly housing adapted to accepting and retaining said at least one electrical apparatus (20, 21, 22 and 23), the opening (5) being defined by a facing pair of fixing panels (6 and 7) and a facing pair of connecting panels (9 and 10) with ends attached to said fixing panels (6 and 7) and the fixing panels (6 and 7) comprising attachment elements (8) for mounting said at least one electrical apparatus (20, 21, 22 and 23). The connecting panels (9 and 10) include coupling components (11), adapted to engaging with respective complementary coupling components (12) substantially located on end sections of a divider (13) that can be removably coupled to said frame (1) to subdivide said opening.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2006Date of Patent: November 10, 2009Assignee: Bticino S.p.A.Inventors: Renato De Ambroggi, Enrico Pianezzola
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Patent number: 7602619Abstract: The present invention refers to a support frame (2) for wall-mounting at least one electrical apparatus, the frame (2) comprising:—a frame body (7) fixable to the wall and developing about a window (9) defining a mounting seat adapted for receiving and holding said at least one electrical apparatus; and—fixing means (12) for removably fixing a cover plate (3) to the support frame (2). The support frame (2) is characterised in that the fixing means includes at least one fixing channel (12) exhibiting an end jointed to an opening (13) obtained in the frame body (7), the fixing channel (12) being such as to be capable of receiving, through the opening (13), a corresponding fixing tongue (4), provided in the cover plate (3), the fixing channel (12) including therein relief means (14) that can face a surface (31) of the tongue (4) and pushing means (20, 21) adapted for acting on the fixing tongue (4) for engaging pressure-wise said surface (31) of the tongue against said relief means (14) of the channel (12).Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2006Date of Patent: October 13, 2009Assignee: BTICINO S.p.A.Inventors: Fabrizio Fabrizi, Renato De Ambroggi, Enrico Pianezzola, Ennio Calderara
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Publication number: 20090211803Abstract: An auxiliary support case (1) for at least one piece of electrical equipment to be wall-mounted is described, such that a mounting seat (3) is defined, which is suitable to receive and hold said at least one piece of electrical equipment. The support case (1) can be removably fixed to a wall-mounted case according to at least two different positions, thereby allowing respective orientations to said at least one piece of electrical equipment (400).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2006Publication date: August 27, 2009Applicant: BTICINO S.p.AInventors: Renato De Ambroggi, Enrico Pianezzola
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Publication number: 20090132068Abstract: A configuration method for an SCS system, comprising a two-wire SCS bus (11), to which are connected configurable devices (16), such as actuators, controls, dimmers, etc., realised by means of virtual configurators stored in a memory inside the devices (16) themselves; the installer is therefore able to choose whether to configure an SCS installation using current physical configurators, or using the new method with the help of a PDA, a Personal Computer (10) or similar equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2006Publication date: May 21, 2009Applicant: BTICINO S.P.A.Inventors: Laura Perron, Danilo Bernasconi, Enrico Valtolina
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Publication number: 20090084573Abstract: Protection device for protecting at least one electrical apparatus which can be fixed to a wall by means of a supporting frame including a main body provided with at least one mounting window suitable to receive said electrical apparatus, characterized in that the protection device includes: a base part, removably applied to the supporting frame, provided with at least one through opening suitable to interact with said at least one mounting window; and a protective part, connected to the base part, surrounding the through opening so as to define at least one protection chamber provided with one open side and such as to internally house at least one frontal portion of said electrical apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2007Publication date: April 2, 2009Applicant: BTICINO S.p.A.Inventor: Fabrizio Fabrizi
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Publication number: 20090000935Abstract: The present invention relates to a push-button switch comprising: a box-like supporting structure (2) defining an inner chamber (8), the box-like structure (2) having at least one opening (9) communicating with the inner room (8) and having an opening axis (Z-Z); a push-button (21) to be matched with the supporting structure (2) at said opening (9); mechanical coupling means (22) for coupling the push-button (21) to said structure (2) such that the push-button (21) is allowed to be fastened to the supporting structure (2) while being movable relative thereto in a direction substantially parallel to the opening axis (Z-Z). The push-button switch is characterized in that the mechanical coupling means include a holding and guide frame (22) for the push-button (21), which can be fixed to the supporting structure (2) and can be interposed between the push-button (21) and the structure (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2006Publication date: January 1, 2009Applicant: BTICINO S.P.A.Inventor: Ennio Calderara
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Publication number: 20080257601Abstract: Electrical apparatus (1) that can be fixed to a supporting frame (2) provided with a mounting window (22) suitable to receive said electrical apparatus (1), the electrical apparatus (1) comprising: —a main body having a substantially box-like shape; and—first fixing elements (8,9,10) provided on a first (3) and a second (4) opposite side of said box-like body to engage with corresponding second fixing elements (27, 28, 29) provided on said frame (2) and facing said mounting window (22). The first fixing elements (8, 9, 10) of the electrical apparatus (1) include: —guiding fixing elements (8,9) such as to permit axial and guided sliding of said electrical apparatus (1) respect to said frame (2) in inserting said apparatus (1) into said mounting window (22); —snap-in fixing elements (10) suitable to block said axial sliding of said electrical apparatus (1) respect to said frame (2) once a predetermined snap-in position has been reached.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2006Publication date: October 23, 2008Applicant: BTICINO S.P.A.Inventors: Fabrizio Fabrizi, Ennio Calderara, Renato De Ambroggi
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Patent number: D538235Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2005Date of Patent: March 13, 2007Assignee: BTICINO S.p.A.Inventor: Fabrizio Fabrizi
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Patent number: D540655Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2005Date of Patent: April 17, 2007Assignee: Bticino S.p.A.Inventor: Fabrizio Fabrizi
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Patent number: D541137Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2005Date of Patent: April 24, 2007Assignee: BTICINO S.p.A.Inventor: Fabrizio Fabrizi