Patents Assigned to Bticino S.p.A
  • Patent number: 8698026
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: BTICINO S.p.A.
    Inventor: Pietro Roceereto
  • Patent number: 8507815
    Abstract: Devices for the control and/or distribution of electric power having protective features against dust and other particles are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: BTICINO S.p.A.
    Inventor: Tiziano Aletti
  • Publication number: 20130134019
    Abstract: Devices for the control and/or distribution of electric power having protective features against dust and other particles are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: BTICINO S.p.A.
    Inventor: Tiziano Aletti
  • Patent number: 8383937
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: BTICINO S.p.A.
    Inventors: Renato De Ambroggi, Enrico Pianezzola
  • Patent number: 8237064
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: BTICINO S.p.A.
    Inventors: Lorenzo Trolese, Mario Perrone
  • Patent number: 8134091
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: BTICINO S.p.A.
    Inventor: Alberto Basilico
  • Publication number: 20110139593
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: BTICINO S.p.A.
    Inventor: Fabio Bertagna
  • Patent number: 7814183
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: BTICINO S.p.A.
    Inventors: Laura Perron, Danilo Bernasconi, Enrico Valtolina
  • Patent number: 7714237
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: BTICINO S.p.A.
    Inventors: Fabrizio Fabrizi, Ennio Calderara, Renato De Ambroggi
  • Patent number: 7708418
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Bticino S.p.A.
    Inventor: Fabrizio Fabrizi
  • Patent number: 7615711
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Bticino S.p.A.
    Inventors: Renato De Ambroggi, Enrico Pianezzola
  • Patent number: 7602619
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: BTICINO S.p.A.
    Inventors: Fabrizio Fabrizi, Renato De Ambroggi, Enrico Pianezzola, Ennio Calderara
  • Publication number: 20090211803
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: BTICINO S.p.A
    Inventors: Renato De Ambroggi, Enrico Pianezzola
  • Publication number: 20090132068
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2006
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: BTICINO S.P.A.
    Inventors: Laura Perron, Danilo Bernasconi, Enrico Valtolina
  • Publication number: 20090084573
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: BTICINO S.p.A.
    Inventor: Fabrizio Fabrizi
  • Publication number: 20090000935
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2006
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: BTICINO S.P.A.
    Inventor: Ennio Calderara
  • Publication number: 20080257601
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: BTICINO S.P.A.
    Inventors: Fabrizio Fabrizi, Ennio Calderara, Renato De Ambroggi
  • Patent number: D538235
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: BTICINO S.p.A.
    Inventor: Fabrizio Fabrizi
  • Patent number: D540655
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Bticino S.p.A.
    Inventor: Fabrizio Fabrizi
  • Patent number: D541137
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: BTICINO S.p.A.
    Inventor: Fabrizio Fabrizi