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The invention relates to a mounting element for two conductors and a parallel reinforcing rod of a low-voltage lighting system, with a parallel extending receiving openings having rod holder.

Such a mounting element can be found for example in EP-A 541 428. A flat, oval body has two interconnected halves and is provided with three openings arranged in a row. The central opening serves to receive the supporting, the distance to another mounting element determining reinforcing rod, and in the two side openings clamping bushes are provided for each one conductor wire. Adjacent to an oval body is connected to each end of the reinforcing rod attachable to the ceiling support member. The bipartite nature of the oval body requires fasteners and a relatively complicated assembly technique.

The invention has therefore set itself the task of creating a simple and easy to assemble mounting element that allows a stable arrangement of the two conductors. This is inventively achieved in that the receiving openings arranged in the triangle and are formed as undercut grooves on the circumference of the plate-shaped rod holder.

In this way, both the reinforcing rod and the conductor can be pressed from the front side into the rod holder, wherein they each lock. In particular, the mounting element for lighting systems with Stromleitstäben usable, with a particularly advantageous embodiment provides that the rod holder is formed as a triangular disc, wherein in each corner region a groove is provided. The rod holder is in a preferred embodiment substantially equilateral

AT 000 552 Ul triangular. After locking the rods in at least two, for example, 60 cm apart mounting elements creates a spatially relatively stable rod body, so that the conductor bars and the reinforcing rod can have the same diameter. All grooves are therefore preferably the same design. Reinforcing rod and conductor bars are thereby arbitrarily determinable and interchangeable. Optionally, all rods can be used as a ladder to order lamps in different levels can.

In order to be able to press the rods more easily into the grooves, it is possible to connect to the groove bottom a slot in the direction of the center of the rod holder, which optionally ends in an extension and / or form a slot centrally between two grooves. For the attachment of a support member to the rod holder is preferably provided that the rod holder has a central bore and at least one flat side at least one mutually parallel pair of grooves, wherein between the two grooves, the groove of the reinforcing rod and the center hole.

The support member is an example U-shaped support rod, which may optionally be bent in the free end region, so that it has an overall L-shape, and is attachable to a ceiling or wall, wherein the free ends of the support rod inserted into the grooves of the rod holder and there, for example, by means arranged on the central bore clamping disks or the like. can be fixed. The ends can be shortened to determine the distance to the ceiling or wall.

Special measures for the maintenance of the rods in the grooves are not required per se. If the bars are not straight laid, but bent, then a possible slippage can be prevented by the fact that the bars grooved, notched, or in ande3 at least in the Einrastbereich

AT 000 552 Ul rer way be provided with sharp-edged unevenness. Such rods can be latched in the rod holder in the longitudinal direction, if in the groove at least one engaging in the direction or notch latching projection is formed.

A preferred embodiment for increasing the hold in the grooves provides that each of the slots, which are provided centrally in the end faces, is provided with an extension extending parallel to the bars, into which a locking pin can be inserted. This eliminates a processing of the rods, since after insertion of the locking pin, the increased through the central slot elasticity of the groove is reduced again to that extent, having an unslotted rod holder. However, the diameter of the locking pin may be slightly larger than the diameter of the extension, so that the locking pin used clamping forces are exerted on the grooves. These are also dependent on the distance of the locking pin to the center of the rod holder. The distance may be increased by the rod holder having between the grooves convexly curved side surfaces, wherein preferably the center of curvature is in each case in the opposite groove.

The invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the figures of the accompanying drawing, without being limited thereto.

Fig. 1 shows a view and Fig. 2 is a plan view of a rod holder for receiving three rods and Fig. 3 shows a portion of a lighting system.

A mounting member comprises a rod holder 1 made of an elastic insulating material, which is preferably substantially equilateral triangular and has curved side surfaces 7. The rod holder 1 can by means of a

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U-shaped or L-shaped support member 2 on a wall,

Ceiling or other surface can be fixed. The free, shortened in length ends of the support member 2 are inserted into grooves 14 of the rod holder 1, which extend into each other parallel to both sides of a central bore 11 and clamped there by means of a clamping plate 12 and a screw 13. Grooves 14 can be provided in each flat side of the rod holder 1, in different directions, so that a variety of mounting options are given. The rod holder 1 has an undercut groove 5 in each corner, followed by a slot 6 terminating in an extension. The grooves 5 serve to receive a current conductor 4 or a reinforcing rod 3, as shown in FIG. 1 it can be seen, which can also be a conductor. Centered in each side surface 7, which is convexly curved, a slot 8 is provided opposite a respective slot 5, in which a cylindrical extension is formed near the edge. In this, as Fig. 2 shows a locking pin 10 can be inserted, through which the elastic expandability of the grooves 5 is reduced. The locking pins 10 are inserted, if necessary, after pressing the rods 3,4 in their grooves 5, so that the lighting system is particularly stable against twisting. If the grooves 14 end for receiving the support member 2 in the extension, an inserted locking pin 10 also forms a stop for the ends of the support member second

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