阅读说明：本技术 执行器以及执行器的应用 (Actuator and use of an actuator ) 是由 A·帕里 于 2020-04-17 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及一种执行器(10)以及一种执行器(10)作为型材轨道(16)的载体的应用。执行器(10)以通常的方式方法包括壳体(14)。所述壳体(14)在壳体(14)的至少一个表面中具有至少一个轨道容纳型材件(20)。轨道容纳型材件(20)设定成容纳型材轨道(16)。(The invention relates to an actuator (10) and to the use of an actuator (10) as a carrier for a profile rail (16). The actuator (10) comprises a housing (14) in the usual manner. The housing (14) has at least one rail receiving profile (20) in at least one surface of the housing (14). The rail-receiving profile piece (20) is configured to receive the profile rail (16).)

1. Actuator (10) having a housing (14) and a mounting surface housing section (26) which is provided for mounting the actuator (10) on a mounting surface (24), and at least one rail-receiving profile (20) which is independent of the mounting surface housing section (26) and is provided in at least one surface of the housing (14), wherein the rail-receiving profile (20) is provided for mounting a standard profile rail (16).

2. An actuator (10) has a housing (14) and a rail-receiving profile (20) on at least two surfaces of the housing (14) for mounting a standard profile rail (16).

3. Actuator (10) according to claim 1 or claim 2, having at least one rail-receiving profile (20) for mounting a standard profile rail (16) alternatively in a first spatial direction or in a second spatial direction.

4. Actuator (10) according to claim 3, having at least one rail-receiving profile (20) for mounting a standard profile rail (16) alternatively in the same plane in at least two spatial directions.

5. Actuator (10) according to one of the preceding claims, which has at least one rail-receiving profile piece (20) on several sides for mounting a standard profile rail (16).

6. The actuator (10) according to claim 5, comprising at least one rail-receiving profile part (20) for mounting a standard profile rail (16) on the sides adjoining one another in a circumferential manner.

7. Actuator (10) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the or each rail-receiving profile (20) has at least two profile-element edge elements facing each other and serving as hooks (22).

8. The actuator (10) according to claim 7, wherein each hook (22) has at least one undercut (34), and wherein within the rail-receiving profile (20) one hook (22) is made to face the other hook (22) by the undercut (34) of the one hook opening in the direction of the other hook (22).

9. Use of an actuator (10) according to any one of the preceding claims as a carrier for at least one standard profile rail (16) and as a means for spatially mounting at least one further module (40) in the vicinity of the actuator (10).

Technical Field

The present invention relates to an actuator, a drive or a structural unit of generally one drive technology (hereinafter generally referred to as actuator), and to the use of an actuator.

Background

Actuators are known per se. The actuator converts an electrical or electronic signal into a mechanical movement and thereby influences a technical system or a technical process. Actuators are also used in building automation. In the context of the inventive solution proposed here, the actuator influences, for example, the position of a ventilator or fire damper, the position of a sun protection, the position of a smoke exhaust or radiator, the position of a valve for water or gas use, the position of an automatically openable window or skylight, etc.

In the case of actuators of the prior art, in particular actuators used in building automation, additional modules are often mounted, for example, on a pipe, in particular a pipe with a ventilator valve, or on a nearby wall or roof section (in the vicinity of the installation site relative to the actuator). This can only be achieved at the assembly site, i.e. at the corresponding construction site. Also at this point/here the wiring between the actuator and the or each additional module can/is only possible. This lengthens the assembly cycle and only makes it possible to investigate possible wiring errors at the assembly site. Hitherto, this disadvantage has only been avoided by integrating the functionality of such modules into the actuator itself. This affects the overall size of the actuator, and an increase in the overall size is often disadvantageous and makes the mounting of the actuator difficult. Furthermore, this functional integration prevents the modularity which is generally desired (in which the required modules, which are actually also necessary, can just be combined with the actuators).

Disclosure of Invention

The object of the invention is to provide the possibility of a simple spatial installation of the additional module in the vicinity of the actuator.

According to the invention, this object is achieved by means of an actuator which comprises a housing in the usual manner by the housing having at least one profile piece in a surface of at least one of the housings, in addition to a surface section (mounting-surface housing section) which is provided for mounting the actuator on a mounting surface, wherein the or each profile piece is provided for mounting a standard profile rail, hereinafter referred to as profile rail. The installation of the profile rail in the profile part takes place in a form-fitting manner in/through the profile part, which is known per se. The or each profile element for mounting/receiving a profile rail is a standard profile rail receiving profile element, hereinafter referred to as profile rail receiving profile element. The profile elements carry/keep the profile rails mounted there; the profile element carries/holds the profile rail received by it.

In general, the terms used in describing the inventive arrangements of the object apply to the fact that the profile rail received by the or a profile rail receiving profile element is mounted on the profile rail receiving profile element by means of this receiving. In this connection, the terms "accommodating" and "mounting" are similar concepts, for example "accommodating" and "mounting" or the like are used synonymously and can always be seen simultaneously in the following description.

Devices which can be connected to profile rails, for example mounting rails, are known per se. Devices which can be snapped onto a profile rail are known in principle, for example from DE 2745531 a 1. Examples of such devices are safety automats, contactors, motor protection switches, series terminals, etc., but may also be more complex devices such as inverters, programmable controllers, etc. Such a device is intended for mounting on a profile rail. In general, such devices are clamped to the profile rail. The profile rail itself is for this purpose mounted beforehand on a mounting plate of a switch cabinet or the like.

The opposite is the case in the innovative solution presented here. Here, an actuator is provided for receiving the profile rail by means of at least one rail receiving profile part; the profile rail can be attached to the actuator by means of at least one rail receiving profile element, and when using an actuator of the type proposed here, one profile rail is attached to the actuator or a plurality of profile rails are attached to the actuator. In this case, the or each profile rail mounted on the actuator is not additionally fixed, and the actuator, more precisely its housing, serves as the sole carrier for the respective profile rail.

Independently of this, the actuator can be mounted on a mounting surface provided for it and for operation on such a mounting surface. For this purpose, the actuator, more precisely its housing, has a housing surface section which has already been described above and is referred to as a mounting surface housing section for the sake of distinction. For example, when the mounting surface itself, which is intended for mounting the actuator, is flat or at least partially flat, a flat section in the surface of the actuator housing serves as the mounting surface housing section.

The invention proposed here is characterized in its most general form in that the actuator has either, in its housing, in addition to the mounting-side housing section, at least one profile element for mounting and in particular positively receiving the profile rail in at least one surface of the housing, or the actuator has, in its housing, in at least two different surfaces of the housing, at least one profile element for mounting and in particular positively receiving the profile rail.

In a first variant (assembly surface housing section plus at least one profile for receiving a profile rail), the actuator can be mounted on the working area by means of the assembly surface housing section, and at least one profile rail can be mounted on the actuator, i.e. on the housing of the actuator, by means of at least one profile for mounting and receiving a profile rail. The mounting surface housing section can be, for example, a flat surface section of the housing, but likewise comprises the usual snap-in profile parts for snapping onto the profile rail. Known electrical devices, such as contactors, motor protection switches, etc., have exactly one latching profile part (as shown, for example, in DE 2745531 a 1) for latching onto a profile rail (i.e., a mounting surface housing section in the broadest sense), but do not have a mounting surface housing section and, apart from the mounting surface housing section, have at least one profile part or at least one further profile part for mounting and accommodating the profile rail.

In a second variant (at least one profile for accommodating the profile rail in different housing surfaces), the actuator can be attached to the profile rail there at the working point by means of one of the at least two profiles and the profile rail can be attached to the actuator, i.e. to the housing of the actuator, by means of at least one further profile. The housing surface with the profile part for mounting the actuator on the profile rail at the working point is a mounting surface housing section. Known electrical devices, such as contactors, motor protection switches, etc., have exactly one such mounting surface housing section, but no mounting surface housing section and, in addition to the mounting surface housing section, at least one further profile part for mounting and accommodating a profile rail.

A feature common to both variants and the related technical feature is at least one profile element for mounting and in particular for receiving a profile rail in a form-fitting manner, wherein the actuator is the only carrier of the profile rail mounted on the profile element. In both variants, the spatial installation of additional devices, components, modules, etc. in the vicinity of the actuator is achieved by means of at least one profile rail which can be mounted on the actuator housing or by means of at least one profile rail which can additionally be mounted on the actuator housing.

In other words, the actuator proposed herein may be as described below: the actuator (in a manner known per se) has a housing. The housing has at least one surface section in its surface, which is provided for mounting the actuator on the mounting surface. For the purpose of differentiation and corresponding function, this surface section is referred to as the mounting surface housing section. Furthermore, the housing has at least one rail in its surface for receiving the profile part. The rail receiving profile is designed to receive a standard profile rail, i.e. to mount the standard profile rail on the rail receiving profile and thus on the housing surface of the actuator. On the one hand, the or each mounting surface housing section and the or each rail receiving profile piece are independent of one another. This independence means that in an actuator having exactly one mounting-surface housing section and exactly one rail-receiving profile piece, the mounting-surface housing section can be used to mount the actuator on the mounting surface, even when a standard profile rail is mounted on the rail-receiving profile piece, and vice versa. Thus, depending on the respective setting, the mounting surface housing section can be used independently of the rail receiving profile and the rail receiving profile can also be used independently of the mounting surface housing section. This also applies when more than just one rail is accommodated in the profile piece. The mounting surface housing section can then be used independently of each rail-receiving profile piece and each rail-receiving profile piece can be used independently of the mounting surface housing section, depending on the respective setting.

Advantageous embodiments of the innovations proposed herein are the subject matter of the dependent claims. As used herein, the recitations in the claims refer to further configurations of the subject matter of the referenced claims by the features of the respective dependent claims. This is not to be understood as a disclaimer of independent implementations of specific protection for features or combinations of features of the dependent claims. Furthermore, with regard to the claims and the described embodiments, it is assumed that further embodiments of the features of the dependent claims do not present such a limitation to the more general embodiments of the respective above-mentioned claims and the specific device. Accordingly, each reference in the description to an aspect of the dependent claims is to be correspondingly expressly understood as a description of an optional feature unless explicitly stated otherwise.

In one embodiment of the inventive solution proposed here, the actuator has at least one profile element in its housing for the purpose of mounting and, in particular, positively receiving the profile rail either in the first spatial direction or alternatively in the second spatial direction. The possibility of orienting the profile rails mounted on the actuators in different spatial directions significantly increases the flexibility in the spatial installation of additional modules in the vicinity of the actuators.

Optionally, the at least one profile element for the alternative installation/accommodation of the profile rail in at least two spatial directions is a profile element which accommodates the profile rail in each spatial direction in the same plane (a profile element on which the profile rail is installable/installable in each spatial direction in the same plane). The distance of the profile rail mounted on the actuator is thereby always kept the same, irrespective of the selected spatial direction. Furthermore, for example, a surface section of the actuator housing serves as an abutment surface for a profile rail mounted on the actuator by means of the profile part.

The actuator optionally has in its housing on several sides at least one profile element for mounting, in particular positively receiving, the profile rail. The profile pieces on multiple sides allow for the simultaneous or alternative use of multiple profile pieces.

In a particular embodiment, the actuator has in its housing, circumferentially on the sides adjoining one another, at least one profile part for mounting, in particular positively receiving, the profile rail. The actuator housing then comprises at least four profile parts, namely one profile part on or in each case on the front side, the next rear side and the next (further) side. Depending on the spatial conditions at the installation/working site of the actuator, one of the profile pieces can be selected for the installation of the profile rail, and if necessary, the profile rail can be installed on more than one profile piece.

Advantageously, but in principle optionally, the or each profile element has at least two profile element edge elements facing each other and serving as hooks (rigid hooks or elastic hooks). The hook shape makes it possible to mount the profile rail on the actuator reliably and in a load-resistant manner. The profile rail can be enclosed on both sides by means of at least two hooks facing each other.

In a special embodiment, each hook has at least one undercut and, within the profile element, one hook faces the other hook by the undercut of the one hook opening in the direction of the other hook. The undercut in each hook serves as a receptacle, in particular a form-fitting receptacle, for a section of the profile rail to be mounted on the actuator and, together with the undercut in the respective other hook, provides a secure support for the profile rail. The distance of the hook and thus of the undercut in the hook is adapted to the width of the profile rail.

In general, the inventive solution proposed here also relates to the use of an actuator of the type described here and below as the sole carrier for a profile rail and as a means for spatially mounting at least one further module in the vicinity of the actuator.

By means of the spatial arrangement of additional components, devices, additional modules or external boxes in the vicinity of the actuators on the profile rails mounted on the actuators, a flexible solution is provided both in the pre-installation and at the construction site. Here and in the following, individually or collectively, components, devices, add-on modules, interfaces, external boxes, etc. referred to as one or more modules can be arranged in a desired direction and thus the spatial conditions at the installation site can be optimally utilized. The actuator is pre-wired to the or each further module already at the factory, but in any event prior to assembly at the respective work site, and the or each resulting electrically conductive connection may be verified at the factory or prior to assembly at the respective work site. At the working site, the position or arrangement of the modules can also be flexibly adjusted without having to be dismantled for wiring. If it is not found at the construction site that the previously specified arrangement of one or more modules is not suitable or optimal, the profile rail can either be reinserted together with the or each pre-wired module or reinserted and the or each pre-wired module is again mounted on the profile rail. The actuator, more precisely the housing of the actuator, is always a carrier for the profile rail or profile rails, and the flexibility described above can thus be ensured independently of the situation at the respective working location, since for example there is no relation to available wall surfaces or the like. The use of profile rails in the form of standard profile rails allows an efficient system for mounting modules on the profile rails and allows the use of already existing components.

Drawings

Embodiments of the invention are explained in detail below with the aid of the figures. In all figures, objects or elements corresponding to each other are provided with the same reference numerals.

The or each embodiment should not be construed as limiting the invention. Rather, within the scope of the present disclosure, additions and modifications are fully possible, which are obvious to the person skilled in the art in respect of the realization of the objects, in particular by means of combinations or modifications of features or method steps which are described individually in connection with the generic or specific description and which are contained in the claims and/or in the drawings, and new objects or new method steps or sequences of method steps are obtained by means of the combinable features, for example.

Figure 1 shows a drive section (actuator) for a ventilator valve of a mounting rail mounted on the actuator,

figures 2 to 5 show different views of the actuator of figure 1,

fig. 6 shows the actuator of fig. 1, wherein a mounting rail mounted on the actuator is shown in an arrangement mounted on a pipe with a ventilator valve, wherein an additional module is mounted spatially on the mounting rail in the vicinity of the actuator,

FIG. 7 shows the duct of FIG. 6 with the mounting face configured for mounting an actuator, an

Fig. 8 shows another ventilation element with a mounting face configured for mounting an actuator.

Detailed Description

The illustration in fig. 1 shows, by way of example, an actuator 10 of the type described here above as a drive for a ventilator valve 12 (fig. 6, 7, 8) or the like. The profile rail 16, in particular the standard profile rail 16, can be detachably connected to/combined with the actuator 10, more precisely with the housing 14 of the actuator 10. In the case shown, the profile rail 16 is connected/combined with the actuator housing 14 in a detachable manner. As profile rail 16, for example, a so-called mounting rail 16 is shown. In principle, profile rails 16 with any profile can be used, for example profile rails 16 with a so-called G-profile or C-profile.

The profile rail 16 is known per se. In principle, all known shapes of the profile rail 16 can be considered for the inventive solution presented here. Other names common in the generic term for profile rails 16 are bearing rails or assembly rails. Here and in the following, for a better understanding of the description, the conceptual profile rail 16 is used representatively for all other possible names. Here, the concept carrying rail and the assembly rail can also be seen at the same time, respectively. The concept profile rail 16 and the carrying rail or assembly rail represent the same. The profile rail 16 is designed in a manner known per se for fastening an electrical or electronic module to the profile rail 16, i.e. to a profile element of the profile rail 16.

In order to mount the profile rail 16 on the actuator 10 (on the actuator housing 14), a profile piece, which is referred to below as profile rail receiving profile piece 20 or simply as rail receiving profile piece 20, is defined in the surface of the actuator housing 14. The actuator housing 14 has at least one profile 20 of this type (profile having at least two profile edge elements, which are referred to below as hooks 22) in such a way that the profile or profiles are, for example, molded into the housing 14 (into the housing surface), in particular integrally molded into the housing surface.

In order to mount the actuator 10 on the mounting surface 24 (fig. 6, 7, 8), for example, in a manner suitable for the rotation of the ventilator valve 12, the actuator housing 14 has a housing surface section, which is referred to below as the mounting surface housing section 26 for the sake of differentiation, in a manner known per se. For example, the shaft of the ventilator valve 12 projects beyond the mounting surface 24 and, when the actuator 10 is mounted on the mounting surface 24, is guided through the housing 14 of the actuator 10 or inserted into the housing 14 of the actuator 10. The shaft of the ventilator valve 12 can be rotated by means of the actuator 10, and accordingly the position of the ventilator valve 12 can be influenced by means of the actuator 10. In the mounted state on the mounting surface 24, the actuator 10 rests with the mounting surface housing section 26 of the actuator housing 10 on the mounting surface 24. In the embodiment shown, the mounting surface housing section 26 is independent of each rail-receiving profile 20 in a manner that is basically optional, by virtue of the fact that there is no spatial overlap between the mounting surface housing section 26 and the rail-receiving profile 20. In other words: the mounting face housing section 26 is spaced from the or each rail-receiving profiled element 20.

The rail-receiving profile parts 20 are placed onto the corresponding profile parts of the profile rail 16 to be received. The following is explained by way of example for the case of a profile rail 16 with a mounting rail 16: as is known, the hood-shaped profile of the mounting rail 16 comprises a flat middle section 30 and two lateral edge strips 32 which lie in a plane which is spaced apart from the plane of the middle section 30 and parallel to the plane of the middle section 30. The rail-receiving profile 20, which is provided for receiving the mounting rail 16, comprises as profile-edge elements at least two hook portions 22 facing each other (hook portions 22 have rigid or elastic lugs facing each other). Here, as an opening for the or each hook 22 (hereinafter referred to as hook 22) is used an undercut 34 (only one is shown in the figures) in a profile edge element (profile edge element is a projection on the otherwise flat surface section of the housing 14 and surrounds the hook 22/undercut 34) which projects over the otherwise flat surface section of the housing 14.

The distance of the hooks 22 facing each other corresponds to the width of the mounting rail 16 (or in general the width of the profile rail 16), and each hook 22 is respectively configured for receiving a respective one of the two lateral strips 32 of the mounting rail 16. The mounting rail 16 is connected to the rail-receiving profile part 20 (mounted on the rail-receiving profile part 20) by pushing the lateral webs 32 of the mounting rail 16 into or under the hook sections 22 facing one another (into the undercuts 34 facing one another). In the case of a rigid hook 22 (which has a rigid lug), the mounting of the mounting rail 16 or each of the other profile rails 16 on the rail-receiving profile 20 is effected by a translational relative movement of the mounting rail 16 (profile rail 16) and the actuator 10. With the elastic hooks 22 (which have elastic and/or elastically movable lugs), the mounting of the mounting rail 16 or each of the other profile rails 16 on the rail-receiving profile 20 can likewise be achieved by translational relative movement of the mounting rail 16 (profile rail 16) and the actuator 10. In addition, it is also possible to snap the mounting rail 16 (profile rail 16) onto the actuator 10 with the elastic hook 22.

In the illustration of fig. 1, in the selected view, two surfaces (front, right side) of the actuator housing 14 with the rail receiving profile 20 are visible. In principle, the actuator housing 14 shown by way of example comprises four surfaces with rail receiving profiles 20, i.e. also in the non-visible surfaces (rear, left side) there are rail receiving profiles 20. In the embodiment shown, the rail-receiving profiles 20 on the one hand in the front side and in the rear side and the rail-receiving profiles 20 on the other hand in the left side and in the right side are identical. This is optional. In principle, all rail-receiving profiled elements 20 are identical, or two or three rail-receiving profiled elements 20 are identical, in particular two rail-receiving profiled elements 20 in each case, for example two rail-receiving profiled elements 20 in the mutually opposite surfaces, are identical. Likewise, all the rail receiving profile elements 20 can be different, for example for the purpose of receiving profile rails 16 with different profile elements.

The illustration in fig. 2 shows the housing 14 of the actuator 10 in fig. 1 in an isometric illustration. The surfaces of the actuator housing 14 that are visible in the orientation and viewing angle selected for this illustration are the front side and one side (left side). In these surfaces, the profile part 20 and its hook 22 can be seen in their respective rail-receiving form. The illustration in fig. 3 shows the housing 14 of the actuator 10 from fig. 2 in a top view. Here, the rail receiving profile 20 in the front side can be seen. Furthermore, the hooks 22 of the profile-receiving elements 20 can be seen in the left and right side. The illustration in fig. 4 shows the side of the housing 14 of the actuator 10 in fig. 2. Here, the rail in the right flank can be seen to accommodate a profile element 20. Furthermore, the hooks 22 of the profile-receiving elements 20 are visible in the front and rear side. The illustration in fig. 5 shows a section through the housing 14 of the actuator 10 in fig. 2 along the section line (V-V) shown in fig. 3. In the illustration of fig. 2 to 5, for better visibility, sometimes only a single hook 22 and only a single undercut 34 have corresponding reference numerals.

The rail-receiving profile 20 in the front side is considered in detail below: there, the rail-receiving profile 20 comprises four projections on otherwise flat surfaces, each serving as a hook (profile edge element) 22. The description of the position of the hook 22 in "left", "right", "lower" and "upper" relates to the orientation shown in fig. 2 and 3. In a specific installation position different from the orientation shown, other corresponding positions of the hook 22 are also obtained. This should be taken into account accordingly in interpreting the description made herein.

Two hooks 22 (lower left and lower right) are individually raised on the otherwise flat housing surface. The other two hooks 22 (upper right and upper left) merge into the larger-dimensioned housing section, wherein in the embodiment shown this is essentially due to the pleasing appearance requirements of the housing 14, and in addition to such hooks 22, single hooks 22, for example lower left and lower right, are also possible. The transition into the larger-sized housing section is not necessary for accommodating the profile rail 16 and is therefore optional. The transition is merely to indicate that all projections on the housing surface, which are referred to as hooks 22 in the context of the description provided here, can be easily distinguished.

Each hook 22 of the rail-receiving profile 20 on the front side faces exactly the other two hooks 22 with its undercut 34. The lower left hook 22 faces the lower right hook 22 on the one hand and the upper left hook 22 on the other hand. If the lower left hook 22 faces the lower right hook 22, the lower left hook has an undercut 34 that opens in the direction of the lower right hook 22. If the lower left hook 22 faces the upper left hook 22, the lower left hook has an undercut 34 that opens in the direction of the upper left hook 22. Correspondingly, the same applies to all other hooks 22 on the front side. The undercut 34 turns the boss on the surface of the actuator housing 14 into a hook-shaped retaining element with a lug above the undercut 34, and thus the concept hook 22 is used herein. The undercut 34 of a hook 22 accommodates one section of the profile rail 16 (for example the lateral edge strip 32 of the mounting rail 16), and the undercut 34 of the opposite hook 22 accommodates another section of the same profile rail 16 (for example the further lateral edge strip 32 of the mounting rail 16). The sections of the profile rail 16 which are accommodated by the two hook portions 22 facing one another and the undercuts 34 there are opposite one another transversely to the longitudinal axis of the profile rail 16 or at least substantially transversely to the longitudinal axis of the profile rail 16.

The accommodation in the undercut 34 or by the undercut 34 is preferably an at least one-sided, in particular two-sided, form-fitting accommodation. By virtue of the fact that the profile rail 16 is received by the undercuts 34 of at least two opposing hooks 22, the profile rail 16 is mounted on the rail-receiving profile part 20 and is hooked there onto the hooks 22.

The rail-receiving profile pieces 20 in the front side each comprise two hooks 22 facing each other in pairs. The first hook pair is a lower left hook 22 and an upper left hook 22. The second hook pair is a lower right hook 22 and an upper right hook 22. The two hook pairs spaced apart from one another on the front surface of the housing 14 are provided for jointly carrying the profile rail 16 mounted on the rail receiving profile 20. The two hook pairs and their distance from one another ensure adequate support of the profile rail 16 which is mounted on the rail receiving profile 20 and projects here laterally beyond the actuator housing 14. The profile rail 16 connected in this way to the rail receiving profile 20 in the front (or rear) side of the actuator housing 14 is oriented horizontally in the orientation of the actuator housing 14 shown in fig. 2 and 3. The resulting distance of the hook pairs from one another corresponds approximately to the width of the actuator housing 14 in the region of the rail receiving profile 20.

When connecting the profile rail 16 with the rail-receiving profile 20 in this orientation (horizontal orientation), the profile rail 16 is first pushed under the two left hooks 22 (lower left hook, upper left hook) and then pushed on until the profile rail 16 finally comes into contact with the two right hooks 22 (lower right hook, upper right hook) and then also pushed under the hooks 22 by pushing on, for example. The same applies correspondingly when the profile rail 16 is mounted "from the other side" in a horizontal orientation. The profile rail 16 is then first pushed under the right hook 22 and then immediately under the left hook 22.

The rail receiving profile 20 in the side faces comprises exactly two hooks 22 facing each other, wherein one of the two hooks 22 (lower hook 22) is formed by a single projection on the otherwise flat surface of the side face, and the other hook 22 (upper hook 22) (as already described above for the respective hook 22 on the front side) merges into the larger-dimensioned housing section. The two hooks 22 of this rail-receiving profile 20 face each other, since in each hook 22 its undercut 34 faces in the direction of the respective other hook 22 and opens in the direction of the respective other hook 22. The profile rail 16 can be pushed between the two hooks 22 of the rail-receiving profile 20 facing each other in this side and in the undercut 34 thereof, and is oriented horizontally in the orientation of the actuator housing 14 shown in fig. 2 and 3 (perpendicular to the plane of the drawing with respect to the orientation of fig. 3). At this point, sufficient support of the profile rail 16 which is mounted on this rail-receiving profile 20 and projects laterally beyond the actuator housing 14 in this case is ensured in that the hooks 22 which extend longitudinally along the profile rail 16 mounted on this rail-receiving profile 20 are longer than the individual hooks 22 on the front side. The effective length of the hook 22 in this respect corresponds approximately to the width of the actuator housing 14 in the region of the side of the rail receiving profile 20.

In addition to the possibility of mounting the profile rail 16 in a horizontal orientation on the rail-receiving profile part 20, there is also the possibility of mounting the profile rail 16 in a vertical orientation in the rail-receiving profile part 20 on the front side (or rear side). For this purpose, the hook portions facing each other 22 in pairs are spaced apart from each other. The distance between the two lower hooks 22 and the distance between the two upper hooks 22 (the same distance) (also the distance between the two left hooks 22 and the distance between the two right hooks 22 (the same distance)) allows the profile rail 16 to be inserted between the hooks 22. In this orientation (vertical orientation) the profile rail 16 is connected with the rail receiving profile 20 in the front side, the profile rail 16 is first pushed under the two lower hooks 22 (lower left hook, lower right hook) and then pushed on until the profile rail 16 finally comes into contact with the two upper hooks 22 (upper left hook, upper right hook) and then also pushed under the hooks 22 by pushing on.

In one embodiment of the rail receiving profile 20, the rail receiving profile alternatively allows the profile rail 16 to be mounted in a first spatial direction, i.e., for example in a horizontal orientation, or in a second spatial direction, i.e., for example in a vertical orientation (as is the case, for example, in the actuator housing 14 shown by way of example, with respect to the rail receiving profile 20 on the front or rear side), the position of the hooks 22 and the distance of the hooks 22 respectively facing one another being determined by the width of the profile rail 16 to be received: the upper hook 22 (upper left hook, upper right hook) is just so far away from the lower hook 22 (lower left hook, lower right hook) that the support of the profile rail 16 in a horizontal orientation is achieved by means of the hooks 22. Likewise, the left hook 22 (lower left hook, upper left hook) is just so far away from the right hook 22 (lower right hook, upper right hook) that support of the profile rail 16 in a vertical orientation is achieved by means of the hooks 22.

The object of the inventive solution proposed here is also a rail-receiving profile 20 (not shown) in at least one surface of the actuator housing 14, which is designed for receiving a profile rail 16 with a first profile in a first spatial direction and a profile rail 16 with a different second profile in a second spatial direction.

In the embodiment of the rail-receiving profile 20 which alternatively allows the profile rail 16 to be mounted in a horizontal or vertical orientation, it is particular that each individual hook 22 has an undercut 34 which points in two different directions, i.e. in two directions at right angles to one another. As an alternative to such hooks 22 with undercuts 34 which open in both spatial directions, the individual hooks 22 each have exactly one undercut 34 which opens in one spatial direction. A hybrid within a rail-receiving profile 20, i.e. a hybrid of hooks 22 with undercuts 34 and hooks 22 with one single undercut 34 each, is likewise possible and therefore belongs as an alternative embodiment to the innovations proposed here.

In the illustrated embodiment of the actuator 10, the rail-receiving profile elements 20 on the front side and in the rear side allow the profile rails 16 to be mounted in a horizontal and vertical orientation, i.e., in the x-direction and in the y-direction, as it were. The rail-receiving profile elements 20 in each side allow the profile rail 16 to be mounted in an orientation perpendicular thereto, i.e. in the z-direction, as it were. In this way, the mounting of the profile rail 16 in three different spatial directions is achieved on the housing 14 of the actuator 10. It is also possible to install several profile rails 16 simultaneously in different spatial directions. Finally, it is also possible to install a plurality of profile rails 16 simultaneously in the same spatial direction.

The special feature in the embodiment shown and the rail-receiving profile 20 there is that the undercut 34 in the profile edge element 22, which serves as the hook 22, is limited on one side by the surface of the actuator housing 14. The profile rail 16 in the form of the mounting rail 16 thus rests with its lateral webs 32 on the surface of the actuator housing 14, i.e. on the actuator housing 14 in the region of the rail receiving profile part 20 (the "inner side" of the hood-shaped contour facing the surface of the actuator housing 14). It is thereby also obtained that the rail receiving profile 20 in the front side (or in the rear side), which allows the profile rail 16 to be mounted in the first spatial direction and alternatively allows the profile rail 16 to be mounted in the second spatial direction, is a rail receiving profile 20 for alternatively receiving the profile rail 16 in at least two spatial directions and in the same plane. The horizontally mounted profile rail 16 is in contact with the surface of the actuator housing 14 and, likewise, the alternatively vertically mounted profile rail 16 is in contact with the surface of the actuator housing 14. The accommodation in the same plane is achieved by the profile rails 16, each of which can be mounted on a rail-accommodating profile 20, being in contact with a surface of the actuator housing 14.

The illustration in fig. 6 shows an exemplary application possibility of the inventive solution presented here. In the ducts, ventilation ducts, there are ventilator valves 12. Outside the pipe, the actuator 10 is mounted on the mounting face 24. The actuator 10 is, for example, the actuator 10 shown in fig. 1 to 5. The mounting rail 16 is mounted on the actuator 10, i.e. on one of the actuator housing 14 and the rail receiving profile 20 there. Only the actuator 10 carries the mounting rail 16. The mounting rail 16 projects laterally beyond the actuator housing 14. There, a further module 40 is also mounted on the mounting rail 16. For example, a module 40 (or at least one module) for determining and/or monitoring the operation of the actuator 10 can be considered as a module 40 installed there.

In the illustration in fig. 7, the pipe in fig. 6 with the mounting face 24 there is shown separately. In the illustration in fig. 8, a further ventilation element is shown, which has a ventilator valve 12 that can be driven by means of the actuator 10 and a mounting surface 24 for mounting the actuator 10.

While the invention has been further illustrated and described in detail by way of examples, the invention is not limited by the example or examples disclosed, and other variations may be derived therefrom by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention.

Thus, the aspects of the description herein that have been described in the foregoing text alone may be briefly summarized as follows: an actuator 10 and use of the actuator 10 is provided. The actuator 10 includes a housing 14 in the usual manner. The housing 14 has at least one profile element in at least one surface of the housing 14, which profile element serves as a rail for receiving the profile element 20. The rail receiving profile 20 is designed to receive, in particular form-fittingly receive, the profile rail 16. The innovation proposed here is (in general) an actuator 10 with an integrated interface for receiving/mounting a profile rail 16, and a module 40 for modular additional functions can be mounted on the profile rail 16 combined with the actuator 10 by means of this interface. The or each rail-receiving profile 20 serves as an integrated interface. In principle, any standard mounting rail (DIN rail) can be considered as profile rail 16.