Panel mount for mounting signalling and control devices on control panels
US11296488B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2020 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02G3/286
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A panel mount for supporting an electronic device at a hole in a control panel and mountable with access to only the front of the panel. It has a housing that slides into a tubular elastomeric grommet. During installation, an expander segment of the housing slides within a bulging segment of the grommet to expand the grommet inward of the hole and for retaining the components within the hole. A tubular male pre-assembly segment on the exterior surface of the tubular housing permits the housing to be pre-inserted partially into the grommet without expanding any part of the grommet radially outward in preparation for inserting the assembled housing and grommet into the panel hole. A withdrawal lock prevents the housing from sliding axially out of the grommet after installation. The withdrawal lock includes a shoulder formed on the grommet and a shoulder formed on the housing.
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