Locking means for electronic modules
US6027380A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02B1/041
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A locking device serves to lock an electronic module to a bank of terminal blocks, characterized by a body member having at least one pair of integral parallel spaced legs that extend downwardly within a corresponding T-shaped vertical groove contained in one end of a first one of the terminal blocks. The legs are resiliently biased apart and are provided at their free ends with hook or catch portions that extend laterally outwardly from opposite sides of the legs into corresponding locking recesses contained in opposite side walls of the groove, respectively, thereby to lock the body member with the bank of terminal blocks. The adjacent end of the body member contains a longitudinal chamber that slidably receives a locking member that is displaceable between retracted unlocked and extended locking positions relative to the body member. Accordingly, when the locking member is in the retracted position and a vertical locking tongue of T-shaped cross-sectional configuration integral with a side wall of the housing of the electronic module is inserted within the T-shaped groove of a second terminal block of the bank, the locking member may be displaced to its extended position above t…
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