Enclosure for interfacing electrical and control or communication devices
US6091023A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02G3/086
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A combined enclosure for an industry standard electrical device, such as a switch or power receptacle, and a control device for controlling the electrical device, the control device having both controlled connectors and controlling connectors. The combined enclosure comprises an electrical device enclosure, a control components enclosure, and a dividing/mounting plate. The electrical device enclosure has an opening in the bottom defining two side ledges, and the top has a first mounting element adjacent to the front opening for mounting the electrical device in the electrical device enclosure. The control components enclosure has a top opening with side walls bent over to form flanges along sides of the top opening and fits through the opening in the bottom of the electrical device enclosure so as to hang by the flanges from the side ledges. The plate completes the electrical device enclosure and provides a second electrical device mounting element so that the electrical device may not be mounted in the combined enclosure unless the plate is installed. An aperture in the plate is provided for mounting the control device to the underside of the plate so that the controlled connector…
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