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Modular electrical apparatus

US6392319B1 · kind B1 · utility

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18References

46Claims

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Assignee

Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG and PH · DE

Inventors

Christoph Zebermann · Beverungen, DE
Jens Pilgrim · Vlotho, DE
Manfred Wilmes · Detmold, DE
Michael Schnatwinkel · Herford, DE
Rudolf Steinmeier · Detmold, DE
Walter Hanning · Detmold, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 24, 2000
Grant date	May 21, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 24, 2020

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH05K7/1468
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical apparatus having a modular structure is characterized by a connection module that can be mounted on a carrier rail that is provided with connection levels including double or multiple connections and a serial alignment of disk-shaped base terminal carriers. Several power supply elements are provided on the terminal carriers, the elements being connected to the connection levels via bus bars of the disk-shaped base terminal carriers. The bus bars extend only on one of the sides of the base terminal carrier to the pertinent multiple connections. With the use of base terminal carriers, both a block structure and a disk structure as well as a combination of the two can be constructed.

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