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Electric appliance comprising modules that can be juxtaposed

US6634910B2 · kind B2 · utility

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40Claims

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Assignee

Hirschmann Electronics GmbH · DE

Inventors

Gerald LIEB · Weingarten, DE
Othmar Gaidosch · Esslingen am Neckar, DE
Bernd Fischer · Bräunlingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 18, 2002
Grant date	Oct 21, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 1, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S439/949
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electric appliance (1) comprising modules (2, 3) that can be juxtaposed to one another and interconnected using bridge elements (4) for transmitting electric signals and operating voltages. The modules (2, 3) and bridge elements (4) are provided with a pair of plug-in connectors (31) and also a pair of mating plug-in connectors (25, 26). The plug-in connectors (31) are each mounted in a cylindrical outer sleeve (36), and the mating plug-in connectors (25, 26) are mounted in cylindrical ducts or penetrations (19). An O-shaped sealing ring or gasket (38) is arranged about the circumference of each outer sleeve (36), so that the O-shaped gaskets (38) are under pressure when the outer sleeves (36) are inserted in the penetration (19) to interconnect the plug-in connectors (31) and the mating plug-in connectors (25, 26).

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