Patent · US Expired

Electronic device housing

US6733344B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims

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Assignee

PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG · DE

Inventors

Dirk Quardt · Steinheim, DE
Jörg Söfker · Lemgo, DE
Reinhard Gottlieb Starzinger · Neumarkt am Wallersee, AT
Hans-Peter Wintersteiger · Hagenberg, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 28, 2001
Grant date	May 11, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 9, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH02B1/0526
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A housing for an electronic device which can be removably mounted onto a mounting rail which includes a locking element located in an underside of the housing. The locking element can be moved from a first position in which the housing can be fastened onto the mounting rail into a second position wherein the housing can be lifted off the mounting rail. The locking element is associated with a retaining element for retaining the locking element in the second position. The retaining element includes a spring section extending substantially parallel to the locking element and a retaining section extending substantially perpendicularly thereto.

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