Patent · US Expired

Electrical apparatus to be fitted to a top hat rail

US6840819B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 24, 2003
Grant dateJan 11, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 21, 2023

Classification

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

Abstract

An electrical apparatus including a base configured to be fitted to a holding rail with opposing coplanar arms, and configured to accommodate a component member of the apparatus and fitted with a locking device having two opposing catches each intended to hook onto a respective arm of the rail. Further, at least one of the two catches is joined to a slide configured to slide in a direction and can be moved by a manual unlocking member. In addition, he manual unlocking member includes a lever pivoted around at least one bearing pin having an axis perpendicular to the sliding direction of the slide, and the lever cooperates with the slide bar via a cam device guiding through a slide track having an axis parallel to the axis of the bearing pin.

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