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Electrical module

US7507093B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG and PH · DE

Inventors

Thomas Hock · Sankt Georgen, DE
Reinhard Noltig · Detmold, DE
Konrad Tobergte · Detmold, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 20, 2007
Grant date	Mar 24, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 20, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R13/639
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical module connecting arrangement includes a male lug projection integral with a first module and arranged for insertion within an opening contained in a second module, which opening includes an entrance portion having cross-sectional dimensions less than those of the lug projection, and an enlarged chamber portion of greater dimensions, thereby to define a transition wall surface. The male lug projection is formed from a suitable non-resilient compressible synthetic plastic material, such as a polyamide, that is so operable that a first section of the projection is compressed within the opening entrance portion, and a second section subsequently expands, after a delay, within the enlarged chamber portion and engages the transition wall, thereby to lock the two modules together.

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