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Apparatus for mounting electrical and mechanical components on a support body

US8147257B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG and PH · DE

Inventors

Joachim Bury · Detmold, DE
Rainer Schulze · Detmold, DE
Thomas Salomon · Vellmar, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 21, 2009
Grant date	Apr 3, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 31, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH02G5/025
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical, electronic, fiber-optic, hydraulic, or pneumatic component is mounted upon a rectangular support body having an upper surface containing at least one linear groove, wherein a first connector is mounted in protectively concealed relation adjacent a given vertical side wall of the groove beneath an overhanging portion of the support body that extends partially into the groove, and a second connector extends downwardly from the component into the groove when the component is seated on the top surface of the support body. When the component is mechanically or manually horizontally displaced laterally of the groove from its initial inserted position toward a connected position adjacent the given vertical wall, the second connector is brought into connection with the first connector. In the preferred embodiment, the first and second connectors are electrical devices connected with electrical or electronic circuits contained within the component.

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