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Locking mechanism for a housing to hold a plug-in module

US8472200B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG · DE

Inventors

Jörg Söfker · Lemgo, DE
Frank Best · Bückeburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 25, 2008
Grant date	Jun 25, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 13, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH05K7/1474
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Locking mechanism (1) and a housing (2) equipped with one such locking mechanism, to hold a plug-in module (5), and a modular system (3) which comprises a housing and a plug-in module, wherein the locking mechanism (1) has an actuating mechanism (4) for unlocking of the plug-in module. The invention is characterized in that the actuating mechanism (4) is connected to a lifting mechanism (6) in order to lift a plug-in module (5) held in the housing (2) when unlocking.

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