DIN rail and wall mounted enclosure assembly and method of use
AssigneeSchneider Electric Buildings Americas, Inc.
InventorDavid John Boretti
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Abstract
A mounting enclosure assembly is configured to mount an electronic component onto a Deutsches Institut für Normung (DIN) rail. The mounting enclosure includes a mounting bracket including a body having a slot configured to receive the DIN rail therein. A locking mechanism is operatively connected to the body of the mounting bracket to selectively engage and disengage the mounting enclosure assembly to the DIN rail. There is also a position for mounting the mounting bracket to a flat surface, e.g. where there is no DIN rail.
Claims16
A mounting enclosure assembly configured to mount an electronic component onto a Deutsches Institut für Normung (DIN) rail, the assembly comprising:
- a mounting bracket including a body having a slot configured to receive the DIN rail therein, wherein the slot extends along a longitudinal axis;
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- a locking mechanism operatively connected to the body of the mounting bracket to selectively engage and disengage the mounting enclosure assembly to the DIN rail, the locking mechanism including:
- a release handle,
- a protrusion positioned proximate to the slot and configured to releasably engage a first flange of the DIN rail,
- a hinged armature operatively connected to the release handle and to the protrusion to disengage the first flange of the DIN rail with the release handle in a release position, and to engage the first flange of the DIN rail with the release handle in a lock position, to lock the first flange of the DIN rail between the protrusion and the slot, wherein the release handle is configured to slide back and forth between the release position and the lock position in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.