Fastening device, method, arrangement and switchgear cabinet
AssigneePhoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsChristian Kloppenburg, Reiner Busse, Wjatscheslaw Janzen
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Abstract
A fastening device for fastening a DIN rail to a wall includes: at least one fastening element having a wall fastening portion for fastening the fastening element to the wall, and a DIN rail fastening portion for fastening the fastening element to the DIN rail. When in a fastened state, the DIN rail fastening portion is guided at least in some regions through an opening formed in the DIN rail. The DIN rail fastening portion includes a tongue and groove system into which a portion of the DIN rail is inserted in the fastened state.
Claims19
A fastening device for fastening a DIN rail to a wall, comprising:
- at least one fastening element comprising a wall fastening portion configured to fasten the fastening element to the wall, and a DIN rail fastening portion configured to fasten the fastening element to the DIN rail, the DIN rail fastening portion comprising a main body;
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- a collar that overlaps the main body at least in some regions,
- wherein, when in a fastened state, the DIN rail fastening portion is guided at least in some regions through an opening formed in the DIN rail,
- wherein the DIN rail fastening portion comprises a tongue and groove system into which a portion of the DIN rail is inserted in the fastened state,
- wherein the tongue and groove system comprises a recess formed in an external circumferential surface of the DIN rail fastening portion, and
- wherein the recess tapers from the external circumferential surface of the DIN rail fastening portion toward a central axis of the DIN rail fastening portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.