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AssigneeHARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsAndre TIEMANN, Heiko MEIER, Andre BENEKE, Jörg ZIEGENHAHN
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The present invention relates to the field of holding frames (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) for modules (9) and in particular of holding frames (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) for a plug connector for receiving similar and/or different modules (9). In order to provide a holding frame (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) that can be populated in an installed state with little of no additional space around the holding frame (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7), a base frame (111, 211, 311, 411, 511, 611, 711) which defines a plane transverse to an insertion direction of the module (9) into the holding frame (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) and which has mutually opposite end faces (112, 212, 312, 412, 512, 612, 712) and mutually opposite side walls (113, 213, 313, 413, 513, 613, 713) is proposed, as is a fixing member (120, 220, 320, 420, 520, 620, 720) which is attached to a side wall (113, 213, 313, 413, 513, 613, 713) of the base frame (111, 211, 311, 411, 511, 611, 711) and which allows deformation between an insertion state that allows the module (9) to be inserted into the holding frame (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) in the insertion direction and a holding state in which an inserted module (9) is fixed in place, along the insertion direction at least, by a latching lug (91) of the module (9) and by the fixing member (120, 220, 320, 420, 520, 620, 720), wherein the fixing member (120, 220, 320, 420, 520, 620, 720) is so designed that the deformation includes movement of at least one fixing arm (121, 221, 321, 421, 521, 621, 721) of the fixing member (120, 220, 320, 420, 520, 620, 720) in the longitudinal direction of the side wall (113, 213, 313, 413, 513, 613, 713).
A holding frame (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) for a plug connector for receiving similar and/or different modules (9), comprising:
The holding frame (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the holding frame (111, 211, 311, 411, 511, 611, 711) has a guide (115, 215, 315, 415, 515, 615, 715) for guiding the latching lug (91) on insertion of the module (9) into the holding frame (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7).
The holding frame (1, 2, 3, 4) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the fixing member (120, 220, 320, 420) is mounted in a recess (116, 216, 316, 416) on the inner side of the side wall (113, 213, 313, 413) and is fixed in place in the direction of insertion by boundaries (117, 217, 317, 417) of the recess (116, 216, 316, 416), wherein the fixing member (120, 220, 320, 420) also includes a clamping piece (122, 222, 322, 422) that extends through an opening (118, 218, 318, 418) in the side wall (113, 213, 313, 413) and/or around an edge of the side wall (113, 213, 313, 413) to the outer side of the side wall (113, 213, 313, 413) and with which the fixing member (120, 220, 320, 420) is secured against falling out of the recess (116, 216, 316, 416).
The holding frame (5, 7) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the fixing member (520, 720) is clamped in place by means of a clamping section (519, 719) on the inner side of the side wall (513, 713).
The holding frame (6) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the fixing member (620)) is arranged with parts on the outer side of the side wall (613) and with parts on the inner side of the side wall (613) and is intertwined with at least a part of the base frame (611).
The holding frame (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the fixing arm (121, 221, 321, 421, 521, 621, 721) has a fixing hook (123, 223, 323, 423, 523, 623, 723) having a sloping face (124, 224, 324, 424, 524, 624, 724) and a shoulder (125, 225, 325, 425, 525, 625, 725), wherein the sloping face (124, 224, 324, 424, 524, 624, 724) is provided to come into contact with the latching lug (91) of the module (9) on insertion of the module (9), such that when the latching lug (91) slides along the sloping face (124, 224, 324, 424, 524, 624, 724), the fixing arm (121, 221, 321, 421, 521, 621, 721) is deformed in the direction of the insertion state, wherein the shoulder (125, 225, 325, 425, 525, 625, 725) is designed to engage at least partly with the latching lug (91) of an inserted module (9) in the holding state.
The holding frame (3, 4) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the fixing arm (321, 421) has a manipulation member (327, 427) that projects beyond an upper edge of the base frame (311, 411) and/or of an inserted module (9) and allows the fixing arm (321, 421) to be manually deformed.
A method of populating a holding frame (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) fora plug connector for receiving similar and/or different modules (9) with a module (9), said method comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.