US 4,672,511 AGranted

Electrical installation comprised of individual assemblies

AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft

InventorsOtto Meusel, Siegfried Seidel, Heinz-Dieter Muench, Guenther Deinhardt

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Abstract

The invention concerns an electrical system consisting of removable, variably sized, individual sub-assemblies interconnected electrically and physically with an assembly carrier. This assembly carrier provides mounting for connectors of various configurations which mate with the individual sub-assemblies, and also provides mounting for the sub-assemblies themselves. The sub-assembly mounting is by means of a U-shaped projection on which each sub-assembly attaches and then pivots into its secured position. The sub-assembly electrical connectors are mated to the assembly carrier connectors during this pivoting into position. The U-shaped projection is surrounded in a direction perpendicular to the carrier by guide plates providing lateral location and separation of the variably-sized individual sub-assemblies.

Claims15

Dependent claims

An electrical installation mounting individual electrical assemblies comprising:

a profiled plate formed with a U-profile thereon, one side of the U-profile having notches spaced apart at distances according to the widths of the electrical assemblies and the other side of the U-profile, facing the electrical assemblies providing a pivotal axis for the electrical assemblies;
an electrical connector mounted on the profiled plate, located vertically below and horizontally between the notches, the electrical connector connecting with a mating connector and mounted on one of the individual electrical assemblies by means of a pivotal action about the pivotal axis, the mating connector and the plate thereby forming an assembly carrier;
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a guide piece having lateral guide plates providing guidance for one of the electrical assemblies and having snap action extensions fastened to the notches in said one side of the U-profile.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 06/736,227Filed 20 May 1985
Priority: DE 341890221 May 1984
Granted: 9 Jun 1987
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

H05K 7/1474
For programmable logic controllers [PLC] for automation or industrial process control: mounting of modules, e.g. on a base or rail or wall
H02B 1/04
Boards, panels, desks; Parts thereof or accessories therefor: mounting thereon of switches or of other devices in general, the switch or device…
H05K 7/1469
Mechanical features of input/output modules: terminal blocks for connecting sensors
H05K
Printed circuits