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US 5,602,363 AGranted
Din rail mounted enclosure
AssigneeWatlow/Winona, Inc.
InventorTheodore T. Von Arx
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Abstract
A DIN rail mounted enclosure for a relay, electronic control, sensing or other such similar device having a single lever for rapid one-handed engagement or disengagement with a DIN rail. A component housing cover secures readily to a base which includes lip or hook capturing members on its bottom surface for engagement of standard DIN rail. A circuit board structure is incorporated for the mounting of a face plate panel and control member.
Claims20
A DIN rail mounting device comprising,
- a. a rectangular, planar, base member having a first, passive bracketing device and a second, active, bracketing device extending from one side thereof;
- b. said first, passive, bracketing device including a first support bar extending perpendicularly from said planar base member;
- c. said first bracketing device further including first and second L-brackets bracketing said first support bar and having inwardly facing lips for engagement with the underside of a lip portion of DIN rail;
- d. said first support bar and said first and second L-brackets positioned to engage said lip portion of said DIN rail;
- and,
- e. said second, active, bracketing device including:
- 1. a second support bar parallel to said first support bar and extending perpendicularly from said planar base member,
- 2. a movable hinge member parallel to said second support bar and extending perpendicularly from said planar base member,
- 3. a locking lip portion extending inwardly from said movable hinge member to engage the underside of the lip portion of said DIN rail while said hinge is in a surface position, and,
- 4. a lever portion extending outwardly from said movable hinge member, whereby motion of said lever portion toward said planar base member causes said locking lip portion to move outwardly to disengage from said DIN rail and allow upward, rotational, motion of said planar base member, freeing said planar base member from said DIN rail.
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A DIN rail mounting device comprising,
- a. a planar, base member having a first, passive bracketing device and a second, active, bracketing device extending from one side thereof;
- b. said first, passive, bracketing device including a first support bar extending perpendicularly from said planar base member;
- c. said first bracketing device further including first and second L-brackets bracketing said first support bar and having inwardly facing lips for engagement with the underside of a lip portion of a DIN rail;
- d. said first support bar and said first and second L-brackets positioned to engage said lip portion of said DIN rail;
- and,
- e. said second, active, bracketing device including:
- 1. a second support bar parallel to said first support bar and extending perpendicularly from said planar base member,
- 2. a movable hinge member parallel to said second support bar and extending perpendicularly from said planar base member,
- 3. a locking lip portion extending inwardly from said movable hinge member to engage the underside of the lip portion of said DIN rail while said hinge is in a passive position, and,
- 4. a lever portion extending outwardly from said movable hinge member, whereby motion of said lever portion toward said planar base member causes said locking lip portion to move outwardly to disengage from said DIN rail and allow upward, rotational, motion of said planar base member, freeing said planar base member from said DIN rail.
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