Plug-in module, carrier plate and relay arrangement
AssigneeTyco Electronics AMP GmbH
InventorsMartin Listing, Frank-Stephan Niebler
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Abstract
A relay box having a carrier plate and a plug-in module is disclosed. A conductor to be switched is brought into electrical contact with a relay through the plug-in module and a plug contact arranged in the plug-in module. The relay is plugged both into the plug-in module and into the carrier plate of the relay box through plug contacts. Because of the modular arrangement, increased flexibility is possible when using a prefabricated carrier plate having terminal positions provided for a plurality of relays.
Claims14
A plug-in module, comprising:
- a first terminal element for a conductor;
- a second terminal element for a relay;
- a holding element which serves to mount the plug-in module on a carrier plate;
- and,
- the second terminal element is accessible by a plug opening and the holding element is formed such that the plug opening is positioned adjacent to corresponding plug openings on the carrier plate;
- wherein a plug position for a fuse is provided, the plug position has receivers for two contacts of the fuse, and the first terminal element is electrically connected to a first contact and the second terminal element is electrically connected to a second contact of the fuse.
A plug-in module, comprising:
- a first terminal element for a conductor;
- a second terminal element for a relay;
- a holding element which serves to mount the plug-in module on a carrier plate;
- a plug position for a fuse, the plug position has receivers for two contacts of the fuse, and the first terminal element is electrically connected to a first contact and the second terminal element is electrically connected to a second contact of the fuse;
- the second terminal element is accessible from an upper side of the plug-in module by way of a plug opening, and the holding element is constructed on a side wall of the plug-in module;
- the plug position is arranged on the upper side of the plug-in module;
- the plug position is arranged with a longitudinal side parallel to a longitudinal side of the plug-in module, the longitudinal side of the plug opening is arranged substantially parallel to a side edge of the plug-in module;
- the first terminal element is accessible from an underside of the plug-in module by way of a cable opening, the underside is arranged opposite the upper sides;
- the holding element is arranged on a side wall of the plug-in module, the holding element has parallel holding rails arranged substantially perpendicular to an upper side of the plug-in module;
- the plug-in module has a guide rail, and the guide rail serves to align the plug-in module on an adjusting element of a carrier plate;
- a latching lug is arranged on a side wall of the plug-in module, and the latching lug is arranged laterally with respect to two holding rails arranged on the same side wall as the latching lug;
- and,
- the plug-in module has two openings on an underside, a contact bridge is pushed into the two openings, the contact bridge has two clamping arms which are connected to one another by way of a connection plate, a clamping arm is associated in each case with a respective opening, and a first clamping arm is arranged on the second terminal element and a second clamping arm is arranged on the first terminal element.
A relay arrangement, comprising:
- a carrier plate;
- a plug-in module which is detachably connected to the carrier plate, the plug-in module having a first terminal element for a conductor and a plug position for a fuse;
- and,
- a relay with contact pins, at least one of the contact pins being plugged into the plug-in module and at least one of the contact pins being plugged into the carrier plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.