Apparatus and method for the insertion and withdrawal of plug-in modules
AssigneeELMA Electronics AG
InventorKari Oila
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Abstract
An apparatus for the insertion and withdrawal of a plug-in module with front panel into and out of a module carrier includes a lever arm (2) pivotable about an axis (3) with a handle portion (2a) for the rotation of the lever arm as well as a bolt (5) to lock the lever arm and an operating element (5a) connected to the bolt with which the lever arm can be unlocked. The operating element (5a) is arranged spaced from the lever arm (2), and the handle portion (2a) is designed such that it contacts the front panel (10) of the plug-in module in the inwardly pivoted position.
Claims12
A method for the insertion and withdrawal of a plug-in module with a front panel into and out of a module carrier respectively, the method comprising:
- providing an apparatus, comprising:
- a pivotable lever arm comprising a handle portion;
- a locking element for locking the lever arm in an inwardly pivoted position;
- and
- an operating element for manually unlocking the lever arm, wherein the operating element is spaced apart from the lever arm so that the simultaneous operation of the operating element and the lever arm with a single hand is impeded;
- withdrawing the plug-in module by:
- manually unlocking the lever arm by means of the operating element;
- and
- subsequently manually outwardly pivoting the lever arm by means of the handle portion;
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- inserting the plug-in module by inwardly pivoting the lever arm with the handle portion, until the handle portion contacts the front panel such that the lever arm is automatically locked by the locking element.
A method for the insertion and withdrawal of a plug-in module with a front panel into and out of a module carrier by means of an apparatus having a pivotable lever arm with a handle for manually moving the lever arm, the method comprising:
- providing a locking element that releasably locks the lever arm in a rest position of the lever arm,
- providing an operating element that unlocks the lever arm, at a location that is spaced apart from the lever arm, the location being such that the operating element and the lever arm cannot easily be simultaneously operated with a single hand,
- manually deactivating the operating element by moving the operating element from a locking position of the operating element, in which the locking element locks the lever arm in the rest position of the lever arm, to a release position of the operating element, in which the lever arm is free to be moved, and
- withdrawing the plug-in module by moving the lever arm from the rest position of the lever arm to a release position of the lever arm, while the operating element is deactivated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.