Electrical terminal module
AssigneePhoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsFrank Hakemeyer, Christian Starke, Juergen Kleinschmidt
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Abstract
An electric terminal module includes a plurality of electric contact elements configured to connect to electric conductors and a housing including an opening in at least one side wall thereof. A printed circuit board is disposed in the housing. The printed circuit board includes a circuit arrangement having a plurality of electric components configured to perform a specific function and a mount. An adjusting device is operable to change at least one electric characteristic quantity of the circuit arrangement. The adjusting device is mounted directly onto the printed circuit board on the mount and is operable from outside the housing through the opening so as to swivel or turn.
Claims18
An electric terminal module comprising:
- a plurality of electric contact elements configured to connect to electric conductors;
- a housing including an opening in at least one side wall thereof;
- a printed circuit board disposed in the housing, the printed circuit board including a mount, a circuit arrangement having a plurality of electric components configured to perform a specific function, and a sliding track disposed on a surface of the printed circuit board;
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- an adjusting device including a rim, the adjustable device operable to change at least one electric characteristic quantity of the circuit arrangement, where the adjusting device is disposed directly on the printed circuit board via the mount and is operable from outside the housing through the opening so as to swivel or turn,
- wherein the sliding track slideably supports the rim of the adjusting device on the printed circuit board during the swiveling or turning of the adjusting device so as to dissipate forces to the printed circuit board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.