Device for acquiring and processing electrical signals

Claim 1

A device for acquiring and processing electrical signals, comprising a device housing with a signal processing part, at least one insert including an insert housing of insulation material and electrically conductive insert means carried thereby, said insert being insertable in said device housing as a signal transmission part, cooperating coupling elements for disposition in a cooperating relationship to define a galvanically separating coupling location therebetween and so as to provide for at least one of energy and signal transmission between said coupling elements via the galvanically separating coupling location therebetween without any galvanically conductive path between said coupling elements, one of said cooperating coupling elements being carried with said insert, an insulating body mounted at the interior of the device housing, said insulating body being of insulating material and having an interior space removably receiving the insert housing and having the other of the cooperating coupling elements mounted at said interior space such that with the insert in said interior space of said insulating body said one and said other of said cooperating coupling elements are disposed in said cooperating relationship, said insert when positioned in said interior space being electrically isolated against capacitive leakage current not only by the insulation material of the insert housing but additionally by the insulating material of said insulating body, characterized in that the insulating body is formed of two mating C-shaped insulating parts which, when connected together, form a box housing which is open at the front and back, and means comprising the insulating material of said insulating body for isolating said insert against capacitively coupled leakage current, said device housing having a signal processing part, characterized in that the box housing exhibits a respective insertion groove at two opposite edges at the back thereof, and an insulated back plate engageable in said insertion grooves for covering the open back of the box housing, said back plate being the carrier of one of the cooperating coupling elements and connecting the same with the device housing, said cooperating coupling elements providing for signal transmission between the signal transmission part of the insert and the signal processing part in said device housing.

Claim 2

A device for acquiring and processing electrical signals, comprising a device housing with a signal processing part, at least one insert including an insert housing of insulation material and electrically conductive insert means carried thereby, said insert being insertable in said device housing as a signal transmission part, cooperating coupling elements for disposition in a cooperating relationship to define a galvanically separating coupling location therebetween and so as to provide for at least one of energy and signal transmission between said coupling elements via the galvanically separating coupling location therebetween without any galvanically conductive path between said coupling elements, one of said cooperating coupling elements being carried with said insert, an insulating body mounted at the interior of the device housing, said insulating body being of insulating material and having an interior space removably receiving the insert housing and having the other of the cooperating coupling elements mounted at said interior space such that with the insert in said interior space of said insulating body said one and said other of said cooperating coupling elements are disposed in said cooperating relationship, said insert when positioned in said interior space being electrically isolated against capacitive leakage current not only by the insulation material of the insert housing but additionally by the insulating material of said insulating body, characterized in that the insulating body is formed of two mating C-shaped insulating parts which, when connected together, form a box housing which is open at the front and back, and means comprising the insulating material of said insulating body for isolating said insert against capacitively coupled leakage current, said device housing having a signal processing part, characterized in that the box housing exhibits a respective insertion groove at two opposite edges at the back thereof, and an insulated back plate engageable in said insertion grooves for covering the open back of the box housing, said back plate being the carrier of one of the cooperating coupling elements and connecting the same with the device housing, said cooperating coupling elements providing for signal transmission between the signal transmission part of the insert and the signal processing part in said device housing.

Claim 11

A device for acquiring and processing electrical signals, comprising a device housing with a signal processing part, at least one insert including an insert housing of insulation material and electrically conductive insert means carried thereby, said insert being insertable in said device housing as a signal transmission part, cooperating coupling elements for disposition in a cooperating relationship to define a galvanically separating coupling location therebetween and so as to provide for at least one of energy and signal transmission between said coupling elements via the galvanically separating coupling location therebetween without any galvanically conductive path between said coupling elements, one of said cooperating coupling elements being carried with said insert, an insulating body mounted at the interior of the device housing, said insulating body being of insulating material and having an interior space removable receiving the insert housing and having the other of the cooperating coupling elements mounted at said interior space such that with the insert in said interior space of said insulating body said one and said other of said cooperating coupling elements are disposed in said cooperating relationship, said insert when positioned in said interior space being electrically isolated against capacitive leakage current not only by the insulation material of the insert housing but additionally by the insulating material of said insulating body, characterized in that an ejection mechanism is allocated to each insert at the inside of the insulating body, a locking device for locking the insert in the insulating body after it has been inserted, and an unlocking key coupled with said locking device, and disposed at the device housing and being manually actuatable to release said locking device, said ejection mechamism upon release of the locking device being operable to effect ejection of the insert, characterized in that said ejection mechanism comprises a ram element engageable with each insert, a compression spring coupled with said ram element, said ram element being disposed at the back plate of the insulating body in such manner that an insert brought into lock position relative to said locking device in the insulating body presses the ram element away against the pressure of the allocated compression spring, said compression spring, upon release of the locking device, ejecting the insert out of the interior space of the insulating body.

Claim 12

A device for acquiring and processing electrical signals, comprising a device housing with a signal processing part, at least one insert including an insert housing of insulation material and electrically conductive insert means carried thereby, said insert being insertable in said device housing as a signal transmission part, cooperating coupling elements for disposition in a cooperating relationship to define a galvanically separating coupling location therebetween and so as to provide for at least one of energy and signal transmission between said coupling elements via the galvanically separating coupling location therebetween without any galvanically conductive path between said coupling elements, one of said cooperating coupling elements being carried with said insert, an insulating body mounted at the interior of the device housing, said insulating body being of insulating material and having an interior space removable receiving the insert housing and having the other of the cooperating coupling elements mounted at said interior space such that with the insert in said interior space of said insulating body said one and said other of said cooperating coupling elements are disposed in said cooperating relationship, said insert when positioned in said interior space being electrically isolated against capacitive leakage current not only by the insulation material of the insert housing but additionally by the insulating material of said insulating body, characterized in that an ejection mechanism is allocated to each insert at the inside of the insulating body, a locking device for locking the insert in the insulating body after it has been inserted, and an unlocking key coupled with said locking device, and disposed at the device housing and being manually actuatable to release said locking device, said ejection mechamism upon release of the locking device being operable to effect ejection of the insert, characterized in that said ejection mechanism comprises a ram element engageable with each insert, a compression spring coupled with said ram element, said ram element being disposed at the back plate of the insulating body in such manner that an insert brought into lock position relative to said locking device in the insulating body presses the ram element away against the pressure of the allocated compression spring, said compression spring, upon release of the locking device, ejecting the insert out of the interior space of the insulating body.

Claim 13

A device for acquiring and processing electrical signals, comprising a device housing with a signal processing part, at least one insert including an insert housing of insulation material and electrically conductive insert means carried thereby, said insert being insertable in said device housing as a signal transmission part, cooperating coupling elements for disposition in a cooperating relationship to define a galvanically separating coupling location therebetween and so as to provide for at least one of energy and signal transmission between said coupling elements via the galvanically separating coupling location therebetween without any galvanically conductive path between said coupling elements, one of said cooperating coupling elements being carried with said insert, an insulating body mounted at the interior of the device housing, said insulating body being of insulating material and having an interior space removable receiving the insert housing and having the other of the cooperating coupling elements mounted at said interior space such that with the insert in said interior space of said insulating body said one and said other of said cooperating coupling elements are disposed in said cooperating relationship, said insert when positioned in said interior space being electrically isolated against capacitive leakage current not only by the insulation material of the insert housing but additionally by the insulating material of said insulating body, characterized in that an ejection mechanism is allocated to each insert at the inside of the insulating body, a locking device for locking the insert in the insulating body after it has been inserted, and an unlocking key coupled with said locking device, and disposed at the device housing and being manually actuatable to release said locking device, said ejection mechamism upon release of the locking device being operable to effect ejection of the insert, said insert housing having a retention groove at the perimeter thereof, the locking device for each insert comprising a lever system including a catch lever, said lever system being disposed at a sidewall of the insulating body and including a latch engaging into the retention groove at the perimeter of the insert housing when the insert housing is brought into its final position within the insulating body.

Claim 14

A device for acquiring and processing electrical signals, comprising a device housing with a signal processing part, at least one insert including an insert housing of insulation material and electrically conductive insert means carried thereby, said insert being insertable in said device housing as a signal transmission part, cooperating coupling elements for disposition in a cooperating relationship to define a galvanically separating coupling location therebetween and so as to provide for at least one of energy and signal transmission between said coupling elements via the galvanically separating coupling location therebetween without any galvanically conductive path between said coupling elements, one of said cooperating coupling elements being carried with said insert, an insulating body mounted at the interior of the device housing, said insulating body being of insulating material and having an interior space removable receiving the insert housing and having the other of the cooperating coupling elements mounted at said interior space such that with the insert in said interior space of said insulating body said one and said other of said cooperating coupling elements are disposed in said cooperating relationship, said insert when positioned in said interior space being electrically isolated against capacitive leakage current not only by the insulation material of the insert housing but additionally by the insulating material of said insulating body, characterized in that an ejection mechanism is allocated to each insert at the inside of the insulating body, a locking device for locking the insert in the insulating body after it has been inserted, and an unlocking key coupled with said locking device, and disposed at the device housing and being manually actuatable to release said locking device, said ejection mechamism upon release of the locking device being operable to effect ejection of the insert, said insert housing having a retention groove at the perimeter thereof, the locking device for each insert comprising a lever system including a catch lever, said lever system being disposed at a sidewall of the insulating body and including a latch engaging into the retention groove at the perimeter of the insert housing when the insert housing is brought into its final position within the insulating body.

Claim 15

A device for acquiring and processing electrical signals, comprising a device housing with a signal processing part, at least one insert including an insert housing of insulation material and electrically conductive insert means carried thereby, said insert being insertable in said device housing as a signal transmission part, cooperating coupling elements for disposition in a cooperating relationship to define a galvanically separating coupling location therebetween and so as to provide for at least one of energy and signal transmission between said coupling elements via the galvanically separating coupling location therebetween without any galvanically conductive path between said coupling elements, one of said cooperating coupling elements being carried with said insert, an insulating body mounted at the interior of the device housing, said insulating body being of insulating material and having an interior space removably receiving the insert housing and having the other of the cooperating coupling elements mounted at said interior space such that with the insert in said interior space of said insulating body said one and said other of said cooperating coupling elements are disposed in said cooperating relationship, said insert when positioned in said interior space being electrically isolated against capacitive leakage current not only by the insulation material of the insert housing but additionally by the insulating material of said insulating body, characterized in that the insulating body is designed for the acceptance of a plurality of inserts each including an insert housing and electrically conductive insert means, said insert housings each comprising a jacket housing of highly insulating synthetic material, and said electrically conductive insert means comprising circuit components for energy and signal transmission thereon, and metallic shielding plates in shielding relation to said circuit components, the jacket housing for each insert having well-rounded glide grooves instead of longitudinal edges, said insulating body having at opposite sides of its interior space longitudinal rails disposed at a plurality of levels, said longitudinal rails being shaped in such manner that a relatively flat wall camber serving as a sidewall guide is followed by a more strongly cambered longitudinal ridge as a rail seat for the insert.

Claim 16

A device for acquiring and processing electrical signals, comprising a device housing with a signal processing part, at least one insert including an insert housing of insulation material and electrically conductive insert means carried thereby, said insert being insertable in said device housing as a signal transmission part, cooperating coupling elements for disposition in a cooperating relationship to define a galvanically separating coupling location therebetween and so as to provide for at least one of energy and signal transmission between said coupling elements via the galvanically separating coupling location therebetween without any galvanically conductive path between said coupling elements, one of said cooperating coupling elements being carried with said insert, an insulating body mounted at the interior of the device housing, said insulating body being of insulating material and having an interior space removably receiving the insert housing and having the other of the cooperating coupling elements mounted at said interior space such that with the insert in said interior space of said insulating body said one and said other of said cooperating coupling elements are disposed in said cooperating relationship, said insert when positioned in said interior space being electrically isolated against capacitive leakage current not only by the insulation material of the insert housing but additionally by the insulating material of said insulating body, characterized in that the insulating body is designed for the acceptance of a plurality of inserts each including an insert housing and electrically conductive insert means, said insert housings each comprising a jacket housing of highly insulating synthetic material, and said electrically conductive insert means comprising circuit components for energy and signal transmission thereon, and metallic shielding plates in shielding relation to said circuit components, the jacket housing for each insert having well-rounded glide grooves instead of longitudinal edges, said insulating body having at opposite sides of its interior space longitudinal rails disposed at a plurality of levels, said longitudinal rails being shaped in such manner that a relatively flat wall camber serving as a sidewall guide is followed by a more strongly cambered longitudinal ridge as a rail seat for the insert.

Claim 17

A device for acquiring and processing electrical signals, comprising a device housing with a signal processing part, a plurality of inserts, each insert including an insert housing of insulation material, said inserts being insertable in said device housing as respective signal transmission parts, cooperating pairs of coupling elements each pair for disposition in a cooperating relationship to define a galvanically separating coupling location therebetween and so as to provide for at least one of energy and signal transmission between such pair of coupling elements via the galvanically separating coupling location therebetween without any galvanically conductive path between such pair of coupling elements, one of said cooperating coupling elements of each pair being carried with a respective one of said inserts, an insulating body mounted at the interior of the device housing, said insulating body being of insulating material and having an interior space removably receiving the insert housings of said inserts and having the other of the cooperating coupling elements of said pairs mounted at said interior space such that with the inserts in said interior space of said insulating body said one and said other of said cooperating coupling elements of each pair are disposed in said cooperating relationship, said inserts when positioned in said interiorspace being electrically isolated against capacitive leakage current not only by the insulation material of the insert housing but additionally by the insulating material of said insulating body, nonmagnetic electrically conducting material at the exterior of said insulating body, the insulating body having a wall with externally protruding ribs around its perimeter which hold the internal wall surface of the insulating body at a predetermined distance from the electrically conducting material, thereby limiting to a minimum the capacitance prevailing between metal parts at the inside of the insulating body and the electrically conducting material at the exterior thereof, said plurality of inserts each including a respective insert housing, the insulating body being in the form of a box housing open at the front side to provide a front opening, the insulating body having at opposite sides of its interior space longitudinal rails disposed at a plurality of levels, the interior space of the box housing thereby providing a plurality of individual levels one above the other and accessible via the front opening and accommodating the respective insert housings of said inserts.

Claim 18

A device for acquiring and processing electrical signals, comprising a device housing with a signal processing part, a plurality of inserts, each insert including an insert housing of insulation material, said inserts being insertable in said device housing as respective signal transmission parts, cooperating pairs of coupling elements each pair for disposition in a cooperating relationship to define a galvanically separating coupling location therebetween and so as to provide for at least one of energy and signal transmission between such pair of coupling elements via the galvanically separating coupling location therebetween without any galvanically conductive path between such pair of coupling elements, one of said cooperating coupling elements of each pair being carried with a respective one of said inserts, an insulating body mounted at the interior of the device housing, said insulating body being of insulating material and having an interior space removably receiving the insert housings of said inserts and having the other of the cooperating coupling elements of said pairs mounted at said interior space such that with the inserts in said interior space of said insulating body said one and said other of said cooperating coupling elements of each pair are disposed in said cooperating relationship, said inserts when positioned in said interiorspace being electrically isolated against capacitive leakage current not only by the insulation material of the insert housing but additionally by the insulating material of said insulating body, nonmagnetic electrically conducting material at the exterior of said insulating body, the insulating body having a wall with externally protruding ribs around its perimeter which hold the internal wall surface of the insulating body at a predetermined distance from the electrically conducting material, thereby limiting to a minimum the capacitance prevailing between metal parts at the inside of the insulating body and the electrically conducting material at the exterior thereof, said plurality of inserts each including a respective insert housing, the insulating body being in the form of a box housing open at the front side to provide a front opening, the insulating body having at opposite sides of its interior space longitudinal rails disposed at a plurality of levels, the interior space of the box housing thereby providing a plurality of individual levels one above the other and accessible via the front opening and accommodating the respective insert housings of said inserts.

Claim 26

A device for acquiring and processing electrical siganls, comprising a device housing with a signal processing part, at least one insert including an insert housing of insulation material and electrically conductive insert means carried thereby, said insert being insertable in said device housing as a signal transmission part, cooperating coupling elements for disposition in a cooperating relationship to define a galvanically separating coupling location therebetween and so as to provide for at least one of energy and signal transmission between said coupling elements via the galvanically separating coupling location therebetween without any galvanically conductive path between said coupling elements, one of said cooperating coupling elements being carried with said insert, an insulating body mounted at the interior of the device housing, said insulating body being of insulating material and having an interior space removable receiving insert housing and having the other of the cooperating coupling elements mounted at said interior space such that with the insert in said interior space of said insulating body said one and said other of said cooperating coupling elements are disposed in said cooperating relationship, said insert when positioned in said interior space being electrically isolated against capacitive leakage current not only by the insulation material of the insert housing but additionally by the insulating material of said insulating body, characterized in that an ejection mechanism is allocated to each insert at the inside of the insulating body, a locking device for locking the insert in the insulating body after it has been inserted, and an unlocking key coupled with said locking device, and disposed at the device housing and being manually actuatable to release said locking device, said ejection mechamism upon release of the locking device being operable to effect ejection of the insert, characterized in that said ejection mechanism comprises a ram element engageable with each insert, a compression spring coupled with said ram element, said ram element being disposed at the back plate of the insulating body in such manner that an insert brought into lock position relative to said locking device in the insulating body presses the ram element away against the pressure of the allocated compression spring, said compression spring, upon release of the locking device, ejecting the insert out of the interior space of the insulating body, said insert housing having a retention groove at the perimeter thereof, the locking device for each insert comprising a lever system including a catch lever, said lever system being disposed at a sidewall of the insulating body and including a latch engaging into the retention groove at the perimeter of the insert housing when the insert housing is brought into its final position within the insulating body.

Claim 27

A device for acquiring and processing electrical siganls, comprising a device housing with a signal processing part, at least one insert including an insert housing of insulation material and electrically conductive insert means carried thereby, said insert being insertable in said device housing as a signal transmission part, cooperating coupling elements for disposition in a cooperating relationship to define a galvanically separating coupling location therebetween and so as to provide for at least one of energy and signal transmission between said coupling elements via the galvanically separating coupling location therebetween without any galvanically conductive path between said coupling elements, one of said cooperating coupling elements being carried with said insert, an insulating body mounted at the interior of the device housing, said insulating body being of insulating material and having an interior space removable receiving insert housing and having the other of the cooperating coupling elements mounted at said interior space such that with the insert in said interior space of said insulating body said one and said other of said cooperating coupling elements are disposed in said cooperating relationship, said insert when positioned in said interior space being electrically isolated against capacitive leakage current not only by the insulation material of the insert housing but additionally by the insulating material of said insulating body, characterized in that an ejection mechanism is allocated to each insert at the inside of the insulating body, a locking device for locking the insert in the insulating body after it has been inserted, and an unlocking key coupled with said locking device, and disposed at the device housing and being manually actuatable to release said locking device, said ejection mechamism upon release of the locking device being operable to effect ejection of the insert, characterized in that said ejection mechanism comprises a ram element engageable with each insert, a compression spring coupled with said ram element, said ram element being disposed at the back plate of the insulating body in such manner that an insert brought into lock position relative to said locking device in the insulating body presses the ram element away against the pressure of the allocated compression spring, said compression spring, upon release of the locking device, ejecting the insert out of the interior space of the insulating body, said insert housing having a retention groove at the perimeter thereof, the locking device for each insert comprising a lever system including a catch lever, said lever system being disposed at a sidewall of the insulating body and including a latch engaging into the retention groove at the perimeter of the insert housing when the insert housing is brought into its final position within the insulating body.