US5249979A
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Self-mounting bus
Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1992-07-31
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Granted: 1993-10-05
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Expires: 2012-07-31
Abstract
Abstract In the case of a modular electrical installation, for instance a modular programmable controller, the bus is modularly configured on the modules, so that the bus is automatically propagated when the installation is assembled.
Inventors
- 👤 Gunther Deinhardt
- 👤 Reinhard Schirbl
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 22:37
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K7/00; H05K7/14; H05K7/1462; H05K7/1465; H05K7/1475; H05K7/1478; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S439/00; Y10S439/928
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
An electrical installation comprising a plurality of modules and a carrier adapted to accommodate said plurality of modules, each of said plurality of modules having an essentially box-shaped encapsulation comprising two sidewalls and one rear wall, and having a bus module comprising a fixed pair of contact elements and a removable pair of contact elements, said fixed pair of contact elements being oriented from said rear wall towards said carrier and being located between said two sidewalls at a distance from a first of said two sidewalls, said removable pair of contact elements complementing said first pair of contact elements, being directed from said carrier toward said rear wall, and extending beyond a second of said two sidewalls by said distance when said module is mounted, whereby when the electrical installation is assembled, adjacent modules are forcibly connected to each other in an electrically conductive manner via one of said bus modules.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
152 words
An electrical installation comprising a plurality of modules and a carrier adapted to accommodate said plurality of modules, each of said plurality of modules having an essentially box-shaped encapsulation comprising two sidewalls and one rear wall, and having a bus module comprising a fixed pair of contact elements and a removable pair of contact elements, said fixed pair of contact elements being oriented from said rear wall towards said carrier and being located between said two sidewalls at a distance from a first of said two sidewalls, said removable pair of contact elements complementing said first pair of contact elements, being directed from said carrier toward said rear wall, and extending beyond a second of said two sidewalls by said distance when said module is mounted, whereby when the electrical installation is assembled, adjacent modules are forcibly connected to each other in an electrically conductive manner via one of said bus modules.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The electrical installation according to claim 1 wherein at least one of said plurality of modules contains printed circuit boards and wherein said fixed pair of contact element are mechanically braced in each of said plurality of modules.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The electrical installation according to claim 1, wherein one pair of said fixed pair of contact elements and one pair of said removable pair of contact elements are able to be connected with one another by an essentially linear movement.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
The electrical installation according to claim 1, wherein said fixed pair of contact elements and said removable pair of contact elements are constructed to be mechanically and electrically symmetrical.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The electrical installation according to claim 1, wherein said fixed pair of contact elements are essentially U-shaped.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The electrical installation according to claim 1, wherein said removable pair of contact elements are essentially U-shaped.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
53 words
The electrical installation according to claim 1 wherein when the installation is assembled, each fixed pair of contact elements is electrically and mechanically connected to up to two removable pairs of contact elements and removable pair of contact elements is electrically and mechanically interconnected to up to two fixed pairs of contact elements.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
The electrical installation according to claim 1 further including a support mechanism having a surface wherein said bus modules are designed such that they are braced on said surface of said support mechanism when the installation is assembled.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
The electrical installation according to claims 1, wherein each of said plurality of modules includes a hook mechanism, each hook mechanism permitting an associated module to be swivel-mounted on to said carrier.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
The electrical installation according to claim 9 wherein said carrier is a top-hat rail.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The electrical installation according to claim 9 wherein for each of said plurality of modules, said hook mechanism is arranged at an end said rear wall.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
The electrical installation according to claim 11, wherein for each of said plurality of modules said bus module is arranged at said end of said rear wall opposite the hook mechanism.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
37 words
The electrical installation according to claim 9, further including a fastener, said fastener securing one of said plurality of modules to said carrier after said one of said plurality of modules is swivel-mounted on to said carrier.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
The electrical installation according to claim 12, wherein one of said plurality of modules is secured to said carrier by screwing it to said carrier.
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