Component assembly system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9730353-B2
Application number	US-201415033534-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 3, 2014
Priority date	Nov 4, 2013
Publication date	Aug 8, 2017
Grant date	Aug 8, 2017

Abstract

A component assembly system includes a supporting profiled rail, a functional component, and a bridging module configured to electrically connect to the functional component. The bridging module includes a module retention device configured to hold the bridging module on the supporting profiled rail. The functional component is configured to partly seat onto the bridging module, and includes a component retention device configured to hold the functional component on the supporting profiled rail. A locking slide is configured to releasably fix a functional component to a supporting profiled rail. The locking slide is configured to positively engage around the supporting profiled rail.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A component assembly system, comprising:
a supporting profiled rail;
a functional component;
a bridging module configured to electrically connect to the functional component, the bridging module comprising a module retention device configured to hold the bridging module on the supporting profiled rail, wherein the module retention device is configured to produce a snap-lock connection between the bridging module and the supporting profiled rail;
wherein the functional component is configured to partly seat onto the bridging module, and wherein the functional component comprises a component retention device configured to hold the functional component on the supporting profiled rail.

2. The component assembly system according to claim 1 , wherein the module retention device is configured to snap onto the supporting profiled rail by a pivoting of the bridging module.

3. The component assembly system according to claim 1 , wherein the module retention device comprises a rigid retention element engaging around the supporting profiled rail and an elastically flexible retention element arranged opposite the rigid retention element, wherein the rigid retention element and the elastically flexible retention element are configured to latch onto the supporting profiled rail.

4. The component assembly system according to claim 1 , wherein the supporting profiled rail comprises an undercut profile which interacts with one or more of the module retention device or the component retention device.

5. The component assembly system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the bridging module or the functional component is displaceable on or along the supporting profiled rail.

6. The component assembly system according to claim 1 , comprising a clamping element configured to fix the bridging module against displaceability on the supporting profiled rail, wherein the clamping element is connectable to the bridging module.

7. The component assembly system according to claim 1 , wherein the bridging module comprises plug connections configured to electrically connect to the functional component.

8. The component assembly system according to claim 1 , wherein the functional component and the bridging module are connectable in a tongue-and-groove connection configured to absorb tensile forces acting on the connection between the bridging module and the functional component along the supporting profiled rail.

9. The component assembly system according to claim 1 , wherein the component retention device comprises a displaceable locking slide configured to engage under or positively engage around the supporting profiled rail.

10. The component assembly system according to claim 1 , wherein the functional component is configured to be set onto the bridging module, and wherein the module retention device is configured to be locked or blocked from actuating when the module retention device is covered by a housing edge of the functional component.

11. A locking slide configured to:
releasably fix a functional component to a supporting profiled rail and positively engage around the supporting profiled rail;
wherein the locking slide is displaceable into an extended locking position configured to engage under the functional component on the supporting profiled rail; and
wherein the locking slide is displaceable into a retracted release position configured to seat the functional component on the supporting profiled rail, the locking slide comprising a locking arm configured to latch the locking slide into at least one of the extended locking position or the retracted release position.

12. The locking slide according to claim 11 , comprising a pressure spring configured to aid a motion of the locking slide into the extended locking position.

13. The locking slide according to claim 11 , wherein the locking slide comprises a first latch opening and a second latch opening for the locking arm.

14. The locking slide according to claim 11 , wherein the locking slide comprises a fixing spring arm configured to fix the locking slide in the retracted release position.

15. The locking slide according to claim 14 , wherein the fixing spring arm comprises a pressure element configured to press the fixing spring arm into a disengaging position in which the locking slide can be displaced into the extended locking position.

16. The locking slide according to claim 11 , wherein the locking slide comprises a supporting section configured to support a fixing spring arm.

17. The locking slide according to claim 11 wherein the locking slide comprises an opening configured for insertion of a tool for displacing the locking slide.

Assignees

• Phoenix Contact Gmbh Co Kg
• Phoenix Contact Gmbh & Co

Inventors

• Bury Joachim
• Salomon Thomas

Classifications

• H05K7/1468 Primary

  Mechanical features of input/output (I/O) modules · CPC title

• H05K7/1478

  including a segmented bus · CPC title

• H01R11/03

  characterised by the relationship between the connecting locations (H01R11/11 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H05K7/1474

  Mounting of modules, e.g. on a base or rail or wall · CPC title

• H05K7/1401 Primary

  comprising clamping or extracting means (H05K7/10 takes precedence) · CPC title