Device for securing a functional component to a support rail

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9795046-B2
Application number	US-201415033598-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 3, 2014
Priority date	Nov 4, 2013
Publication date	Oct 17, 2017
Grant date	Oct 17, 2017

Abstract

The invention concerns a functional component ( 400 ) for a component construction system ( 100 ) for electrical connection to a bridge module ( 300 ) which comprises a housing ( 421 ) with a component-securing arrangement ( 401 ) for securing the functional component ( 400 ) to a support profile rail ( 200 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A functional component for a component construction system for electrical connection to a bridge module, comprising:
a housing with a component securing device for securing the functional component to a support profile rail,
wherein the housing comprises at least one recess for the insertion of an electrical plug-in section of the bridge module, and
wherein the functional component comprises an insert section for insertion in a receiving groove of the bridge module, the insert section adapted to absorb tensile forces of the functional component along the support profile rail.

2. The functional component according to claim 1 , wherein the housing is composed of a functional housing lower part and a functional housing upper part.

3. The functional component according to claim 2 , wherein a peripheral sealing ring is arranged between the functional housing lower part and the functional housing upper part.

4. The functional component according to claim 2 , wherein the functional housing upper part comprises a frequency inverter or a power supply.

5. The functional component according to claim 4 , wherein the functional component comprises a first recess for insertion of a first electrical plug-in section and a second recess for the insertion of a second electrical plug-in section.

6. The functional component according to claim 5 , wherein the functional component comprises a first insert section on a first housing side and a second insert section on an opposite housing side.

7. The functional component according to claim 1 , wherein the functional component comprises a first component securing device for a first support profile of the support profile rail and a second component securing device for a second support profile of the support profile rail.

8. The functional component according to claim 1 , wherein the component securing device comprises a slidable locking slide for engaging under the support profile rail.

9. The functional component according to claim 7 , wherein a locking slide can be slid on the functional component between a pushed forward locking position for engaging under the functional component on the support profile rail and a retracted release position for placement of the functional component on the support profile rail.

10. The functional component according to claim 8 , wherein the locking slide comprises a pressure spring for assisting the movement of the locking slide in the pushed forward locking position.

11. The functional component according to claim 8 , wherein the locking slide comprises a locking arm for the engagement of the locking slide in the locking position and for the engagement of the locking slide in the release position.

12. The functional component according to claim 8 , wherein the locking slide comprises a fixing spring arm for the fixing of the locking slide in the release position.

13. The functional component according to claim 1 , wherein the functional component, in particular a functional housing upper part, comprises a heat sink for the dissipation of heat.

Assignees

• Phoenix Contact Gmbh & Co

Inventors

• Bury Joachim
• Salomon Thomas

Classifications

• H05K7/1401

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

• H05K7/1478

  including a segmented bus · CPC title

• H05K7/1474 Primary

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

• H01R9/2608

  Fastening means for mounting on support rail or strip (H01R9/2691 takes precedence; for switch or other electrical device H02B1/042) · CPC title

• H05K7/10 Primary

  Plug-in assemblages of components {, e.g. IC sockets} · CPC title