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R!A) GmrbH CONTROL CABINET U WTH BETTER STRNTNCGN CAPABRHJTY TEdRN ICA IELD % inventing relates to a control cablnctwih a basicafy rectangular outer shape where there is ararne installed in the retangular boxconmprising several trarne profiles and at bus bar ruminsidethe fame to a est one of the firstreengular suthes dehrnned OyN,-h irst rectangular edges. STATE OF THE ART Control cabinets of the type ncntoned above ar eonmnlyknown and frequency used SeveTal bus bars can run diagonally n a control cabinet fo example for connecting elci cal components including contactors, control units and similarnrmonents~and. several control S cabinets can be instance sidebyside other other handd the components to be installed canotun into a singe control cabiNet The bus bars othe control cabinets are connected to each other to create a bus bar inning diagonally through the entire control cabinet aranem -t an ifrntecrcacomponents can be connected to this us bar. A Cntro! cabinet of the type described above is presented fr exapie in EP I 070 3% Bi 20 Knon control eabinets have the disadvantage that connectingi tem is a difficult and timre consuming process. The connecion terminal of the (main) bus bar is eneraiiv accessible in the Insde o e control cabet. The inside f the control cabinetis norinaly vtted with components, chM an severely li he fee space in the cabinet and the accessibilty of the connection ermina The hame ras(ame profiles) are usualylcated exactly at Qhe 25 connectng plane of the control cabinet, which limit or block access to the connection terminal especiHnthe outsideurthermore, fthe bus bars are located near the roof Fthe ctrol cabinet the aS'emTly process becomes even more dfcut. because the installer Smus working te direction opposite to gravity -2 DISC SURE 0F THE iNVENTION A purpose ofttrnvenirain ivecore un create an knpinved Cantmi cahint.a should espela~ymakestrigia control cabinets easier. Tis function : impiementedb a controlabinet ofhe type mentioned at the beginning S wich coanhss a bus bar nning Sithin the alne at at to tohe first rectanular surface linitedb 1wite first rectangular edge, whefeb there s. aist i neEr inteagua ge whieh limits al ane protiles diagonalty at east n part Wthin dhe scope of thenenton diagealy limited means that the spective frarne potile is offset iag ly t, longitudinal Ktreeton 1 the area of the above rectangular edgb in 1C3 other wods there is at last a irst rectanginar edge, and no fhamo protes or ame elements are touching this teCtangular edge INngitudlinaily; and respeCiltwev ainel ) proties are located iagonally to the espective edge and offset towards the inside ofhe cabinetThe trame profiles can have a graded or bent shape for example or they can even be stralht. The control cabinet can even hae afrst rectangiuar edge, and al rame protnes are offset 15 diagonaly and compietelyas compared to this edge. Offsetting the frame profiles creates or impnrces Case t access as the case may be, to the connection terminals of the bus bar in the martin plane between two control cabinets especially because the installer can work using gravity. The dependent claims and the descriptions and the overview figures relate to further 2 adontageous embodiments o he Anvention it 1 0 Eis specalebnjncia ieacha rns protilcen paralle to a retangular edge, or the Pnme prfile creates or touches this rectangular edge. he control cabinet is very easy to manufacture n this manner The pose measures result at least in a firs rectangul ar edge, and al famCe protles parallel to this edge are located at a distance frm this edge 25 it is also beneial ithe bus bas running between the first retanglar sure ad the second rectangular surface limited by the rectangular edge, wherein there is at least a second rectangular edge, and all frame pIroles are at least partially diagonafy offsetnhon this secon es version, the bus bar is located between two reCtangular srfaees ftor exanrple from left to right whereinteach rectangular surface there is at least one frame pmofule e h d o :pm ide or imnle ease of access tothe cornnecton termina of the bus bar in fthpatn ig plane-betrweeni two control abinets. iS benefiial if a trame profIle located near at least the irstsecond retrsgaar suraem specialy parallel thereto) is also off Che diagonally to tne fsusecond rectangular SrAce. in 5 rtcpile. it is posible to offset a frame profile to the inside in the parting pne between two ntrolabinets @at is up ordown in case of a vertical iartingul In caseof thisnrsion of thre control cabinet, the respe ate pie is offRA! a 2 ay Anm the paring plne (that ts to the left or rightor forward backward respectvely in case of a vertical partng planet This farther sin;plfies access to the connection terminal ohe bus oars. 10 It is beneficial if a franme profile located near at least the first/second reotangular surface (especill parallel thereto)is offset iagonaly by 5 cm or pyreferabiy b10 cm or farther preferabi bym 20 m to the first'second rectangular edge, diagonally to the /rsthe od rectanglar surface. his ensures proper access for a tor hy hand to the connection terminal of te bus bars $ itis further beneficial ifthe bus bar is located normal to the first/econd rectangularsurface. This firither facilitates especially stringing several control cabinets together. It is especially benefcial if a control cabinet has several bus bars> held by a bus bar support, which is perpendicular(and especially normal) to the bus bars, and which is connected to or tadeup by a trame profile located tear especiali naraillto at least the firstsecond S retanguar edge and offsetin the first second rectangular surface Wih the propped measures tee control cabinctlbecomes especial robust. f the bus bar support is made ap ot a frame profle the fame profile has especially two uses. A controlabi sym can b bul belI , conpising a control ainet of the type mentoned above. further compriingat least a connecting component for mounting on a 25 bus bar herein the distance betweenaleast a irst/second rectangular surface and the nearesttespealy parallel thereto rectangular surface and the frame profile touching the firs'econd reetansular surface is at least as large as the widthneight ofthe connectng component Thc connecting component can b- properly fitted and mounted onthe bus bar 4 lom the outside of the control cabinet.
type nenoned abovefthier 010nnprsing at least onneeg c rmponent for otuing An a bhs bat whrein the stance between atleast a lst/sCQondl rectangular stlface and 1he nearest(especialy aradeltereto) rectanguar sudace and the frameprofie ost Irmm the S frst/second rectarigar surface is at least as large as half the width of the connecting cmponent. Tis is a further beneAcal version wherein the connecting emniponent can he ppri Att and nnunted thQ e bus harnon th otide 0the cYnNo cabinet Finahyit is benefieta ifthe controleaabnetsystem presented ccmpriscs a fiurthercontrol cabinet wherein the centrel cabinets of the cotrol cabinet system are coniigured to he t) ceed their irsteond recangular surfce; especially usiag the frane prfileswich Drake up are ilcontact with these retanguar suraces. The name hOes of the control cauinets can be connected to each other for example with screws or vnsing other coupling comroponeentrs SHORT SMT OF FI'NURES shemnatic diagrams and drawings i the figures show: Fid aschemna diga f uao c tsytmni caiueve 5 Frg 2 Detail iew of he cabinet system presented in Fig 1 oblique and froew g Det ! visew o the cabinet svsten-presemed in Mi. eb, que and back view; Fig 4 LayouoF a control cabinet with two trame rofies offset to theinside on one side; ig 5 two conrom cainets connected to ech~ aheaccordr g to Fig, 4 10 1g 6 Layoutoa control cabinet th a frame p-rile offset to the nside on one air Fig, ' two control cabinets connected to each other accrding to Fig. 6 Fig, Layo of a control cabinet with hame profiles offset o the imide on both aides; Fig, 9 two control cabinets connected to each other according to Fig8 Fig Layout of acntrol cabinet with angled frate profies partly Offaet to the inside I5 Fig I two control cabinets connected to each other according to Fig 10. DETAILED DESCRIPTION ()F INVENTION Fig shows two control cabinets la, b wih ai essentially rectangular oide shape in onque View F~g 2 shows a deta i ew of the control cabinets l a 1t I n obdigue and front 20 view andgn 3 shows a detail view of contMl cabnuet i b n obuc ad back view. The control cabinet a comiAses a tran isted in the above recngular bO. wherein the frame comprises several fame profiles 1.12 and several bus bars 13 instaledinside thefrane running to at least a fist rectangular surface limited by the fist rectangular edge. The control cabinet I a rlther COises an optional base ranme i5a In the above-mentioned arangeret 25 there is a Wrt rectangular edge C. and all fame profies 12 are offset diagonally Iromdis edge.
SN&IN words ee i.a t. :eetarigaLar edge C h is not age and inl contat longitudinally wnth any fame pmile 1.. 2 ortrnamaelement: and restz~~iey fame profile 4 dislocated diagonaly to reetv edge C and ofset cards tie tierior cf the cabinet ' Frare profile 4 is consequently inked to frame profaies 9, 10 i aTshaped arraneent, this o arrarnglrlein crates ao irogroves easy access to the onnection terminals of the bus bar 1 3 in the raring plane betweentwo contr caints la, 1 The example presented l. I shows an ranemrentwhere each fame profile 1?is arael to a rectanguar edger ther ane profile creates or touches this rectangular edge The etsti Qunt a can ce easily rmanufaetied irutol manner; The. proposedt measures O res at least in a irst rectangular edge and al framed proPies 1.12 ]pa reI this edge are of4se diagonally fom this edge, furthermore in this examplehe bus bars 13 are rino ron the fist rectangular surface A to the second rectangular surtfae B mned by the second reetangular cdg, wherein there is a second rectangular edge 1), and alfr nprtlies I 12 are digoal offset fro this edge. i 15 ease of this version, the bus bars 13 are laidbetwenworectangularsurfaces A, B (for example inl Fg shown from left t right) wherelin at each rectangular surface A. B there is at lst one Rame profile 4, offset to thejnside to provide or improve ease of access o the connectionterminal of the bus bars 13 in the parting ant connecting pane made up othe rectangular urken ,B between two conArol cabinets aM b. 20 There is an additional control cabinet lb identica here) installed onthe rightide of contr cabnet a, connected to control cabinet La The bus bars 13 are connected by connecting components to each other The bus bar 1 are connected special inthis example usin O at S S etmup creates a COntrol cab et system compr a Control a A and in addition at least a connecting component 14 tf mountMin on bus bar 3. 23 T control cabinet system actnaly presented in the example comprises two control cabinets wa\act the conir A"o Sa dhri h otol cabinets are contigured to be conrnected at their st/second rectangular sorfaceA. B een byusing the frame proles 1.3. 5.. whichmake up or Much theseetangular sr faes A, B The fRme proles 1.,7 of the control cabinets ina 10 can he conncted o each other for example with screws or by usig othe coupling 30 coMYponents(for exanipl Pug connectos), ID the exande shown, te rne role 4, A. tcted nearest to he first/second rectangular edge , ndI paraiel theretis offsetaso from tc rstsecond rectangular source A, i3 In case of this vesion ofthe control ca in I the respective f/arne pmtle 4.8 is als offset non the parting plantA tif e Niter se aSa4wn in FAg 1 thestame ro00s4, 8 5 are offset laterally.his sinpfes access tothe connAion rArU of the M bar in principle. itin possible tofset a Ime pro'e 1 6 1to the inside in the patting panie A B between two control cahines 1a. lb f the av r ishg e profiles I 17 are ofset verticallythe frame pf ic 16. 17 i Fig I shown dashed) can be mn ed aiternatiVely or in addition to the home profHes4, S in the control cabinet system shown, theaitnce betweente firt/secnd rectangular edge Q D and the nearest and panrae t 100n prome 8 F offset from the nrstsoecond rectangularr surface A. B is at least as large as half fne length of the cormecing component 14. Ihe connecting conopent 14 Can be proven Fitted and trvnzed respecively on the bus bar 13 Mom the outside Af the cantol cainkts a, . 15 FuNhermorin the control cabinet sysenm shownthe distance between the hat/second .e.an d.ge D and the nearest and parallelame prole 6 7 offset ..6 the first/second rectangular surface A.B is a east as large as half the width/height of the connecting componernt14. This is a further beneficial versi n which provides ease of access to the connecting componen 14 ron the outsideN of the control cabinets Ib for easy 2D tti ad ndng of thecornnecting ciOnponent on the bus bar1 It is benendal if a frame profile 4, 8, 16, located near the fissWecnd rectanguna suace Q) and paralel theretois offset diagonalv by 5 ef b or further preterably 0 nfromthe frst/second rectangular edge CN 1 or rather to the fist/second rectangular surface A, B. This ensures poper access with a tool or by hand to the connection 4 terminal of the bus bars 1 in Q. I the bus bars 13 are installed noria o the st/econd ectaniar sudace B This further facditates especially stign eea ccnfr& cabinets Ia, lb together. FIal the control cabe la b in he example prented comprises several bus bars 13 supposed by a bus bar support 18 Fited normal to the busars and the bus bar support is 30 connected to the naine pro1 e 4, 5, 167 nearest ann part]fe- to thetse9ondrectanuar edgeKDat would tc be asble. iwever to nave ne hus bar support 18 made up o aunoe 1 isathe bus bar support P8 and v he r et mpronl 4 8, 1, 1? are rmate of angle piece With he proposed easureshe coraanet Ib becomes especially robust If the bus bar suppoo a hs me i 4, 8 16t 17, the .5 am profile 4, , 6 h as tW o use. For the sake of clarity ig. through ig' 3 show the control cabinets lb withut any itematcomponents except tor the b bars 13 and widout casng and doors respectively Even though the presented arrangements have The min features of a control cabinet t is certird possibe that the conrol cabinets lab ar ftted wth eetntal devices (for 13 example contractors. entronis etc) and wtha casing and doors The above casinge prefera m united after du n the control cabinets a. lb and connecting the bus bars 13, and thecasing can also be removed r this purpose. in the presented control cabinet a, the bus bar 13are running in the upper part of the control cabinet Ia from ledi to right. Dependig ontihe applicaion. thebtis bars .1 can alobe 15 arranged differently, for example fro font to back or in veral direction. he first and the second rectangular surfaces AB are not necessa y" made up of the side wals of the control cabinet Ia, bt they carn consist also of the back and front surfaces auto of the cover surface (the rooft and the Koor surface. in case of the presented control cabinet I a, the frame is made up of twele fame profiles 20 1 .2. urthefane prices can also bested of course for stiffening therame The rame profiles 1. 2 are not necessarily rnning in paraiel a rectangular edgeybut they can be arranged diagonally running diagonal to the frame. Furthermore, the conro abinetla is bit as a minor image as compared to a plane parallel to the rectangular surfaces A, B. h is also not necessatilyneededThe control abinetI a 25 can also have an asvmmetni stutre atican have a hiher dro ore dsynnetry as presented here. The free space created by the special arrangement of the rame profiles 4 8 16. eanfirther used otherwise than only or th assembly of the connection phoe 14. alo rovides or facilitates aces to other operating and functional componentsohen of control cabinet a T 30 nspecton and maintenance of screw connections. checks incudina tenocraur checks, egenetion5 using imnaging procedures etc. are also ensured and facilitate i n ths manner.And tnady the tree space created can also be ue eetdsiainepcal o h vcIuatn' of air. i s terebyespeciaypossible to haag or opernogs n the Cingl-i delinithe O ree space. It shoudbe noted here that the special aranrement of tiane pIon se 4, K 16, 17 beneficial howeze.ai i not the agsOlution thinkabe is a 0ls ible: b or eAmYpe a have amnepr'ofiles s1 3 and 57 respectivly offset to the inside to simple access te cOnneedng1O tamfl~idol the hsn bars 13. t should be furter noted that the base famei S is opinal, Ithis ample together wit the trare. pP fics A 2. j maes no the bottom rectangular surface of the control 10 cabinet . The nme profiles paralelto the rectangular edges of the bottom surfhe are also mande up of two pas. its ao psMc of course to have theespectie 'aneprofils made at asingic piece. Finally it is also possible to separate the base frame 15 conce'ptuatly vtom the control abinet 1 a, and hus its agdar exterionsurfaceis made up of the frine pmaies j . i 2 and 16 and I Inthis aWpproachthe base frame i5 is eonsdered to be arranged s outside of the exterionsurfac. The above modifed approach does not affett the benefits of the special arrangement ofiteame profiles 4, F 16 and 17. figures 4to 1 1 show some exmples as illusrations, with the possible arrangements of a control cabnet with an ess entiailyreetangular exterior shape. in the presented exanmples there are casings and doors isaf .n h id rfaces f the e ve rtg rb to 20 demonstrate that theinterior side of the control cabinet can also be accessed even if the control cabinets are stringed together. Fig. 4 shows a. ayout o1 a control cabinet Ic.with two frairteprofilles offset toe ieinside on one side (here on the right side) in an 0bliue back view As ceait shown in Fig 5. with two control c nets according to Fg 4 and connected to each other the insdeof the control 25 cabinet can be accessed in this manner through the top side of the control cabinet c and ghonb its back side, The fame prfles cuid also be offset on bot sides tothe inide and not only on the right side. Eig. 6 shows a layout of a control cabinet M ith a rame profle offset to the inside on one side (here onhe top side) Ky 7 also shows two control cabinets I d according toig. 0 and 30 connected to each hei he iside of the controlcabinet can be accessed in is examnple iough the top Side, vgssows a ayeana a con caied t nn pfls fs to thion both S adCaua W ted 10 ad h~c FQa 9 Onl in W, We rear adHCES 010 1 bal and g s h s a pvle b he a a wnt i Iant a mot or si s a wthng f rame prof o offset to e jly ow bh sie ia aoahakve.ig. 9 ls shows two controtcabinets acodgtoc1 n contd to each ads donnete tach othe.. 19 ear the rearwar aesset te bCs ba 13. it s fin nted tde anr , b ane ofort noc dra n et al deveK nwenas of theith ag wam