EP2370984B1 - Alignable housing - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to an attachable housing which has an actuating lever for latching and / or releasing a device which can be placed on the housing, and a marker formed or arranged on the actuating lever.

From the EP 1 052 731 A2 is a terminal with a clamp body known, which has latching means for latching the clamp body on a mounting rail. The stepped trained clamp body is provided on its upper side with several pairs of connection openings for connecting external conductors. Between the connection openings, a substantially rectangular recess is formed in the terminal body into which a relay module can be inserted. This relay module is defined by a substantially U-shaped swivel bracket on the terminal body. The base side of the U-shaped swivel bracket is also provided with a label field for a resource identifier.

The swivel bracket can be pivoted about a bearing pin around in a lateral pivot position. This makes it possible to insert a block in the recess. Thereafter, the swivel bracket is pivoted back to the starting position.

From the DE 199 08 264 A1 is a relay socket with a skirting known, are mounted in the spring bushes for receiving the plug contacts of a relay. The spring jacks are provided with solder tails for soldering into a circuit board with a printed circuit, wherein the solder tails are led out of the skirting. The skirting board is provided with an ejector device with which the relay can be released. This ejector device consists essentially of a slider and the bracket. Both components are provided with effective locking elements which engage in the closed position of the bracket. The ejector is equipped with a parallel to the skirting rocker having two legs which are rotatably mounted centrally on the skirting.

A first leg extends approximately to the middle of the relay base and the second leg protrudes beyond the relay.

From the JP 04 274392 A a housing is known which is equipped with an actuating lever for latching and / or releasing a patch thereon component. This housing is provided with a marker formed on the operating lever.

The invention has for its object to make a rowable housing of the kind described in more detail so that it can be accommodated in space-saving functional elements such as in particular a marker or a display device.

The stated object is achieved by the subject matter of claim 1.

The arrangement of the marker according to claim 1 on the actuating lever is space-saving and easy.

Reference to the accompanying drawings, the invention will be explained in more detail.

Figur 1

einen Abschnitt eines Gehäuses in perspektivischer Darstellung ohne aufgesetzte Markierungsplatte;

Figur 2

eine der Figur 1 entsprechende Darstellung, jedoch mit der Markierungsplatte in einer Zwischenstellung;

Figur 3

den Gehäusebereich der Fig. 2 mit der verrasteten Markierungsplatte;

Figur 4

eine der Figur 3 entsprechende Draufsicht in vierpoliger Ausführung;

Figur 5

einen Abschnitt eines Gehäuses in Draufsicht in dreipoliger Ausführung;

Figur 6

einen Abschnitt eines Gehäuses in Draufsicht in zweipoliger Ausführung;

Figur 7

eine Seitenansicht eines Teilbereichs eines weiteren Gehäuses; und

Figur 8

eine schematische Ansicht eines dritten Gehäuses.

Show it:

FIG. 1

a portion of a housing in perspective view without patch marking plate;

FIG. 2

one of the FIG. 1 corresponding representation, but with the marking plate in an intermediate position;

FIG. 3

the housing area of Fig. 2 with the latched marking plate;

FIG. 4

one of the FIG. 3 corresponding plan view in four-pole version;

FIG. 5

a portion of a housing in plan view in three-pole design;

FIG. 6

a portion of a housing in plan view in two-pole design;

FIG. 7

a side view of a portion of another housing; and

FIG. 8

a schematic view of a third housing.

Fig. 8 shows a schematic view of an (electronic) housing 1 in a stackable design, which is preferably designed as a aufrastbares on a mounting rail, nachreihbares terminal block housing 1.

The housing 1 of Fig. 8 has a recess 9 for receiving a component, in particular a relay module 10, on.

On the housing, an actuating element, in particular a pivotable actuating lever 2 is mounted, which is designed here for releasing the component. Alternatively, the actuating element could also be a latching lever for locking such a component to the housing 1.

For the sake of simplified illustration is in the FIGS. 1 to 6 only a portion of a housing 1 shown in perspective.

On / in the housing 1 connecting devices for external conductors are formed, which are exemplified here as screw connections with screws 4 for clamping the connected conductors. At the in the FIGS. 1 to 4 shown region of the housing 1 can be connected by way of example four conductors.

On the visible upper side of the actuating element 2, here the actuating lever 2, a marker provided with a label, here a marking plate 3, is arranged.

Preferably, the marker by corresponding locking means 5, 6 ( Fig. 1 - 6 ) or 14, 15 ( Fig. 7 ) on the actuating element 2 and on the marking plate 3 positively and / or non-positively determined.

To Fig. 1 to 6 the marking plate 3 is provided on the side facing away from the screws 4 for fixing the conductor to be connected with an undercut locking groove 5. In the attached state, this latching groove 5 engages behind a latching edge 6 on the housing 1.

To Fig. 7 the latching means 14, 15, however, formed in a conventional manner by a latching foot 14 on the marking plate, which engages in a groove 15 on the actuating lever 2.

At the screws 4 side facing the marking plate 3 of Fig. 2 provided with an opening 8, especially in the FIG. 2 is recognizable. This opening 8 is in the illustrated embodiment a recess which is open to one side. As seen in the projection, this opening is 8 T-shaped, with the largest width of the locking groove 5 faces. As a result, a positive connection between the marking plate 3 and the end region of the actuating lever 2 is formed in the mounted state of the marking plate 3.

The opening 8 also penetrates here an actuating projection 11 of the actuating lever 2, so that it can be actuated without exerting pressure on the marking plate 3.

In contrast to the illustrated embodiment, the marking plate 3 could also be provided with a slot whose width should be so large that the marking plate 3 - as described below - is pivotable.

How the particular FIGS. 1 to 3 show, the marking plate 3 is first placed with the opening 8 over the end portion of the actuating lever 2, so that according to the FIG. 2 no positive connection between the locking groove 5 and the locking lugs 6 takes place. By force then the marking plate 3 is pivoted so that the locking groove 5, the locking lugs 6 engages behind ( Fig. 3 ).

Thus, the marking plate 3 can be designed sufficiently large, is in accordance with the FIG. 6 provided in a two-pole design that it rests on side walls 7 of the actuating lever 2.

It is also conceivable that the marking plate 3 is enclosed laterally (in the direction of arrangement) of end regions 12 of the side walls 7 of the actuating lever 2, which additionally secures them against loosening ( Fig. 2 ).

The arrangement of the marking plate 3 directly on the actuating lever 2 ensures a compact design, since the housing 1 no additional space for the marking plate 3 is required.

Below the operating lever 2 is according to the variant of Fig. 7 a display device - here an LED 13 - arranged. If the operating lever 2 is made of a transparent and / or photoconductive material, it is still visible outside the housing 1, when the LED 13 is lit. In this way, an optical display device - if such a one is required - can be dispensed with on the outside of the housing 1 in addition to the actuating lever 2, which saves further installation space.

It is particularly advantageous and space-saving insofar as the marking plate 3 consists of such a transparent and / or photoconductive material to see through the marking plate 3 through the LED 13 or such that the marking plate 3 is illuminated. <B> reference numerals </ b> casing 1 actuating lever 2 Marking plate 3 screw 4 locking groove 5 catch edge 6 side walls 7 perforation 8th recess 9 relay module 10 actuating extension 11 end regions 12 LED 13

Claims (4)

1. An alignable housing (1), in particular an electronics housing, which comprises an actuation lever (2) for latching and/or releasing a component that can be placed on the housing (1), as well as a marker (3) which is formed or arranged on the actuation lever (2), characterized in that the marker (3) is formed as a marking plate (3) which is fixed in a latched manner on the actuation lever (2), that an actuation projection (11) of the actuation lever (2) passes through a breakthrough (8) of the marking plate (3), which is formed in such a way that an interlocking connection is formed between the end region (11) of the actuation lever (2) and the breakthrough (8).
2. An alignable housing according to claim 1, characterized in that the marking plate (3), at the longitudinal edge region facing away from the breakthrough (8), comprises an undercut latching groove (5) which engages beyond a latching edge (6) of the housing.
3. An alignable housing according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the breakthrough (8) is formed as a recess and, as viewed in projection, is formed in T-shaped manner in such a way that the greater width is disposed to face the latching groove (5).
4. An alignable housing according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the breakthrough (8) is formed as a slot.

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