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Florian Gäck

Julius Maria Schrafl

Michael Hess

Thomas Böhm

Sascha Ludewig

Benjamin Moosburger

Hans Herold

Markus Götz

Dominik Wölfl

Thomas Sellerer

Dominik WÖLFL

Markus GÖTZ

Julius Schrafl

The invention provides a plug-in module () for a rail-mounted device (), comprising a housing (G), which has a first axial end portion () and a second axial end portion (); wherein, between the first axial end portion () and the second axial end portion (), the housing (G) has a plurality of substantially planar side surfaces (S, S, B, B); also comprising a first resiliently elastic tongue (), which is fitted on a first side surface (S) of the housing (G); wherein the first resiliently elastic tongue () has a first axial end portion (), which is fitted on the housing (G), and a second axial end portion (), which can be moved in a resiliently elastic manner; wherein a first latching nose () is formed between the first and second axial end portions () and protrudes from the first side surface (S) of the housing (G); and further comprising a first actuating element (), which is mounted in a movable manner on the first side surface (S) and can be moved from a first position (P), in which it is arranged substantially within the housing (G), into a second position (P), in which it is located partly outside the housing (G) and is arranged in abutment against the second axial end portion (); wherein, in the second position (P), the first latching nose () can be moved into the housing (G) by a user applying a substantially lateral force (F).

Plug-in module for a rail-mounted device, and rail-mounted device

The invention provides a surge protector, in particular for information technology and/or communications technology systems, which is equipped with: a housing (ST, BT; GT); a first input terminal (E) for applying a first external voltage signal; a second input terminal (E) for applying a second external voltage signal; a first output terminal (A) for outputting the first external voltage signal; a second output terminal (A) for outputting the second external voltage signal; a surge protection circuit device (G, R, Z; G, G, R, R, Z; G, G, R, R, Z, Z), at least part of which is provided on a circuit board (P) located in the housing (ST, BT; G); a first current path (ST) for conducting the first external voltage signal from the first input terminal (E) to the first output terminal (A) bypassing the surge protection circuit device (G, R, Z; G, G, R, R, Z; G, G, R, R, Z, Z); a second current path (ST) for conducting the second external voltage signal from the second input terminal (E) to the second output terminal (A) bypassing the surge protection circuit device (G, R, Z; G, G, R, R, Z; G, G, R, R, Z, Z); a third current path (ST) for conducting the first external voltage signal from the first input terminal (E) to the first output terminal (A) via the surge protection circuit device (G, R, Z; G, G, R, R, Z; G, G, R, R, Z, Z); a first switching contact device (F) for opening and closing the first current path (ST); a first electrical surge protection component (G) which is connected between the first and third current paths (ST, ST); and a mechanical tripping device (AU; B, S, EF, SL) for opening the first switching contact device (F) when in a non-tripped state and for closing the first switching contact device (F) in order to interrupt the third current path (ST) when in a tripped state at a tripping current in the surge protection circuit device (G, R, Z; G, G, R, R, Z; G, G, R, R, Z, Z) caused by exceeding a nominal parameter and/or by degradation of the components.

Surge protector

Surge protection device

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Neumarkt, Germany

Florian Gäck