Hirschmann Electronics Gmbh & Co Kg

Weidmuller Interface Gmbh & Co. Kg

Hirschmann Automation and Control Gmbh

Gerald Lieb

Othmar Gaidosch

Stefan Reker

Klaus Steinmetz

Michael Sturm

Bernd Fischer

Jürgen Metzler

An electric appliance ( ) comprising modules ( ) that can be juxtaposed to one another and interconnected using bridge elements ( ) for transmitting electric signals and operating voltages. The modules ( ) and bridge elements ( ) are provided with a pair of plug-in connectors ( ) and also a pair of mating plug-in connectors ( ). The plug-in connectors ( ) are each mounted in a cylindrical outer sleeve ( ), and the mating plug-in connectors ( ) are mounted in cylindrical ducts or penetrations ( ). An O-shaped sealing ring or gasket ( ) is arranged about the circumference of each outer sleeve ( ), so that the O-shaped gaskets ( ) are under pressure when the outer sleeves ( ) are inserted in the penetration ( ) to interconnect the plug-in connectors ( ) and the mating plug-in connectors ( ).

Electric appliance comprising modules that can be juxtaposed

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Kernen, Germany

Gerald Lieb