Weidmueller Interface Gmbh Co. Kg

Weidmuller Interface Gmbh & Co. Kg

Timo Berger

Michael Schnatwinkel

Stephan Fehling

Ralf Schumacher

Matthias Niggemann

Klaus Wohlgemuth

Klaus Püschner

Klaus Pueschner

Georg Kulturidi

Gordon Opitz

Daniela Luecke-Janssen

Björn Griese

Daniela LÜCKE-Janssen

An electrical module includes a rectangular carrier frame adapted for vertical transverse mounting on a horizontal support rail, a housing for mounting an electrical component in an open-top chamber contained in the carrier frame, and a rectangular electrical connector mounted on and extending across the upper end of the carrier frame, thereby to enclose the component and afford electrical connection with upper terminals thereof. The connector is pivotally connected at one end with the carrier frame for displacement between open and closed positions, and a fastener device serves to lock the connector in the closed position to the carrier frame. Alternatively, the ends of the connector are removably fastened to the carrier frame. Lower terminals of the component are connected with lower contacts arranged at the bottom of the chamber for connection with corresponding lower contacts of adjacent modules mounted in stacked relation on the support rail.

Connection module being capable of serving as a bus

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Oerlinghausen, Germany

Timo Berger