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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2001
Jörg Koch, Göppingen, DE;
Rudi Singer, Wäschenbeuren, DE;
Gerd Lausberg, Dortmund, DE;
Marc Stanesby, Mettmann, DE;
Udo Kienapfel, Düsseldorf, DE;
ERNI Elektroapparate GmbH, Adelberg, DE;
Abstract
An electronic device that can be pushed onto a support rail ( ), having a housing ( ), with an electronic module that can be inserted detachably into the housing, and bus contacts are provided for the transmission of data and/or energy to neighboring electronic devices that are pushed onto the support rail ( ) and have an identical design, with appropriately designed bus terminal. The bus contacts can be displaced relative to the housing ( ). The bus contacts can be immobilized via a latching fixture so that when in a latched position they can be brought into contact of the bus terminals in the neighboring device.