Rail mounted assembly and method of securing and releasing components of the assembly
First Claim
1. A rail mounted assembly, comprising:
- a controller housing having a locking feature on a base of the controller housing and multiple mounting guides extending from the base of the controller housing, wherein each mounting guide includes a guiding slot; and
a rail having two side portions and a center portion therebetween, wherein each side portion is coupled to a particular side of the center portion and forms an L-shaped edge and wherein each side portion is configured to slide into the guiding slot of a particular mounting guide of the controller housing for coupling the rail to the controller housing, and wherein the center portion includes a flexible cutout tab for sliding over and engaging with the locking feature when coupling the rail to the controller housing resulting in the locking feature being aligned with the flexible cutout tab to lock the rail coupled to the controller housing.
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Abstract
An example rail mounted assembly includes a controller housing having a locking post extending from a base of the controller housing and multiple mounting guides extending from the base and each mounting guide includes a guiding slot, and a rail having two side portions and a center portion therebetween. Each side portion is coupled to a particular side of the center portion and forms an L-shaped edge and each side portion is configured to slide into the guiding slot of a particular mounting guide of the controller housing for coupling the rail to the controller housing. The center portion includes a flexible cutout tab with a hole for sliding over and engaging with the locking post when coupling the rail to the controller housing to lock the rail to the controller housing. Example methods of securing and releasing components of the rail mounted assembly are also described.
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20 Claims
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1. A rail mounted assembly, comprising:
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a controller housing having a locking feature on a base of the controller housing and multiple mounting guides extending from the base of the controller housing, wherein each mounting guide includes a guiding slot; and a rail having two side portions and a center portion therebetween, wherein each side portion is coupled to a particular side of the center portion and forms an L-shaped edge and wherein each side portion is configured to slide into the guiding slot of a particular mounting guide of the controller housing for coupling the rail to the controller housing, and wherein the center portion includes a flexible cutout tab for sliding over and engaging with the locking feature when coupling the rail to the controller housing resulting in the locking feature being aligned with the flexible cutout tab to lock the rail coupled to the controller housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A rail for a mounted assembly, comprising:
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a center portion including a flexible cutout tab with a hole for sliding over a locking post when coupling the rail to a controller housing to lock the rail coupled to the controller housing, wherein the flexible cutout tab of the center portion includes (i) an angled portion arranged at an angle away from an underside surface of the center portion, (ii) a flat tab including the hole for sliding over the locking post, wherein the flat tab is connected to an end of the angled portion, and (iii) one or more wings connected to the flat tab and arranged at an angle toward the underside surface of the center portion, wherein the center portion is releasable from the controller housing by lifting the one or more wings to disengage the locking post from the hole of the flexible cutout tab; and two side portions, wherein each side portion is coupled to a particular side of the center portion and forms an L-shaped edge, and wherein each side portion is configured to slide into a guiding slot of a particular mounting guide of the controller housing for coupling the rail to the controller housing, wherein at least one of the two side portions of the rail includes a cutout enabling access to the flexible cutout tab. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method of securing and releasing components of a rail mounted assembly, the method comprising:
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providing a controller housing having a locking post extending from a base of the controller housing and multiple mounting guides extending from the base of the controller housing, wherein each mounting guide includes a guiding slot; sliding side portions of a rail into respective guiding slots of the mounting guides of the controller housing for coupling the rail to the controller housing, wherein each side portion of the rail is coupled to a particular side of a center portion and forms an L-shaped edge; sliding a flexible cutout tab of the center portion of the rail over the locking post when coupling the rail to the controller housing resulting in the locking post being positioned in a hole of the flexible cutout tab to lock the rail coupled to the controller housing; and releasing the rail from the controller housing by accessing the flexible cutout tab through a cutout of at least one of the side portions of the rail. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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