Register rack assembly for a programmable controller system
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1. A register rack assembly housing a plurality of electronic modules including a programmable controller and related devices, each of said electronic modules containing an electronic circuit board, said register rack assembly comprising:
- a rear wall, a pair of spaced side walls and a top wall;
a mounting member extending between said side walls and mounted at a lower end of said rear wall, said mounting member having spaced tabs defining positioning slots for receiving a complementary mounting tab forming part of each said electronic modules;
a latch member disposed between said side walls and mounted thereto adjacent respective upper forward edges thereof, said latch member including means for pivoting said latch member relative to said side walls; and
means associated with said latch member for locking said latch member in a closed position in engagement with an abutment on said electronic modules, said latch member retaining said modules in said register rack assembly.
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Abstract
A register rack assembly for housing a plurality of electronic modules including a programmable controller and related devices, each of the modules containing an electronic circuit board, is disclosed.
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1. A register rack assembly housing a plurality of electronic modules including a programmable controller and related devices, each of said electronic modules containing an electronic circuit board, said register rack assembly comprising:
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a rear wall, a pair of spaced side walls and a top wall; a mounting member extending between said side walls and mounted at a lower end of said rear wall, said mounting member having spaced tabs defining positioning slots for receiving a complementary mounting tab forming part of each said electronic modules; a latch member disposed between said side walls and mounted thereto adjacent respective upper forward edges thereof, said latch member including means for pivoting said latch member relative to said side walls; and means associated with said latch member for locking said latch member in a closed position in engagement with an abutment on said electronic modules, said latch member retaining said modules in said register rack assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A register rack assembly housing a plurality of electronic modules including a programmable controller and related devices, each of said modules containing an electronic circuit board, said register rack comprising:
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a rear wall, a pair of spaced side walls and a top wall; a mounting member extending between said side walls and mounted at a lower end of said rear wall, said mounting member having spaced tabs defining positioning slots for receiving a complementary mounting tab forming part of said electronic modules; at least one said extender bracket downwardly disposed from said mounting member and adapted for supporting a bottom portion of a respective electronic module extending below said rear wall; a latch member disposed between said side walls and mounted thereto adjacent respective upper forward edges thereof, said latch member including means for pivoting said latch member relative to said side walls; and means associated with said latch member for locking said latch member in a closed position in engagement with an abutment on said electronic modules, said latch member retaining said modules in said register rack assembly.
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