Assembly system for electrical and mechanical components
First Claim
1. A mounting arrangement for electrical and mechanical components, comprising:
- (a) a generally-rectangular support body (1) formed from electrically-insulating synthetic plastic material having a horizontal base portion (2), and a horizontal upper surface containing at least one longitudinally-extending groove (6) that defines in said support body first and second longitudinally-extending vertical walls (3, 5) that extend upwardly from said base portion, said first vertical wall (3) having;
(1) a vertical portion (3a), and(2) at least one integral horizontal portion (3b) at the upper end of said vertical portion, said horizontal portion extending partially into said groove, thereby to define an overhang that extends over a given vertical groove wall (6c);
(b) a generally-rectangular first component (34) arranged transversely above said support body and said groove, said component including a housing having a bottom surface (34a) seated on said support body horizontal upper surface; and
(c) connecting means extending from said component into said groove for connecting said component with said support body.
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Abstract
An electrical, electronic, fiber-optic, hydraulic, or pneumatic component is mounted upon a rectangular support body having an upper surface containing at least one linear groove, wherein a first connector is mounted in protectively concealed relation adjacent a given vertical side wall of the groove beneath an overhanging portion of the support body that extends partially into the groove, and a second connector extends downwardly from the component into the groove when the component is seated on the top surface of the support body. When the component is mechanically or manually horizontally displaced laterally of the groove from its initial inserted position toward a connected position adjacent the given vertical wall, the second connector is brought into connection with the first connector. In the preferred embodiment, the first and second connectors are electrical devices connected with electrical or electronic circuits contained within the component.
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1. A mounting arrangement for electrical and mechanical components, comprising:
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(a) a generally-rectangular support body (1) formed from electrically-insulating synthetic plastic material having a horizontal base portion (2), and a horizontal upper surface containing at least one longitudinally-extending groove (6) that defines in said support body first and second longitudinally-extending vertical walls (3, 5) that extend upwardly from said base portion, said first vertical wall (3) having; (1) a vertical portion (3a), and (2) at least one integral horizontal portion (3b) at the upper end of said vertical portion, said horizontal portion extending partially into said groove, thereby to define an overhang that extends over a given vertical groove wall (6c); (b) a generally-rectangular first component (34) arranged transversely above said support body and said groove, said component including a housing having a bottom surface (34a) seated on said support body horizontal upper surface; and (c) connecting means extending from said component into said groove for connecting said component with said support body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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