ADD-ON HOUSING

• Main Authors: FERDERER, Albert, HACKEMEIER, Florian, MEIER, Heiko
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 23.03.2023
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; BLASTING; CURRENT COLLECTORS; DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS ORMACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS,CLIPS, WEDGES, JOINTS OR JOINTING; ELECTRICITY; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; LIGHTING; LINE CONNECTORS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

An add-on housing is provided comprising a frame-shaped basic shape which encloses a receiving region for receiving a contact insert or a holding frame fitted with plug-in connector modules, wherein at least two fastening surfaces having fastening openings are integrally formed on the outside of the frame-shaped basic shape, wherein the add-on housing has snap-fastening means or devices which engage through the fastening openings in order to mechanically fasten the add-on housing to a through-hole in a device wall. A method for fastening an add-on housing to a through-hole in a device wall is also provided, wherein: the add-on housing has fastening openings which are in alignment with corresponding fastening openings in the device wall; snap-fastening means or devices having a box-shaped main body and having opposing and resiliently mounted base portions laterally protruding from said main body are inserted into the mutually aligned fastening openings in the add-on housing and the device wall; the base portions, upon insertion into the fastening openings, are first pressed into the box-shaped main body and then extend to engage the device wall.