Patent ID: 11903154
Assignee: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 7:
8. A method for retaining a module in a motor control center, the method comprising the steps of:
inserting the module a first distance into the motor control center, the first distance being less than full insertion into the motor control center, wherein inserting the module the first distance into the motor control center includes:
deflecting a biasing member of an apparatus mounted to an outer surface of a housing for the module from a first position toward the outer surface of the housing to a second position, and
expanding a spring mounted between a retaining member of the apparatus and an inner surface of the housing; and

inserting the module a second distance into the motor control center, the second distance being a difference between full insertion and the first distance into the motor control center, wherein inserting the module the second distance into the motor control center includes:
moving the biasing member of the apparatus away from the outer surface of the housing with a force generated by the spring when the module is fully inserted into the motor control center, and
engaging the motor control center with the biasing member when the module is fully inserted into the motor control center to resist removal of the module from the motor control center.