Patent ID: 9444231
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: H02B

Claim Text:
1. A mounting mechanism, adapted to grip a DIN rail, comprising: a main body including a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion, wherein the first mounting portion has a stopper member and two first retaining units; and a latching body movably disposed in the first mounting portion and including at least one resilient portion and two second retaining units; wherein one end of the latching body is configured to protrude into the second mounting portion; a range of movement of the latching body in the first mounting portion spans from a first position wherein the resilient portion is positioned below the stopper member to a second position wherein the second retaining units engage the two first retaining units; wherein the main body is adapted to movably grip the DIN rail by the second mounting portion and to be fixed to a third position on the DIN rail by one end of the latching body protruding into the second mounting portion, wherein a position of the stopper member is more proximal to the second mounting portion than a position of the first retaining unit to the second mounting portion; wherein the two first retaining units are arranged symmetrically, the two second retaining units adapted to receive the two first retaining units in the second position, and the two second retaining units are each arranged on the latching body facing the face of the first mounting portion having the two first retaining units; wherein the stopper member and the two first retaining units are each a protruding block protruding from the first mounting portion, the latching body is formed with two first guiding grooves that receive the two first retaining units when the latching body is positioned between the first position and the second position and a second guiding groove configured to receive the stopper member, each of the first guiding grooves and the second guiding groove is open at one end and closed at the other end, and each of the second retaining units are recesses arranged at the respective closed ends.