Patent ID: 6435759
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: H02B,Y10T

Abstract:
In a device for connecting two switchgear cabinets which can be aligned against each other, the switchgear cabinets having aligned racks formed of profiled frame sections (10, 20) and which form connecting frames in a direction of a connecting plane, wherein the profiled frame sections have profiled sides (11, 12, 21a, 21b) oriented toward an interior of the switchgear cabinets, wherein the profiled frame sections (10, 20) of a first cabinet of the cabinets is the aligned racks which are associated with each other are interlockingly connected with one of the profiled frame sections (10, 20) of a second cabinet of the cabinets by at least one connector (30) fixed in place at one of fastening receivers of one of the profiled sides, an improvement comprising:the profiled frame sections (10, 20) of the first cabinet having cross-sectional geometry different than the geometry of the profiled frame sections (10, 20) of the second cabinet, the at least one connector (30) fixed in place in one of the receivers fastening receiver (13) of a first profiled frame section (10) of the profiled frame sections (10, 20) of the first cabinet by a first fixation element (31), and the connector (30) acting on a second profiled frame section (20) of the profiled frame sections (10, 20) by a clamping element (40).