Patent ID: 6164985
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: H01R,H02B

Abstract:
In a connecting element having a bracket for attachment of side walls of a switch cabinet to frame sections of a switch cabinet frame and contact springs fastened to the bracket for electrical connection of the side walls to frame legs of said switch cabinet frame, which contact springs comprise a plurality of contact points facing in a direction of the side wall, which contact points protrude above a contact surface of the frame section on which a corresponding side wall is disposed, the improvement comprising: said bracket (20) comprising a fastening plate (21) attached to an outer wall ( 11) of said frame section (10), said fastening plate (21) grading into a fastening section disposed vertically with respect to said side wall (50), a running leg (25) connected parallel to said side wall (50) and forming at least one threaded mount (27) for attachment of said side wall (50), said leg (25) forming two plug-in receptacles (26) disposed at a spacing from each other in a longitudinal direction of said frame section (10) and in which corresponding plug-in projections (31) of said contact spring (30) are disposed, and a spring plate (32) connected to the plug-in projections (31), said spring plate (32) being sloped at an angle less than or equal to about 90.degree. relative to said side wall (50) and holding said contact points (33) to a side of a contact surface of said side wall (50).