Patent ID: 8003899
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: H02B

Abstract:
1. An instrument enclosure comprising: a substantially hollow housing for containing various electronic components of said instrument; a cover plate for attachment to a first, open face, of said housing; a DIN rail receiving groove passing through a second face of said housing that is opposite to said first face; at least one raised mounting rib located on the exterior of at least two opposing walls of said housing; at least two mounting brackets for panel mounting said enclosure, each mounting bracket adapted to engage and be retained by a corresponding one of said raised mounting ribs on said housing, each mounting bracket including at least one hole for receiving a threaded stud of a user interface module; a user interface module having a plurality of threaded studs extending therefrom; and a plurality of like-threaded nuts for engaging said threaded studs; wherein, said enclosure is adapted to be panel mounted by placing said second face of said housing into abutting contact with a first side of a panel wall, placing said user interface module into abutting contact with an opposite side of said panel wall, affixing said mounting brackets to said housing, passing said threaded studs of said user interface module through holes in said panel wall and through said holes in said mounting brackets, and threading said nuts onto said studs so as to draw said housing toward said user interface module and into a secure, retained position against said panel wall.