Patent ID: 7274573

Claim:
An assembly for mounting power electronics modules in an equipment cabinet, cubicle or other like equipment space, the assembly comprising a mounting base ( 3 ) incorporating first fixture means ( 13 , 14 ) for fixing the mounting base ( 3 ) on a support surface ( 2 ) and second fixture means ( 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 ) for fixing a power electronics module ( 7 ) on the mounting base ( 3 ), wherein said second fixture means ( 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 ) are adapted at a distance from said first fixture means ( 13 , 14 ) so that a first end of the module ( 7 ) to be fixed on said mounting base ( 3 ) becomes situated closer to said support surface ( 2 ) than the opposite end ( 11 ) of the module relative to said first end, characterized by an opening ( 9 ) made in the mounting base for adapting a power electronics module therein so that the cooling part of the electronics module becomes recessed below the mounting plate.