| US 7,455,472 B2 | ||
| Device for plane-parallel attachment of two modules | ||
| Manfred Lehner, Baiersdorf (Germany); Joachim Masatz, Höchstadt (Germany); and Jürgen Wagner, Stein (Germany) | ||
| Assigned to Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, München (Germany) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 24, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/42,835. | ||
| Application 11/042835 is a continuation of application No. PCT/DE2003/002428, filed on Jul. 18, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 102 34 788 (DE), filed on Jul. 30, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0180814 A1, Aug. 18, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. F16B 3/00 (2006.01); F16B 5/06 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 403—388 [403/286; 403/292; 403/294; 403/381; 403/408.1; 24/458; 24/581.1; 312/111; 312/140] | 18 Claims |
| 1. A coupling element for connecting a sidewall of one module to an opposite sidewall of another module, comprising:
a connecting element constructed with opposite dovetailed end sections for respective insertion and clamping in an opening
in the sidewall of one module and an opening in the sidewall of the other module, said connecting element having four sidewalls
extending between the dovetailed end sections, two of the sidewalls being perpendicular to the other two sidewalls;
a first guide tab extending from a first one of the sidewalls of the connecting element;
a second guide tab extending from a second one of the sidewalls of the connecting element in opposition to the first sidewalls;
a locking element extending from a third one of the sidewalls of the connecting element; and
a stop element extending from a fourth one of the sidewalls of the connecting element in opposition to the third sidewall,
wherein the guide tabs have an end face that is beveled.
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