Device for accommodating electrical and / or electronic devices and equipment

Abstract

Device for receiving electrical and / or electronic devices arranged on the terminal area of ​​a meter contact device, with a housing (12) with at least one base element (14), a base element (16), two side elements (18), wherein at least one support device (20) is provided for receiving and fastening at least one electrical or electronic device and a cover (26) for protection against external influences, with which cover the housing (12) can be closed, characterized in that the base element (16) has a recess (16a) which enables a form-fitting placement on the terminal area of ​​the meter contact device, and in that fastening means (30) are provided with which the device can be arranged and / or mounted and / or fastened on or to a surface.

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a device for accommodating electrical and / or electronic devices and equipment, in particular for control, security and data acquisition as well as data transmission tasks in the field of electronic household meters (eHZ) and / or so-called smart meters or smart metering, i.e. intelligent electricity meters.

[0002] So-called smart meters are intelligent electricity meters which, unlike conventional devices, are equipped with software or firmware that can, for example, determine and indicate in a matter of seconds how much electrical energy is consumed at what time, especially at what time of day.

[0003] In order to be able to apply and use smart metering, appropriate additional devices must be provided and installed, whose sensitive electronics must be protected and preserved in the various application areas both from external influences, in particular dust and contamination, but also from unauthorized access and manipulative interventions.

[0004] To date, no possibility is known that allows for the secure assembly and installation of relevant electrical and / or electronic devices and equipment from the field of eHZ and / or smart metering while simultaneously covering the widest possible range of applications or the broadest possible area of ​​use.

[0005] This applies even more to existing systems, i.e. systems already in existence in which, for example, no space is required or provided for at the metering point for the installation / attachment of such devices and / or equipment.

[0006] DE 20 2005 017 605 U1 describes a remotely triggered single- or multi-pole current circuit breaker.

[0007] DE 296 14 772 U1 describes a meter cabinet with a door and a mounting plate arranged parallel to the rear wall at a short distance.

[0008] DE 91 08 297 U1 describes an adapter panel for electrical installation equipment.

[0009] DE 39 33 356 A1 describes an electricity meter with a meter housing composed of a base plate and a housing cap.

[0010] DE 38 13 003 C1 describes a viewing window for a control cabinet or a subrack.

[0011] Accordingly, the object of the invention is to create or specify a possibility for the secure recording and installation of electrical and electronic devices and equipment in the field of electronic household meters (eHZ) as well as other meters and smart metering.

[0012] This object is achieved by a device for accommodating electrical and / or electronic devices and equipment having the features of claim 1. Advantageous embodiments and further developments of the device are specified in further claims and the following description.

[0013] The device according to the invention accordingly comprises a housing with at least one base element, one base element, two side elements and at least one support device, in particular a fastening rail, for receiving and fastening at least one electrical or electronic device and / or at least one device related thereto, as well as a cover for protection against external influences, with which the housing can be closed and / or sealed.

[0014] In a particularly preferred embodiment, the cover is designed as a removable hood with a U-shaped cross-section.

[0015] In a further embodiment, the cover is pivotally attached to the floor element by means of at least one joint and / or hinge.

[0016] In an advantageous embodiment, locking means are provided for locking the cover to the base element and / or at least one side element.

[0017] In an advantageous embodiment, fastening means are provided with which the device can be arranged and / or mounted or fastened, for example instead of the terminal cover of meters or meter contacting devices, on or to a surface, in particular a wall or on the terminal board (terminal area) of a meter or a meter contacting device, for example a BKE-A fastening and contacting device, in particular for the respective eHZ and / or other meters.

[0018] In a further embodiment, the at least one base element has at least one recess which is adapted to the respective standard dimension of a meter and / or a meter contact device, such that the device can be placed over the respective meter contact device and / or the respective meter and / or partially overlaps and / or partially encloses them.

[0019] In an advantageous embodiment, the housing is designed as a protectively insulated housing, in particular made of plastic.

[0020] In a further embodiment, the cover is adapted to the housing and in particular the side elements in such a way that, in the assembled state, it closes positively with them or rests on them.

[0021] Furthermore, it is possible to provide that the cover overlaps the side elements and / or is supported on them and / or is fastened to them.

[0022] Spacers arranged on at least one floor element can also advantageously be provided, by means of which the cover is supported against the floor element and / or is fastened thereto.

[0023] The housing provides mounting options for various devices.

[0024] In a further embodiment, at least one support device is designed as a fastening rail, in particular as a 35mm DIN rail for modular installation devices according to DIN43880.

[0025] In a further embodiment, the cover is advantageously designed to be transparent in order to allow inspection and / or viewing of the installed equipment and / or devices.

[0026] In a further embodiment, second fastening means are provided with which the cover can be fastened to the side elements and in particular can be screwed to them.

[0027] In a further development, the cover and / or the fastening means provided for its attachment are designed to be securable and, in particular, sealable.

[0028] It is possible to provide that the housing with the cover can be both closed and sealed, and can thus be secured in particular against unauthorized opening of the housing or removal of the cover.

[0029] For free mounting on or at a surface, for example a wall, it is advantageous to provide and / or use a base mounting unit with cable routing and / or cable entry options.

[0030] The housing can be used independently of the manufacturer.

[0031] Advantageously, within the device and in particular the housing, by means of the at least one carrier device, several protected and / or secured locations for arranging devices and / or devices for controlling, collecting measurement and / or counting data and / or transmitting and / or supplying power / protecting these devices are provided and / or provided.

[0032] Furthermore, one or more recesses can be provided in the base element for the passage of lines and / or cable connections and for the connection of the devices and / or equipment arranged within the housing.

[0033] These can be control and / or communication connections or lines as well as supply lines.

[0034] In a further embodiment, the at least one base element and the at least one floor element are formed in one piece.

[0035] In a further embodiment, the base element, floor element and side elements are formed in one piece.

[0036] In a further embodiment, the cover, when the housing is closed, is supported on the side elements and the at least one base element.

[0037] The invention and advantageous embodiments and further developments will be explained further below with reference to some figures and exemplary embodiments.

[0038] It shows Fig. 1 3dim view of an exemplary device according to the invention with a closed housing and installed devices, Fig. 2 3D view of an exemplary device according to the invention with a closed housing with a base element with recesses and with a visible base element with recess according to the installation position, viewed from above, Fig. 3 3dim view of an exemplary device according to the invention with a closed housing with a base element with recesses according to the installation position, viewed from below, Fig. 4 3dim view of an exemplary device according to the invention with a closed housing arranged on the terminal area of ​​a BKE-A installation position in the direction of view from the left.

[0039] In Fig. 1 is a device 10 for accommodating electrical and / or electronic devices and equipment with a housing 12 with a base element 14, a base element 16, two side elements 18 and a support device 20 in the form of a fastening rail for DIN rail devices, as in Fig. 1 is shown by way of example in 3D representation with devices 22, 24, in particular devices for control, security, data acquisition / data transmission, for example a circuit breaker and / or an intelligent electricity meter, as well as a transparent cover 26 for protection against external influences with which the housing 12 can be closed.

[0040] The cover 26 is designed as a removable hood with a U-shaped cross-section.

[0041] The housing 12 is designed as a protectively insulated housing, in particular made of plastic, and is manufactured, for example, by injection molding.

[0042] The cover 26 is adapted to the housing 12 and in particular to the two side elements 18 in such a way that the cover 26, in the assembled state, closes positively with the side elements 18 and / or rests on them.

[0043] Accordingly, the cover 26 overlaps the side elements 18 and is supported on them.

[0044] Furthermore, the support device 20, designed as a mounting rail, is designed as a 35mm DIN rail for modular installation devices according to DIN43880.

[0045] In addition, fastening means 30 are provided and arranged with which the entire device 10 can be or is fastened to the terminal board of the meter.

[0046] The base element 14 also has several, in particular three, recesses 32 for the passage of cables, in particular for connecting the installed devices 22, 24.

[0047] Furthermore, additional fastening means, here for example four screws 36, are provided, with which the cover 26 can be fastened and in particular screwed to the side elements 18. The fastening means 36 provided are designed to be secureable and in particular sealable and, for example, have a corresponding through-hole or opening for the passage of a security and / or sealing wire. The screws 36 are not screwed in here.

[0048] In Fig. 2 is an exemplary device according to the invention according to Fig. 1 with closed housing 12 with base element 14 with three recesses 32 and with visible base element 16 with recess 16a according to installation position viewed from above.

[0049] The recess 16a of the base element 16 is adapted to the standard dimensions of the respective meter and / or the respective meter contact device, so that the device and / or the housing 12 can be placed over or onto the respective meter contact device and / or the respective meter and / or partially overlaps and / or partially encloses them.

[0050] The recess 16a in the base element 16 advantageously enables a positive fit of the device 10 and in particular of the housing 12 onto a meter contact device.

[0051] In the base element 14, several recesses 32 are provided for the passage of lines and / or cable connections and for the connection of the devices and / or equipment 22, 24 arranged within the housing.

[0052] When the housing is closed, the cover 26 is supported on the side elements 18 and / or the at least one base element 14.

[0053] Since the essential characteristics are already Fig. 1 are known, for further explanation refer to the description Fig. 1.

[0054] In Fig. 3 is a device according to Fig. 1, but without installed devices and with screws 36 screwed in for fixing and fastening the cover 26 to the side elements 18. Since the essential features are already known from Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 are known, for further explanation refer to the description Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.

[0055] In addition, fastening means 30 can be provided with which the device 10 and in particular the housing 12 can be fastened, for example, instead of the terminal cover of meters or meter contact devices on or at a surface, in particular a wall or on the terminal board of a meter or a meter contact device, as in Fig. 4, can be arranged and / or mounted and / or fastened.

[0056] These fastening means 30 comprise a basic fastening unit, for example with a clamping, screwing and / or snap-on mechanism for hanging in and / or fastening to a mounting or holding rail, and in particular with cable guide means, for a free mounting of the housing 12 on or on a surface, in particular a wall, as in Fig. 4 shown.

[0057] Within the housing 12, by means of the at least one support element 20, a plurality of protected and / or secured locations for arranging devices 22, 24 and / or devices for controlling, collecting measurement and / or counting data and / or transmitting and / or supplying power / protecting these devices are provided and / or provided.

[0058] In Fig. 4 shows a device 10 for receiving electrical and / or electronic devices and equipment 22,24 with a closed housing 12 arranged on the terminal area of ​​a BKE-A in the installed position viewed from the left.

[0059] The device 10 comprises a housing 12, a base element 14, a base element 16, two side elements 18 and a support device 20 in the form of a fastening rail for DIN rail mounted devices as well as a transparent cover 26 for protection against external influences with which the housing 12 can be closed.

[0060] Since the essential features of the device 10 are already known from Fig. 1 to Fig. 3 are known, for further explanation refer to the description Fig. 1 to Fig. 3.

Claims

[1] Device for receiving electrical and / or electronic devices arranged on the terminal area of a meter contact device, with a housing (12) with at least one base element (14), a base element (16), two side elements (18), wherein at least one support device (20) is provided for receiving and fastening at least one electrical or electronic device and a cover (26) for protection against external influences, with which the housing (12) can be closed, characterized by that the base element (16) has a recess (16a) which enables a positive fit onto the terminal area of the meter contact device, and that fastening means (30) are provided with which the device can be arranged and / or mounted and / or fastened on or to a surface. [2] Device according to claim 1, characterized bythat the cover (26) is designed as a removable hood, in particular with a U-shaped cross-section. [3] Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the housing (12) is designed as a protectively insulated housing and / or at least the cover (26) is transparent in order to allow inspection and / or viewing of the installed devices and / or equipment. [4] Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the cover (26) is adapted to the housing (12) and the side elements (18) in such a way that, in the assembled state, it forms a positive fit with them and / or rests on them and / or the cover (26) engages over the side elements (18) and / or is supported on them. [5] Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized bythat spacers are provided and arranged on at least one floor element (14), on which the cover (26) is supported against the floor element (14). [6] Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the at least one support device (20) is designed as a fastening rail. [7] Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that second fastening means (36) are provided with which the cover (26) can be fastened to the side elements (18) and that the cover (26) and / or the fastening means (36) provided for its fastening are designed to be securable and in particular to be sealable. [8] Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that a base fastening unit with cable guide means is provided and / or inserted for mounting the housing (12) on or at a surface. [9] Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that within the housing (12) by means of the at least one carrier element (20) a plurality of protected and / or secured locations for arranging devices and / or equipment (22, 24) for controlling, collecting measurement and / or counting data and / or transmitting and / or supplying power / protecting these devices (22, 24) are provided and / or provided. [10] Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that one or more recesses (32) are provided in the base element (14) for the passage of lines and / or cable connections and for the connection of the devices and / or equipment (22, 24) arranged within the housing (12). [11] Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the cover (26), when the housing (12) is closed, is supported on the side elements (18) and / or the at least one base element.

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