Patents Assigned to Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
  • Patent number: 6041851
    Abstract: The invention relates to a switchgear cabinet air conditioning arrangement, having a central control arrangement as well as sensors communicating therewith and air conditioning components. Numerous air conditioning "strategies" are made possible, and hence an adaptation to variable conditions of use, are achieved by the measures where various air conditioning components are disposed at various locations in the switchgear and are controlled or regulated by means of the central control arrangement in dependence on sensor signals and/or adjustable or programmable controls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Diebel, Achim Edelmann, Markus Hain
  • Patent number: 6042395
    Abstract: A switchgear cubicle with a frame having individual framing sections and/or framing sections folded against cladding components, the open sides of which are covered or can be closed off by cladding components and a door. The framing sections and the cladding components are painted and the framing sections have at least one row of square or rectangular securing apertures on one side directed perpendicularly to the facing cladding component. An electrical connection between the cladding component and the frames is accomplished with U-shaped spring components which are secured in an aperture, supported on the components to be interconnected by spring-loaded claws and penetrate the paint coatings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Udo Munch, Markus Neuhof, Wolfgang Reuter, Paul Root
  • Patent number: 6039420
    Abstract: A frame composed of horizontal and vertical frame members that form front and back frames, the frames being joined at their corners using depth struts. The invention achieves a simple construction by designing the horizontal and vertical frame members as extruded sections with continuous integral or molded-in fastening grooves and screw sockets, by designing the depth struts as angle sections whose sides together form a right angle and by using fastening screws to screw the frame members meeting at the corners to the sides of the depth struts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Horst Besserer, Marc Hartel, Jurgen Zachrai
  • Patent number: 6035503
    Abstract: This invention relates to a mounting tool, wherein contact springs are fixed in place on a ridge by a press-on unit. A mounting tool used for a simple and secure mounting of the contact springs is created because the press-on unit has a rolling body which rolls on counter-surfaces of the contact springs and presses the contact springs on the ridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rolf Benner, Klaus-Dieter Bovermann
  • Patent number: 6030063
    Abstract: A switchgear cabinet with a frame having frame members and corner connectors, and an open base closable by one or more bottom plates. A simple mounting of the bottom plates is achieved because the frame members serving as lower depth struts are covered from below by essentially U-shaped cover elements that have lateral arms and are connected to the depth struts and/or the corner connectors. The depth struts are chamfered in a region of their outer edges and form a seat for the outer lateral arms of the cover elements. The inner lateral arms of the cover elements have bearing flanges for the bottom plates folded toward the facing depth strut. U-shaped clamping elements with clamping screws can be used to join the bottom plates to the bearing flanges of the inner lateral arms of the cover elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Rolf Benner
  • Patent number: 6026752
    Abstract: An operative plate fitted to a wall or a door of a switch cubicle which can be moved from a parallel storage position to a folded-down working position. The operative plate is accessible from three sides in the operative position owing to its special linkage to the wall or door and control by specially articulated arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Jurgen Zachrai
  • Patent number: 6010023
    Abstract: A small housing having a lower housing element, a housing cover and two front plates, wherein the lower housing element and the housing cover are embodied as sections of extruded profiles of a U-shaped cross section. The front plates close off the open front faces of the assembled housing, and the lower housing element is connected with the housing cover. The lower housing element has attachment elements for placing the small housing on an attachment surface. A simplified attachment of the small housing on a attachment surface is achieved with longitudinally oriented and undercut attachment strips formed on the exteriors of the lateral walls of the lower housing element. Attachment clamps, which are U-shaped in cross section and which have an undercut receptacle for the attachment strip can be fixed on the attachment strips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Horst Besserer
  • Patent number: 5992646
    Abstract: A framework made of frame pieces for a switchgear cabinet, wherein the frame pieces are preferably laterally reversed in relation to their cross-sectional diagonal and have profiled sides perpendicular to the outer sides of the framework and have fastening recesses. In an area of an inner side, the profiled sides end in sections that form a recess for fastening mounting rails. By combining several known and novel features, a framework having easily manufactured frame pieces is created which optimally meets all requirements for use with a switchgear cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rolf Benner, Wolfgang Reuter
  • Patent number: 5971511
    Abstract: A switchgear cabinet having a rack assembled from a plurality of frame legs bent at the side walls. The rack has open, vertical sides which are closed off by side walls and a rear wall fastened to facing frame legs of the rack. A cabinet door is hingedly connected to vertical frame legs of the rack front against which it is arrested in the closed position. The rear and side walls are covered by corresponding protective walls spaced apart from the rear and side walls and connected to facing vertical frame legs of the rack. The cabinet door is double-walled, an outer door wall of which is spaced apart from an inner door wall thereof and forms receptacle spaces for seals, hinges and locking elements free in the direction of vertical edges of the outer door wall. The protective walls of the side walls have beveled protective wall vertical edges which cover the free space between the protective wall of the rear wall and the receptacle space between the outer door wall and the rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Diebel, Frank Kuster
  • Patent number: 5957555
    Abstract: A switchgear cabinet with a cabinet door and/or wall elements and a cover element covering the top, wherein a rain deflection device is disposed in the transition area between the upper horizontal edge of the cabinet door and/or the wall elements and the cover element. The removal of the collecting rainwater is possible with little structural effort in that in the transition area between the cabinet door and/or the wall elements and the cover element, a run-off channel is formed on the cover element or the cabinet door (wall element), and the cover element and/or the cabinet door (wall element) have guide devices, which guide the collecting water into the run-off channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martina Kohler, Wolfgang Reuter
  • Patent number: 5938461
    Abstract: A device adapter for pluggable connection to busbars of a busbar system with terminal connectors disposed in an oblong adapter housing and having catches for securing on a lower securing element and a section of a top hat rail for placing a device thereon. The adapter housing is divided into two halves in a longitudinal direction and parallel to an attachment direction. On their facing sides, the housing halves support securing elements distributed in the longitudinal direction over a separating plane, but offset in a step-like manner transversely thereto for securing, fixed against relative rotation, a plurality of U-shaped flat plug connectors, thereby enabling the pluggable connection. The housing halves are connected to each other and the U-shaped flat plug connectors are connected by conductors to terminal connectors housed in a contact block or directly to the device to be placed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Eberhard Biermeier, Mouhamadou Ousmane, Hans Wagener
  • Patent number: 5932843
    Abstract: A switchgear cabinet with a frame and door elements. A side of the switchgear cabinet can be closed by an angle door element or by two superimposed door elements, a type of rabbet being optional, as a result of connection elements being mounted in pairs on vertical frame legs and aligned on a horizontal center plane in conjunction with suitably aligned closing and hinge elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Horst Besserer, Udo Munch, Markus Neuhof, Walter Nicolai, Adam Pawlowski, Matthias Schuler, Heinrich Strackbein
  • Patent number: 5930972
    Abstract: A frame structure assembled from frame limbs for a switch gear cabinet, in which the frame limbs are preferably designed in mirror-image like manner in relation to their cross-sectional diagonals and in the interior region of the frame structure comprise two receiving formations, having fastening rebates for fastening mounting rails. The receiving formations are orientated parallel to associated exterior sides of the frame structure. The interconnection of frame limbs and mounting rails is simplified and improved because the receiving formations pass into terminal sections, bent over once or twice, forming an open dovetail groove or a closed dovetail groove for fixing the mounting rails that have appropriate engagement formations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rolf Benner, Wolfgang Reuter
  • Patent number: 5931437
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control device with a housing, the open front of which is fitted with a closed front frame consisting of frame arms and corner connectors. For the easy fitting of components designed for ease of handling, vertical grip rods are fitted to both vertical sides of the front frame via two spacers and a design holder with a clamping strip is fitted to one grip rod by means of clamps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG Auf dem Stutzelberg
    Inventors: Markus Neuhof, Paul Root
  • Patent number: 5931979
    Abstract: A filter ventilator built in a HF-tight manner into a slot of a mounting plate. An electroconductive housing and an electroconductive adhesive seals a transition between the housing and the mounting plate in an HF-tight manner to ensure HF-tightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Manfred Immel
  • Patent number: 5921050
    Abstract: A device for fitting a front frame to an open front of a housing having wall components. The wall components and frame shanks of the front frame have mutually matching connecting components making it possible to connect the sections together simply and rapidly. Free corners are filled by specially shaped corner pieces to provide a closed front frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Udo Munch, Markus Neuhof, Paul Root
  • Patent number: 5916282
    Abstract: The invention relates to a catch for a door, especially a switchboard door, with a lock plate which can be secured to the door and bears a door lock and a bolt cover guided adjustably on the lock plate which can be secured in a position covering the door lock by means of a cover lock. Complete sealing with substantially increased security against unauthorized access to the door lock is attained in that the door lock takes the form of a casement lock and the cover lock that of a cylinder lock, a partial cover is secured to the lock plate which overlaps with the bolt cover in the locked position at the contact point and forms a sealed lock cover, and a cover for the cylinder lock is rotatably fitted on the bolt cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Oskar Elm, Udo Munch, Thomas Weber
  • Patent number: D411985
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Marc Hartel
  • Patent number: D415736
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Kay-Uwe Witte
  • Patent number: D418608
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Kay-Uwe Witte, Udo Munch, Jorg Wirbelauer