Patents by Inventor Horst Besserer

Horst Besserer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8093513
    Abstract: A device which is used to guide cables or wires through walls. The device includes a maintaining device which is connected to two or more cable maintaining elements that surround, in a frame-like manner, a mounting area which includes a through-opening, and the cable maintaining elements are arranged in the region of the through-openings. According to this invention, the mounting area has a matrix-form and includes at least two mounting lines and at least two mounting gaps which enable the mounting area to be equipped in a simple and easy manner. The mounting lines and the mounting gaps predefine, respectively, a constant modular dimension, and the cable maintaining elements are dimensioned with respect to the width and the longitudinal extension in the direction of the mounting line and direction of the mounting gap, so that the width and the length correspond to a multiple whole number of the modular dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Rittal GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Oskar Elm, Matthias Müller, Horst Besserer, Rolf Benner
  • Patent number: 7715201
    Abstract: A housing or a frame-like holding element for, in particular, electronic or electrical components, including a frame that surrounds an opening, a holding fixture that, while extending in a longitudinal direction, is formed in the front side of at least one profile. An inscribed strip is placed inside the holding fixture and supports a holding strip that forms a viewing surface on the front side. This invention provides a holding element that can be easily assembled while having a visually appealing layout of the inscribed strip. This invention provides frame limbs forming the frame in the form of frame profiles, of which the holding fixture for the inscribed strip is formed on at least one, and the holding strip, on a rear side facing away from the viewing side, has two longitudinally extending resilient detent webs which are parallel to one another and which have detent elements that engage in a locking manner within detent mating elements formed on the holding fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Rittal GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Horst Besserer, Martin Lang
  • Patent number: 7706143
    Abstract: A mounting plate for electronic components, including cooling conduits that are integrated into a plate body and that are traversed by a coolant, a fixing device for mounting electronic components that are to be cooled being located on the plate body. The mounting plate has the fixing device including at least one first groove with an approximately C-shaped cross-section, which extends in a linear manner in the extension direction of the mounting plate. At least one screw nut is inserted and locked against torsion in the groove in order to form a screw connection with an electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Rittal GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Lang, Wolfgang Reuter, Horst Besserer
  • Patent number: 7639500
    Abstract: A mounting plate for electronic components, including cooling conduits that are integrated into a plate body and that are traversed by a coolant, and a fixing device for mounting the electronic components being located on the plate body. The fixing device includes at least one retaining piece and a first recessed groove or channel that extends in a linear manner in the direction of extension of the mounting plate. A retaining piece, which includes a fixing thread, for securing the component can be inserted into the groove or channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Rittal GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Lang, Wolfgang Reuter, Horst Besserer, Ahmet Savasci
  • Publication number: 20090121091
    Abstract: A device used to guide cables or wires through walls. The device includes a maintaining device connected to two or more cable maintaining elements. The maintaining elements surround, in a frame-like manner, a through-opening, and the cable maintaining elements are arranged in the region of the through opening. According to this invention, at least one of the cable maintaining devices or at least two groups of cable maintaining devices can be connected to the maintaining device independently from one or more of the remaining cable maintaining devices by connecting elements which are associated with the cable maintaining devices, in order to improve the ease of mounting of this type of device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2006
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Oskar Elm, Matthias Muller, Horst Besserer, Benner Rolf
  • Publication number: 20090044973
    Abstract: A device which is used to guide cables or wires through walls. The device includes a maintaining device which is connected to two or more cable maintaining elements that surround, in a frame-like manner, a mounting area which includes a through-opening, and the cable maintaining elements are arranged in the region of the through-openings. According to this invention, the mounting area has a matrix-form and includes at least two mounting lines and at least two mounting gaps which enable the mounting area to be equipped in a simple and easy manner. The mounting lines and the mounting gaps predefine, respectively, a constant modular dimension, and the cable maintaining elements are dimensioned with respect to the width and the longitudinal extension in the direction of the mounting line and direction of the mounting gap, so that the width and the length correspond to a multiple whole number of the modular dimension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2006
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Oskar Elm, Matthias Muller, Horst Besserer, Rolf Benner
  • Publication number: 20080259573
    Abstract: A housing or a frame-like holding element for, in particular, electronic or electrical components, including a frame that surrounds an opening, a holding fixture that, while extending in a longitudinal direction, is formed in the front side of at least one profile. An inscribed strip is placed inside the holding fixture and supports a holding strip that forms a viewing surface on the front side. This invention provides a holding element that can be easily assembled while having a visually appealing layout of the inscribed strip. This invention provides frame limbs forming the frame in the form of frame profiles, of which the holding fixture for the inscribed strip is formed on at least one, and the holding strip, on a rear side facing away from the viewing side, has two longitudinally extending resilient detent webs which are parallel to one another and which have detent elements that engage in a locking manner within detent mating elements formed on the holding fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Horst Besserer, Martin Lang
  • Publication number: 20080232065
    Abstract: A mounting plate for electronic components, including cooling conduits that are integrated into a plate body and that are traversed by a coolant, and a fixing device for mounting the electronic components being located on the plate body. The fixing device includes at least one retaining piece and a first recessed groove or channel that extends in a linear manner in the direction of extension of the mounting plate. A retaining piece, which includes a fixing thread, for securing the component can be inserted into the groove or channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Martin Lang, Wolfgang Reuter, Horst Besserer, Ahmet Savasci
  • Publication number: 20080218966
    Abstract: A mounting plate for electronic components, including cooling conduits that are integrated into a plate body and that are traversed by a coolant, a fixing device for mounting electronic components that are to be cooled being located on the plate body. The mounting plate has the fixing device including at least one first groove with an approximately C-shaped cross-section, which extends in a linear manner in the extension direction of the mounting plate. At least one screw nut is inserted and locked against torsion in the groove in order to form a screw connection with an electronic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Martin Lang, Wolfgang Reuter, Horst Besserer
  • Patent number: 6863188
    Abstract: The invention relates to a universal installation kit, consisting of an installation rail, L- and Z-shaped fastening elbows and/or device-specific installation adapters, by means of which, together with fastening receivers and pairs of fastening bores which are arranged with different horizontal spacings, it is possible to realize installation depths for a multitude of different built-in units of various installation depths and installation positions fastening possibilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Rittal GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Horst Besserer, Achim Bührle
  • Patent number: 6791027
    Abstract: A component kit for a switch cabinet, having a frame whose open sides can be clad with elements and at least one cabinet door. To be able to vary the installation space available in the switch cabinet, it is possible to fix different wall elements and/or cabinet doors to the faame, which have different depths extending perpendicular to the corresponding sides of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Rittal GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Walter Nicolai, Rolf Benner, Horst Besserer, Marc Hartel
  • Publication number: 20030161134
    Abstract: The invention relates to a universal installation kit, consisting of an installation rail, L- and Z-shaped fastening elbows and/or device-specific installation adapters, by means of which, together with fastening receivers and pairs of fastening bores which are arranged with different horizontal spacings, it is possible to realize installation depths for a multitude of different built-in units of various installation depths and installation positions fastening possibilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2002
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventors: Horst Besserer, Achim Buhrle
  • Patent number: 6435364
    Abstract: A wall-mounted installation housing for receiving electrical components, having a base part with a floor that can be screwed into the wall. A hood-like cover can be placed onto or over the base part and surrounds an installation space by two side walls, the floor and a cover. To be able to make good use of the available installation space it is possible to fix one or more supports to the base part which protrude from the floor of the base part in the direction of the hood-like cover and support it in relation to the base part. This invention provides supports having an assembly section fitted with fixing recesses to which fittings can be attached such that they face into the installation space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bodo Thielmann, Marc Hartel, Horst Besserer
  • Patent number: 6401940
    Abstract: A frame for a switch cabinet, having vertical profiled frame parts, a floor frame and a cover frame. The floor frame and the cover frame are configured as punched, bent parts made of a steel-sheet blank and have a horizontal floor facing the switch cabinet interior on which floor the vertical profiled frame parts are fixed. The floor has a reinforced edge which is bent away from the switch cabinet interior. To be able to assemble this type of frame simply and rapidly, four plug-in protuberances are fixed to the floor of the floor frame and the cover frame, which each have at least one threaded recess. The vertical profiled frame parts have plug-in recesses by which they are inserted onto the plug-in protuberances. The vertical profiled frame parts also have screw holes which are arranged such that they align with the threaded recesses of the plug-in protuberance and fixing screws are threaded into the screw holes and screwed into the threaded recesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Marc Hartel, Walter Nicolai, Horst Besserer, Rolf Benner
  • Patent number: 6190081
    Abstract: A fastening device for attachment of, for example, mounting rails to vertical frame profiles of a switchgear cabinet. The frame profiles have rows of evenly distributed fastening retainers. A fastening block, which has fastening retainers for connecting the mounting rail or the like, can be added to the frame profile. In order to secure fastening of the mounting rail on the vertical frame profile, which only requires a small outlay of parts, the fastening block is manufactured either as a punched and bent element from a sheet metal blank or as an extruded element. At least one hook element projects from the fastening block, which can be suspended in an associated fastening retainer of the frame profile. The fastening block has two lateral walls, which extend at right angles with respect to each other and form a common vertical inner edge facing the interior of the switchgear cabinet. The lateral walls are equipped with the fastening retainers for connecting the add-on elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Horst Besserer, Marc Hartel, Walter Nicolai
  • 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: 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: 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: 5899545
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a frame for a switchgear cabinet. The frame has horizontal and vertical frame members and depth struts; open sides of the frame can be closed by wall elements and at least one door. Mounting a door is simplified in that the depth members have extensions which project beyond the horizontal and vertical frame members at the front and/or back end of the frame and which have with vertically directed holes for hinge pins or closing bolts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Horst Besserer, Marc Hartel, Jurgen Zachrai
  • Patent number: 5794895
    Abstract: A device for securing cables and conduits in switchgear cubicles with a securing bracket which is releasably secured to a support, a plate or a rail in the cubicle, and, to receive the cables and conduits has a bracket section projecting from a securing plate which has an inwardly angled end section which is engaged by a cover section that also projects from the securing plate, leaving an insertion aperture. The device can easily be built into switchgear cubicles using simple parts because a catch bracket is used to engage with the securing plate of the securing bracket and because securing side arms of the catch bracket can engage in suitably spaced and sized engagement slots in the support, the plate or the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Horst Besserer, Hans-Ulrich Deusing