RailFIX mounting adapter with fully assembled DIN rail
The RailFIX mounting adapters enable the quick and easy mounting of fully assembled DIN rails. First, the adapters are attached to the mounting panel and then the DIN rail is mounted and securely locked. When attaching the DIN rail, the adapters mean that placeholders do not need to be set, and components do not need to be removed and then remounted. The ready-assembled DIN rails are attached by simply plugging them onto the adapters and pushing then sideways under the locking clips. A single screw at the end of the DIN rail is therefore sufficient for secure fixing.
To mount the adapters on the mounting panel of the control cabinet, the through-holes for the securing pins and the threaded holes for the M5 mounting screws must first be drilled. It is important to ensure that the specified distances are strictly observed. To finally secure the fully assembled DIN rail, an additional threaded hole must be drilled for the last adapter.
For correct mounting, an application note is stored in the download area of the adapter.
Once the holes in the mounting panel are complete, the adapters are fully mounted. Here, the securing pins of the adapters must be inserted into the through-holes of the mounting panel. The adapters can then be secured using an M5 cylinder head screw. When mounting the last adapter, make sure that the last screw is not screwed into the right outer edge. This is required for the final mounting of the assembled DIN rail.
Due to the securing pin and the screw, the adapters are now fixed and protected against twisting.
During the subsequent mounting of the DIN rail, the guide elements on the RailFIX adapters help when threading the elongated holes into the fixing hooks. This is due to the fact that the elongated holes on the DIN rails are covered. The DIN rail is then pushed by hand to the left under the fixing hooks. From now on, without any external influences, the DIN rail is protected against falling without external influences.
As soon as the DIN rail has been pushed under the adapters by hand, the DIN rail must be levered under the adapters again with a screwdriver up to the affixed marking. Mounting slots in different positions are provided for easy implementation. Depending on the position at which the DIN rail is cut off, an optimum position can be found for using the screwdriver.
To ensure that the DIN rail is also protected against slipping sideways, it is then secured with an M5 cylinder head screw. Here, the M5 screw is only screwed in at the last threaded hole on the right side of the DIN rail. The DIN rail is now protected against slipping and falling. From this point onwards, unintentional release is no longer possible.
Process optimization with RailFIX
The assembly and attachment of DIN rails is tedious and time-consuming work that can be made more efficient with the RailFIX adapters. The increase in efficiency when using RailFIX mounting adapters does not lie in the fact that the assembly process is particularly fast. It is rather that the construction of the terminal strip is significantly simplified and can be carried out in parallel with the adapter mounting. This means that long walking distances and idle times can be avoided by means of a decentral process. In addition, the fully assembled DIN rails can also be obtained from external providers.
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