ADAPTER FOR MOUNTING SINGLE OR MULTI PIN OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION DEVICES THAT ARE DESIGNED AS PLUG IN MODULES AND USE OF SUCH AN ADAPTER

摘要

The invention relates to an adapter for mounting single or multi pin overvoltage protection devices that are designed as plug in modules on a wiring carrier wherein the adapter has a base and at least one chamber that is open upward and bounded by side walls from the bottom side of which chamber a plurality of mounting protrusions extend which each have a contour that is substantially complementary to corresponding openings in the wiring carrier. According to the invention the mounting protrusions have a hook shape in order to engage under the wiring carrier as a result of sliding of the adapter in the plane of the wiring carrier after the adapter has been inserted into the openings by means of the mounting protrusions wherein through holes are formed in the base the dimensions of which through holes allow plug in connections of the plug in modules to be fed through to the wiring carrier. Furthermore metallized holes corresponding to the dimensions of the plug in connections of the plug in module are formed in the wiring carrier in such a way that the holes are located congruently with the through holes in the base after the adapter has been inserted and slid such that self securing locking of the combination of the adapter the plug in module and the wiring carrier is provided in addition to electrical contacting after the plug in module has been inserted.