Terminal block and integrated motor housing cap and terminal block holder

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EP 0 961 358 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	16.05.2001 Bulletin 2001/20

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	01.12.1999 Bulletin 1999/48

(21)	Application number: 99630020.8

(22)	Date of filing: 26.02.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H01R 13/46, H01R 9/16, H02K 5/22

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

28.05.1998 US 86053

(71)	Applicant: EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.
	St. Louis Missouri 63136 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Poag, Andrew F. St. Louis, Missouri 63117 (US)

(74)	Representative: Weydert, Robert et al
	Dennemeyer & Associates S.A. P.O. Box 1502 1015 Luxembourg 1015 Luxembourg (LU)

(54)	Terminal block and integrated motor housing cap and terminal block holder

(57) A locating assembly comprising a terminal block (12) and a terminal block holder (14) locates electric terminals (46) of an electric device (16) mounted in the terminal block (12) relative to a housing section (20) of the electric device (16) and also covers an opening (32) in a casing (30) of the electric device (16). The block holder (14) holds the terminal block (12) in a position relative to the housing section (20) where the electric terminals (46) mounted on the terminal block (12) will project through an opening (26) provided for the terminals (46) in the housing section (20) when the housing section (20) is assembled to the electric device (16). The block holder (14) also covers an opening (32) in the casing (30) of the electric device (16) and protects wiring of the electric device (16) extending to the terminal block (12) from contacting edges (36) of a metal end cap of the device casing (30).

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