A DIN rail is a metal rail of a standard type widely used for mounting circuit breakers and industrial control equipment inside equipment racks. These products are typically made from cold rolled carbon steel sheet with a zinc-plated or chromated bright surface finish. Although metallic, they are meant only for mechanical support, and are not used as a busbar to conduct electric current, although they may provide a chassis grounding connection.
Bought and used to convert a desk clamp arm mount (which was 75 and 100 VESA only) to attach my 40' Samsung 4kUHD tv (weight 8.1kg) which was 200 VESA only. The Plate itself is about 2 or 3mm thick so adequate for my needs and had no flex in it whatsoever during or since installation (three weeks now). I have no concerns over this now in at any point in the future.
Result: Worked brilliantly. Picture attached of it in action. Would highly recommend. Install tip: ------------------------ On one side the holes are countersunk - I didn't notice this initially but refitted it once I did. I bolted through these from the countersunk side (using some bolts which think they came with this kit but may have been with the Thingy desk clamp, I can't remember) into the VESA100 on the arm of my desk clamp so the bolt heads would be nearest the tv, nuts were nearest the wall. The bolt heads on the TV side were then were flush to the converter plate. In my case no spacers of any kind were required (once I'd turned it round and used the countersunk side) I used the bolts that look like philips screw driver screw heads but have a bolt thread, not the hexagonal-chunky-headed ones, as you'd def need to use the included spacers then) I then used the VESA bolts to go from the wall side through the 200 VESA holes (all perfectly aligned in the plate I might add) and into the TV.
A front view of a populated 35 mm DIN rail
Din Rail Weidmuller
Rear view. Note the release loops at the top of the mounted devices which unclip them.
The term derives from the original specifications published by Deutsches Institut für Normung (DIN) in Germany, which have since been adopted as European (EN) and international (IEC) standards.[1] The original concept was developed and implemented in Germany in 1928, and was elaborated into the present standards in the 1950s.[2]
Types[edit]
There are three major types of DIN rail:[3]
Top hat rail IEC/EN 60715[edit]
This 35-mm wide rail is widely used to mount circuit breakers, relays, programmable logic controllers, motor controllers, and other electrical equipment. The EN 50022 standard specifies both a 7.5 mm (shown above) and a 15 mm deep version, which are officially designated
Some manufacturers catalogues also use the terms Top hat section / Type O / Type Omega (Ω).[citation needed]
Vesa Mount To Din Rail
It is known as the TS35 rail in the USA.
C section[edit]
These rails are symmetrical within the tolerances given. There are four popular C section rails, C20, C30, C40 and C50. The number suffix corresponds to the overall vertical height of the rail.
G section[edit]
Cross section view of a G-type DIN rail, with electrical equipment mounted on it
G-type rail (according to EN 50035, BS 5825, DIN 46277-1).
G rail is generally used to hold heavier, higher-power components. It is mounted with the deeper side at the bottom, and equipment is hooked over the lip, then rotated until it clips into the shallower side.
Others[edit]
In addition to the popular 35 mm à 7.5 mm top-hat rail (EN 50022, BS 5584, DIN 46277-3), several less widely used types of mounting rails have also been standardized:
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A remix of 0110-M-P's excellent Raspberry Pi case to remove the VESA mounting tabs and replace with a DIN rail mount.
The enclosure mounts the Raspberry Pi on the rail vertically, sideways on, with SD card slot facing up and connectors facing down and to the front. It therefore takes much less space on the rail than other cases that mount the Pi flat against the rail.
The case clips on the rail in the usual way. Hang it over the top of the rail then rotate downwards and it will clip over the bottom. A front-accessible notch at the bottom allows releasing the spring clip in the usual way with a fingernail or screwdriver.
The case was based on the Pi 3 bottom and universal Pi 2/3 top, so it should suit Pi 3 or Pi 2. The pictures show it with a Pi 3. Like the original, the board is secured into the enclosure with M3 x 6mm machine screws, and the two halves of the enclosure are secured together with M3 x 16mm machine screws. The screws self-tap into the plastic. Other similar size screws would likely work fine.
The small gaps between the parts of the spring clip are all at least 0.4mm, so this should be printable on most machines. The example in the photos was printed on a Prusa i3 Mk2 using Boots Industries orange PLA.
Downloadable STEP files are included if you want to make modifications. Maids 2 deception bugs.
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