Electrical apparatus with base plate

摘要

An electrical device of the type which is mounted on a base plate is formed of a plurality of individual components which are mounted on only one portion of a divided base plate. In one embodiment, the electrical device is a multipolar switch and the individual components are plate-shaped elements. The divided base plate is provided with at least first and second base plate portions which are separable from one another along a division which extends transverse to the major planes of the base-shaped elements. The plate-shaped elements are coupled to the first base plate portion, and the second base plate portion is advantageously replaceable in a simple manner such that electrical connections to the electrical device can be configured illustratively as screw-receiving connections, or connector connections. The interchange between various types of second base plate portions can be achieved without disassembly of the electrical device.