Modular bus system
US10186821B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 22, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K7/1475
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A modular bus system including a support rail having a base and a longitudinal axis; at least one base module, mountable on the support rail, for electrical connection to at least one input/output functional module having a backplane printed circuit board with at least one group of at least two first electrical connectors connected thereto, for electrical connection to an electrical connector of an input/output functional module, the first electrical connectors of the group arranged one after the other along an imaginary line that extends perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the support rail and lie in a plane in which the base of the support rail is located or which is parallel to the base; at least one input/output functional module having an electrical connector and an electronic device for communication with the modular bus system, the electrical connector of the input/output functional module configured for electrical connection to one of the electrical connectors of the base module.
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