Arrangement for indicating when different types of electrical components are interconnected
US4468612A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 15, 1982 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S439/955
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An arrangement for indicating when different types of electrical components, such as circuit boards and the like, are concurrently joined with connector assemblies. Common to the connector assemblies is a plurality of output conductors which is connected to corresponding plurality of output terminals positioned on each of the connector assemblies, respectively. On each component is a plurality of identification conductors arranged to identify the component through the application of a distinct pattern of potentials on the output conductors when one of the components is joined with one of the connector assemblies. When different types of components are concurrently joined with associated connectors, the identification conductors interconnect all the output conductors, such that only a predetermined pattern of potentials other than the distinct patterns may be applied to the output conductors.
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