Input-output unit
US5483229A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 3, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K7/1468
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An input-output unit for communicating between an industrial control equipment and field devices controlled thereby, comprising a card accommodating chamber, provided with a row of slots which accommodate input-output cards which convert signals handled by the industrial control equipment and the signals handled by the field devices; a terminal block provided with two or three terminals per slot, to which signal wires connected to the field devices are connected and a case, on the front of which the card accommodating chamber and the terminal block are mounted in correspondence with the terminals and slots, whereby a compact input-output unit is realized with good heat dissipation, easy to assemble, and with increased density of mounting.
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