Ground bus coupling module

US5741142A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG and PH · DE

Inventors

• Dietmar Dux · Detmold, DE
• Walter Hanning · Detmold, DE
• Uwe Fiene · Steinheim, DE
• Michael Schnatwinkel · Herford, DE
• Rudolf Steinmeier · Detmold, DE
• Manfred Wilmes · Detmold, DE
• Christian Hamann · Holzminden, DE
• Eckhard Beins · Detmold, DE
• Christoph Zebermann · Beverungen, DE
• Hans-Georg Glathe · Detmold, DE
• Martin Herms · Lemgo, DE
• Matthiass Liesenjohann · Lage, DE
• Stefan Steinkämper · Detmold, DE
• Bernhard Schuster · Detmold, DE
• Gerhard Eggert · Detmold, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 27, 1995
• Grant date: Apr 21, 1998
• Expiry date: Oct 27, 2015

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H01R9/2658
• WIPO field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A field bus connection module for coupling a local bus conductor to an associated field bus system includes a housing formed from functionally different, alignable terminal blocks, and spacing elements. The terminal blocks comprise a feed block and a grounded conductor block. Removably connected with the housing is at least one functional printed circuit board. Removal of the functional printed circuit board necessarily interrupts a separable connection between the local bus conductor and the field bus, although the field bus continues to be connected to the functional printed circuit board.