Patent · US Expired

Decentralized input/output module for a data bus

US5961335A · kind A · utility

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8References

18Claims

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Assignee

Wieland Electric GmbH · DE

Inventors

Gerhard Kubernus · Hirschaid, DE
Alexander Schuir · Hannover, DE
Holger Strack · Bamberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 19, 1997
Grant date	Oct 5, 1999
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 19, 2017

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH05K7/1474
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An input/output module for a data bus includes an insulating housing that is secured on a support rail, with the housing being provided with terminals to receive wires of the bus at side-by-side positions on a surface of the housing. The housing is mounted so that it can swivel with respect to a supporting rail. A printed circuit board can be inserted like a drawer into the housing, and once the printed circuit board is completely inserted, the electronic components on the printed circuit board are electrically connected to the bus.

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