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Modular control apparatus

US9112318B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18References

14Claims

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Assignee

Pilz GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Markus Cech · Esslingen am Neckar, DE
Andreas Veit · Esslingen am Neckar, DE
Patrick Hewer · Blumberg, DE
Thorsten Godau · Esslingen am Neckar, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 7, 2014
Grant date	Aug 18, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 28, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH05K7/1477
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A control apparatus has a module having first and second module parts, which can be mechanically and electrically combined to form a combined arrangement. The first and second module parts each comprise a housing having a boundary surface opposite one another in the combined arrangement that define a boundary plane. The first and second module parts are combined by a pivoting movement about a pivot axis arranged perpendicular to the boundary plane. One of the module parts has a number of contacts comprising a first electrical contact, and the other module part has a number of mating contacts comprising a first electrical mating contact. In the combined arrangement, each electrical contact makes contact with its corresponding mating contact for electrical connection between the first and second module parts. The contacts comprise conductor tracks on a nonconductive board such that a printed circuit board is formed.

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