Assembly of venturi-effect vacuum generator modules, and module for said assembly
US9334128B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 29, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/87885
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vacuum generator module having a substantially rectangular box housing electronic controls for controlling and monitoring the operation of pneumatic vacuum generators and their electrical connections with an electrical power supply and external control members, including an input connector and an output connector installed in one of the faces of the box. The first module is a master module that includes a microcontroller adapted to the communications protocol first of a fieldbus present in a vacuum handling machine incorporating the first module, and secondly of a bus that is dedicated to the other modules. Each of the other modules is a slave module including a microcontroller adapted to the communications protocol of the dedicated bus.
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