Systems and methods integrating multiple pieces of industrial equipment

US9665091B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc. · US

Inventors

• John J. Jauquet · Milwaukee, US
• Jimi R. Michalscheck · Racine, US
• Kelly A. Michalscheck · Racine, US
• Jessica L. Korpela · Milwaukee, US
• Kyle K. Reissner · Hudson, US
• David A. Vasko · Macedonia, US
• Matthew W. Fordenwalt · Hudson, US
• Matthew R. Ericsson · Lyndhurst, US
• Andrew Wilber · Franklin, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 30, 2015
• Grant date: May 30, 2017
• Expiry date: Dec 8, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02P90/80
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

In one embodiment, a manifold apparatus may include a number of housings. The housings may receive an electrical or a fluid conduit. The manifold apparatus may also include an actuation mechanism of each of the number of housings configured to control a supply of electricity or fluid from the respective electrical or fluid conduit to one or more industrial automation equipment, and a locking mechanism including a number of armatures. Each of the number of armatures is associated with a respective housing of the plurality of housings, and each of the number of armatures is configured to physically prevent a respective actuation mechanism of the respective housing from changing states.