Cabling interface for a production machine in the plastics processing industry and method for retooling such a production machine
AssigneeKistler Holding AG
InventorAndri Lehmann
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Abstract
A production machine in the plastics processing industry includes multiple cavities and multiple piezoelectric pressure transducers. At least one piezoelectric pressure transducer is arranged at each cavity and captures an internal tool pressure inside the cavity and returns an electrical charge signal for each internal tool pressure detected. A cabling interface conducts the electrical charge signal away from piezoelectric pressure transducer via an inner cable. Each of the inner cables can be connected electrically to the cabling interface via at least two different connection standards.
Claims12
A cabling interface for a production machine in the plastics processing industry, which production machine includes multiple cavities and multiple piezoelectric pressure transducers, wherein at least a respective one of the multiple piezoelectric pressure transducers is arranged at a respective one of the multiple cavities, wherein each of the respective piezoelectric pressure transducers arranged in the respective cavity captures an internal tool pressure inside the respective cavity and returns an electrical charge signal for each internal tool pressure detected and conducts the electrical charge signal away to the cabling interface via an inner cable, the cabling interface comprising:
- a frame defining an inner side and an outer side disposed opposed to and facing away from the inner side;
- at least one inner socket carried on the inner side of the frame and that includes at least two connection ports electrically connected together in a first parallel circuit relationship, each of the two connection ports being configured according to a different connection standard;
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- at least one outer socket carried on the outer side of the frame and that is paired with and electrically connected together in a second parallel circuit relationship to the at least one inner socket.
A production machine in the plastics processing industry, comprising:
- a body that defines a plurality of cavities;
- a plurality of piezoelectric pressure transducers, wherein a first one of the plurality of piezoelectric pressure transducers is arranged at a respective first one of the plurality of cavities, which respective first one of the plurality of piezoelectric pressure transducers is configured for capturing an internal tool pressure inside the respective first one of the plurality of cavities and returning a respective electrical charge signal for each internal tool pressure detected;
- a plurality inner cables, wherein a respective first one of the plurality of inner cables is connected electrically to the first one of the plurality of piezoelectric pressure transducers and configured for conducting away a respective electrical charge signal from the respective first one of the plurality of piezoelectric pressure transducers;
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- a cabling interface connected electrically to the plurality of inner cables via at least two different connection standards.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.