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US 10,986,748 B1Granted
Input/output system
AssigneeRockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
InventorsAdam M. Wrobel, Doug A. Lostoski, Brian T. Estanek, Daniel E. Killian
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Abstract
An I/O system having redundant removable and/or replaceable components. Each of the removable/replaceable components can be removed by displacement parallel to a common axis. An I/O device having an I/O base with a lock-out toggle to prevent installation of one or more I/O modules to the I/O base unless a ground screw has been secured to supporting structure.
Claims16
An I/O device comprising:
- an I/O base;
- at least two I/O modules supported in respective I/O module slots of the I/O base;
- at least two ethernet switches supported in respective ethernet switch ports of the I/O base;
- at least one terminal block assembly supported on the I/O base;
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- a lock-out toggle supported adjacent at least one of the I/O module slots of the I/O base, the lock-out toggle movable between a first position at least partially blocking at least one I/O module slot and a second position not blocking the at least one I/O module slot;
- wherein the I/O base includes a ground screw configured to be secured to an associated support to which the I/O base is mountable, the ground screw movable between a first unsecured position to a second secured position;
- wherein each I/O module is electrically coupled to a respective ethernet switch and terminal block via the I/O base;
- and
- wherein the at least two I/O modules, at least two ethernet switches, and at least one terminal block are removably attached to the I/O base.
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An I/O base for an I/O device comprising;
- at least two I/O module slots for receiving respective removable I/O modules therein;
- at least two ethernet switch ports for receiving respective removable ethernet switches;
- at least two terminal block ports for receiving at least a portion of a removable terminal block;
- a ground screw configured to be secured to an associated support to which the I/O base is mountable, the ground screw movable between a first unsecured position to a second secured position;
- and
- a lock-out toggle supported adjacent at least one of the I/O module slots of the I/O base, the lock-out toggle movable between a first position at least partially blocking at least one I/O module slot and a second position not blocking the at least one I/O module slot.
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A method of assembling an I/O device on an associated support comprising:
- placing an I/O base on the support;
- securing a ground screw of the I/O base to the support;
- rotating a lock-out toggle from a first position blocking an I/O module slot of the I/O base to a second position not blocking the I/O module slot;
- wherein the securing the ground screw includes moving the ground screw from an unsecured position blocking rotation of the lock-out toggle to a secured position not blocking rotation of the lock-out toggle.
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An I/O adapter comprising:
- an I/O adapter base;
- at least two removable ethernet switches supported on the I/O adapter base;
- at least two removable adapter modules supported on the I/O adapter base;
- at least two removable media landing modules supported on the I/O adapter base;
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- at least two removable power conditioning modules supported on the I/O adapter base.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.