US 11,698,624 B2Granted

Actuation assembly for display for industrial automation component

AssigneeRockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

InventorsJerry M. Watkins, Kristopher J. Holley, Joseph A. Johnson, Darrell Filtz, Andrew E. Carlson, James P. Miller, Walied Khan

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Abstract

A system includes an industrial automation component configured to receive a first voltage from a voltage source to enable the industrial automation component to perform one or more operations, a mechanical device configured to generate a second voltage, and a display configured to present image data. The display is configured to maintain presentation of the image data in absence of the first voltage received from the voltage source or the second voltage received from the mechanical device. The system also includes processing circuitry configured to use the second voltage generated by the mechanical device to adjust the image data presented by the display when the first voltage is unavailable.

Claims19

Dependent claims

A system, comprising:

an industrial automation component configured to receive a first voltage from a voltage source to enable the industrial automation component to perform one or more operations;
a mechanical device configured to receive an input via a user interface mechanically coupled to an induction assembly comprising a magnet and a conductive coil, wherein the input causes movement of the user interface to drive corresponding relative movement between the magnet and the conductive coil, thereby generating a second voltage;
a display configured to present image data, wherein the display is configured to maintain presentation of the image data in absence of the first voltage received from the voltage source or the second voltage received from the mechanical device;
and
processing circuitry configured to:
receive the first voltage from the voltage source;
use the first voltage to cause the display to render the image data while the processing circuitry receives the first voltage;
determine a condition of the industrial automation component;
receive the second voltage generated by the mechanical device when the first voltage is unavailable such that performance of the one or more operations via the first voltage is suspended;
and
in response to receiving the second voltage generated by the mechanical device, use the second voltage generated by the mechanical device to adjust the image data to present the condition of the industrial automation component when the first voltage is unavailable and the performance of the one or more operations is suspended.

8 more elements

An industrial automation component, comprising:

an induction assembly comprising a magnet and a conductive coil, wherein the conductive coil is mechanically coupled to an input component, and an input via the input component is configured to cause the conductive coil to move relative to the magnet via mechanical coupling between the conductive coil and the input component, thereby generating a first voltage;
a display configured to present image data, wherein the display is configured to maintain presentation of the image data after receiving the first voltage generated by the induction assembly;
and
processing circuitry configured to perform operations comprising:
receiving a second voltage from a power source separate from the induction assembly to drive one or more operations of the industrial automation component;
using the second voltage to cause the display to render the image data while the processing circuitry receives the second voltage;
determining a condition of the industrial automation component
receiving the first voltage via the induction assembly when the second voltage is unavailable such that the one or more operations of the industrial automation component are suspended;
and
in response to receiving the first voltage via the induction assembly, using the first voltage to cause the display to adjust the image data to present the condition of the industrial automation component when the second voltage is unavailable.

7 more elements

An industrial automation component, comprising:

a button;
an induction assembly comprising a magnet and a conductive coil, wherein the magnet or the conductive coil is mechanically coupled to the button, and an interaction to press the button is configured to drive relative movement between the magnet and the conductive coil to cause the induction assembly to generate a first voltage;
a display configured to present an image;
and
processing circuitry configured to perform operations comprising:
determining a condition of the industrial automation component;
receiving a second voltage from a voltage source to control one or more operations of the industrial automation component;
using the second voltage to render image data to present information regarding the condition of the industrial automation component on the display while the second voltage is available;
while the second voltage is unavailable such that the one or more operations of the industrial automation component are suspended, receiving the first voltage generated by the induction assembly via the interaction to press the button;
and
using the first voltage generated by the induction assembly via the interaction to press the button to adjust the image data rendered on the display to present additional information regarding the condition of the industrial automation component when the second voltage is unavailable, wherein the display is configured to maintain presentation of the image data in absence of the first voltage generated by the induction assembly, the second voltage from the voltage source, or both.

8 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/029,651Filed 23 Sep 2020
Published: US 2022/0091585 A124 Mar 2022
Granted: 11 Jul 2023
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification10 codes

G05B 19/0428
Using digital processors: safety, monitoring
G05B 19/4155
Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to…
G05B 23/0259
By means of a monitoring system capable of detecting and responding to faults: characterized by the response to fault detection
G05B 2219/25363
Pc structure of the system: dual power supply, for digital circuit and for analog signals