Automation control enclosure having a glandplate to facilitate input and output connections
OwnerJ. W. Pearceinventor
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Abstract
A system to facilitate the use of an automation control disposed within an enclosure. An automation control, such as a distributed motor starter, is disposed within an enclosure. The control is coupled to modules, such as I/O modules, mounted to a glandplate. The glandplate is mounted to the enclosure over an appropriate opening. Furthermore, the glandplate is designed to accommodate a variety of module arrangements and to facilitate the connection of various data and power lines without individually wiring the lines to a separate terminal block.
Claims29
A system to facilitate the use of an automation control, comprising:
- an enclosure having a hollow interior defined at least in part by an enclosure wall, wherein the enclosure wall has an opening therethrough;
- a plate configured to be mounted adjacent the opening, the plate having a plurality of pass-through regions;
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- an I/O module having a connector, wherein a selected pass-through region is opened to receive the connector therethrough.
A system to facilitate the use of an automation control, comprising:
- an enclosure having an interior configured to receive an automation control;
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- a glandplate mounted to the enclosure, wherein the glandplate permits the selection of multiple patterns of openings to the interior.
A method for utilizing a common control enclosure with a variety of systems, comprising:
- forming an enclosure to enclose a automation control;
- mounting a glandplate, having an arrangement of covered pass-through regions, to the enclosure;
- opening selected pass-through regions of the arrangement of covered pass-through regions;
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- establishing automation control input and output lines through the selected pass-through regions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.