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US 2023/0066880 A1Published application
Safety bus in an industrial device assembly
AssigneeRockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
InventorsRoberto S. Marques, Calvin Steinweg, JAMES K. NEWBERN, Robert Dilgard
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Abstract
A motor control center (MCC) for an industrial system includes a plurality of sections and a safety bus. Each section includes one or more units. Each unit includes one or more industrial control devices. The safety bus is configured to receive safety signals from a safety distribution unit and delivers the safety signals to each unit of the plurality of section.
Claims20
A motor control center (MCC) for an industrial system, comprising:
- a plurality of sections, each section comprising one or more units, wherein each unit comprises one or more industrial control devices;
- and
- a safety bus configured to receive safety signals from a safety distribution unit and delivers the safety signals to each unit of the plurality of section.
An industrial device assembly, comprising:
- a plurality of sections, each section comprising one or more units, wherein each unit comprises one or more industrial control devices;
- and
- a safety bus configured to receive safety signals from a safety distribution unit and delivers the safety signals to each unit of the plurality of section.
An industrial device assembly, comprising:
- a plurality of sections, each section comprising one or more units, wherein each unit comprises one or more industrial control devices;
- and
- a safety bus comprising a plurality of safety taps connected via a single cable in series, each safety tap connected to a respective unit, wherein a first safety tap of the plurality of safety taps is configured to receive safety signals from a safety distribution unit and delivers the safety signals to an adjacent safety tap and the corresponding unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.