Safety module and module coupling body
AssigneeSMC Corporation
InventorYuri KOBAYASHI
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Abstract
A safety module which is able to communicate with a control device that performs a control on a valve module, is equipped with a safety control processing circuit that carries out a safety control communication with the control device, a connection terminal and a safety control wiring used in the safety control communication, an operation control processing circuit that performs an operation control communication with the control device, and outputs an operation control signal, an input terminal to which the operation control communication is input, an operation control wiring used in the operation control communication, and an output terminal which is able to output the operation control signal to the valve module.
Claims12
A safety module configured to communicate with a control device configured to perform a control on a valve module, the safety module comprising:
- a safety control processing circuit configured to carry out a safety control communication in relation to a safety control of the valve module, with the control device;
- a connection terminal configured to be used in the safety control communication between the control device and the safety control processing circuit;
- a safety control wiring configured to connect the safety control processing circuit and the connection terminal, and to be used in the safety control communication;
- an operation control processing circuit configured to perform, with the control device, an operation control communication in relation to an operation control that differs from the safety control of the valve module, and to output an operation control signal for the valve module, based on the operation control communication;
- an input terminal to which the operation control communication between the control device and the operation control processing circuit is input;
- an operation control wiring configured to connect the operation control processing circuit and the input terminal, and to be used in the operation control communication;
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- an output terminal configured to output the operation control signal that has been output from the operation control processing circuit, to the valve module.
A module coupling body, comprising:
- a safety module;
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- a communication module,
- wherein the safety module is configured to communicate with a control device configured to perform a control on a valve module, the safety module comprising:
- a safety control processing circuit configured to carry out a safety control communication in relation to a safety control of the valve module, with the control device;
- a connection terminal configured to be used in the safety control communication between the control device and the safety control processing circuit;
- a safety control wiring configured to connect the safety control processing circuit and the connection terminal, and to be used in the safety control communication;
- an operation control processing circuit configured to perform, with the control device, an operation control communication in relation to an operation control that differs from the safety control of the valve module, and to output an operation control signal for the valve module, based on the operation control communication;
- an input terminal to which the operation control communication between the control device and the operation control processing circuit is input;
- an operation control wiring configured to connect the operation control processing circuit and the input terminal, and to be used in the operation control communication;
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- an output terminal configured to output the operation control signal that has been output from the operation control processing circuit, to the valve module, and
- wherein the communication module includes a control communication processing circuit configured to relay the safety control communication and the operation control communication, a first wiring used in the safety control communication relayed by the control communication processing circuit, a first terminal connected to the first wiring, a second wiring used in the operation control communication relayed by the control communication processing circuit, and a second terminal connected to the second wiring, wherein the communication module is disposed between the control device and the safety module and connected with the safety module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.