Door or wall panel mount and usb connection for human interface module (him)
AssigneeRockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
InventorsBruce Weiss, Marius Chis, Joseph Riley, Julia Keegan, Elsa Copes
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AssigneeRockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
InventorsBruce Weiss, Marius Chis, Joseph Riley, Julia Keegan, Elsa Copes
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A human interface module includes a body. At least one input device and at least one output device are connected to the body. A mounting protrusion projects outwardly from the body and that is adapted to be received through a mounting aperture defined in a door or other cabinet panel for fixedly securing said body to the panel. The mounting aperture can be punched and include an alignment notch that receives a locator nib of the mounting protrusion. A nut can be advanced on a threaded portion of the mounting protrusion to secure the body to the panel. The body can be a bezel that receives a removable interface module. A USB Type-C or other electrical connector can be connected to the body and is adapted to mate with a corresponding mating connector of a cable. The connector can be accessible through a hollow core of the mounting protrusion.
A human interface module comprising:
A method of mounting a human interface module to a cabinet panel, said method comprising:
A human interface module for a motor drive comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.