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US 6,721,184 B1Granted
Module for connecting actuators and/or sensors
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsAnneMarie Lehmeier, Werner Olbrich, Wolfgang Schatz
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Abstract
A module includes a mounting plate and a housing, which can be swiveled onto the latter. The housing includes a housing base and a housing cover joined together with the housing base in an interlocked manner. Inserted between the housing base and the housing cover is a seal, which becomes fully functional when the housing is screwed to the mounting plate.
Claims17
A module for connecting at least one of actuators and sensors, comprising:
- a mounting plate with a recess for receiving a form-coded flat cable;
- and
- a housing, which can be swiveled onto the mounting plate, including a printed-circuit board and a contacting device with contact pins for establishing the contact of the flat cable, the housing including a housing base and a housing cover forming a unit which can be disassembled and in an interior space of which the printed-circuit board is removably held, wherein at least one of the housing base and the housing cover is made in a box-like form and, in the contacted state of the flat cable, the housing base and housing covers are pushed one into the other in such a way that side walls thereof overlap at least partially with positive engagement and wherein, between the housing base and the housing cover lies a peripheral seal, wherein the seal is fully functional and electrical connection between the printed circuit board and the flat cable is established by the housing being screwed to the mounting plate.
A module for connecting a plurality of devices, comprising:
- a mounting plate, adapted to receive a cable;
- and
- a housing, including a housing base and a housing cover, wherein at least a portion of the housing base and housing cover overlap when connected to form the housing and wherein a seal between the housing base and housing cover becomes fully functional and electrical connection between the cable and a printed circuit board is established with a connection between the housing and the mounting plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.