Phoenix Contact Gmbh & Co.

Andreas Nordhoff

Viktor Oster

Thorsten Behr

Dirk Quardt

Andreas Pape

Andreas Metzger

Roland Berg

Jurgen Brand

Harald Grewe

Frank Hannibal

Werner Neugebauer

An input/output module (1) with a terminal unit (2) for connection of sensors or actuators with an electronic unit (3) and with a bus connection element (4). The terminal unit (2) has at least one input/output (5) located in a surface thereof and the terminal unit is connected by the electronic unit (3) to the bus connection element (4). To replace the electronic unit (3), the terminal unit (2) can be removed from the electronic unit (3) without the need to remove lines (6) connected to the inputs/outputs (5). The terminal unit (2) is able to be mounted to the electronic unit (3) in each of two positions, the input/output (5) in the two positions lying in planes that are offset relative to each other by 90.degree..

Electronic input/output module

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Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany

Andreas Nordhoff