Festo Ag & Co

Uwe Gr&auml;ff

Christian Waldeck

Heinz Hohner

Magnus Henzler

Stephan Demuth

A linear drive with a having a housing cover arranged on at least one terminal region. In the housing position detecting means are arranged. At the laterally aligned outer face of the housing cover an electromechanical connection means is provided for detachable connection of an electrical conductor arrangement leading toward the linear drive from the outside to the position detecting means. The electromechanical connection means is accommodated in a completely sunk manner in the housing cover without standing proud of the laterally aligned outer face.

Linear drive

An electronic part having electrical terminals for the connection of further equipment includes at least one internal electronic unit, which is connected with the electrical terminals. The electrical terminals are part of an adapter arranged in a replaceable fashion on a base having the internal electronic unit. The adapter possesses a standardized first electrical interface connected with the electrical terminals, which on mounting and dismounting the adapter on and from a standardized second electrical interface connected with the internal electronic unit and mounted on the base, are contacted and put out of contact with the first interface coming into and out of electrical contact with the standardized second electrical interface, which are provided on the base and are connected with the internal electronic unit.

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Ostfildern, Germany

Uwe Gräff

Growing community of inventors

Ostfildern, Germany

Uwe Gr&auml;ff

Uwe Gräff