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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
May. 01, 2017
Ati Industrial Automation, Inc., Apex, NC (US);
William G. Berrocal, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Paul Luczka, Clayton, NC (US);
ATI INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION, INC., Apex, NC (US);
Abstract
A modular approach to an electrical power and/or signal passing utility module is presented. A universal receptacle is fixedly disposed in bores in both of first and second signal connector blocks. A threaded socket member and a nonconductive guide bushing are installed, as needed, in receptacles in the first block, and a threaded pin member is installed in corresponding receptacles in the second block. The nonconductive guide bushing insulates the sockets, and guides pin posts into the socket as the two blocks abut. A compliant member such as an o-ring provides compliance of the socket and pin assemblies in the signal connector blocks, making the assemblies self-aligning. The socket and pin assemblies are field-replaceable by use of a simple tool.