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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2017
Festo SE & Co. KG, Esslingen, DE;
Ralf Forcht, Wendlingen, DE;
Julian Walker, Ditzingen, DE;
Dieter Schlotz, Reichenbach, DE;
Vitali Lainecker, Nurtingen, DE;
Matthias Ulrich, Esslingen, DE;
Jochen Krinn, Esslingen, DE;
FESTO SE & Co. KG, Esslingen, DE;
Abstract
A series module for a modularly configured control arrangement, with a module housing having a first series interface, a first bus interface, a second series interface and a second bus interface. A bus communication line is formed between the first bus interface and the second bus interface and at least three supply lines are formed between the first series interface and the second series interface, wherein a connecting contact is assigned to two of the supply lines in each case in order to form a consumer interface, which is configured to connect an electric consumer, and wherein at least one connecting contact coupled to the consumer interface is assigned to the third supply line and/or the bus communication line in each case.