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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2021
Applicant:
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Inventors:
Adam M. Wrobel, Gates Mills, OH (US);
Doug A. Lostoski, Richfield, OH (US);
Brian T. Estanek, Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Daniel E. Killian, Eastlake, OH (US);
Assignee:
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 5/00 (2006.01); H05K 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/1465 (2013.01); H05K 7/1468 (2013.01); H05K 7/1474 (2013.01); H05K 7/1477 (2013.01); H05K 7/1484 (2013.01);
Abstract
An I/O system having redundant removable and/or replaceable components. Each of the removable/replaceable components can be removed by displacement parallel to a common axis. An I/O device having an I/O base with a lock-out toggle to prevent installation of one or more I/O modules to the I/O base unless a ground screw has been secured to supporting structure.