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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2003
Abstract
An add-on unit for coupling to a main electrical appliance with separable power contacts, including a housing having a front face and a rear face, and for mounting frontally against or into such main appliance, wherein the front face includes first connections having an input-output function for connection with communication conductors for communicating with a device for control and monitoring of such main appliance, and second connections having an output function for connection with communication conductors for communicating with command input terminals of such main appliance, wherein the first connections are pins located in a connector on the front of the housing, the first connections comprising signal input connections to command such main appliance and signal output connections for signalling a status of such main appliance.