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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2003
Dierk Brasse, Schalksmühle, DE;
Michael Mandel, Lüdenscheid, DE;
Dierk Brasse, Schalksmühle, DE;
Michael Mandel, Lüdenscheid, DE;
Werner Turck GmbH & Co.KG, Halver, DE;
Abstract
A a converter has a head part (), which can be connected to an external data bus, and one or more connection modules (), which can be connected to it by way of plug-in mounting in the form of rows. The head part () has a plug-in connection () with plug-in contacts () associated with an internal data bus; each connector module () has a counter plug-in connection () matching the plug-in connection () of the head part (); counter plug-in contacts () of the counter plug-in connection () are connected to circuit connection contacts () for the connection of a circuit support () having an electronic circuit and to plug-in contacts () for the connection of the counter plug-in contacts () of a further connection module (); each connection module () has at least one device connection () for the connection of an actuator or a sensor, which communicates via a bus. Facility of manufacture is provided by a plug-in connection of the connection modules () to one another or the connection module () to the head (), and also by a watertight plug-in association of the circuit support ().