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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2008
Applicants:
Enrico DE Carolis, Oakland Township, MI (US);
John F. Eskew, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Michael W. Hundt, Brighton Township, MI (US);
Jeffrey Welker, Highland, MI (US);
Inventors:
Enrico De Carolis, Oakland Township, MI (US);
John F. Eskew, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Michael W. Hundt, Brighton Township, MI (US);
Jeffrey Welker, Highland, MI (US);
Assignee:
Numatics, Incorporated, Novi, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B 21/08 (2006.01); H01R 9/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A modular electrical bus system has a grounding circuit through a plurality of modular I/O units with each unit being both electrically and mechanically connectable together via a bridge member connecting adjacent units and the main communication module. The bridge member and modular I/O units are grounded together with a ground circuit that extends within both components.