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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2012
Applicants:
Michael S. Baran, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Michael J. Nelson, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Inventors:
Michael S. Baran, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Michael J. Nelson, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/14 (2006.01); H05K 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/1485 (2013.01);
Abstract
A modular industrial drive system includes a base that receives one or more control modules as a face template. The control modules provide a set of functionalities to the drive system, and the face template serves as a user interface to the drive system. The drive system can include a power module and a control module which define desired functionalities for the system.