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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2014
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Douglas Alan Lostoski, Richfield, OH (US);
Nathan Joseph Molnar, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
An input/output (I/O) device for an automation control system may include a terminal base configured to physically and communicatively connect with an I/O module. The I/O module may include I/O communication circuitry and a latching mechanism that may allow the securing or releasing of the I/O module from the terminal base. The latching mechanism may include a release lever urged to a biased latched position by integral springs and a latch element with latching extensions configured to interact with the terminal base.