173results about "PLC for automation/industrial process control" patented technology

A coupling element and a power electronics device comprising the same are disclosed. A coupling element according to one aspect of the present disclosure is removably coupled to an external power electronics device and includes a coupling body and a coupling arm extending from one side of the coupling body with respect to a height direction and removably coupled to the power electronics device, wherein the coupling arm includes a coupling extension portion extending from one side of the coupling body into the interior of the power electronics device, and a coupling projection protruding from one end of the coupling extension portion and coupled to an inner surface of the power electronics device, and wherein the coupling arm is provided as a plurality of coupling arms, and the plurality of coupling arms are arranged to be spaced apart from each other in one direction.

An apparatus for processing signals transmitted between a controller and one field device or multiple field devices includes: a carrier having a control interface, a field interface, and one slot or multiple slots, the control interface being for connection of one electrical line channel or multiple electrical line channels of the controller, the field interface being for connection of input and / or output signal lines, I / O signal lines, of the one field device or the multiple field devices, and the one slot is, or each of the multiple slots are, for the releasable mechanical connection of a module in a plug-in direction and, in the mechanically connected state, for the electrical connection of the respective module to the line channel or one of the line channels and to the I / O signal lines of the field device or one of the field devices; and at least one module.

Disclosed herein is a functional module for forming a decentralized automation platform that the functional module is modularly connected to a plurality of further functional modules to provide a plurality of functions for the automation of an industrial plant in a modular manner, having:an electronic arrangement for providing at least one of the plurality of functions,a base body with a base body housing in which the electronic arrangement is arranged,a connection arrangement, arranged on the base body housing and / or is electrically connected to the electronics arrangement to provide an electrical connection for one of the plurality of further functional modules,wherein the connection arrangement is designed to provide a main energy flow, an auxiliary energy flow and a data flow between the functional module and the connected further functional module i to operate the automation platform for automation of the industrial plant.

A module is described which is slidably attachable to a controller. Resource wires are connected to the module through resource connectors. The module has a circuit board that can perform actions. The module can modify the function of its resource connectors. These modifications may be to meet the requirements of resources that are to be connected to the module. The module may be able to register, by means of a signal, when a correct resource wire is attached to the module. The results of such monitoring may be displayed on a screen associated with the controller.

The present invention relates to a device for a redundant control system, which has a first component carrier and a second component carrier, the first component carrier is designed with multiple slots for accommodating individual components, and these components are modularly assembled to form a first automation system, and the second component carrier is designed with another multiple slots for accommodating another individual components, and these components are modularly assembled to form a second automation system, the slot of the first component carrier is designed as a first power supply module accommodating part with a first contact component, and the slot of the second component carrier is designed as a second power supply module accommodating part with a second contact component, and the first power supply module accommodating part and the second power supply module accommodating part are constructed so that they are structurally and electrically supplemented to form a power supply basic module between the first component carrier and the second component carrier.

An explosion-resistant device for a hazardous environment is provided. The device includes an enclosure. The enclosure includes a body, a projected rim extending away from the body and defining an opening, and rim threads positioned on a surface of the projected rim. The device further includes a cover assembly including a joint that includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion affixed with the body. The cover assembly further includes a cap including a cap top and a cap side extending from the cap top, the cap side further including cap threads complementary to the rim threads. The cover assembly also includes a radial support affixed with the second portion and obstructing the cap from dislocating out of the radial support. The cover assembly is rotatably coupled with the enclosure via the joint.

The invention relates to an automation field device comprising: - a housing (2) which forms an interior (2.8) having, with respect to a longitudinal axis of the housing (2), at least a first rotationally symmetrical inner region (2.21) with a first internal diameter (D1) and a second rotationally symmetrical inner region (2.22) with a second internal diameter (D2); - an electronic unit (7) which is arranged in the interior and has at least a printed circuit board (7.1), an electronic component (7.3) to which a specified maximum potting height (7.31) is assigned, up to which the component can be potted with a potting compound (13) without impairing the functionality of the electronic component, and a pin projection (7.2), wherein the first and second diameters (D1, D2) of the rotationally symmetrical regions (2.21, 2.22) are coordinated with one another in such a way that, even in the case of a volume tolerance of the total volume of the potting compound in the interior, the printed circuit board (7.1) and the pin projection (7.2) are completely potted and the electronic component (7.3) is not potted beyond the specified maximum potting height (7.31).

A housing assembly for a measuring device comprises a housing part (GT) having a planar viewing pane (SS); a connecting element (VE) which is arranged on the housing part (GT); a printed circuit board (LP) which is arranged on the connecting element (VE) and has a surface which is substantially parallel to the viewing pane (SS); wherein a first distance (A1) is defined between the viewing pane (SS) and the surface of the printed circuit board (LP); an HMI module (HMI) having display and operating functions and a planar module surface (MOF) facing the viewing pane (SS) and parallel thereto, the HMI module (HMI) being mechanically connected to the printed circuit board (LP), wherein a second distance (A2) is defined between the module surface (MOF) and the printed circuit board (LP); wherein a distance (A) between the viewing pane (SS) and the module surface (MOF) is defined by the first distance (A1) and the second distance (A2), wherein an intermediate space which is free of mechanical components is formed between the viewing pane (SS) and the module surface (MOF).

A servo amplifier device is a servo amplifier device that incorporates a control drive circuit configured to control and drive a motor, the servo amplifier device including: a housing that houses the control drive circuit; an attachment portion for attaching the housing to an installation member; a DC power supply connection unit connected with a DC power supply line to be supplied with DC power; a communication connector connected with an external controller to be supplied with a communication signal; a motor driving connector connected with a drive line for driving the motor; and a display unit disposed with a display member. The housing has a box shape having a pair of first surfaces facing each other and each having a largest area. The communication connector and the motor driving connector are disposed on a pair of second surfaces perpendicular to the first surfaces and facing each other. On a pair of third surfaces perpendicular to the first surfaces and the second surfaces and facing each other, attachment portion 33 is disposed on a back surface side with one of the third surfaces being as a back surface, and the display unit and the DC power supply connection unit are disposed on a front surface with the other one of the third surfaces being as the front surface.

The invention relates to a housing (100) for a process automation field device. A fastening neck (1) has a fastening structure (11), and a cover has a corresponding fastening structure (21). A cover (2), which comprises a base (22) and a wall (23) that carries the fastening structure (21), has an insert part (3) and a sealing element (4). When the fastening neck (1) and the cover (2) are connected to one another, the fastening neck (1) presses, via the sealing element (4), against the insert part (3), which rests on the base (22) of the cover (2).

The invention provides a power device and an information visualization method thereof. The power device is used for providing an operation power supply for at least one load. The power device comprises a display interface and a control circuit. The control circuit is used for displaying a color image through the display interface so as to present at least one of a system state and a system setting of the power device by using the color image.

Provided is a controller having high workability (assemblability and maintainability). The controller is provided with: a housing provided with a bottom panel; a power supply circuit board provided with a first connector and disposed on the bottom panel; a system circuit board provided with a second connector, the system circuit board and the power supply circuit board being arranged in a direction along the bottom panel and disposed on the bottom panel; and a first cable connecting the first connector and the second connector, the first connector being disposed along a side of the power supply circuit board facing the system circuit board, and the second connector being disposed along a side of the system circuit board facing the power supply circuit board. The first connector and the second connector are disposed so as to be offset in a second direction orthogonal to a first direction in which the power supply circuit board and the system circuit board are arranged.

The invention relates to an automation assembly (1) with a housing (2) which has a back (Ru), a front (Vo), a bottom (Un), a top (Ob), a left side (Ii) and a right side (re), in the housing (2) a printed circuit board (PCB) is arranged parallel between the left side (Ii) and the right side (re) of the housing (2), the bottom (Un) and the top (Ob) are at least partially designed as a ventilation grille (LG1).LG2) designed to enable convection cooling inside the housing (2), wherein a housing wall of the left side (Ii) and a housing wall of the right side (re) each have a shielding layer (AS), wherein the shielding layer (AS) has a first material layer (M1) and a second material layer (M2), the first material layer (M1) being designed as a barrier layer which reflects thermal radiation (30), the second material layer (M2) being designed as a transmitting layer which absorbs thermal radiation (31) and only partially reflects it, wherein in the housing walls the shielding layer (AS) is arranged such that the barrier layer is arranged towards an outside of the housing (2) and the transmitting layer is arranged towards an inside of the housing.

The invention relates to an automation field device (1) comprising: - a sensor (MA), the sensor (MA) having a sensor housing (MAG) with a sensor housing opening (15) for routing electric connectors (EV), the sensor housing (MAG) having a sensor housing interior (2) in which at least one sensor unit (SE) is arranged; - a measuring transducer (MU), the measuring transducer (MU) comprising a measuring transducer housing (MUG) with a measuring transducer housing opening (3) for routing the electric connectors (EV), the measuring transducer housing (MUG) having a measuring transducer housing interior (4) in which measuring electronics (ME) are arranged, the measuring transducer housing (MUG) being mechanically coupled to the sensor housing (MAG); - a separating body (5) for separating the measuring transducer housing interior (4) from the sensor housing interior (2), the separating body (5) having at least one guide (6) for the electric connectors (EV), and the separating body (5) being air-permeable.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a standalone controller for detachably attaching to an electronic device to perform monitoring and control of operational characteristics of the electronic device. The standalone controller includes a housing defining an enclosed cavity, the housing including an upper portion and a lower portion. The standalone controller further includes at least two power terminals, the at least two power terminals located in at least two respective holes provided in the lower portion. The standalone controller further includes a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) located within the enclosed cavity. A power source is electrically coupled to the PCB. Also, at least two conducting elements are electrically coupled to the PCB for transmitting electrical power received from the power source. Also, contacts between the lower portion and the at least two power terminals are sealed at locations of the at least two respective holes for ingress protection.

The present invention relates to the reduction of methane production in humans, in particular humans suffering from irritable bowel syndrome. In particular, the invention relates to viruses capable of inhibiting the formation of methane in vivo in the gastrointestinal tract of a human, for use in a method of reducing the production of methane in a human subject. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a virus capable of reducing the formation of methane in vivo in the human gastrointestinal tract, and the use of these pharmaceutical compositions in methods of reducing the production of methane in humans. The invention further relates to methods of reducing the production of methane in humans, comprising administering to the human a virus capable of inhibiting the production of methane in vivo in the gastrointestinal tract.

Tools and techniques are described to attach a device to a controller, whereby the controller analyzes the device inputs, looks up information about the device in a database, and then determines which inputs on the device match the defined device inputs. It then may translate information received from the device into an intermediate language. It may also use the information received from the device, the location of the device, and information about the device to create a digital twin of the device.

The invention relates to an arrangement (HAS) with a first subrack (1) configured with several slots (11,...,18) for receiving individual modules (BG11,...,BG18), which are assembled modularly to form a first automation system (AS1), and a second subrack (2) with several further slots (21,...,28) for receiving further individual modules (BG21,...,BG28), which are assembled modularly to form a second automation system (AS2), wherein - a slot (18) of the first subrack (1) is configured as a first power supply module receptacle (SVG1) with first contact means (K1), and - a slot (21) of the second subrack (2) is configured as a second power supply module receptacle (SVG2) with second contact means (K2), wherein - the first and the second power supply module receptacles (SVG1, SVG2) are configured as follows:that they structurally and electrically complement each other between the first subrack (1) and the second subrack (2) to form a basic supply module (VG), wherein - the first contact means (K1) are designed to supply the first and the second subrack (1,2) with a supply voltage and - the second contact means (K2) are designed to supply the second and the first subrack (1,2) with a supply voltage, and - that the basic supply module (VG) formed from the supply module receptacles (SVG1, SVG2) is designed to accommodate a first supply voltage module (PS1), a second supply voltage module (PS2) and a third supply voltage module (PS3).

The invention relates to an electrical device (1) which comprises a first housing sub-assembly (14), a second housing sub-assembly (10) that has a housing wall (101), and a locking device (11), wherein the first housing sub-assembly (14) and the second housing sub-assembly (10) can be attached to one another in a plug-in direction (E), and are locked together, in a position in which they are attached to one another, by means of the locking device (11). The locking device (11) has an actuation element (12) that is disposed on the second housing sub-assembly (10) so as to be movable in an actuation direction (B), and a locking element (13) that is movably connected to the housing wall (101) and operatively connected to the actuation element (12). The locking element (13) is designed to interlock the first housing sub-assembly (14) and the second housing sub-assembly (10) in a position of the housing sub-assemblies (10, 14) in which they are attached to one another, and, in order to release the lock, can be moved relative to the housing wall (101) in an unlocking direction (C) oriented transversely to the actuation direction (B), by the movement of the actuation element (12) relative to the housing wall (101) in the actuation direction (B).

The invention relates to an automation assembly (1) comprising a housing (2) which has a rear side (Ru), a front side (Vo), an under side (Un), an upper side (Ob), a left-hand side (li) and a right-hand side (re). A printed circuit board (LP) is arranged in the housing (2) between the left-hand side (li) and the right-hand side (re) of the housing. On the printed circuit board (LP), a plug connector element (SW1) is arranged in the immediate vicinity of the under side (Un). The plug connector element (SW1) is designed to receive a plug connector mating element (SM1), which in turn is provided with a plurality of connection terminals (AK) for receiving signal lines. A recess (CP1, CP2) is arranged in the front side (Vo) of the housing (2). The recess (CP1, CP2) is designed to receive and fasten the plug connector mating element (SM1) in such a way that the connection terminals (AK) are directed frontward, as a result of which a wiring position for connecting the signal lines to the connection terminals (AK) is produced for a person skilled in the art.

Measuring device (1) with at least one sensor (3) and with at least one transmitter housing (4), wherein the transmitter housing (4) has at least one terminal compartment (5) and an electronics compartment (6) adjacent to the terminal compartment (5) and connected via a partition (29), wherein at least one first electronic device (8) for connecting supply and / or I / O lines (33) is arranged in the terminal compartment (5) and wherein at least one second electronic device (16) with electronics for controlling the sensor (3) is arranged in the electronics compartment (6), wherein the first electronic device (8) and the second electronic device (16) are electrically connected to each other via a contacting unit (12), wherein the contacting unit (12) is detachably inserted into a recess (30) of the partition (29), characterized by that the contacting unit (12) is permanently connected to the first electronic device (8), the connection being a permanent connection, so that the contacting unit and the electronic device can be handled as one component and that the contacting unit (12) is designed as an electrical feedthrough element, wherein the electrical feedthrough element is designed as a plug with glazed or plastic-encased contact elements (11).

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device (100) comprising: - a box-shaped body (1) comprising, in turn, a first portion (10) having a first hole (11) and a second portion (20) operatively associated with the first portion (10); - at least one electronic board (3) housed within the box-shaped body (1); - a fastening element (4) comprising a head (41), a stem (42) extending from the head (41), and a plurality of appendages (43) extending from the stem (42). The second portion (20) of the box-shaped body (1) or the electronic board (3) comprises a second hole (21) aligned with the first hole (11). The appendages of the plurality of appendages (43) are configured to: - allow the insertion of the stem (42) in an insertion direction (I) into the first hole (11) and the second hole (21); - prevent the extraction of the stem (42) relative to the first hole (11) and the second hole (21) in a direction opposite to the insertion direction (I).

A kit is described comprising an electrical device (e.g., the electrical device may be an electrical control device of the type that can be mounted on a wall) and a coupling element inserted in a unique manner on the back side for connecting the electrical device to another electrical device, where the coupling element has a rigid body, the coupling element has a rigid body defining a projection or recess that can engage with a corresponding recess or projection of an outer housing of the device, and also has an electrical line bus that terminates at its end in an exposed electrical connector so as to be able to contact with an exposed electrical pad of the electrical device to be connected, therefore, a single body which can be understood as a single device is formed.

A system may include a terminal block having a plurality of slots on a first side of the terminal block, such that each of the plurality of slots is configured to receive an insert. The system may also include an input / output (I / O) device comprising a circuit, such that the circuit may include one or more indentations that may receive one or more inserts positioned in one or more slots of the plurality of slots.

An automation field device includes: a field device housing; arranged in the field device housing, a field device electronics unit having at least one circuit board; arranged in the housing, a circuit board holder for holding the circuit board, wherein the circuit board holder has an engagement mechanism for resistant fastening of the circuit board, wherein the circuit board has a counter-engagement mechanism corresponding to the engagement mechanism, wherein the engagement mechanism has a recess in a subregion of the outer contour of the circuit board holder, and the counter-engagement mechanism of the at least one circuit board has at least one engagement nose, wherein the recess and the engagement nose are fitted to one another such that the engagement nose can engage in the recess, wherein the engagement and counter-engagement mechanisms are located above a potting compound height such that the engagement and counter-engagement mechanisms are not potted.

A terminal block (16) for use with an electronic module (10) includes an electrically insulative housing (12) and a plurality of electrical terminals (108) that are housed by the electrically insulative housing (12). The electrically insulative housing (12) includes a plurality of wire receiving apertures on a front side of the electrically insulative housing (12) and one or more first attachment features on a first lateral sideof the electrically insulative housing (12). Each of the one or more first attachment features of the electricallyinsulative housing (12) is configured to releasably connect to a corresponding attachment feature of the electronic module (10) in order to releasably mount the electrically insulative housing (12) to the electronic module (10). Each of the plurality of electrical terminals (108) is configured to releasably receive and make an electrical connection with an electrical wire that is optionally moved into a corresponding one of the plurality of wire receiving apertures of the electrically insulative housing (12).

To provide a robot controller which enables each part to be cooled under conditions suitable for the part, and to provide a robot system.SOLUTION: A robot controller includes: a case having a suction port and a passage which is connected with the suction port and in which a gas supplied from the suction port flows; a control board which controls operation of a robot; a driving circuit board which is disposed in the passage and controls driving of a motor included in the robot; a power source circuit board which is disposed at the upstream side of the driving circuit board in the passage and supplies electric power to the control board; and a fan disposed between the driving circuit board and the power source circuit board in the passage.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

A modular field device which, in spite of a plastic housing, fulfills EMC requirements and is easy to manufacture includes a sensor module for determining a process variable. For the purpose of EMC-protection, a conductive enclosure is secured in an inner space of the housing and surrounds a first inner region. A first end region of the enclosure is oriented toward a passageway of the housing. An opposite, second end region of the enclosure is closed by a circuit board such that the inner region is electromagnetically shielded. Accordingly, also the evaluation module connected with the sensor module and serving for communication is EMC protected since it is arranged in the protected inner region on a surface of the circuit board facing the inner region.

A controller includes a housing including a bottom surface panel, a power supply circuit substrate including a first connector, disposed on the bottom surface panel, a system circuit substrate including a second connector, disposed on the bottom surface panel by being aligned with the power supply circuit substrate in a direction along the bottom surface panel, and a first cable coupled to the first connector and the second connector. The first connector is disposed along a side of the power supply circuit substrate which faces the system circuit substrate. The second connector is disposed along a side of the system circuit substrate which faces the power supply circuit substrate. The first connector and the second connector are disposed to be shifted in a second direction orthogonal to a first direction in which the power supply circuit substrate and the system circuit substrate are aligned.