Electronics Module Bus Connection Layout for Valve Island
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Solution Overview
Problem
Valve islands in complex pneumatic systems face space constraints and rigidity in mounting orientations, limiting flexible cable connection options due to fixed orientations and interference with module operation.
Innovation Solution
An electronics module with a cuboid casing featuring bus connections on multiple sides, allowing flexible mounting orientations and adaptive cable routing, including rotationally symmetric second bus connections on lateral surfaces for easy connection to valve islands, enabling flexible cable adaptation and secure fastening.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the module arrangement is fixed in a specific mounting orientation, then the structure is simple and stable, but the cable connection flexibility is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The bus connections are asymmetrically distributed on different sides of the module arrangement, with specific connections placed on upper, lower, front, and back sides. This asymmetric layout enables flexible cable routing in various mounting orientations without requiring symmetric complexity in the mounting structure itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extends cable connection possibilities from a single-plane orientation to three-dimensional space by placing bus connections on multiple faces of the module arrangement. This allows cables to be routed from different spatial directions (upper, lower, front, back sides), effectively adding dimensional flexibility to the connection system.
2Ease of operation
If external cables are routed in the forward direction, then data communication is enabled, but space constraints and interference with module operation occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent distributes bus connections across multiple spatial dimensions (upper, lower, front, and back sides of the module arrangement), allowing cables to be routed from various directions rather than being constrained to a single forward direction. This reduces spatial conflicts and improves cable management in compact switch cabinet environments.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection system is segmented into multiple independent bus connections located on different sides of the module arrangement. This segmentation allows different cables to be routed from different directions, distributing the spatial requirements and reducing interference with module operation in the forward direction.
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AI summary
An electronics module for coupling to a module arrangement, in particular valve island, in a line-up direction, comprises a casing which comprises a front side, a back side, an upper side, a bottom side and two opposite lateral surfaces extending along the line-up direction in relation to a state mounted on the module arrangement. In the casing an electronics is accommodated and at least a first bus connection and two second bus connections are provided, which are connected to the electronics within the casing. The at least one first bus connection is arranged either on the upper side or on the bottom side, while a second bus connection is arranged on each of the lateral surfaces, respectively. A module assembly comprises a module arrangement, in particular a valve island, and an electronics module, wherein the electronics module directly abuts on the module arrangement in the line-up direction, and is detachably connected thereto in a non-destructive manner.