Electronic module for an I/O modular system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10249987-B2
Application number	US-201715805433-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 7, 2017
Priority date	Nov 8, 2016
Publication date	Apr 2, 2019
Grant date	Apr 2, 2019

Abstract

An electronic module for an I/O modular system comprises a housing, a plug-in connection for the coupling to a connection of the I/O modular system, and at least one locking lever which has an actuating end arranged on the side turned away from the plug-in connection, and a locking portion. The locking lever has at least one light-conducting portion. A light source is associated with the locking lever. A light exit face is provided in the region of the actuating end of the locking lever.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electronic module for an I/O modular system, comprising a housing, a plug-in connection for the coupling to a connection of the I/O modular system, at least one locking lever which has an actuating end arranged on the side turned away from the plug-in connection, and a locking portion, the locking lever having at least one light-conducting portion, a light source being associated with the locking lever, a light exit face being provided in the region of the actuating end of the locking lever.

2. The electronic module of claim 1 wherein the light source is a LED.

3. The electronic module of claim 1 wherein the light source is arranged on a printed circuit board arranged within the housing.

4. The electronic module of claim 3 wherein the locking lever has at least one arm which extends on one of the sides of the printed circuit board.

5. The electronic module of claim 4 wherein the locking lever has two arms which extend on either side of the printed circuit board ( 134 ).

6. The electronic module of claim 5 wherein a coupling-in face lying opposite the light source is arranged at the actuating end between the arms.

7. The electronic module of claim 1 wherein a return spring is integrated into the locking lever.

8. The electronic module of claim 7 wherein the return spring extends starting from a central portion towards the locking portion.

9. The electronic module of claim 1 wherein a bearing portion is integrated into the locking lever.

10. The electronic module of claim 1 wherein the locking lever is a two-armed lever in which the locking portion is arranged at an end turned away from the actuating end.

11. The electronic module of claim 1 wherein the locking portion has a locking hook.

12. The electronic module of claim 1 wherein the locking lever is an injection-molded part made of plastic material.

13. The electronic module of claim 1 wherein a cover is provided which is detachably latched on the housing.

14. The electronic module of claim 13 wherein the light exit face of the locking lever is visible when the cover is attached to the housing.

15. The electronic module of claim 13 wherein an opening for the actuating end of the locking lever with its light exit face is provided in the cover.

16. The electronic module of claim 15 wherein the opening, as viewed in the direction of actuation of the actuating end, has a dimension which is smaller than a actuating stroke of the actuating end.

17. The electronic module of claim 13 wherein the cover arrests the actuating end in a locking position.

18. An electronic module for an I/O modular system, comprising a housing, a plug-in connection for the coupling to a connection of the I/O modular system, at least one locking lever which has an actuating end arranged on the side turned away from the plug-in connection, and a locking portion, the locking lever having at least one light-conducting portion, the locking lever having a coupling-in face for light and on the opposite side, the actuating end is provided with a light exit face, a light source being associated with the locking lever, a light exit face being provided in the region of the actuating end of the locking lever.

Assignees

• Buerkert Werke Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Pathmanathan Vinoth
• Christie Christopher
• Fischer Florian
• Stephan Michael

Classifications

• H05K7/1474

  Mounting of modules, e.g. on a base or rail or wall · CPC title

• H01R13/506

  assembled by snap action of the parts · CPC title

• H01R9/2608

  Fastening means for mounting on support rail or strip (H01R9/2691 takes precedence; for switch or other electrical device H02B1/042) · CPC title

• H05K7/1481

  User interface, e.g. status displays; Programming interface, e.g. connector for computer programming; Monitoring · CPC title

• H01R13/514

  composed as a modular blocks or assembly, i.e. composed of co-operating parts provided with contact members or holding contact members between them · CPC title