Series module, connection module and modular designed control arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10608369-B2
Application number	US-201716316532-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 18, 2017
Priority date	Jul 26, 2016
Publication date	Mar 31, 2020
Grant date	Mar 31, 2020

Abstract

A series module for a modular designed control arrangement includes a first series interface and a first bus interface and a second series interface and a second bus interface, wherein a bus communication line is formed between the two bus interfaces and multiple connecting lines are formed between the two series interfaces and wherein the connecting lines are arranged at least partially Z-linked between the two series interfaces.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A series module for a modular designed control arrangement, comprising a first series interface and a first bus interface and a second series interface and a second bus interface, wherein, between the first bus interface and the second bus interface, a bus communication line is formed and wherein, between the first series interface and the second series interface, multiple connecting lines are formed, wherein the connecting lines between the first series interface and the second series interface are arranged at least partially Z-linked, wherein the connecting lines form multiple pairs of connecting lines, each pair of connecting lines comprising a ground line and a supply line, and
wherein both the ground line and the supply line of one line pair are completely independent from another line pair of the same series module.

2. The series module according to claim 1 , wherein two of the connecting lines are in each case assigned a connection contact in order to form a consumer interface, which is designed to connect an electrical consumer.

3. The series module according to claim 1 , wherein the bus communication line as well as two of the connecting lines, are in case each assigned at least one connecting contact, in order to form a consumer interface, which is designed to connect an electrical consumer.

4. The series module according to claim 1 , wherein a bus communication circuit is connected to the bus communication line, which circuit is designed for the logical coupling of the bus communication line to multiple signal lines, and wherein the signal lines are connected to one of the two series interfaces.

5. The series module according to claim 4 , wherein the bus communication circuit is connected to two of the connecting lines in order to provide an electrical supply to the bus communication circuit.

6. The series module according to claim 1 , wherein the ground line and the supply line are Z-linked.

7. A connection module for a modular designed control arrangement, with a bus communication interface, which is designed for connection to a higher-level control, with a supply interface, which is designed for connection to an electrical source, and with a combination interface, which comprises a bus interface and a series interface and which is designed for connection to a series module, wherein a bus communication line is formed between the bus communication interface and the bus interface, and wherein at least two pairs of supply lines are formed between the supply interface and the series interface, which in each case comprise a ground line and a power supply line, in order to form at least two independent supply paths for series modules, and
wherein both the ground line and the supply line of one line pair are completely independent from another line pair of the same series module.

8. The connection module according to claim 7 , wherein at least one supply line is assigned at least one switch for interrupting the electrical connection between the supply interface and the series interface.

9. The connection module according to claim 7 wherein a bus communication circuit is connected to the bus communication line, which circuit is designed for the logical coupling of the bus communication line to multiple signal lines, and wherein the signal lines are connected to the series interface.

10. The connection module according to claim 7 , wherein at least two of the pairs of connecting lines are in each case assigned a separately formed supply connection for an external supply of a power supply voltage.

11. A modular designed control arrangement for controlling multiple electrical consumers with a connection module and comprising multiple series modules each series module comprising a first series interface and a first bus interface and a second series interface and a second bus interface, wherein between the first bus interface and the second bus interface a bus communication line is formed and wherein between the first series interface and the second series interface multiple connecting lines are formed, wherein the connecting lines between the first series interface and the second series interface are arranged at least partially Z-linked and wherein the connecting lines form multiple pairs of connecting lines, which in each case comprise a ground line and a supply line, which series modules are arranged on the connection module, and also comprising in each case electrical consumers from the group: switching valve, proportional valve, valve with integrated sensor, electromechanical actuator, being assigned to the series modules.

Assignees

• Festo Ag & Co Kg

Inventors

• Forcht Ralf
• Wenske Eduard
• Hartmann Phillippus

Classifications

• H01R25/162

  Electrical connections between or with rails or bus-bars (rails having primarily a non electrical function H01R4/64) · CPC title

• G05B2219/21057

  Buslines connecting modules are offset by one line from module to module · CPC title

• G05B2219/25324

  Modules connected to serial bus · CPC title

• H01R13/514 Primary

  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

• G05B19/042 Primary

  using digital processors (G05B19/05 takes precedence) · CPC title