Receptacle for connecting modular electronic instruments

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9276349-B2
Application number	US-201514618811-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 10, 2015
Priority date	May 27, 2014
Publication date	Mar 1, 2016
Grant date	Mar 1, 2016

Abstract

A receptacle is provided to connect modular electronic instruments to each other. A box-shaped case has a front face having an opening for inserting a single modular electronic instrument into the box-shaped case. A first connector is disposed inside the box-shaped case to connect the single modular electronic instrument to the receptacle. A second connector is disposed on a first side face of the receptacle for connecting the receptacle to a first receptacle on the side of the first side face. A third connector is disposed on a second side face of the receptacle for connecting the receptacle to a second receptacle on the side of the second side face. A lock secures the connection with one of the first and second receptacles. A leg is disposed on the bottom face. The position of the leg is deviated only to one of the first or second side faces.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A receptacle for connecting modular electronic instruments to each other, comprising:
a box-shaped case having a front face, a bottom face, a first side face, and a second side face opposite to the first side face, the front face having an opening for inserting a single modular electronic instrument into the box-shaped case;
a first connector disposed inside the box-shaped case, the first connector being configured to electrically connect the single modular electronic instrument to the receptacle;
a second connector disposed on the first side face, the second connector being configured to electrically connect the receptacle to a first receptacle disposed on the side of the first side face;
a third connector disposed on the second side face, the third connector being configured to electrically connect the receptacle to a second receptacle disposed on the side of the second side face;
a lock configured to secure the connection with one of the first and second receptacles; and
a leg disposed on the bottom face, the position of the leg being deviated only to one of the first or second side faces.

2. The receptacle according to claim 1 , further comprising an adder configured to:
receive an address from the first receptacle through the second connector, the address being set in the single modular electronic instrument connected to the first connector;
add a value to the address; and
output the address to the second receptacle through the third connector.

3. The receptacle according to claim 1 , wherein
the lock includes a convex portion, a concave portion, and a slide lock, and
the slide lock engages a convex portion, fitted into the concave portion, of the one of the first and second receptacles.

4. The receptacle according to claim 1 , wherein the second connector and the third connector are attached to the box-shaped case with play.

5. The receptacle according to claim 1 , wherein:
the lock further includes a bolt receptacle in one of the first and second side faces, and
the bolt receptacle comprises a nut and a nut cover for holding the nut to provide the nut with play in a diagonal direction relative to the box-shaped case.

Assignees

• Yokogawa Electric Corp

Inventors

• Yoshida Kenichi
• Akaishi Hiroshi

Classifications

• H01R13/639

  Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together, after engagement, {e.g. separate keylock, retainer strap} · CPC title

• H01R13/665

  with built-in electronic circuit (H01R13/70, H01R13/719 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01R13/518 Primary

  for holding or embracing several coupling parts, e.g. frames · CPC title

• H05K7/1474 Primary

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

• H05K7/1478

  including a segmented bus · CPC title