Electronic device having an attribute information display part

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9992898-B2
Application number	US-201514886519-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 19, 2015
Priority date	Nov 5, 2014
Publication date	Jun 5, 2018
Grant date	Jun 5, 2018

Abstract

An electronic device includes a base plate, and a plurality of modules detachably attached to the base plate. The modules comprise a terminal block module. The terminal block module has an openable and closable door at a pullout end portion-side. The door has an attribute information display part configured to display attribute information of a device to be connected to the terminal block module.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising: a base plate; and
a plurality of modules detachably attached to the base plate in a depth direction,
wherein the modules comprise a terminal block module, and
wherein the terminal block module has an openable and closable door at a pullout end portion-side, and the door has an attribute information display part configured to display attribute information of a device to be connected to the terminal block module,
wherein a length of the terminal block module in the depth direction is smaller than a length of an adjacent module attached adjacent to the terminal block module,
wherein the door of the terminal block module is configured to be openable such that an opposite side to a side of the door which is connected to the terminal block module protrudes further frontward than an end surface of the adjacent module on the pullout end portion-side,
wherein the attribute information display part is configured to slide along the door, and
wherein a proximal end of the attribute information display part is further configured to rotate about a distal end of the door when the door is in an opened position.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the attribute information display part is provided at the door in a state that the attribute information display part is openable and closable.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the device to be connected to the terminal block module is a field device that is to be installed at a field-side of a control system.

4. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the device to be connected to the terminal block module is a field device that is to be installed at a field-side of a control system.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the attribute information display part is further configured to slide along a track of the door.

6. The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein the track is disposed at a top portion and bottom portion of the door.

7. An electronic device comprising: a base plate; and
a plurality of modules detachably attached to the base plate in a depth direction,
wherein the modules comprise a terminal block module, and
wherein the terminal block module has an openable and closable door at a pullout end portion-side, and the door has an attribute information display part configured to display attribute information of a device to be connected to the terminal block module,
wherein a length of the terminal block module in the depth direction is smaller than a length of an adjacent module attached adjacent to the terminal block module,
wherein the door of the terminal block module is configured to be openable such that an opposite side to a side of the door which is connected to the terminal block module protrudes further frontward than an end surface of the adjacent module on the pullout end portion-side, and
wherein the attribute information display part is configured to slide along the door
wherein the attribute information display part is further configured to pivot, the attribute information display part having been slid along the door.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the attribute information display part is configured to slide along a width of the door.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the attribute information faces a same direction as an interior side of the door when sliding along the door.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a proximal end of the terminal block module and a proximal end of the adjacent module are parallel to one another, the terminal block module and the adjacent module being attached to the base plate.

11. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein a pullout end of the adjacent module protrudes farther in the depth direction than the pullout end of terminal block module.

12. An electronic device comprising:
a base plate; and
a plurality of modules detachably attached to the base plate in a depth direction,
wherein the modules comprise a terminal block module, and
wherein the terminal block module has an openable and closable door at a pullout end portion-side, and the door has an attribute information display part configured to display attribute information of a device to be connected to the terminal block module,
wherein a length of the terminal block module in the depth direction is smaller than a length of an adjacent module attached adjacent to the terminal block module,
wherein the door of the terminal block module is configured to be openable such that an opposite side to a side of the door which is connected to the terminal block module protrudes further frontward than an end surface of the adjacent module on the pullout end portion-side,
wherein the attribute information display part is configured to slide along the door,
wherein the door includes a first end portion which is rotatably connected to the terminal block module and a second end portion opposite to the first end portion, and
wherein one side of the attribute information display part is configured to slide from the first end portion to the second end portion, and the attribute information display part is rotatable at the second end portion of the door.

Assignees

• Yokogawa Electric Corp

Inventors

• Tsutsumi Takahiro
• Owaki Yasuhiro
• Shimamura Kouichirou

Classifications

• H05K7/1469

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• H05K7/1481 Primary

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