Patent ID: 9420719
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: H05K,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An input/output (I/O) device, comprising: a base portion configured to communicatively connect the I/O device with at least one other device; an I/O module physically and communicatively connected to the base portion and comprising I/O communication circuitry and a terminal block mount surface on an exterior thereof; and a terminal block physically and communicatively connected to the terminal block mount surface of the I/O module; wherein the terminal block mount surface has a width that is greater than a corresponding width of the terminal block such that a portion of the terminal block mount surface extends beyond the terminal block, said portion of the terminal block mount surface extending beyond the terminal block including at least one vent extending from an interior of the I/O module to the exterior of the I/O module for permitting the flow of air through the I/O module and along the terminal block; and wherein the terminal block mount surface of the I/O module is an upper surface thereof, and wherein an opposing bottom surface of the I/O module is engaged with the base portion, and wherein a front surface extends between the upper surface and the bottom surface of the I/O module and includes at least one vent in fluid communication with the at least one vent of the terminal block mount surface, whereby air can circulate through the I/O module and past the terminal block.