Patent ID: 9059539
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: G05B,G06F,H01R,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An input/output (I/O) device for an automation control system, the I/O device comprising: a base portion comprising at least a first mating feature of the base portion and a second mating feature of the base portion; an I/O module configured to physically and communicatively couple with the base portion via coupling of a mating feature of the I/O module with the first mating feature of the base portion, wherein the I/O module comprises I/O communication circuitry; a terminal block configured to physically and communicatively connect to the base portion via coupling of a mating feature of the terminal block with the second mating feature of the base portion; and an ejection device configured to eject the I/O module or the terminal block from the base portion by pushing the mating feature of the I/O module out of the first mating feature of the base portion or the mating feature of the terminal block out of engagement with the second mating feature of the base portion as a mechanical response to actuation of an activation mechanism of the ejection device.