Patent ID: 6781822
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A modular backplane for an industrial computer comprising:a first modular backplane segment having a first front side and a first back side, the first front side including a plurality of slots, the first back side including a first dedicated connector located in an area having no slots on the first back side and no slots in the opposite area on the first front side; a second modular backplane segment having a second front side and a second back side, the second front side including a plurality of slots, the second back side including a second dedicated connector located in an area having no slots an the second back side and no slots in the opposite area on the second front side; and a bridge module having two connectors, one of which is engaged with the first dedicated connector and the other is engaged with the second dedicated connector, thereby communicatively connecting the first and second modular backplane segments.