Terminal block with several receptacles for AC and DC
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1. A terminal block comprising:
- a plurality of first receptacles;
a plurality of second receptacles receiving a current flow different from said plural first receptacles;
a plurality of switches for supplying said first and second receptacles with voltage individually and in groups;
a control panel having a plurality of keys that correspond to a respective one of said first and second receptacles for individually controlling current flow to each of said first and second receptacles;
a single display panel indicating which of the plural first and second receptacles are receiving said current flow;
a USB terminal via which the terminal block may be connected to a computer using a USB cable; and
a processor for converting a signal for the USB terminal and for controlling current flow to said first and second receptacles, wherein at least one of said plural switches is a main switch.
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Abstract
A terminal block in the form of a terminal strip with several connecting sites has first connecting sites for 220/230 volts and second connecting sites for low DC voltage (6 to 15 volts), and the connecting sites can be supplied with voltage individually or in groups, independently of one another. The terminal block is controlled using an integrated control panel and/or using a processor 36 joined to switches (11, 15), the processor being controlled via a USB terminal 20 through cable connection to a computer. The control and display panels (4, 6) may be removed when the computer and processor are used for switch control.
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15 Claims
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1. A terminal block comprising:
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a plurality of first receptacles;
a plurality of second receptacles receiving a current flow different from said plural first receptacles;
a plurality of switches for supplying said first and second receptacles with voltage individually and in groups;
a control panel having a plurality of keys that correspond to a respective one of said first and second receptacles for individually controlling current flow to each of said first and second receptacles;
a single display panel indicating which of the plural first and second receptacles are receiving said current flow;
a USB terminal via which the terminal block may be connected to a computer using a USB cable; and
a processor for converting a signal for the USB terminal and for controlling current flow to said first and second receptacles, wherein at least one of said plural switches is a main switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A terminal block comprising:
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a plurality of receptacles;
a plurality of switches for supplying said receptacles with voltage individually and in groups;
a USB terminal via which the terminal block may be connected to a computer using a USB cable;
a processor for converting a signal for the USB terminal and for controlling current flow to said receptacles; and
a removable control panel having a plurality of keys that correspond to said receptacles for individually controlling current flow to each of said receptacles, wherein at least one of said plural switches is a main switch, and wherein said processor is at least initially programmable via the USB cable using a personal computer. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
a plurality of first receptacles; and
a plurality of second receptacles receiving a current flow different from said plural first receptacles.
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12. The terminal block as claimed in claim 11, wherein said plural switches supply said first and second receptacles with voltage individually and in groups.
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13. The terminal block as claimed in claim 12, further comprising a single display panel indicating which of the plural first and second receptacles are receiving said current flow.
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14. The terminal block as claimed in claim 10, wherein said plural switches supply said plural receptacles with voltage by one of direct switching such that said plural receptacles are connected to a computer, clock timed switching such that switching is controlled by a clock timer having programmed times, and master/slave switching such that switching is controlled by a master/slave configuration whereby the slaves are dependent on power consumption of the master.
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15. The terminal block as claimed in claim 10, wherein said plural switches supply said plural receptacles with voltage wherein at least one of said plural receptacles is a master and at least another one of said plural receptacles is a slave.
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