Protective housing for configuring a programming module of an industrial product

• Main Authors: LeMoing, Christophe, Chaumont, Remy, Schweizer, Pascal
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 15.01.2019
• Subjects: ACTUATING-FLOATS; APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILARCONTAINERS; BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; BLASTING; BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; COCKS; CONTROLLING; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING; ELECTRIC SWITCHES; ELECTRICITY; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; LIGHTING; LIQUID HANDLING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS; OPENING, CLOSING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; REGULATING; RELAYS; SELECTORS; SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES; TAPS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; VALVES; WEAPONS

Apparatus and associated methods relate to a housing having a deformable membrane configured to interface with a programming module of an industrial product, where the deformable membrane includes a waved surface designed to deform under the finger pressure of a human user. In an illustrative example, the housing may be formed of a rigid material (e.g., polyamide) to serve as a protective barrier for the industrial product. The waved surface may have one or more waves (e.g., 7) that may possess certain dimensions and deformation parameters that are designed to allow a user to engage a programming switch via the deformable membrane. A user may advantageously provide input to the programming module via the deformable membrane without having to access the internal areas of the industrial product, thus avoiding the risk of damaging or interfering with the internal mechanisms and systems of the industrial product.