Automation field device

Inventors: Raphael Schonhardt (Rheinfelden, DE); Michael Lais (Schönau im Schwarzwald, DE); Vitogiuseppe Di Cosola (Hartheim, DE); Simon Gerwig (Schopfheim, DE); Christian Strittmatter (Rickenbach, DE)

Assignee: Endress+Hauser SE+Co. KG

H05K7/1462 H05K7/10

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Quick Facts

Patent No.: US 12707586
App. No.: 18/687,390
Granted: Aug 11, 2026
Kind: B2

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Abstract

An automation field device includes a metallic field device housing enclosing an interior; a sensor element and/or actuator element placed on one side on the field device housing, —for actuating and/or acquiring a process variable; an electronic circuit that is arranged in the interior of the field device housing and is configured to provide and/or process a sensor and/or actuator signal for and/or from the sensor element and/or actuator element, the electronic circuit furthermore having at least one field contact plug for transmitting data and/or energy, the field contact plug being guided outward through an opening in the field device housing, a custom-fit plug sleeve being plugged over the field contact plug, said plug sleeve being welded onto the field device housing and being fastened to a retaining means arranged in the interior.

Claims (10)

1 . An automation field device at least comprising:

a metal field device housing enclosing an inner chamber;

a sensor element and/or actuator element, arranged on one side of the field device housing, for setting and/or recording a process variable;

an electronic circuit that is arranged, at least in part, in the inner chamber of the field device housing and is configured to provide and/or process a sensor and/or actuator signal for and/or from the sensor element and/or actuator element, wherein the electronic circuit furthermore has at least one field contact plug for transmitting data and/or energy, wherein the field contact plug is guided outward through an opening in the field device housing, wherein a custom-fit plug sleeve is placed over the field contact plug and is welded onto the field device housing and wherein the plug sleeve is fastened to a retaining means that is arranged in the inner chamber;

wherein the retaining means is an electronics cup made of a plastics, which is substantially adapted to match an outer contour of the field device housing and is arranged in the inner chamber, and wherein the electronic circuit is arranged, at least in part, in the electronics cup.

2 . The automation field device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic circuit is potted at least partially with a potting compound introduced into the electronics cup.

3 . The automation field device according to claim 1 , wherein, for fastening purposes, the retaining means has a first fastening device and the plug sleeve has a second fastening device, which are adapted to match one another in such a way that the first and second fastening devices can be clipped, latched or clamped into one another.

4 . The automation field device according to claim 3 , wherein the retaining means has a latching geometry as a first fastening element, and the plug sleeve has a groove as a second fastening device, wherein the latching element and the groove are adapted to match one another in such a way that they engage in one another by simple clipping, latching or clamping.

5 . The automation field device according to claim 4 , wherein the latching geometry is molded onto the electronics cup.

6 . The automation field device according to claim 1 , wherein the field contact plug is a circular connector, a cable gland or an Ethernet plug.