Frame and input and output device comprising said frame
View Patent ↗In order to produce a frame ( 2 ) for an input and output device ( 1 ) and an input and output device ( 1 ) provided with said frame ( 2 ) for industrial applications in the most inexpensive manner possible, the invention provides that the frame ( 2 ) is composed of a plurality of individual frame parts ( 2 a, 2 b, 2 c, 2 d ) and the frame parts ( 2 a, 2 b, 2 c, 2 d ) are joined at contiguous abutment surfaces ( 15 ) of the frame parts ( 2 a, 2 b, 2 c, 2 d ) in order to form the frame ( 2 ), and that in the region of an abutment surface ( 15 ), a through recess ( 20 ) is arranged which is connected to the abutment surface ( 15 ) and connects a first end face of the frame ( 2 ) to an opposite second end face of the frame ( 2 ), the through recess ( 20 ) being filled in with a sealant ( 26 ).
1. A frame for an input and output device, comprising:
a plurality of individual frame parts having abutment surfaces, wherein directly abutting abutment surfaces of adjacently arranged individual frame parts are joined together;
a through recess, which is connected to an abutment surface, connects a first end face of the frame to an opposite second end face of the frame; and
a sealant filling the through recess.
2. The frame according to claim 1 , further comprising: a peripheral groove provided on the first end face, wherein the through recess connects a bottom of the peripheral groove to the opposite second end face.
3. The frame according to claim 1 , further comprising: a sealing recess provided on the second end face of the frame, wherein the through recess connects a bottom of the sealing recess to the first end face.
4. The frame according to claim 3 , further comprising: a peripheral collar having a closed circumference that forms the first end face.
5. An input and output device for industrial applications, comprising the frame according to claim 1 , wherein an input and output unit is set into a centrally continuous recess of the frame.
6. The input and output device according to claim 5 , further comprising: a sealing element arranged between the frame and the input and output unit.
7. The input and output device according to claim 5 , further comprising: a cover film, which covers at least a gap between the frame and the input and output unit.
8. A method for producing a frame for an input and output device, comprising:
cutting frame parts from a section bar to form abutment surfaces;
laying the frame parts next to each other in a contiguous manner;
joining abutting abutment surfaces to form the frame;
forming a through recess in a region of the abutment surfaces that is connected to the abutting abutment surfaces; and
filling the through recess with a sealant.
9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein an exterior of the frame is at least partially painted, anodized, coated, or covered with an adhesive film.
10. A method for producing an input and output device, comprising:
producing the frame according to claim 8 ; and
setting an input and output unit into a central recess of the frame.
11. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising: arranging a sealing element that is closed over a circumference between the input and output unit and the frame.
12. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the frame has an outer end face and the method further comprises: adhering a cover film over the input and output unit and the outer end face of the frame so that the cover film covers at least a gap between the frame and the input and output unit.