US 11,720,508 B2
Method for the emergency shutdown of a bus system, and bus system
Manuel Fuchs, Kronau (DE)
Assigned to SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG, Bruchsal (DE)
Filed by SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG, Bruchsal (DE)
Filed on Feb. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/672,129.
Application 17/672,129 is a continuation of application No. 16/098,498, granted, now 11,249,928, previously published as PCT/EP2017/025057, filed on Mar. 23, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2016 005 314.3 (DE), filed on May 2, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0171728 A1, Jun. 2, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 13/36 (2006.01); H04L 12/40 (2006.01); G06F 13/24 (2006.01); G06F 13/362 (2006.01); H04L 12/403 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 13/3625 (2013.01) [G06F 13/24 (2013.01); H04L 12/403 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bus system, comprising:
a master module; and
bus subscribers arranged in series between the master module and a last one of the bus subscribers, a single first bus subscriber being arranged immediately downstream of the master module, each bus subscriber between the first bust subscriber and the last bus subscriber having a single one of the bus subscribers being arranged immediately upstream and a signal one of the bus subscribers being arranged immediately downstream;
wherein each bus subscriber arranged between the first bus subscriber and the last one of the bus subscribers is adapted to receive an emergency signal transmitted by a first immediately adjacent bus subscriber, to immediately forward the emergency signal to a second immediately adjacent bus subscriber, and to automatically shut down in response to the emergency signal.