The invention relates to a module for measuring purposes comprising an electrical or electronic circuit, which has at least one power supply connection and at least one data line connection for connecting, in the manner of a bus, to at least one other module of the same type that is also used for measuring purposes. According to the invention, the electronic circuit (80) is arranged inside a housing, the housing has a first contact surface (90) and a second contact surface (91), and the first contact surface (90) is joined to the second contact surface (91) of the other module (22, 32, 42) in a manner that permits it to be mechanically detached. The at least one power supply connection has a power supply contact (84a, 85a) in the first contact surface (90) and has a corresponding power supply contact (84b, 85b) in the second contact surface (91). The at least one data line connection has a data line contact (86a, 87a) in the first contact surface (90) and has a corresponding data line contact (86b, 87b) in the second contact surface (91). When the first contact surface (90) is joined to the second contact surface (91) of the other module (22, 32, 42), the power supply contact (84a, 85a) in the first contact surface (90) is connected in an electrically conductive manner to the corresponding power supply contact (84b, 85b) in the second contact surface (91) of the other module (22, 32, 42), and the data line contact (86a, 87a) in the first contact surface (90) is connected in an electrically conductive manner to the corresponding data line contact (86b, 87b) in the second contact surface (91) of the other module (22, 32, 42).
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a national stage of PCT/EP01/14031 filed Nov. 30, 2001, and based upon DE 100 61 854.5 filed Dec. 12, 2000 under the International Convention.
The present invention discloses systems and methods for a smart card including: a first card having a device; and a second card having an aperture that is configured to allow a device to be inserted into an aperture when the second card is properly aligned with the first card, thereby allowing a device to protrude into an aperture. Optionally, the first card includes an aperture, and the second card includes a device, so that an aperture of the first card accommodates a device of the second card when the first card is properly aligned with the second card. Optionally, the apertures and the devices are configured to allow a stack of a plurality of the first and second cards to be densely packed Optionally, a card includes a magnetic stripe, an electronic circuit, and/or an embedded electrically-conductive wire for operationally connecting a device to a connector.
Dispenser modules include structure permitting their securement in stacked and aligned relation. The dispenser modules can contain sheet media such as notes and other items. The dispenser modules can be used in an automated banking machine operative to dispense multiple types of sheet media. Modules include a projection plate and a biasing latch arm on side walls thereof. The projection plate includes a pin adapted to be received in a side wall slot. A first module is locked to a second module through a first module latch preventing movement of a second module pin from a first module slot. Disassembly of the locked modules can occur with compressing of the latch to release the modules relative to each other.
A modular portable computer system is described. In one embodiment, the present invention is comprised of a top modular layer with a coupled display interface and adapted to be interconnected with other modular layers. In the present embodiment, a second modular layer is interconnected with the top modular layer and other modular layers, for providing a power source to supply operating power to said top modular layer and to those other modular layers present and is disposed beneath the top modular layer. In the present embodiment, a third modular layer is interconnected with the top modular layer and the second modular layer for providing baseline logic electronics and communication components to the modular portable computer system and is disposed beneath the top modular layer. In the present embodiment, a universal interconnect for providing electronic and communicative interconnection of each modular layer is disposed at least once on each modular layer.
A modular portable computer system is described. In one embodiment, the present invention is comprised of a top modular layer with a coupled display interface and adapted to be interconnected with other modular layers. In the present embodiment, a second modular layer is interconnected with the top modular layer and other modular layers, for providing a power source to supply operating power to said top modular layer and to those other modular layers present and is disposed beneath the top modular layer. In the present embodiment, a third modular layer is interconnected with the top modular layer and the second modular layer for providing baseline logic electronics and communication components to the modular portable computer system and is disposed beneath the top modular layer. In the present embodiment, a universal interconnect for providing electronic and communicative interconnection of each modular layer is disposed at least once on each modular layer.
