An apparatus comprising a battery unit and an electronics unit. The battery unit has a battery with a first and a second pole. The battery unit has at least a first, at least a second and at least a third electrical contact, wherein the first contact and the third contact are connected with the firs
An apparatus comprising a battery unit and an electronics unit. The battery unit has a battery with a first and a second pole. The battery unit has at least a first, at least a second and at least a third electrical contact, wherein the first contact and the third contact are connected with the first pole, and wherein the second contact is connected with the second pole. The electronics unit has an input circuit with at least a first and at least a second electrical countercontact for receiving electrical energy from the battery unit essentially via the first and second contacts or essentially via the second and third contacts of the battery unit.
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1. An apparatus comprising: a battery unit, defining a longitudinal axis and having a housing; andan electronics unit, defining a longitudinal axis and having a housing, wherein:said battery unit has a battery with a first and a second pole;said battery unit has at least a first, at least a second a
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An apparatus comprising: a battery unit, defining a longitudinal axis and having a housing; andan electronics unit, defining a longitudinal axis and having a housing, wherein:said battery unit has a battery with a first and a second pole;said battery unit has at least a first, at least a second and at least a third electrical contact;said first contact and said third contact are connected with said first pole;said second contact is connected with said second pole;said electronics unit has an input circuit with at least a first and at least a second electrical countercontact for receiving electrical energy from said battery unit essentially via said first and said second contacts or essentially via said second and third contacts of said battery unit;said input circuit has, furthermore, at least a third electrical countercontact;said battery unit is so connectable with said input circuit that electrical energy from said battery of said battery unit is transmittable from said battery unit to said electronics unit essentially via said first and said second contacts and said first and said second countercontacts or essentially via said second and said third contacts and said second and said third countercontacts;said battery unit is so connectable with said input circuitry of said electronic unit that in a first installed position only said first contact is connected with said first countercontact and said second contact is connected with said second countercontact, and that in a second installed position only said second contact is connected with said second countercontact and said third contact is connected with said third countercontact; andsaid battery unit is rotated around its longitudinal axis so that said housing of said battery unit can engage with a correspondingly formed housing of said electronics unit in the second installed position. 2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein: said electrical contacts, respectively said countercontacts, are part of an installation plug or receptacle, i.e. part of a housing, of said battery unit, respectively said electronics unit. 3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein: said battery unit, by orienting, especially by rotating, especially by rotating around a longitudinal axis of said battery unit, is so connectable with said input circuit of said electronics unit, that either only said first contact is electrically connected with said first countercontact and said second contact with said second countercontact, or that only said second contact is connected with said second countercontact and said third contact with said third countercontact. 4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: a blocking means, which serves to prevent at least the electrical contacting of at least one of said contacts, especially said first contact, and/or of at least one of said countercontacts, especially said first countercontact. 5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein: said blocking means, which is composed of an essentially electrically insulating material, serves to close, especially mechanically, at least one of said contacts and/or at least one of said countercontacts. 6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein: said blocking means is replaceable by a contact means, which is composed of an essentially electrically conductive material, which contact means serves to produce electrical contact between at least one of said contacts, especially said first contact, and at least one of said countercontacts, especially said first countercontact. 7. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein: for limiting the electrical power available to said electronics unit, especially according to the specifications of the ignition protection type, intrinsic safety, means for electrical current- and/or voltage limiting are provided in a first circuit branch between said first pole of said battery and said third contact and/or in a second circuit branch between said third countercontact and a remainder of said electronics unit. 8. The apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein: the electrical current- and/or voltage limiting occurs through at least a first electrical and/or electronic component, especially a diode, in said first and/or preferably in said second circuit branch. 9. The apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein: a contacting of the battery unit via said first and said second contacts and said first and said second countercontacts serves to bypass the means for electrical current- and/or voltage limiting. 10. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein: said input circuit further comprises a first and a second output, via which energy available to said electronics unit is tappable; andsaid first countercontact and/or said third countercontact are connected with said second output and;said second countercontact is connected with said first output. 11. The apparatus as claimed in claim 7, further comprising: an electrical and/or electronic circuit, which, especially based on an electrical signal in said first and/or said second circuit branch, serves to detect whether the energy supply of said electronics unit occurs essentially via said first and said second contacts, respectively countercontacts or essentially via said second and said third contacts, respectively countercontacts. 12. The apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein: the electrical and/or electronic circuit is composed of a comparator circuit, which compares a first and a second input signal with one another; anda first component is arranged between a tap for said first input signal and a tap for said second input signal. 13. The apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein: between the tap for said first input signal and a corresponding input of said comparator circuit, a second component corresponding to the first component is arranged. 14. A battery unit for use in an apparatus comprising: an electronics unit which defines a longitudinal axis and has a housing, wherein:the battery unit defines a longitudinal axis, has a housing and a battery with a first and second pole;the battery unit has at least a first, at least a second and at least a third electrical contact;said first contact and said third contact are connected with said first pole;said second contact is connected with said second pole;said electronics unit has an input circuit with at least a first and at least a second electrical countercontact for receiving electrical energy from said battery unit essentially via said first and said second contacts or essentially via said second and third contacts of the battery unit; andsaid battery unit is rotated around its longitudinal axis so that said housing of said battery unit can engage with a correspondingly formed housing of said electronics unit in the second installed position. 15. An electronics unit for use in an apparatus comprising: a battery unit, defining a longitudinal axis and having a housing; andan electronics unit, defining a longitudinal axis and having a housing, wherein:said battery unit has a battery with a first and a second pole;said battery unit has at least a first, at least a second and at least a third electrical contact;said first contact and said third contact are connected with said first pole;said second contact is connected with said second pole;said electronics unit has an input circuit with at least a first and at least a second electrical countercontact for receiving electrical energy from said battery unit essentially via said first and said second contacts or essentially via said second and third contacts of said battery unit; andsaid battery unit is rotated around its longitudinal axis so that said housing of said battery unit can engage with a correspondingly formed housing of said electronics unit in the second installed position. 16. A field device of process automation technology having an apparatus comprising: a battery unit, defining a longitudinal axis and having a housing; andan electronics unit, defining a longitudinal axis and having a housing, wherein:said battery unit has a battery with a first and a second pole;said battery unit has at least a first, at least a second and at least a third electrical contact;said first contact and said third contact are connected with said first pole;said second contact is connected with said second pole;said electronics unit has an input circuit with at least a first and at least a second electrical countercontact for receiving electrical energy from said battery unit essentially via said first and said second contacts or essentially via said second and third contacts of said battery unit; andsaid battery unit is rotated around its longitudinal axis so that said housing of said battery unit can engage with a correspondingly formed housing of said electronics unit in the second installed position.
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