US Patent 10178788 Input and output device with frame

In order to manufacture an input and output device industrial use as cost-effectively as possible, while also fulfilling the demanding requirements in an industrial environment, it is provided that the frame of the input and output device is assembled from a plurality of individual frame sections which are connected to one another at the corners in order to form the frame and which are firmly bonded at the adjoining connecting surfaces in order to form a fully sealed external front face of the frame and a fully sealed external peripheral surface of the frame.