Information display system for switching device, switching device, and method
AssigneeABB Schweiz AG
InventorsAshish Mishra, Allison Stacey Conner, Piotr Slawomir Woronkowicz, Jung Soo Park
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Abstract
An information display system for a switching device includes a cover for the switching device, the cover including a first section and a second section, and a faceplate magnetically attracted to the cover and configured to carry information about the switching device, the faceplate further including an opening, at least a portion of the second section of the cover overlapped by the faceplate. The faceplate is adjustable with respect to the cover.
Claims25
An information display system for a switching device having an operating handle, the information display system comprising:
- a cover having a first side including an opening having the operating handle disposed therethrough, the cover first side defining a first section and a second section thereon, the first section defining a first longitudinal axis extending perpendicularly therethrough, the second section perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis;
- and
- a faceplate including an opening to receive the operating handle therethrough, selectively secured to the first side in one of a plurality of rest positions and configured to carry information about the switching device, wherein in each one of the plurality of rest positions, at least a portion of the second section of the cover is overlapped by the faceplate, at least a portion of the first section is aligned with the opening, and the operating handle is disposed through the opening;
- wherein the faceplate is rotatable with respect to the cover about the first longitudinal axis.
A switching device comprising:
- a handle;
- a cover having a first side including an opening having the handle disposed therethrough, the cover first side defining a first section and a second section thereon, the first section defining a first longitudinal axis extending perpendicularly therethrough, the second section perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis;
- and
- a faceplate including an opening to receive the handle therethrough, selectively secured to the first side in one of a plurality of rest positions and configured to carry information about the switching device, wherein in each one of the plurality of rest positions, at least a portion of the second section of the cover is overlapped by the faceplate, at least a portion of the first section is aligned with the opening, and the handle is disposed through the opening;
- wherein the faceplate is rotatable with respect to the cover about the first longitudinal axis.
A method of displaying information on a switching device having an handle, the switching device having a cover having a first side including an opening having the handle disposed therethrough, the cover first side defining a first section and a second section thereon, the first section defining a first longitudinal axis extending perpendicularly therethrough, the second section perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis,
- the method comprising:
- magnetically securing a faceplate including an opening to receive the handle therethrough to the switching device cover in a first position of the faceplate such that at least a portion of the second section of the cover is overlapped by the faceplate and at least a portion of the first section is aligned with the opening, the faceplate containing the information, the information oriented in a first orientation;
- rotating the faceplate about the first longitudinal axis of the switching device cover;
- and,
- magnetically securing the faceplate to the switching device cover in a second position such that the operating handle is disposed through the opening, at least a portion of the second section of the cover is overlapped by the faceplate and at least a portion of the first section is aligned with the opening to re-orient the information in a second orientation different than the first orientation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.