Enclosure arrangements; components; and methods
AssigneeEaton Intelligent Power Limited
InventorsAdam Douglas Ledgerwood, Terry Lee Tuper, Graig Edmund DeCarr, Mevzad Ljuca
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Abstract
Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relate to enclosures, such as, electrical enclosures, for example, explosion-proof enclosures, and including advantageous features and methods usable with such enclosures. Disclosed features and techniques relate to: an enclosure fastening device; a visual indicator; an enclosure handling assist arrangement; a control handle; and a reset controller.
Claims20
An enclosure arrangement comprising:
- (a) an enclosure having a cover and a body, the body defining a cavity;
- (b) an electrical component mounted within the cavity of the body, the electrical component having a rotating switch device configured to move about a first arc axis of rotational motion between a first operating configuration and a second operating configuration, the first operating configuration being a power-on configuration and the second operating configuration being a power-off configuration;
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- (c) a control handle mounted externally to the body of the enclosure, the control handle being configured to move about a second arc axis of rotational motion between a first rotational position and a second rotational position, the first rotational position being an on-position causing the rotating switch device to be in the power-on configuration, and the second rotational position being an off-position causing the rotating switch device to be in the power-off configuration;
- (d) wherein the first arc axis of rotational motion is offset from the second arc axis of rotational motion.
An enclosure arrangement comprising:
- (a) an enclosure having a cover and a body, the body defining a cavity;
- (b) an off-set end axis link arrangement mounted externally to a side of the body of the enclosure to pivot about a first rotational axis between a first rotational position and a second rotational position;
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- (c) an electrical component mounted within the cavity of the body, the electrical component having a rotating switch device that pivots about a second rotational axis between a first operating configuration and a second operating configuration, the first operating configuration being a power-on configuration and the second operating configuration being a power-off configuration;
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- (i) the first rotational axis being offset from the second rotational axis.
A control device for an enclosure arrangement, the enclosure arrangement including a cover and a body, the body defining a cavity for receiving an active electrical component, the active electrical component having a rotating switch device, the control device comprising:
- (e) a control handle, in use, mountable externally to a side of the body of the enclosure arrangement, the control handle being configured, in use, to pivot about a first rotational axis while allowing the rotating switch device to pivot about a second rotational axis;
- (i) the first rotational axis being offset from the second rotational axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.