US 2003/0117128 A1Published application

Metering assembly

AssigneeEaton Corporation

InventorMichael Charles Dadian

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Abstract

A metering assembly includes an FT-21 kWh analog meter enclosure having an opening and carrying a plurality of stabs. A frame includes four sides, with the bottom side carrying a plurality of electrical terminals. The stabs electrically engage the frame terminals. A mechanism secures the frame within the enclosure opening. A display module includes a display port and a metering display driven from the display port. A monitoring module includes a monitoring unit, a display port driven by the monitoring unit, and a module enclosure having four sides. The monitoring module top side is mounted to the frame top side. The monitoring module bottom side has a plurality of electrical connections to the frame bottom side electrical terminals. The monitoring module display port is electrically connected to the display module display port. A mechanism mounts the display module to the frame offset from the monitoring module front side.

Claims21

Dependent claims

A metering assembly comprising:

a meter enclosure adapted for housing an analog kWh meter, said meter enclosure having an opening and carrying a plurality of stabs;
a frame including a first side, a second side, a third side and a fourth side, the fourth side of said frame carrying a plurality of electrical terminals, the stabs of said meter enclosure electrically engaging the electrical terminals of said frame;
means for securing said frame within the opening of said meter enclosure;
a display module including a display port and a metering display driven from said display port;
a monitoring module including a monitoring unit, a display port driven by said monitoring unit, and a module enclosure having a first side, a second side, a third side and a fourth side, the first side of said monitoring module being mounted to the first side of said frame, the fourth side of said monitoring module having a plurality of electrical connections to the electrical terminals of the fourth side of said frame, the display port of said monitoring module being electrically connected to the display port of said display module;
and
means for mounting said display module to said frame offset from the second side of said monitoring module.

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A metering assembly comprising:

a meter enclosure adapted for housing an analog kWh meter, said meter enclosure having an opening and carrying a plurality of stabs;
a frame including a first side, a second side, a third side and a fourth side, the fourth side of said frame carrying a plurality of electrical terminals, the stabs of said meter enclosure electrically engaging the electrical terminals of said frame;
means for securing said frame within the opening of said meter enclosure;
a display module including a display port and a metering display driven from said display port;
a monitoring and communication module including a monitoring unit, a display port driven by said monitoring unit, at least one communication port to or from said monitoring unit, and a module enclosure having a first side, a second side, a third side and a fourth side, the first side of said monitoring and communication module being mounted to the first side of said frame, the fourth side of said monitoring and communication module having a plurality of electrical connections to the electrical terminals of the fourth side of said frame, the display port of said monitoring and communication module being electrically connected to the display port of said display module;
means for mounting said display module to said frame offset from the second side of said monitoring and communication module;
a communication bracket including at least one communication connector electrically connected to said at least one communication port of said monitoring and communication module;
and
means for mounting said communication bracket to said frame offset from the third side of said monitoring and communication module.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.