US 2014/0111345 A1Published application

Integral module with lighted faceplate display

AssigneeEaton Corporation

InventorsPatrick Wellington Mills, James Michael McCormick

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Abstract

A faceplate assembly is provided. The faceplate assembly includes a faceplate having planar member with a first side and a second side, the planar member having a number of openings therethrough, the planar member first side having a number of opaque portions and a number of translucent portions, each planar member first side translucent portion disposed adjacent one planar member opening, a number of sources of localized illumination, each the source of localized illumination disposed adjacent the planar member second side and adjacent a planar member first side translucent portion, and wherein the source of localized illumination may be illuminated causing a selected planar member first side translucent portion to be illuminated.

Claims15

Dependent claims

A faceplate assembly for a circuit breaker panel electrical module, said circuit breaker panel electrical module having frame assembly and a number of circuit breakers, said circuit breaker panel electrical module frame assembly having a front member and a back member, said circuit breaker panel electrical module frame assembly front member and said circuit breaker panel electrical module frame assembly back member being spaced from each other and defining an enclosed space, said circuit breakers each having a body with an outwardly extending movable handle, each said circuit breaker body disposed in said circuit breaker panel electrical module frame assembly enclosed space, said faceplate assembly comprising:

a faceplate having planar member with a first side and a second side, said planar member having a number of openings therethrough, said planar member first side having a number of opaque portions and a number of translucent portions, each planar member first side translucent portion disposed adjacent one planar member opening;
a number of sources of localized illumination;
each said source of localized illumination disposed adjacent said planar member second side and adjacent a planar member first side translucent portion and
wherein said source of localized illumination may be illuminated causing a selected planar member first side translucent portion to be illuminated.

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A circuit breaker panel electrical module comprising:

a frame assembly, a number of circuit breakers, and a faceplate assembly;
said frame assembly having a front member and a back member, said frame assembly front member and said frame assembly back member being spaced from each other and defining an enclosed space;
each said circuit breaker having a body with an outwardly extending movable handle;
said faceplate assembly including a faceplate and a number of sources for localized illumination;
said faceplate including a planar member with a first side and a second side, said planar member having a number of openings therethrough, said planar member first side having a number of opaque portions and a number of translucent portions, each planar member first side translucent portion disposed adjacent a planar member opening;
each said source of localized illumination is disposed adjacent said planar member second side and adjacent a planar member first side translucent portion;
said faceplate assembly coupled to said frame assembly front member;
each said circuit breaker body disposed in said circuit breaker panel electrical module frame assembly enclosed space with each circuit breaker outwardly extending movable handle extending through a faceplate planar member opening;
and
wherein each said source of localized illumination may be illuminated causing one said planar member first side translucent portion to be illuminated.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/125,153Filed 26 Jun 2012
Priority: 27 Jun 2011
Published: 24 Apr 2014
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

H01H 71/04
Details of the protective switches or relays covered by groups H01H73/00 - H01H83/00: means for indicating condition of the switching device
F21V 33/00
Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for
H02B 1/044
Mounting thereon of switches or of other devices in general, the switch or device having, or being without, casing: mounting through openings
H01H 9/182
Distinguishing marks on switches, e.g. for indicating switch location in the dark; Adaptation of switches to receive distinguishing marks:…