Accessory and recess identification system for circuit breakers
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsRichard L. Hein, Michael H. Thomas, Kay Gruenwoldt
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Abstract
An identification system for identifying correct placement of various circuit breaker accessories within recesses of a circuit breaker molded frame is disclosed. The system includes recess symbols adjacent the recesses in the frame and matching accessory symbols positioned on a front, visible surface of the accessories. The system may further include name labels positioned on the accessories for labeling the accessories'names. A circuit breaker employing the identification system of the present invention is also disclosed.
Claims13
A circuit breaker system comprising:
- a molded frame;
- a first circuit breaker accessory;
- a first recess within the molded frame for accepting the first circuit breaker accessory;
- a first recess symbol adjacent the first recess;
- a first accessory symbol positioned on the first accessory, the first accessory symbol matching the first recess symbol for identifying accessory placement within the molded frame;
- a second circuit breaker accessory having a different construction than the first circuit breaker accessory;
- a second recess within the molded frame for accepting the second circuit breaker accessory;
- a second recess symbol, different than the first recess symbol, adjacent the second recess;
- a second accessory symbol positioned on the second circuit breaker accessory, the second accessory symbol being different than the first accessory symbol and matching the second recess symbol for identifying placement of the second circuit breaker accessory within the molded frame.
A method for simplifying the installation process of internal accessories within a frame of a circuit breaker, the method comprising:
- identifying each recess in the circuit breaker which may accommodate an accessory;
- selecting a recess symbol for each recess, each recess symbol uniquely indicative of a type of accessory accommodatable therein;
- providing each recess symbol upon the frame of the circuit breaker adjacent each respective recess;
- selecting an accessory symbol for each accessory, each accessory symbol chosen to have a visually similar appearance as each recess symbol adjacent each recess in which each respective accessory is insertable;
- providing each accessory symbol upon a front surface of each respective accessory wherein each accessory symbol and each recess symbol are visible upon the frame when each accessory is inserted within each recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.