SWITCHING APPARATUS WITH RADIO MODULE AND DEACTIVATION FUNCTION

• US 20150208241A1
• Filed: 07/26/2013
• Published: 07/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited (Eaton Corporation PLC.)
• Original Assignee: Eaton Electrical IP G.m.b.H. & Co. KG (Eaton Corporation PLC.)
• Inventors: Reidt, Georg
• Granted Patent: US 10,681,549 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/00 Transmission systems of control signals via wireless link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/12 Power saving techniques of remote control or controlled devices
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/50 Receiving or transmitting feedback, e.g. replies, status updates, acknowledgements, from the controlled devices
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2300/03 Application domotique, e.g. for house automation, bus connected switches, sensors, loads or intelligent wiring
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 71/04 Means for indicating condition of the switching device by means of an auxiliary contact H01H71/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 90/20 Smart grids as enabling technology in buildings sector smart grids supporting the management or operation of end-user stationary applications in general, or like technologies with no associated climate change mitigation effect Y04S20/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/14 Protecting elements, switches, relays or circuit breakers

Abstract

A switching apparatus has a switching device and a radio module. The radio module is provided for the purpose of making available a piece of information about an operating state of the switching device in wirelessly retrievable fashion. The switching apparatus is distinguished at least in that the switching apparatus has a manual operating element that can be used to physically deactivate the radio module.

Claims

1. A switching apparatus, comprising:

a switching device;

a manual operating element; and

a radio module,

wherein a piece of information about an operating state of the switching device can be retrieved wirelessly using the radio module,

wherein the manual operating element is configured to physically deactivate the radio module.

2. The switching apparatus of claim 1, wherein the radio module is configured as an external unit that can be connected to the switching device.

3. The switching apparatus of claim 1, wherein a control signal can be transmitted to the switching device using the radio module.

4. The switching apparatus of claim 1, wherein the radio module includes an independent energy supply,

wherein the energy supply is independent of an energy supply of the switching device, and

wherein the switching device can be supplied with energy using the independent energy supply.

5. The switching apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a display element, provided on the radio module,

wherein the display element includes a multicolor LED,

wherein a color display of the multicolor LED depends on an operating parameter of the switching device.

6. The switching apparatus of claim 5, wherein the radio module includes a reference ring,

wherein the reference ring visualizes a dependence of the color display of the display element on the operating parameter of the switching device.

7. The switching apparatus of claim 6, further comprising:

an antenna, provided on the radio module, and

wherein the antenna is arranged hidden behind the reference ring.

8. The switching apparatus of claim 1, wherein the switching apparatus includes a control cabinet

wherein the control cabinet includes a control cabinet housing,

wherein the switching device is mounted inside the control cabinet,

wherein the radio module is mounted on the control cabinet housing, and

wherein it is possible to manually operate the operating element from outside the control cabinet housing.

9. The switching apparatus of claim 1, wherein the operating element includes an illuminated pushbutton.

10. The switching apparatus of claim 1, wherein the operating element is configured to reset or acknowledge an operating state of the switching device.