Power inverter casing having an illuminating element

• US 8,908,359 B2
• Filed: 09/28/2012
• Issued: 12/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: SABIC Global Technologies BV (Government of Saudi Arabia)
• Original Assignee: SABIC Global Technologies BV (Government of Saudi Arabia)
• Inventors: Singh, Yugandhara, Sharma, Harindranath K., Hardikar, Narendra Anand, Kushalappa, Poovanna Theethira
• Primary Examiner(s): Edmonds, Lisa Lea
• Assistant Examiner(s): DEPEW, KEITH A
• Application Number:
  US13/629,724
• Publication Number:
  US 20140092530A1
• Time in Patent Office: 802 Days
• Field of Search: 361/679.01, D14/356, D14/357, D14/349, D21/616, D13/156
• US Class Current: 361/679.01
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0004 comprising several parts forming a closed casing
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0086 portable, e.g. battery operated apparatus casings for switching devices H01H9/02
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1432 specially adapted for power drive units or power converters

Abstract

In an embodiment, a power inverter casing, comprises: a body having a first component removably attached to a second component, wherein, when joined, a recess is formed therebetween; a member removably attached to the first component and the second component opposite the recess; and a handle located in the recess and removably attached to the first component and the second component; wherein the member contains a first member illuminating element, and/or the recess contains a recess illuminating element, and/or the handle contains a handle illuminating element.

Claims

1. A power inverter casing, comprising:

a body having a first component removably attached to a second component, wherein, when joined, a recess is formed therebetween;

a member removably attached to the first component and the second component opposite the recess; and

a handle located in the recess and removably attached to the first component and the second component;

wherein at least one of

the member contains a first member illuminating element,

the recess contains a recess illuminating element that elevates from an un-illuminated first position to an illuminated second position upon the application of force to the recess illuminating element, and

the handle contains a handle illuminating element.

2. The power inverter casing of claim 1, wherein at least one of the member illuminating element, the recess illuminating element, and the handle illuminating element, comprise a light emitting diode.

3. The power inverter casing of claim 1, wherein the member rotates from an un-illuminated closed position to an illuminated open position to reveal the member illuminating element.

4. The power inverter casing of claim 1, wherein the handle illuminating element moves from an un-illuminated resting position to an illuminated non-resting position.

5. The power inverter casing of claim 1, wherein the handle illuminating element is located inside the handle.

6. The power inverter casing of claim 1, wherein the power inverter casing comprises a thermoplastic material.

7. The power inverter casing of claim 1, wherein the first component comprises a first component clip portion and the second component comprises a second component clip portion forming an attachment clip configured to attach the first component and the second component.

8. The power inverter casing of claim 7, wherein the first component clip portion comprises an indentation and the second component clip portion comprises an indentation forming an opening in the attachment clip allowing the member to be connected to the first component and the second component.

9. A power inverter casing, comprising:

a body having a first component removably attached to a second component, wherein, when joined, a recess is formed therebetween;

a member removably attached to the first component and the second component opposite the recess; and

a handle located in the recess and removably attached to the first component and the second component;

wherein the member comprises a pivotable portion and a stationary portion, wherein the pivotable portion rotates from a closed position to an open position exposing a member illuminating element;

wherein the handle comprises a body portion integrally connected to a movable portion, wherein the body portion comprises a projection extending from the body portion to the body and an angled projection extending from the projection to the body; and

wherein at least one of

the member contains a first member illuminating element,

the recess contains a recess illuminating element that elevates from an un-illuminated first position to an illuminated second position upon the application of force to the recess illuminating element, and

the handle contains a handle illuminating element.

10. The power inverter casing of claim 9, wherein the power inverter casing comprises a thermoplastic material.

11. The power inverter casing of claim 9, wherein the member illuminating element comprises a light emitting diode.

12. The power inverter casing of claim 9, wherein the handle comprises a slot on a side of the handle, wherein the slot contains a first slot opening connected to a second slot opening through a passage, wherein the first slot opening and the second slot opening are configured to accept a pin.

13. The power inverter casing of claim 12, wherein when the pin is inserted into the first slot opening, the handle is in a resting position and when the pin is inserted into the second slot opening, the handle is in a non-resting position.

14. The power inverter casing of claim 13, wherein the pin has a size that is greater than the size of the passage.

15. The power inverter casing of claim 13, wherein a handle illuminating element is exposed when the handle is in the non-resting position.

16. The power inverter casing of claim 15, wherein the handle illuminating element comprises a light emitting diode.

17. A power inverter casing, comprising:

a body having an animal shape having a first component removably attached to a second component, wherein, when joined, a recess is formed therebetween;

a member removably attached to the first component and the second component opposite the recess; and

a handle located in the recess and removably attached to the first component and the second component;

wherein the animal shape is an elephant having a trunk forming the member and a tail forming the handle; and

wherein at least one of

the member contains a first member illuminating element,

the recess contains a recess illuminating element that elevates from an un-illuminated first position to an illuminated second position upon the application of force to the recess illuminating element, and

the handle contains a handle illuminating element.

18. The power inverter casing of claim 17, wherein at least one of the trunk and the tail have an illuminating element.