CN210182003U - Indication system for interface of electrical device and electrical device - Google Patents
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The utility model relates to an indicating system and electrical equipment of electrical equipment's interface, wherein the indicating system of this electrical equipment's interface includes: a light source arranged inside a housing of the electrical apparatus; and a light-transmissive interface, wherein the light-transmissive interface extends according to a contour of the interface such that the contour of the light-transmissive interface matches the contour of the interface, wherein light from the light source exits to an exterior of the housing of the electrical device via the light-transmissive interface. According to the utility model discloses an indicating system of electrical equipment's interface can accurately indicate the position and the type of electrical equipment's interface and be convenient for connect the cable.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to an indicating system and electrical equipment of electrical equipment's interface.
Background
Frequency converters and electric motors are widely used in today's industry. The types of frequency converters and motors are very numerous and for each type of frequency converter and motor there are very many different interface types, e.g. ethernet interface, ProfiNet, ProfiBus, RS232, USB, etc. Under good lighting conditions, a user can easily find and locate a required interface by looking at the labels on the frequency converter and the motor, and then can smoothly insert the cable into the corresponding interface in the correct direction. However, under severe lighting conditions and inside the cabinet, it is extremely difficult to find the required interface correctly and to insert the cable in the correct direction. This requires the user to try very many times and waste a long time to correctly position the interface and insert the cable into the corresponding interface in the correct manner.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
An object of the utility model is to provide an indicating system and electrical equipment of electrical equipment's interface. According to the utility model discloses an indication system can be accurate instruct the position of electrical equipment interface and the type of interface be convenient for connect the cable with correct direction at correct interface.
According to an aspect of the present invention, the utility model provides an indicating system of electrical equipment's interface, this indicating system includes: a light source arranged inside a housing of the electrical apparatus; and a light-transmissive interface, wherein the light-transmissive interface extends according to a contour of the interface such that the contour of the light-transmissive interface matches the contour of the interface, wherein light from the light source exits to an exterior of the housing of the electrical device via the light-transmissive interface. The indicator system according to the invention provides the user with the possibility to easily determine the position of the sought interface and to determine the type of this interface even under poor lighting conditions, so that it is possible to easily insert the cable in the correct orientation into the corresponding type of interface.
According to an exemplary embodiment of the indication system of an interface of an electrical device of the present invention, the electrical device has interfaces of different types, the color of the light source being different with the type of the interface to indicate the type of the interface. Therefore, the user can easily find the location of the interface of the required type at a remote place, thereby saving the time for finding and locating the interface by the user and improving the working efficiency.
According to the utility model discloses an exemplary embodiment of the indicating system of the interface of electrical equipment, indicating system still includes: a light guide configured to be coupled between the light source and the light-transmissive interface such that light from the light source is transmitted through the light guide to the light-transmissive interface. This improves the efficiency of the use of the light source inside the housing of the electrical device, which can therefore be mounted at a location remote or close to the interface, so that the light from the light source is transmitted as completely as possible to the outside of the housing, facilitating the user to view the interface on the electrical device with poor lighting regulation.
According to the utility model discloses an exemplary embodiment of the indicating system of the interface of electrical equipment, indicating system still includes: a controller configured to control an operational state of the light source. When the indicating system is required to work, the controller can turn on the light source of the indicating system to provide indications of various types of interfaces of the electrical equipment; or the controller can disconnect the indicating system when the indicating system is not needed to work so as to save the electric energy.
According to an exemplary embodiment of the indication system of the interface of the electrical device of the present invention, the controller is a manually controlled controller. This facilitates the user to operate the controller in a manually controlled manner to turn on or off the interface indicating system of the electrical device.
According to the utility model discloses an exemplary embodiment of the indicating system of the interface of electrical equipment, indicating system still includes: and the ambient light sensor is configured to sense the ambient light condition of the interface and send the sensing result to the controller. This provides an automatic way of operating the indicator system so that the opening or closing of the indicator system or the intensity of the light can be changed automatically in dependence on the ambient light conditions.
According to an exemplary embodiment of the indication system of the interface of the electrical device of the present invention, the light source is a LED light source. This saves electrical energy and provides an efficient and energy-saving mode of operation.
According to an exemplary embodiment of the indication system of the interface of the electrical device of the present invention, the light source is powered by a power source of the electrical device. For example, the light source of the indicator system is integrated in an electrical component of the electrical device, so that no additional power supply is required, but the electrical power supply is used directly.
According to an exemplary embodiment of the indication system of the interface of the electrical device of the present invention, the light transmissive interface is made of a transparent material. By virtue of the transparent material defining the contour of the respective interface, the contour of the interface can be readily observed as light exits through the transparent material, thereby determining the type of interface.
According to another aspect of the invention, the invention provides an electrical device comprising an indication system according to the above described interface of an electrical device.
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The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention. Like parts are designated by like reference numerals in the drawings. The figures show that:
fig. 1 shows a schematic structural diagram of an indication system of an interface of an electrical device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 shows a schematic structural diagram of an indication system of an interface of an electrical device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 shows a schematic view of an electrical device comprising a plurality of different types of interfaces according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 4 to 5 show schematic diagrams of an interface of an electrical device according to an embodiment of the invention.
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10: electrical device
11: interface
20: light source
30: light-transmitting interface
40: light guide
50: controller
100: indicating system
110: first type interface
111: interface of the second type
112: interface of the third type
113: interface of the fourth type
114: a fifth type interface.
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In order to make the technical solution of the present invention better understood, the technical solution of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiment of the present invention, all other schemes obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without creative work shall belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
It is noted that the terms "comprises" and "comprising" and any variations thereof in the description and claims of the invention and the above-described drawings are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions, e.g., a product or device comprising a list of elements is not necessarily limited to those elements explicitly listed, but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such product or device.
Fig. 1 shows a schematic structural diagram of an indication system 100 of an interface of an electrical device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The indication system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a light source 20 disposed inside a housing of the electrical device 10; and a light-transmissive interface 30, wherein the light-transmissive interface 30 extends according to the contour of the interface 11 such that the contour of the light-transmissive interface 30 matches the contour of the interface 11, wherein light from the light source 20 exits to the outside of the housing of the electrical device 10 via the light-transmissive interface 30. In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the light source 20 may be mounted adjacent the light-transmissive interface 30 such that light from the light source 20 exits directly through the light-transmissive interface 30. For example, in this embodiment, the light source 20 is implemented as an LED light source. In other embodiments not shown, the light source 20 may also be implemented as other light sources than LEDs. Also, in this embodiment, the light source 20 is integrated within an electrical component of the electrical device 10, e.g. the light source 20 is integrated on a motherboard of the electrical device 10, such that the light source 20 is powered by the power supply of the electrical device 10 without requiring an additional power supply. In other embodiments, not shown, the light source 20 can be powered by an additional power source (e.g., a battery) so that the light source 20 does not consume power provided to the electrical device 10. For example, in the present embodiment, the light-transmissive interface 30 is made of a transparent material that is arranged to have a contour that conforms to the contour of the corresponding interface, such that when light from the light source 20 is transmitted directly out of the light-transmissive interface 30, the contour defined by the transmitted light conforms to the contour of the interface 11.
Fig. 2 shows a schematic structural diagram of an indication system 100 of an interface of an electrical device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Unlike the embodiment shown in fig. 1, in the embodiment shown in fig. 2, the indication system 100 further comprises a light guide 40 configured to be connected between the light source 20 and the light-transmissive interface 30 such that light from the light source 20 is transmitted to the light-transmissive interface 30 via the light guide 40. By means of the light guide 40, the light source 20 may be arranged at a location within the electrical device 10 remote from the interface 11, such that it is not limited by the location of the interface 11, facilitating the arrangement of the light source 20 within the electrical device 10.
Furthermore, in the embodiment shown in fig. 2, the indication system 100 further comprises a controller 50 configured to control the operational state of the light source 20. In one embodiment, not shown, the controller 50 is a manually controlled controller, and the user can manually adjust the operation of the light source 20 of the indicator system 100, such as turning the light source 20 on or off, or adjusting the brightness of the light source 20, by operating a button or knob, etc. In another embodiment, not shown, the indicator system 100 further comprises an ambient light sensor configured to sense ambient light conditions of the interface 11 and to send the sensing result to the controller 50. Thus, in this embodiment, the possibility is provided to automatically control the indicator system 100, i.e. the controller 50 is able to determine whether to switch on the light source 20 of the indicator system 100 or whether to adjust the brightness of the light source 20 depending on the external lighting situation of the electrical device 10 or depending on the lighting situation of the surroundings outside of the interface 11 of the electrical device 10, in order to provide a suitable and energy-saving lighting regime.
Fig. 3 shows a schematic view of an electrical device 10 comprising a plurality of different types of interfaces according to an embodiment of the present invention. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the electrical device 10 has different types of interfaces, and the color of the light source of the indication system differs depending on the type of interface to indicate the type of interface. In the embodiment shown in fig. 3, various types of interfaces are provided on the housing of the electrical device 10. For example, the electrical device 10 comprises a first type interface 110 implemented as a ProfiNet interface, a second type interface 111 implemented as a ProfiBus interface, a third type interface 112 implemented as a power supply interface, a fourth type interface 113 implemented as a USB interface, and a fifth type interface 114 implemented as an ethernet interface. In this embodiment, the different types of interfaces are outlined by different colored light rays to indicate the location and type of the interfaces. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that in other embodiments not shown, electrical device 10 may also include other types of interfaces not shown in fig. 3.
Fig. 4 to 5 show schematic diagrams of an interface of an electrical device according to an embodiment of the invention. Specifically, fig. 4 illustrates a first type interface 110 of the ProfiNet interface indicated by the indication system of the embodiment of the present invention, wherein the light-transmissive interface 30 (indicated by a thick line) of the indication system extends along the contour of the interface, thereby defining the shape or contour of the interface, so that when light with a corresponding color (e.g., green) of the light source exits through the interface 30, a user can observe the contour of the green line from the outside, thereby easily determining the position of the ProfiNet interface on the electrical device and the connection direction thereof. A second type of interface 111 of the ProfiBus interface indicated by the indication system of an embodiment of the present invention is exemplarily shown in fig. 5, wherein the light-transmissive interface 30 (shown by a bold curve bar) of the indication system extends along the contour of the interface, thereby defining the shape or contour of the interface, so that when the light of the light source with the corresponding color (e.g., purple) exits through the interface 30, the user can observe the red contour of the line from the outside, thereby easily determining the position of the ProfiBus interface on the electrical device and the connection direction thereof.
In the embodiments provided in the present invention, it should be understood that the disclosed technical content can be implemented in other ways. The above-described embodiments of the apparatus are merely illustrative, and for example, the division of the units or modules is only one logical division, and there may be other divisions when the actual implementation is performed, for example, a plurality of units or modules or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted or not executed. In addition, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling may be indirect coupling through some interfaces, modules or units, and may be in an electrical or other form.
The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes will occur to those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.
Claims (10)
1. An indication system for an interface of an electrical device, comprising:
a light source disposed inside a housing of the electrical device; and
a light-transmissive interface, wherein the light-transmissive interface extends according to a contour of the interface such that the contour of the light-transmissive interface matches the contour of the interface, wherein light from the light source exits to an exterior of a housing of the electrical device via the light-transmissive interface.
2. The indicating system of claim 1 wherein the electrical device has different types of interfaces, the color of the light source varying with the type of interface to indicate the type of interface.
3. The indicating system as defined in claim 1, further comprising:
a light guide configured to be coupled between the light source and the light-transmissive interface such that light from the light source is transmitted through the light guide to the light-transmissive interface.
4. The indicating system as defined in claim 1, further comprising:
a controller configured to control an operational state of the light source.
5. The indicating system of claim 4 wherein the controller is a manually controlled controller.
6. The indicating system of claim 4 further comprising:
an ambient light sensor configured to sense ambient light conditions of the interface and send the sensed results to the controller.
7. The indicating system of claim 1 wherein the light source is an LED light source.
8. The indicating system of claim 1 wherein the light source is powered by a power source of the electrical device.
9. The indicating system of claim 1 wherein the light-transmissive interface is made of a transparent material.
10. Electrical device, characterized in that it comprises an indication system of an interface of an electrical device according to any one of claims 1 to 9.
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