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Apparatus for resetting appliance
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1988-07-22
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Granted: 1990-09-04
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Expires: 2008-07-22
Abstract
Abstract In a resetting apparatus having an inner cable one end of which confronts a reset button of an appliance mounted inside a control panel and the other end of which is connected with a push button protruded outside the control panel, and an outer cable which envelops the inner cable and which is fixed to a front of the control panel at one end therof and to the appliance at the other end thereof, the push button being depressed thereby to depress the reset button of the appliance; an apparatus for resetting an appliance characterized in that the inner cable is made of an optical conductor, and that a light emitting device is mounted in the reset button of the appliance.
Inventors
- 👤 Yuji Sako
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 19:19
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H3/00; H01H3/32; H01H3/36; B; B60; B60K; B60K35/00; B60K35/10; F; F16; F16C; F16C1/00; F16C1/10; F16C1/20; H01H9/00; H01H9/16; H01H9/168; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S200/00; Y10S200/47
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
178 words
In a resetting apparatus having an inner cable with first and second ends, said first end including an end member for contacting a reset button of an appliance mounted inside a control panel, said second end being connected to a push button protruding outside said control panel, and an outer cable enveloping said inner cable, said outer cable being fixed at one end to said control panel and to said appliance at the other end thereof, said reset button being depressed by said end member when said push button is depressed, the improvement comprising a light emitting means mounted in said reset button for indicating an operation mode of said appliance, and said inner cable including a flexible portion extending between said end member and said second end, said flexible portion being made of an optical conductor, said optical conductor being housed within said end member said end member having an aperture for transmitting light from said light emitting means to said optical conductor, whereby light emitted from said light emitting means is directed towards said push button.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
178 words
In a resetting apparatus having an inner cable with first and second ends, said first end including an end member for contacting a reset button of an appliance mounted inside a control panel, said second end being connected to a push button protruding outside said control panel, and an outer cable enveloping said inner cable, said outer cable being fixed at one end to said control panel and to said appliance at the other end thereof, said reset button being depressed by said end member when said push button is depressed, the improvement comprising a light emitting means mounted in said reset button for indicating an operation mode of said appliance, and said inner cable including a flexible portion extending between said end member and said second end, said flexible portion being made of an optical conductor, said optical conductor being housed within said end member said end member having an aperture for transmitting light from said light emitting means to said optical conductor, whereby light emitted from said light emitting means is directed towards said push button.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A resetting apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said appliance is a thermal relay.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A resetting apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said optical conductor is optical fiber plastics.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
A resetting apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein light emitting means is a light emitting diode.
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