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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2010
Ladislav Dostal, Zamberk, CZ;
Lukas Jerabek, Zamberk, CZ;
Libor Krivanek, Kunvald v Cechách, CZ;
Christian Rohrwild, Lappersdorf, DE;
Ladislav Dostal, Zamberk, CZ;
Lukas Jerabek, Zamberk, CZ;
Libor Krivanek, Kunvald v Cechách, CZ;
Christian Rohrwild, Lappersdorf, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A switching device includes a switching appliance, a cap, at least one connecting device for firm connection of the switching appliance to the cap, and a monitoring device. In at least one embodiment, the monitoring device includes a sensor and a tripping element, whose position is variable after connection and which, when the switching appliance is ready to operate, is located in a position in which the tripping element can be detected by the sensor, the monitoring device further including a signal unit which is connected to the sensor and is used to signal operational readiness once the sensor has detected this.