Patent ID: 6744363
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: G05B

Abstract:
In a switchgear cabinet monitoring arrangement having a control device comprising a micro controller, a fixed value memory and a working memory for monitoring a plurality of switchgear cabinet functions, including a door position, wherein the control device generates monitoring signals for signaling to and/or controlling components relating to the switchgear cabinet functions, the control device being installed in the switchgear cabinet or on the switchgear cabinet, the improvement comprising:the control device being limited to monitoring preselectable threshold values; a door position switch installed on or in a device housing and projecting beyond an associated housing wall with either a slideable or a pivotal switch element; and the device housing having at least one indicator element which reacts with a visual indication and/or an acoustic indication when at least one threshold value is either upwardly or downwardly exceeded; wherein the door position switch is housed in one housing section and the control device in a further housing section is placed on a top of the one housing section.