Electrical measurement or inspection apparatus, plug connection for a measurement or inspection apparatus and method for setting an electrical measurement or inspection apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019113543-A1
Application number	US-201816116691-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 29, 2018
Priority date	Oct 12, 2017
Publication date	Apr 18, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention relates to a measurement or inspection apparatus which can be adjusted depending on a color of a plugged-in cable. In this manner the display of measurement values and the colour of the plugged-in cable can be coordinated to each other such that a simple assignment between measurement values and cable can be performed.

First claim

1 . An electrical measurement or inspection apparatus, comprising:
a connector device with which a cable or an inspection object can be mechanically coupled; and a color detector which is configured to detect a color at a predetermined position of the cable or measurement object coupled with the connector device.

2 . The measurement or inspection apparatus of claim 1 , including a control device which is configured to adjust a setting in the measurement or inspection apparatus by using the color detected by the color detector.

3 . The measurement or inspection apparatus of claim 2 , including a display device which is adapted to display a measurement value, wherein the control device is configured to adjust the displayed measurement value dependent on the detected color.

4 . The measurement or inspection apparatus of claim 2 , including a measurement device which is configured to detect an electrical parameter of a measurement object coupled with the connector device, wherein the control device is configured to set the measurement device dependent on the detected color.

5 . The measurement or inspection apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the control device is configured to output an error message if the detected colour match with a predetermined color.

6 . The measurement or inspection apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the color detector comprises a light source and an optical detector.

7 . The measurement or inspection apparatus of claim 1 , including a signal device which is adapted to output an optical signal, wherein the signal device adjusts the optical signal dependent on the detected color.

8 . A plug connection for connecting to an electrical measurement or inspection apparatus, including:
a connection element which has a first color at a first predetermined position and a second color at a second predetermined position, and a cover element which is arranged movable at the connection element and which is configured to cover either the first color at the first position or the second color at the second position.

9 . The plug connection of claim 8 , including a locking element, wherein the locking element is mechanically coupled with the cover element, and the cover element is configured to cover the first color at the first position if the locking element is located in a first position and to cover the second color at the second position if the locking element is located in a second position. zo 10 . A method for setting an electrical measurement or inspection apparatus, comprising the following steps:
detecting a color of a cable or inspection object coupled with the measurement or inspection apparatus; and setting the measurement or inspection apparatus dependent on the detected color.

Assignees

• Rohde & Schwarz

Inventors

• Sterzbach Bernhard

Classifications

• G01R31/66 Primary

  Testing of connections, e.g. of plugs or non-disconnectable joints (testing for incorrect line connections G01R31/55) · CPC title

• G01R15/125 Primary

  for digital multimeters · CPC title

• G01R31/60

  Identification of wires in a multicore cable · CPC title

• H01R43/26

  for engaging or disengaging the two parts of a coupling device (structural association with two-part coupling device H01R13/629) · CPC title

• G01R13/0227

  Controlling the intensity or colour of the display · CPC title