MUMBAI, India, June 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202514102702 A) filed by Eaton Intelligent Power Limited on October 24, 2025, for Optical Coupling Element And User Interaction Device.
Inventors include Frank Bruchschmidt; Oliver Knoerrchen; and Nico Clausnitzer.
The application for the patent was published on June 12, 2026, under issue no. 24/2026.
Abstract: The optical coupling element (1) comprises a housing (11) and a light guidance element (12) configured to guide light from a light-emitting element (2) to a user interaction element (3). The light-emitting element (2) is arranged on a carrier element (5). The user interaction element (2) is fixedly connected to a mounting adapter (4) via a first clip connection (41) and the carrier element (5) is fixedly connected to the mounting adapter (4) via at least two fastening elements (42). The housing (11) is fixedly connected to the mounting adapter (4) via a second clip connection (43). The light guidance element (12) is directly subordinated to the light-emitting element (2) in a main emission direction (20). The optical coupling element (1) is provided without mechanical fixation to the carrier element (5). The housing (11) and the light guidance element (12) are each formed in one piece, and the housing (11) and the light guidance element (12) comprise different materials. Significant Figure: Fig. 2
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