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Actuator-controlled keylock switch

US4904829A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 25, 1988
Grant dateFeb 27, 1990
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Expiry dateMar 25, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H3/50
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A key attached, for example, to the door of an electrical equipment cubicle is capable of sliding within a passageway so as to cause pivotal displacement of a cam and upward displacement of a push-rod, thus releasing a switch lug. A locking rod forming part of a slide-block which is coupled with the push-rod is capable of moving between a locking position in which an annular channel permits displacement of the key and an unlocking position in which the locking rod is engaged within a key notch. One end of the slide-block projects from the top face of the switching unit head in order to be downwardly displaced by an actuator, whereupon the key can be withdrawn without difficulty or danger.

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