Patent · US Expired

Locking device of a closure with a housing

US7029040B2 · kind B2 · utility

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27References

14Claims

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Assignee

Eppendorf AG · DE

Inventors

Roland Lippoldt · Leipzig, DE
Rüdiger Uhlendorf · Löwenhagen, DE
Hans-Dieter Baudisch · Leipzig, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 21, 2001
Grant date	Apr 18, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 28, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T292/1082
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A device for locking a closure (2) with a housing includes at least one swiveling lever (8), a drive (19) for pivoting the at least one swiveling lever 98) about an axis of rotation and having teeth (20) which interact with teeth (10) provided on the marginal area of the swiveling lever extending around the axis of rotation, at least one catch hook (12) supported on the swiveling lever (8) and having a cam segment (14) concentric to the pivot axis (11) of the at least one catch hook and into which a guide element (9) provided on the swiveling lever (8) engages, and a spring (17) for biasing the at least one catch hook in a closing direction.

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