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Switchgear enclosure door seal

US7871137B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12References

14Claims

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Assignee

SIEMENS ENERGY, INC. · US

Inventors

Richard Schulz · Berlin, DE
Bernd Schmidt · Kirchberg, CH
Martin Eiselt · Raleigh, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 27, 2008
Grant date	Jan 18, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 8, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T70/7051
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A seal for a switchgear enclosure is described. The switchgear enclosure includes a case having an opening defined by a face frame the face frame having an inner frame surface along a face frame hinge side and a door for covering the opening. The door includes a door inner surface and a door hinge side pivotally attached to the face frame along the face frame hinge side. The seal includes a sealing member disposed along the door hinge side of the door adjacent the door inner surface and configured for movement substantially perpendicular to the door hinge side between a disengaged position and an engaged position. The sealing member comprises a flange for overlapping at least a portion of an inner surface of the face frame along the face frame hinge side when in the engaged position.

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