Protective collar for acutating elements, in particular switches
AssigneeEaton Intelligent Power Limited
InventorsLisa Bettina Foshag, Achim Jautz, Toni Christian Ott
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Abstract
The invention relates to a protective collar for at least partially receiving an actuating element which extends through a housing of a control unit and projects beyond an outer side of the housing. The protective collar has a base with a through-opening and a first circumferential collar radially spaced from the through-opening and extending from an upper surface of the base in a first direction. The first collar has at least two cut-outs such that the first collar forms at least two wings, wherein at least one of the wings has at least one predetermined breaking point extending in the circumferential direction.
Claims19
A protective collar for at least partially receiving an actuating element which extends through a housing of a control unit and projects beyond an outer side of the housing, the protective collar comprising:
- a base having a central through-opening for passing parts of the actuating element therethrough;
- and
- a first circumferential collar radially spaced with respect to the central through-opening and extending from an upper side of the base in a first direction,
- wherein the first circumferential collar has at least two cut-outs such that the first circumferential collar forms at least two wings;
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- wherein at least one of the wings has at least one predetermined breaking point extending in the circumferential direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.