Pre-mounted lock for a door of a low voltage enclosure
AssigneeABB AB
InventorsGiuseppe Nava, Marco Arienti, Cristiano Maggi
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Abstract
Described herein is a pre-mounted lock assembly for a door of a low and medium voltage electrical cabinet including a containment profile that develops along a main direction defining a seat. A mechanism is arranged in said seat. Said mechanism includes at least a rod and at least one guide element for said rod. Said guide element is rigidly connected to said profile. The pre-mounted lock assembly also includes fixing means for fixing it to said door following the connection of said at least one guide element to said profile, wherein said fixing means are arranged on said profile and/or on said at least one guide element.
Claims18
A pre-mounted lock assembly for a door of a low and medium voltage electrical cabinet, wherein said pre-mounted lock assembly comprises:
- a containment profile that develops along a main direction defining a seat;
- a mechanism housed in said seat, wherein said mechanism comprises at least one rod and at least one guide element for said at least one rod, wherein said at least one guide element is rigidly connected to said containment profile via at least one first connector;
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- at least one second connector configured to fix said pre-mounted lock assembly to said door following a connection of said at least one guide element to said containment profile,
- wherein said at least one second connector is integral with said at least one guide element, and
- wherein said at least one second connector is configured as a snap-fit connector which engages opposite edges of a slot formed through said door.
A low voltage enclosure comprising:
- at least one door, the at least one door further comprising at least one lock assembly, said at least one lock assembly comprising:
- a containment profile that develops along a main direction defining a seat;
- a mechanism housed in said seat, wherein said mechanism comprises at least one rod and at least one guide element for said at least one rod, wherein said at least one guide element is rigidly connected to said containment profile via at least one first connector;
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- at least one second connector configured to fix said lock assembly to said door following a connection of said at least one guide element to said containment profile,
- wherein said at least one second connector is integral with said at least one guide element, and
- wherein said at least one second connector is configured as a snap-fit connector which engages opposite edges of a slot formed through said door.
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