Safety switch for paper shredders
OwnerHermann Schwellinginventor
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Abstract
In a safety switch for paper shredders, the housing (1) for the cutting mechanism is set on the container (2) for the paper to be cut. The switch element (3), including its pin (3a) and the corresponding switching cam, is arranged on the paper collecting container in a working line (W) inclined relative to the vertical (V) of the apparatus.
Claims6
A safety switch for paper shredders including a cutting mechanism housing containing cutting tools, wherein the cutting mechanism housing is loosely placed on an upper edge of a cut paper collecting container, the safety switch comprising a switching element attached to the housing and a stop cam mounted in an inner area of the upper edge of the collecting container for activating a drive and for stopping the drive when the cutting mechanism housing is lifted from the collecting container, wherein the switching element has a switching pin having a line of influence extending in an axial direction thereof, wherein the stop cam has an inclined surface, and wherein the line of influence of the switching pin extends perpendicularly of the inclined surface of the stop cam and the line of influence extends inclined relative to a vertical axis of the paper shredder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.