Self-locating door interlock apparatus and enclosures, assemblies, and methods including same

A door interlock assembly, comprising:

• a door interlock apparatus having
• a body configured to couple to a first one of a door or an enclosure structure, the body having one or more angled self-locating features positioned on an interior surface that defines a portion of a cavity in the body,
• a locking protrusion extending outwardly from the interior surface of the body,
• a misalignment-accommodating mechanism;
• and
• an interlock mechanism configured to couple to a second one of the door and the enclosure structure, the interlock mechanism having a rotatable locking member configured to couple with the locking protrusion;
• wherein:
• the misalignment-accommodating mechanism is configured to allow motion of the body in a direction parallel with a hinge rotational axis of the door in response to the rotatable locking member contacting the one or more angled self-locating features;
• and
• the interlock mechanism being configured to allow electric power to be supplied within the enclosure structure when the locking protrusion is coupled to the rotatable locking member.

An electrical component enclosure, comprising:

• an enclosure structure;
• a door hinged to the enclosure structure;
• and
• a door interlock apparatus having
• a body configured to couple to a first one of the door or the enclosure structure, the body having one or more angled self-locating features positioned on an interior surface that defines a portion of a cavity in the body,
• a locking protrusion extending outwardly from the interior surface of the body the body,
• a misalignment-accommodating mechanism;
• and
• an interlock mechanism configured to couple to a second one of the door and the enclosure structure, the interlock mechanism having a rotatable locking member configured to couple with the locking protrusion;
• wherein:
• the misalignment-accommodating mechanism is configured to allow motion of the body in a direction parallel with a hinge rotational axis of the door in response to the locking member contacting the one or more angled self-locating features;
• and
• the interlock apparatus being configured to allow electric power to be supplied within the enclosure structure when the locking protrusion is coupled to the locking member.