Patent ID: 6298697
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
A swivel lever closure for the door or side wall of a switch cabinet or machine enclosure comprising:an actuating shaft which extends through a door leaf;locking devices, including a sash lock and/or bar lock, which are drivable by said actuating shaft;said door leaf having a cavity placed thereon;an actuating lever which is articulated at said actuating shaft so as to be swivelable about an axis extending vertical to the axis of the actuating shaft and which can be secured in the swiveled in position in the cavity by a locking device or can be swiveled out of the cavity;said actuating shaft able to be rotated by said actuating lever into a position in which said actuating lever is swiveled out from the cavity;said actuating lever having a first portion which proceeds from the axis of articulation at the actuating shaft and which is directed at an inclination away from the plane of the door leaf when the actuating lever is swiveled into the cavity; anda second portion following the first portion which is directed at an inclination toward the plane of the door leaf when the actuating lever is positioned so as to be swiveled into the cavity wherein said first portion is substantially shorter than said second portion.