Patent ID: 7871137
Filing Date: 2011-01-18
Classification: H02B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A door for attachment to a switchgear enclosure, the switchgear enclosure including a case having an opening defined by a face frame, the face frame having an inner frame surface along a face frame hinge side, the door comprising: a door inner surface having a plurality of posts extending therefrom, a door hinge side configured to be pivotally attached to the face frame along a face frame hinge side of the enclosure, and a sealing member disposed along the door hinge side of the door adjacent the door inner surface and configured for movement between a disengaged position and an engaged position, the sealing member comprising a flange for overlapping at least a portion of an inner surface of the face frame along the hinged side when in the engaged position so that the flange is forced against the inner surface of the face frame along the hinged side when the door is forced away from the case during an arcing event inside the enclosure; wherein the sealing member comprises a plurality of positioning members disposed along at least three respective edges of the door inner surface; wherein each of the plurality of positioning members comprises one or more slots for receiving corresponding ones of the plurality of posts extending from the door inner surface to at least partially control a direction of movement of the positioning members.