Patent ID: 8196972
Filing Date: 2012-06-12
Classification: H01H,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A latching device for a spring drive, comprising: a housing, a resetting device, and a compression element; an upper supporting element and a lower supporting element, disposed one above the other in said housing in a latched state, and a coupler connecting said upper and lower supporting elements to one another at a spacing distance from one another; wherein, in the latched state, said upper and lower supporting elements are subjected to a compressive force provided externally from the latching device, the compressive force being applied along a line of action via said compression element, and said lower supporting element, in the latched state, is moved against a stop under the loading of the compressive force; said housing having guides defining respective movement paths of said upper and the lower supporting elements, with a movement path of said lower supporting element running substantially perpendicular to a movement path of said upper supporting element; a triggering device for producing a triggering force acting in a first direction for moving said lower supporting element away from said stop; wherein, when said triggering device is actuated, said lower supporting element is displaced perpendicular to the line of action of the compressive force applied to said upper supporting element by said compression element and through the line of action of the compressive force applied to said upper supporting element by said compression element.