Patent ID: 6363761
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
A locking system for control-cabinet doors, said locking system comprising:a plate-shaped base member (10) adapted to be selectively and directly attached to either an outer or inner side of a control-cabinet door; a pinion (11) mounted in said base member (10); first locking rods (12) mounted in said base member (10) and drivingly connected to said pinion (11); said first locking rods (12) each having a projection (13) extending away from said base member (10) and engaging at least one second locking rod mounted on an inner side of the control-cabinet door to be longitudinally moveable for latching and unlatching the control-cabinet door; an exchangeably mounted exterior cover (20) attached to said base member (10) and covering said base member (10) completely; an actuator (22, 32) for rotating said pinion (11) and moving said first locking rods (12), wherein said actuator is a pivot lever (22) or a turn knob (32) having a shaft (31); wherein when said actuator is a pivot lever (22), said exterior cover has a first opening and a depression (20a), said opening (26) in said cover aligned with a receiving chamber (15) in said base member for receiving a lock (17, 18) therethrough, and wherein said pivot lever is received in said depression (20a) when in an inactive position; and wherein when said actuator is a turn knob, said exterior cover is a lock cover plate having a second opening, said lock cover plate covering said receiving chamber (15) of said base member (10), and wherein said turn knob shaft (31) engages said pinion (11).