Patent ID: 8727459
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: E05F,E05Y,H02B

Abstract:
1. A multiple-door switchgear cabinet mountable to a storage and retrieval device, the switchgear cabinet comprising: a cabinet housing containing electrical equipment and being connectable to an electrical power source; a first door and a second door, the two doors attached to the cabinet housing and providing access to the electrical equipment, the first door, when closed, providing electrical continuity through a main electrical power switch, and removing electrical continuity when the first door is open, wherein said doors are independently openable with respect to each other; a mechanical interlock for controlling the order in which the doors are closed, the mechanical interlock being mounted to the cabinet and in communication with each of said doors when said doors are closed; the mechanical interlock comprising: a locking bar movably attached to the first door, and releasably attached to the second door, wherein attachment to the second door prevents both doors from inadvertent opening.