Patent ID: 7034233

Claim:
A device for controlling an actuating element of a blocking mechanism in a switchgear cell along a travelling path of a moveable electric switch, the blocking mechanism being in a release position, when the actuating element is in an OFF position and in a blocking position, when the actuating element is in an ON position, the device comprising: a push element and an oblique surface, the oblique surface extending in the direction of the travelling path of the switch when the device is in an installed position, wherein the push element is displaceably held in the switchgear cell and interacts with a door of the switchgear cell, wherein the push element in cooperation with the oblique surface acts on the actuating element of the blocking mechanism so that the actuating element is in the OFF position when the door is closed and in the ON position when the door is open, wherein the oblique surface is inclined transversely in relation to the direction of the travelling path of the switch, and wherein the path of movement of the push element extends obliquely in relation to the direction of the travelling path.