Patent ID: 8692143

Claim:
An assembly for mutual mechanical blocking of actuation of a plurality of electrical switches comprising: a first locking mechanism assigned to a first switch and actuatable by an actuation device of the first switch, the actuation device being configured to transmit via Bowden cables at least one of an OFF position and an ON position of the first switch to a locking device of at least one other locking mechanism assigned to at least one other switch; the locking device including a two-armed rocker having a center portion configured to lock the at least one other switch and having lever arms, a first of the lever arms having a first bore configured to receive a driving element of one of the Bowden cables and a second of the lever arms having a second bore configured to receive: (a) a driving element of another one of the Bowden cable so as to provide a mutual locking of the first switch and the at least one other switch when the at least one other switch is two switches; and (b) a fastening pivot pin for rotatable fastening of the two-armed rocker to a mounting plate that accommodates the first locking mechanism so as to provide a mutual locking of the first switch and the at least one other switch when the at least one other switch is one switch, and wherein the center portion of the two-armed rocker is configured to act on a release lever of the at least one other switch.