Modular latch
First Claim
1. A device for locking and quickly unlocking of relatively movable parts, the device comprising:
- an actuator having an electromagnet with a movable core;
a latch coupled or operatively connected on the one side to the actuator or the movable core and on the other side to the movable part, the latch having pawls pivotal on fixed axles;
a fixedly mounted housing having a seat fitted to the actuator or the electromagnet such that the actuator or the electromagnet is held immobile and unmovably in the seat, the axles for the pawls of the latch being formed in the housing, the housing having a cutout for engagement of one of the movable parts part and one of the pawls;
a plug on the housing fittable with external connecting means; and
connecting parts on the housing for connecting the actuator to the plug on the housing.
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Abstract
A device for locking and quickly unlocking of relatively movable parts has an actuator having an electromagnet with a movable core and a latch coupled or operatively connected on the one side to the actuator or the movable core and on the other side to the movable part, the latch having pawls pivotal on fixed axles. A fixedly mounted housing has a seat fitted to the actuator or the electromagnet such that the actuator or the electromagnet is held immobile and unmovably in the seat. The axles for the pawls of the latch are formed in the housing, and the housing has a cutout for engagement of one of the movable parts part and one of the pawls. A plug on the housing fits with external connecting means, and connecting parts on the housing connect the actuator to the plug on the housing.
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14 Claims
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1. A device for locking and quickly unlocking of relatively movable parts, the device comprising:
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an actuator having an electromagnet with a movable core;
a latch coupled or operatively connected on the one side to the actuator or the movable core and on the other side to the movable part, the latch having pawls pivotal on fixed axles;
a fixedly mounted housing having a seat fitted to the actuator or the electromagnet such that the actuator or the electromagnet is held immobile and unmovably in the seat, the axles for the pawls of the latch being formed in the housing, the housing having a cutout for engagement of one of the movable parts part and one of the pawls;
a plug on the housing fittable with external connecting means; and
connecting parts on the housing for connecting the actuator to the plug on the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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