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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2013
Truett Ramsey Thompson, Raleigh, NC (US);
Juan Carlos Cortes Arreygue, Morelia, MX;
Terrance Woodyard, Raleigh, NC (US);
Truett Ramsey Thompson, Raleigh, NC (US);
Juan Carlos Cortes Arreygue, Morelia, MX;
Terrance Woodyard, Raleigh, NC (US);
Siemens Industry, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
A door interlock apparatus is disclosed. The door interlock apparatus has a body configured to couple to a first one of a door and an enclosure structure, the body having one or more angled self-locating features, a locking protrusion extending from a surface of the body and configured to couple with the locking member of an interlock mechanism, and a misalignment-accommodating mechanism configured and adapted to allow motion of the body. The door interlock apparatus aligns the locking protrusion and locking member during door closing, even when the door and enclosure structure are substantially misaligned. Electrical component enclosures, door interlock assemblies, and methods of assembling a door interlock assembly are also provided, as are other aspects.