Claims
- 1. A locking system for control-cabinet doors, said locking system comprising:a plate-shaped base member (10) adapted to be selectively and directly attached to either an outer or inner side of a control-cabinet door; a pinion (11) mounted in said base member (10); first locking rods (12) mounted in said base member (10) and drivingly connected to said pinion (11); said first locking rods (12) each having a projection (13) extending away from said base member (10) and engaging at least one second locking rod mounted on an inner side of the control-cabinet door to be longitudinally moveable for latching and unlatching the control-cabinet door; an exchangeably mounted exterior cover (20) attached to said base member (10) and covering said base member (10) completely; an actuator (22, 32) for rotating said pinion (11) and moving said first locking rods (12), wherein said actuator is a pivot lever (22) or a turn knob (32) having a shaft (31); wherein when said actuator is a pivot lever (22), said exterior cover has a first opening and a depression (20a), said opening (26) in said cover aligned with a receiving chamber (15) in said base member for receiving a lock (17, 18) therethrough, and wherein said pivot lever is received in said depression (20a) when in an inactive position; and wherein when said actuator is a turn knob, said exterior cover is a lock cover plate having a second opening, said lock cover plate covering said receiving chamber (15) of said base member (10), and wherein said turn knob shaft (31) engages said pinion (11).
- 2. A locking system according to claim 1, wherein said first opening has a moveable cover (24) connected to said exterior cover (20).
- 3. A locking system according to claim 2, wherein said moveable cover (24) is a roll cover matching a contour of said exterior cover (20).
- 4. A locking system according to claim 1, wherein said base member (10) has a plurality of fastening bores (25) for attaching said base member (10) to the control-cabinet door.
- 5. A locking system according to claim 1, wherein one of said first locking rods (12) has a bent portion (14) such that said projections (13) of said locking rods (12) are aligned with one another.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part application of International Application PCT/DE98/00955 filed Apr. 2, 1998.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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