EP0749629B1 - Safety switch - Google Patents

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EP0749629B1
EP0749629B1 EP95909782A EP95909782A EP0749629B1 EP 0749629 B1 EP0749629 B1 EP 0749629B1 EP 95909782 A EP95909782 A EP 95909782A EP 95909782 A EP95909782 A EP 95909782A EP 0749629 B1 EP0749629 B1 EP 0749629B1
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    • H01H27/002Switches operated by a removable member, e.g. key, plug or plate; Switches operated by setting members according to a single predetermined combination out of several possible settings wherein one single insertion movement of a key comprises an unlocking stroke and a switch actuating stroke, e.g. security switch for safety guards

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  • a safety switch which can only be actuated by means of an associated key 1, contains in a main part 2 of its plastic housing a switch (not shown) which is actuated by means of a plunger 3 which is arranged in the housing in a longitudinally displaceable manner.
  • a head part 5 is fastened to one end face of the main part 2 of the housing by means of screws 4, which, instead of being in the position shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, can also be rotated by 90 ° with respect to the main part 2 about the longitudinal axis of the plunger 3.

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PCT No. PCT/EP95/00689 Sec. 371 Date Sep. 9, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Sep. 9, 1996 PCT Filed Feb. 25, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO95/24726 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 14, 1995A safety switch has a key (1) which, when inserted into and removed from a key channel (9), forcibly rotates a cam plate (7) and so switches over the switch. The safety switch further has an interlocking device for the cam plate (7) which is disposed adjacent the latter, can be forcibly released by the key (1) when it is introduced into the key channel (9) and has at least one locking member (21) which can be displaced in translation and, in its locked position, engages in an interlocking manner with a housing disposed adjacent the cam plate (7). The locking member (21) can be displaced into the released position by the key (1) by means of an actuating member (15) which is moveable together with the locking member (21) and is integral therewith. The part of the actuating member (15) which projects into the key channel (9) in the locked position is connected to the locking member (21) by means of a material section which is laterally guided past the axis of rotation (6).

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Sicherheitsschalter, der die Merkmale des Oberbegriffs des Anspruches 1 aufweist.The invention relates to a safety switch which has the features of the preamble of claim 1.

Bei einem bekannten Schalter dieser Art ist das Sperrglied als ein metallischer, längsverschiebbarer Sperrstift ausgebildet, der in der Sperrstellung ein Stück weit in eine Querbohrung einer neben der Kurvenscheibe angeordneten und mit dieser einstückig ausgebildeten Scheibe eingreift. In dieser Querbohrung, die mit reduziertem Querschnitt zum Schlüsselkanal hin offen ist, ist als Betätigungsglied ein metallischer Betätigungsstift angeordnet. In der Sperrstellung hält der Sperrstift den Betätigungsstift in einer Position, in welcher letzterer in den Schlüsselkanal ragt. Wenn der Schlüssel in den Schlüsselkanal eingeführt wird, muß er zunächst den Betätigungsstift so weit verschieben, daß der Sperrstift nicht mehr in die Bohrung eingreift. Da nach der Entriegelung der Schlüssel die Kurvenscheibe dreht, liegt in der Freigabestellung der Betätigungsstift nicht mehr am Sperrstift an. Damit dennoch sowohl der Betätigungsstift als auch der Sperrstift ihre Positionen beibehalten, müssen noch für beide Stifte entsprechende Anlageflächen vorgesehen sein. Der bekannte Sicherheitsschalter ist deshalb relativ aufwendig.In a known switch of this type, the locking member is designed as a metallic, longitudinally displaceable locking pin which, in the locking position, engages to a certain extent in a transverse bore in a disc which is arranged next to the cam disc and is integrally formed therewith. In this transverse bore, which is open to the key channel with a reduced cross section, a metallic actuating pin is arranged as an actuating element. In the locked position, the locking pin holds the actuating pin in a position in which the latter protrudes into the key channel. When the key is inserted into the key channel, it must first move the actuating pin so far that the locking pin no longer engages in the bore. Since the cam rotates after the key has been unlocked, the actuating pin is no longer in contact with the locking pin in the release position. So that both the actuating pin and the locking pin retain their positions, corresponding contact surfaces must still be provided for both pins. The known safety switch is therefore relatively complex.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, einen kostengünstigeren Sicherheitsschalter zu schaffen. Diese Aufgabe löst ein Sicherheitsschalter mit den Merkmalen des Anspruches 1.The invention has for its object to provide a less expensive safety switch. This object is achieved by a safety switch with the features of claim 1.

Dadurch, daß der in der Sperrstellung in den Schlüsselkanal ragende Teil des Betätigungsgliedes über eine an der Drehachse der Kurvenscheibe seitlich vorbeigeführte Materialpartie mit dem Sperrglied verbunden ist, kann man das Betätigungsglied einstückig mit dem Sperrglied ausbilden, wodurch die Kosten allein schon wegen der reduzierten Anzahl der herzustellenden und zu montierenden Einzelteile deutlich verringert werden.Characterized in that the part of the actuating member projecting into the key channel in the locked position is connected to the locking member via a material part guided laterally past the axis of rotation of the cam disk, the operating member can be formed in one piece with the locking member, thereby reducing the costs simply because of the reduced number of individual parts to be manufactured and assembled can be significantly reduced.

Vorzugsweise ist das Betätigungsglied als ein Schieber ausgebildet, der in einer zur Kurvenscheibe parallelen Ebene liegt und mit einem Durchbruch für den Durchtritt der Drehachse versehen ist. Der Aufwand für die Führung eines solchen Schiebers ist sehr gering. Diese gilt in besonderem Maße dann, wenn der Durchbruch als ein Langloch mit einer auf den Durchmesser der Drehachse abgestimmten Weite ausgebildet ist, weil dann der Schieber von der Drehachse geführt werden kann.The actuator is preferably designed as a slide which lies in a plane parallel to the cam disc and is provided with an opening for the passage of the axis of rotation. The effort for guiding such a slide is very low. This applies particularly if the opening is designed as an elongated hole with a width matched to the diameter of the axis of rotation, because then the slide can be guided by the axis of rotation.

Das Sperrglied ist vorzugsweise durch einen Anschlag für eine Anschlagfläche der Aufnahme gebildet, die von einer auf der dem Schieber zugewandten Seite der Kurvenscheibe vorgesehenen Materialpartie gebildet ist. Diese Materialpartie hat vorzugsweise die Form einer Scheibe, in welche von der Umfangsfläche her eine nutartige Ausnehmung eindringt, deren eine Flanke die Anschlagfläche bildet. Eine derartige Aufnahme läßt sich sehr kostengünstig herstellen, da sie auch in axialer Richtung offen sein kann.The locking member is preferably formed by a stop for a stop surface of the receptacle, which is formed by a material part provided on the side of the cam disc facing the slide. This part of the material preferably has the shape of a disk into which a groove-like recess penetrates from the peripheral surface, one flank of which forms the stop surface. Such a recording can be produced very inexpensively, since it can also be open in the axial direction.

Bei einer Aufnahme in Form einer nutartigen Ausnehmung hat der Anschlag, den das Sperrglied bildet, vorzugsweise eine zahnartige Form. Auch ein in dieser Weise ausgebildetes Sperrglied trägt dazu bei, daß das das Sperrglied und das Betätigungsglied bildende Bauteil eine einfache und kostengünstige Form haben kann.In the case of a receptacle in the form of a groove-like recess, the stop which the locking member forms preferably has a tooth-like shape. A locking member designed in this way also contributes to the fact that the component forming the locking member and the actuating member can have a simple and inexpensive shape.

Da das Betätigungsglied wenigstens eine seitlich an der Drehachse vorbeigeführte Materialpartie aufweist, könnte das Sperrglied in der durch das Betätigungsglied definierten Ebene liegen. Bei einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform ist jedoch das Sperrglied neben dem Betätigungsglied auf dessen der Kurvenscheibe zugewandter Seite in radialer Ausrichtung auf der die Aufnahme bildenden Materialpartie angeordnet.Since the actuating member has at least one material part guided laterally past the axis of rotation, the locking member could lie in the plane defined by the actuating member. In a preferred embodiment, however, the locking member is arranged next to the actuating member on its side facing the cam disk in a radial orientation on the part of the material forming the receptacle.

Ein Minimum an Einzelteilen erhält man dann, wenn die die Aufnahme bildende Materialpartie einstückig mit der Kurvenscheibe und deren Drehachse ausgebildet ist.A minimum of individual parts is obtained when the material part forming the receptacle is formed in one piece with the cam disc and its axis of rotation.

Aus Kostengründen bestehen ferner bei einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform sowohl die Kurvenscheibe mit der die Aufnahme bildenden Materialpartie und der Drehachse als auch das Betätigungsglied und das einstückig mit ihm ausgebildete Sperrglied aus Kunststoff. Solche Kunststoffteile lassen sich sehr kostengünstig herstellen.For cost reasons, there is also in a preferred embodiment both the cam with the material forming the receptacle and the axis of rotation as well as the actuating member and the locking member formed integrally therewith from plastic. Such plastic parts can be produced very inexpensively.

Sofern aus Sicherheitsgründen ein zweites Sperrglied mit zugehörigem Betätigungsglied vorgesehen ist, sind diese aus Kostengründen wie das erste Sperrglied bzw. dessen Betätigungsglied ausgebildet. Ferner ist auch die dem zweiten Sperrglied zugeordnete Aufnahme wie die dem ersten Sperrglied zugeordnete Aufnahme ausgebildet.If a second locking element with associated actuating element is provided for safety reasons, these are designed like the first locking element or its actuating element for cost reasons. Furthermore, the receptacle assigned to the second locking member is designed like the receptacle assigned to the first locking member.

Im folgenden ist die Erfindung anhand eines in der Zeichnung dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiels im einzelnen erläutert. Es zeigen

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eine teilweise geschnitten dargestellte Seitenansicht des Ausführungsbeispiels mit zugehörigem Schlüssel,
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eine andere teilweise ebenfalls geschnitten dargestellte zweite Seitenansicht des Ausführungsbeispiels,
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einen Schnitt nach der Linie III - III der Fig.2.
The invention is explained in detail below using an exemplary embodiment shown in the drawing. Show it
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FIG. 2 shows a partially sectioned side view of the exemplary embodiment with the associated key,
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another second side view of the embodiment, also partly in section,
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a section along the line III - III of Fig.2.

Ein Sicherheitsschalter, der nur mittels eines zugehörigen Schlüssels 1 betätigt werden kann, enthält in einem Hauptteil 2 seines aus Kunststoff bestehenden Gehäuses einen nicht dargestellten Schalter, der mittels eines Stößels 3 betätigt wird, der längsverschiebbar im Gehäuse angeordnet ist. Mittels Schrauben 4 ist an der einen Stirnseite des Hauptteiles 2 des Gehäuses ein Kopfteil 5 befestigt, der statt in der in den Fig.1 und 2 dargestellten Position auch um 90° gegenüber dem Hauptteil 2 um die Längsachse des Stößels 3 gedreht angeordnet sein kann.A safety switch, which can only be actuated by means of an associated key 1, contains in a main part 2 of its plastic housing a switch (not shown) which is actuated by means of a plunger 3 which is arranged in the housing in a longitudinally displaceable manner. A head part 5 is fastened to one end face of the main part 2 of the housing by means of screws 4, which, instead of being in the position shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, can also be rotated by 90 ° with respect to the main part 2 about the longitudinal axis of the plunger 3.

Im Kopfteil 5 ist mit rechtwinklig zur Längsachse des Stößels 3 verlaufender Drehachse 6 eine Kurvenscheibe 7 drehbar gelagert, welche auf das gegen sie weisende, kuppenförmige Ende des Stößels 3 ausgerichtet ist. Dieses Ende des Stößels 3 wird durch eine nicht dargestellte Feder in Anlage an der durch einen Teil der Umfangsfläche der Kurvenscheibe 7 gebildeten Steuerkurve 8 gehalten. Ein Segment 7' der Kurvenscheibe 7, dessen Mantelfläche nicht die Steuerkurve 8 bildet, ragt in einen Schlüsselkanal 9, welcher den Kopfteil 5 quer zur Längsrichtung der Drehachse 6 durchdringt. Eine Nut 10 der Kurvenscheibe 7, welche zwischen dem einen Ende des Segmentes 7' und des die Steuerkurve 8 bildenden Segmentes vorgesehen ist, dient der Aufnahme eines Quersteges 1' des Schlüssels 1, welcher einen ersten Längsschlitz 11 des Schlüssels 1 von einem sich bis zu dessen vorderem Ende erstreckenden zweiten Längsschlitz 11' trennt. Beide Längsschlitze 11 und 11' haben eine quer zur Längsrichtung des Schlüssels 1 gemessene Breite, die größer ist als die in axialer Richtung gemessene Dicke der Kurvenscheibe 7. Diese kann deshalb in den ersten Längsschlitz 11 und den zweiten Längsschlitz 11' eingreifen.A cam disk 7 is rotatably mounted in the head part 5 with a rotation axis 6 extending at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the tappet 3, said cam disc being aligned with the dome-shaped end of the tappet 3 pointing towards it. This end of the plunger 3 is held by a spring, not shown, in contact with the control cam 8 formed by part of the circumferential surface of the cam disk 7. A segment 7 'of the cam plate 7, the outer surface of which does not form the control cam 8, projects into a key channel 9 which penetrates the head part 5 transversely to the longitudinal direction of the axis of rotation 6. A groove 10 of the cam plate 7, which is provided between the one end of the segment 7 'and the segment forming the control cam 8, serves to receive a transverse web 1' of the key 1, which has a first longitudinal slot 11 of the key 1 from one to the other separates its front end extending second longitudinal slot 11 '. Both longitudinal slots 11 and 11 'have a width measured transversely to the longitudinal direction of the key 1, which is greater than the thickness of the measured in the axial direction Cam 7. This can therefore engage in the first longitudinal slot 11 and the second longitudinal slot 11 '.

Auf beiden Seiten der Kurvenscheibe 7 ist an diese eine scheibenförmige Materialpartie 12 angeformt. Diese beiden gleich ausgebildeten Materialpartien 12 bilden zusammen mit der Kurvenscheibe 7 und der Drehachse 6 ein einstückiges Bauteil aus Kunststoff. Wie Fig.1 für die eine Materialpartie 12 zeigt, weisen diese eine sowohl radial nach außen als auch in axialer Richtung offene, nutartige Ausnehmung 13 auf, welche mit ihrer einen Flanke eine etwa radial verlaufende Anschlagfläche 14 bildet.On both sides of the cam 7, a disk-shaped material section 12 is formed on it. These two identically designed material parts 12, together with the cam plate 7 and the axis of rotation 6, form a one-piece component made of plastic. As shown in FIG. 1 for the one part of material 12, these have a groove-like recess 13 which is open both radially outwards and in the axial direction and which forms with its flank an approximately radially extending stop surface 14.

Zu beiden Seiten der Kurvenscheibe 7 ist unmittelbar neben der hier jeweils vorhandenen scheibenförmigen Materialpartie 12 je ein Schieber 15 in Längsrichtung des Stößels 3 verschiebbar im Kopfteil 5 angeordnet. Die beiden gleich ausgebildeten Schieber 15 haben mit Ausnahme ihrer gegen den Hauptteil 2 des Gehäuses weisenden Endzone die Form einer Flachschiene, welche in einer zur Kurvenscheibe 7 parallelen Ebene liegt. Wie insbesondere Fig.3 zeigt, wird der Schieber 15 mittig von einem sich in der Verschieberichtung erstreckenden Langloch 16 durchdrungen, dessen Weite an den Durchmesser der Drehachse 6 angepaßt ist, wodurch der Schieber 15 eine Führung durch die Drehachse 6 erfährt. Allerdings ist im Ausführungsbeispiel der Kopfteil 5 mit je einer zusätzlichen, nutartigen Führung 17 für die beiden Schieber 15 versehen. Je eine vorgespannte Schraubenfeder 18, deren einer Endabschnitt von einer Sacklochbohrung in der Endzone des Schiebers 15 aufgenommen wird, sucht den Schieber 15 in der in den Fig.1 bis 3 dargestellten Sperrstellung zu halten, in welcher sein dem Hauptteil 2 des Gehäuses abgewandter Endabschnitt in den Schlüsselkanal 9 ragt. Wie vor allem Fig.3 erkennen läßt, bildet dieser Endabschnitt zwei in entgegengesetzten Richtungen geneigte Rampen 19 und 20. Gegen die eine Rampe 19 läuft der Schlüssel 1 beim Einführen in den Schlüsselkanal. Die andere Rampe 20 ist erforderlich, weil beide Schieber 15 gleich ausgebildet und spiegelbildlich zur Kurvenscheibe 7 im Kopfteil 5 angeordnet sind.On both sides of the cam plate 7, a slider 15 is arranged in the longitudinal direction of the plunger 3 in the head part 5 directly next to the respective disc-shaped material section 12 present here. With the exception of their end zone facing the main part 2 of the housing, the two slides 15 of the same design have the shape of a flat rail, which lies in a plane parallel to the cam plate 7. As shown in FIG. 3 in particular, the slide 15 is penetrated centrally by an elongated hole 16 extending in the direction of displacement, the width of which is adapted to the diameter of the axis of rotation 6, as a result of which the slide 15 is guided through the axis of rotation 6. However, in the exemplary embodiment, the head part 5 is provided with an additional, groove-like guide 17 for the two slides 15. A prestressed helical spring 18, one end section of which is received by a blind hole in the end zone of the slide 15, tries to hold the slide 15 in the locked position shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, in which its end section facing away from the main part 2 of the housing the key channel 9 protrudes. As can be seen above all in FIG. 3, this end section forms two ramps 19 and 20 inclined in opposite directions. Key 1 runs against one ramp 19 when it is inserted into the key channel. The other ramp 20 is required because both sliders 15 are of the same design and are arranged in mirror image of the cam plate 7 in the head part 5.

An die der Kurvenscheibe 7 zugewandte Seite der Endzone des Schiebers 15 ist ein Sperrglied 21 in Form eines Zahnes angeformt, welcher in radialer Richtung gegen die Drehachse 6 weist und auf die scheibenförmige Materialpartie 12 ausgerichtet ist, also in derselben Ebene wie diese liegt. Der Schieber 15 bildet das Betätigungsglied für das Sperrglied 21. In seiner Sperrstellung greift, wie Fig.1 zeigt, das Sperrglied 21 in die Ausnehmung 13 der zugeordneten scheibenförmigen Materialpartie 12 derart ein, daß seine eine Flanke an der Anschlagfläche 14 und seine Kopffläche an der an die Anschlagfläche 14 anschließende Flanke der Ausnehmung 13 anliegt. Das Sperrglied 21 verhindert deshalb in seiner Sperrstellung, daß die Kurvenscheibe 7 gedreht werden kann, und zwar formschlüssig für die Drehrichtung im Sinne einer Schalterbetätigung, d.h. bei einer Blickrichtung gemäß Fig.1 entgegen dem Uhrzeigersinn, da bei dieser Drehrichtung der Stößel 3 von der höchsten Stelle der Steuerkurve 8 auf die tiefste Stelle läuft, an die sich eine Schulter 8' anschließt, welche eine weitere Drehung verhindert.On the side facing the cam disc 7 of the end zone of the slide 15, a locking member 21 is formed in the form of a tooth, which points in the radial direction against the axis of rotation 6 and is aligned with the disk-shaped material section 12, that is, in the same plane as this. The slide 15 forms the actuator for the locking member 21. In its locking position, as shown in FIG. 1, the locking member 21 engages in the recess 13 of the associated disk-shaped material section 12 in such a way that its one flank on the stop surface 14 and its head surface on the flank of the recess 13 adjoining the stop surface 14. The locking member 21 therefore prevents in its locking position that the cam plate 7 can be rotated, namely positively for the direction of rotation in the sense of a switch actuation, i.e. 1 in a counterclockwise direction, since in this direction of rotation the plunger 3 runs from the highest point of the control cam 8 to the lowest point, which is followed by a shoulder 8 ', which prevents further rotation.

Wenn der Schlüssel 1 in den Schlüsselkanal 9 eingeführt wird, läuft er zunächst gegen die Rampe 19 oder 20 der beiden Schieber 15, wodurch diese so weit gegen den Hauptteil 2 des Gehäuses verschoben werden, daß das Sperrglied 21 die zugehörige Anschlagfläche 14 freigibt. Nun kann der Quersteg 1', der in die Nut 10 eintritt, die Kurvenscheibe 7 drehen, wodurch der Stößel 3 in Anlage an den niedrigsten Abschnitt der Steuerkurve 8 kommt, was ein Schließen des Schalters zur Folge hat. In dieser nicht dargestellten Drehstellung der Kurvenscheibe 7 werden die beiden Sperrglieder 21 vom Schlüssel 1 in der Freigabestellung gehalten.When the key 1 is inserted into the key channel 9, it first runs against the ramp 19 or 20 of the two sliders 15, whereby these are moved so far against the main part 2 of the housing that the locking member 21 releases the associated stop surface 14. Now the cross bar 1 ', which enters the groove 10, can rotate the cam disc 7, whereby the tappet 3 comes into contact with the lowest section of the control cam 8, which results in the switch being closed. In this rotational position of the cam 7, not shown, the two locking members 21 are held by the key 1 in the release position.

Wenn der Schlüssel 1 aus dem Schlüsselkanal 9 herausgezogen wird, wird die Kurvenscheibe 7 zwangsläufig gedreht, und zwar im Uhrzeigersinn bei einer Blickrichtung gemäß Fig.1, was zur Folge hat, daß der Stößel 3 zwangsläufig gegen den von ihm betätigten Schalter bewegt wird, was ein zwangsläufiges Öffnen dieses Schalters zur Folge hat. Wenn der Schlüssel 1 die beim Einführen betätigte Rampe 19 oder 20 beim Herausziehen aus dem Schlüsselkanal 9 verlassen hat, gibt er die beiden Schieber 15 frei. Die Schraubenfedern 18 schieben dann die beiden Schieber 15 wieder in die Sperrstellung, in welcher jedes der beiden Sperrglieder 21 an der zugeordneten Anschlagfläche 14 anliegt.When the key 1 is pulled out of the key channel 9, the cam 7 is inevitably rotated, specifically clockwise with a direction of view according to Figure 1, which has the consequence that the plunger 3 is inevitably moved against the switch operated by it, which inevitably opens this switch. When the key 1 has left the ramp 19 or 20 actuated during insertion when it is pulled out of the key channel 9, it releases the two sliders 15. The helical springs 18 then push the two slides 15 back into the locking position, in which each of the two locking members 21 abuts the associated stop surface 14.

Sowohl die Herstellungskosten als auch der Montageaufwand sind sehr gering, weil der Sicherheitsschalter aus einem Minimum an Einzelteilen besteht, die außerdem einfach zu montieren sind, nämlich außer dem Gehäuse und den dessen beide Teile miteinander verbindenden Schrauben 4 aus dem Schalter mit dem Stößel 3, dem aus der Kurvenscheibe 7, der Drehachse 6 und den scheibenförmigen Materialpartien 12 bestehenden Bauteil, den beiden je eines der Sperrglieder 21 und deren Betätigungsglied bildenden Schiebern 15 sowie den beiden Schraubenfedern 18.Both the manufacturing costs and the assembly costs are very low because the safety switch consists of a minimum of individual parts that are also easy to assemble, namely apart from the housing and the screws 4 connecting the two parts of the switch with the plunger 3, the component consisting of the cam disk 7, the axis of rotation 6 and the disk-shaped material parts 12, the two sliders 15 each forming one of the locking members 21 and their actuating member, and the two coil springs 18.

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  1. Safety switch having
    a) a switch housing,
    b) a plunger (3), arranged in the switch housing in a fashion capable of displacement in its longitudinal direction against the force of a spring, for operating a switch arranged in the switch housing,
    c) a cam disc (7), which is mounted in the switch housing with an axis of rotation extending at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the plunger (3), and against whose lateral surface, which forms the control cam (8), the plunger (3) bears,
    d) a key channel (9) in the switch housing, into which the cam disc (7) projects,
    e) a key (1) which upon being inserted in and upon being withdrawn from the key channel (9) positively rotates the cam disc (7) about its axis (6) of rotation and in so doing switches over the switch, and
    f) a self-closed blocking device, arranged next to the cam disc (7) and capable of being positively released by means of the key (1) upon insertion into the key channel (9), for the cam disc (7), having at least one blocking element (21) which can be displaced in a translatory fashion and which engages in a self-closed fashion in its blocking position with a receptacle arranged next to the cam disc (7) and can be displaced by the key (1) into the release position by means of an operating element which can be moved together with the blocking element (21) and projects into the key channel (9) in the blocking position,
    characterized in that
    g) the operating element (15) is constructed in one piece with the blocking element (21) and
    h) the part of the operating element (15) projecting into the key channel (9) in the blocking position is connected to the blocking element (21) via a material part guided laterally past the axis (6) of rotation.
  2. Safety switch according to Claim 1, characterized in that the operating element is formed by a sliding member (15) which lies in a plane parallel to the cam plate (7) and is provided with a cutout (16) for passage of the axis (6) of rotation.
  3. Safety switch according to Claim 2, characterized in that the cutout is constructed as an elongated hole (16) having a width which is coordinated with the diameter of the axis (6) of rotation.
  4. Safety switch according to Claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the locking member (21) is constructed by a stop for a stop surface (14) of the receptacle (13), which is formed by a material part (12) provided on the side of the cam plate (7) facing the sliding member (15).
  5. Safety switch according to Claim 4, characterized in that the material part (12) provided next to the cam plate (7) is formed by a plate, and the stop surface (14) is formed by an edge of a slot-like recess (13) which penetrates into the plate from the circumferential surface thereof.
  6. Safety switch according to Claim 4 or 5, characterized in that the stop of the locking member (21) is of tooth-like construction.
  7. Safety switch according to one of Claims 4 to 6, characterized in that the locking member (21) is arranged next to the actuating member (15) on the side thereof facing the cam plate (7), in radial alignment with the receptacle (13).
  8. Safety switch according to one of Claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the material part (12) forming the receptacle (13) is constructed in one piece with the cam plate (7) and the axis (6) of rotation.
  9. Safety switch according to one of Claims 1 to 8, characterized in that both the cam plate (7) as well as the actuating member (15) consist of plastic.
  10. Safety switch according to one of Claims 1 to 9, characterized in that a second locking member (21) with an associated actuating member (15), which are constructed like the first locking member (21) and the actuating member (15) thereof, respectively, are arranged next to the cam plate (7) on the side thereof averted from the first locking member (21), and in that the second locking member (21) is assigned a second receptacle (13) which is arranged next to the cam plate (7) on the side averted from the first receptacle (13) and is constructed like the first receptacle (13).
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