Quick-release latch, release mechanism and high-speed grounding switch, high-speed switch or short-circuiter

Abstract

A particularly reliable quick release latch and a release mechanism, as well as a quick grounding device or short circuiter, is particularly suited for low, medium, and/or high-voltage applications.

Claims

1. A latch for low-voltage, medium-voltage, or high-voltage applications, the latch comprising: a drive rod for driving a movement; a connecting element connected to, or integrated with, said drive rod; a lever-arm pair; a transmission-element pair; a locking element; and a locking-element counterpart; wherein a first force, which acts on said drive rod, is reduced to a second force by: said connecting element; said lever-arm pair; and said transmission-element pair; such that the second force, which is smaller then the first force, is sufficient to deflect said locking element so that a movement of said drive rod relative to said lever-arm pair and said transmission-element pair is no longer prevented by said locking element or by said locking element together with said locking-element counterpart; wherein: the latch has a first end position and a second end position; and said drive rod is connected to said connecting element; said connecting element has a first rotary pin and a second rotary pin, and wherein a first lever arm is fastened and rotatably mounted on said first rotary pin and a second lever arm is fastened and rotatably mounted on said second rotary pin; said first lever arm has a first lever-arm pin and said second lever arm has a second lever-arm pin; said first transmission element is movably connected to said first lever arm via said first lever-arm pin and said second transmission element is movably connected to said second lever arm via said second lever-arm pin; said first transmission element is rotatably mountable, or rotatably mounted, on a first housing part via said first fastening pin and said second transmission element is rotatably mountable, or rotatably mounted, on a second housing part via a second fastening pin; said first transmission element or said second transmission element is connected to a rotatably mounted locking element via a locking-element pin, wherein said locking element is mountable on a locking-element counterpart or is connected to said locking-element counterpart, wherein said locking-element counterpart is connected to said second transmission element or to said first transmission element; during a transition from the first end position into the second end position, said drive rod moves away from said first fastening pin on said first transmission element, and from said second fastening pin on said second transmission element, and said locking-element pin and said locking-element counterpart move toward one another; and during a transition from the second end position into the first end position, said drive rod moves toward said first fastening pin on said first transmission element, and toward said second fastening pin on said second transmission element, and said locking-element pin and said locking-element counterpart move apart from one another; and in the first end position, said locking element is arranged between said first transmission element and said second transmission element to thereby inhibit a movement of said transmission-element pair.

2. The latch according to claim 1, wherein: said locking element and said locking-element counterpart are movably connected to one another at a connecting location; said locking-element counterpart is rotatably connected to said second transmission element or said first transmission element, and: in the first end position, said locking element and said locking-element counterpart are disposed in a straightened-out state, in which the latch is prevented from moving into the second end position; and in the second end position, said locking element and said locking-element counterpart are disposed in an inflected state, in which relative to the first end position, the connecting location between said locking element and said locking-element counterpart has moved in a direction of said drive rod.

3. The latch according to claim 2, wherein said locking element and said locking-element counterpart are rotatably connected to one another at said connecting location.

4. A latch for low-voltage, medium-voltage, or high-voltage applications, the latch comprising: a drive rod for driving a movement; a connecting element connected to, or integrated with, said drive rod; a lever-arm pair; a transmission-element pair; a locking element; and a locking-element counterpart; wherein a first force, which acts on said drive rod, is reduced to a second force by: said connecting element; said lever-arm pair; and said transmission-element pair; such that the second force, which is smaller then the first force, is sufficient to deflect said locking element so that a movement of said drive rod relative to said lever-arm pair and said transmission-element pair is no longer prevented by said locking element or by said locking element together with said locking-element counterpart; said locking element and said locking-element counterpart are movably connected to one another at a connecting location; said locking-element counterpart is rotatably connected to said second transmission element or said first transmission element, and: in a first end position, said locking element and said locking-element counterpart are disposed in a straightened-out state, in which the latch is prevented from moving into the second end position; and in a second end position, said locking element and said locking-element counterpart are disposed in an inflected state, in which relative to the first end position, the connecting location between said locking element and said locking-element counterpart has moved in a direction of said drive rod; said locking element and said locking-element counterpart being movably connected by a rotary pin at said connecting location; and said locking-element counterpart being rotatably connected to said second transmission element or said first transmission element by a pin or a bearing, and said connecting location being arranged approximately centrally between said bearing and said locking-element pin.

5. The latch according to claim 4, wherein, in the first end position, said locking element is mounted on said locking-element counterpart such that said locking element prevents the latch from moving out of the first end position.

6. The latch according to claim 5, wherein said locking-element counterpart is a roller.

7. The latch according to claim 6, wherein said bearing is a needle bearing.

8. The latch according to claim 5, which comprises a locking-element-return device disposed on said locking element, said locking-element-return device being configured, when the latch transitions from the second end position into the first end position, to cause the locking element to be returned to a position between said first transmission element and said second transmission element, and therefore a movement of said transmission-element pair is inhibited and said locking element abuts against said locking-element counterpart.

9. The latch according to claim 5, wherein said locking-element counterpart is a roller and said locking element, on a side which, in the first end position, is directed away from said drive rod, is formed with an indent that corresponds to an outer contour of said locking-element counterpart.

10. A latch for low-voltage, medium-voltage, or high-voltage applications, the latch comprising: a drive rod for driving a movement; a connecting element connected to, or integrated with, said drive rod; a lever-arm pair; a transmission-element pair; a locking element; and a locking-element counterpart; wherein a first force, which acts on said drive rod, is reduced to a second force by: said connecting element; said lever-arm pair; and said transmission-element pair; such that the second force, which is smaller then the first force, is sufficient to deflect said locking element so that a movement of said drive rod relative to said lever-arm pair and said transmission-element pair is no longer prevented by said locking element or by said locking element together with said locking-element counterpart; wherein: said first transmission element and said second transmission element are movably mounted on a same side, or on opposite sides, of said connecting element; or said connecting element is formed from two connecting-element parts, and said first and second transmission elements are movably mounted between said two connecting-element parts.

11. A release mechanism for a high-speed switch, the release mechanism comprising: a latch having: a drive rod for driving a movement; a connecting element connected to, or integrated with, said drive rod; a lever-arm pair; a transmission-element pair; a locking element; and a locking-element counterpart; wherein a first force, which acts on said drive rod, is reduced to a second force by: said connecting element; said lever-arm pair; and said transmission-element pair; such that the second force, which is smaller then the first force, is sufficient to deflect said locking element so that a movement of said drive rod relative to said lever-arm pair and said transmission-element pair is no longer prevented by said locking element or by said locking element together with said locking-element counterpart; and a magnetic plunger of a magnetic drive or another release unit configured to move the locking element out of a first end position in which a movement of the transmission-element pair is inhibited.

12. The release mechanism according to claim 11, wherein, in the first end position, the locking element butts on or against a locking-element stop.

13. The release mechanism according to claim 12, wherein said locking-element stop is arranged on the magnetic drive or on one or more housing parts.

14. A latch for low-voltage, medium-voltage, or high-voltage applications, the latch comprising: a drive rod for driving a movement; a connecting element connected to, or integrated with, said drive rod; a lever-arm pair; a transmission-element pair; a locking element; and a locking-element counterpart; wherein a first force, which acts on said drive rod, is reduced to a second force by: said connecting element; said lever-arm pair; and said transmission-element pair; such that the second force, which is smaller then the first force, is sufficient to deflect said locking element so that a movement of said drive rod relative to said lever-arm pair and said transmission-element pair is no longer prevented by said locking element or by said locking element together with said locking-element counterpart; a magnetic plunger of a magnetic drive or another release unit configured to move the locking element out of the first end position in which a movement of the transmission-element pair is inhibited; wherein, in an end position, the locking element butts on or against a locking-element stop arranged on the magnetic drive or on one or more housing parts; and wherein: said first transmission element is rotatably mounted, or rotatably mountable, on a first housing part via a first fastening pin and said second transmission element is rotatably mountable, or rotatably mounted, on a second housing part via a second fastening pin; and said first and second housing parts are immovably fastened in a housing of the release mechanism or said first and second housing parts form the housing of the release mechanism.

15. A high-speed grounding switch or short-circuiter, comprising: a latch for low-voltage, medium-voltage, or high-voltage applications, the latch including: a drive rod for driving a movement; a connecting element connected to, or integrated with, said drive rod; a lever-arm pair; a transmission-element pair; a locking element; and a locking-element counterpart; wherein a first force, which acts on said drive rod, is reduced to a second force by: said connecting element; said lever-arm pair; and said transmission-element pair; such that the second force, which is smaller then the first force, is sufficient to deflect said locking element so that a movement of said drive rod relative to said lever-arm pair and said transmission-element pair is no longer prevented by said locking element or by said locking element together with said locking-element counterpart; and a magnetic plunger of a magnetic drive or another release unit configured to move the locking element out of an end position in which a movement of the transmission-element pair is inhibited; wherein the release mechanism is arranged, together with the switch, in a housing and, following a switching from the first end position into the second end position, the release mechanism can be reversibly restored into the first end position.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

(1) The invention will be explained in more detail hereinbelow with reference to figures, in which:

(2) FIG. 1 shows a schematic illustration of a release mechanism according to the invention with a latch in a first end position;

(3) FIG. 2 shows a schematic illustration of a release mechanism according to the invention with a latch in a second end position;

(4) FIG. 3 shows a schematic illustration of an alternative release mechanism according to the invention with a latch in a first end position;

(5) FIG. 4 shows a schematic illustration of an alternative release mechanism according to the invention with a latch in a second end position; and

(6) FIG. 5 shows a schematic illustration of an alternative release mechanism according to the invention with a latch in a first end position and with duplicated components.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(7) FIG. 1 shows a schematic illustration of a release mechanism 1 according to the invention with a latch 10 in a first end position 12. The latch 10 here has a drive rod 100, which is connected to a switching unit (not shown)—for example a vacuum interrupter, a gas-insulated switch or a liquid-insulated switch, for example an oil-insulated switch.

(8) In the first end position 12, the drive rod is subjected to a first force 1000, which in this case acts in the direction away from the latch 10.

(9) The drive rod 100 here is also connected, in this case rigidly connected, to a connecting element 110. The connecting element 110 has a first rotary pin 111 and a second rotary pin 112. A first lever arm 120 is connected in a movable, in particular rotatable, manner to the connecting element 110 via the first rotary pin 111 and a second lever arm 125 is connected in a movable, in particular rotatable, manner to the connecting element 110 via the second rotary pin 112. The first lever arm 120 has a first lever-arm rotary pin 121 and the second lever arm 125 has a second lever-arm rotary pin 126.

(10) A first transmission element 130 is connected in a movable, in particular rotatable, manner to the first lever arm 120 via the first lever-arm rotary pin 121 and a second transmission element 135 is connected in a movable, in particular rotatable, manner to the second lever arm 125 via the second lever-arm rotary pin 126.

(11) The first transmission element 130 can be fastened in a rotatable manner on a housing (not shown) via a first fastening pin 131 and the second transmission element 135 can be fastened in a rotatable manner on a housing (not shown) via a second fastening pin 136. With the latch 10 installed, the movement of the first transmission element 130 and of the second transmission element 135 therefore takes place about the first fastening pin 131 at the first transmission element 130 and about the second fastening pin 136 at the second transmission element 135.

(12) Furthermore, the first transmission element 130 is connected in a movable manner to a locking element 150 via a locking-element rotary pin. The second transmission element 135 is connected in a movable manner to a locking-element counterpart 140 via a bearing 141.

(13) In the first end position 12 shown, the locking element 150 butts against the locking-element counterpart 140 such that it prevents a movement of the first transmission element 130 about the first fastening pin 131 and of the second transmission element 135 about the second fastening pin 136, at any rate a movement which can be brought about by the direction of action of the first force 1000. The locking-element counterpart 140 is formed here by a roller. During transfer from the second end position 14 into the first end position 12, the locking-element-return device 200, realized here by a spring, which in this case has been wound at least once around the locking-element rotary pin 151, causes the locking element 150 to be pushed back again into the locking position between the first transmission element 130 and the second transmission element 135.

(14) At an end of the locking element 150 which is to be supported on the locking-element counterpart 140, the locking element 150 has a planar, that is to say rectilinear, or round shape, also referred to hereinbelow as contour 153, with a first radius and the locking element 150 is supported in a stable manner, in particular in a more stable manner, on the locking-element counterpart 140 in that, in the case of the contour 153 at one end of the locking element 150, the center point of the first radius does not pass through the center point of the locking-element rotary pin 151, that is to say the center point of the first radius is not located on a straight line 154 which passes through the center point of the locking-element rotary pin 151 and the center point of the bearing 141 of the locking-element counterpart 140; rather, in the first end position 12, it is offset in relation to said straight line 154 toward the side which is directed away from the drive rod, that is to say there is an offset 155 present, in particular an offset by 0.3 to 1.2 mm or 0.4 to 1.0 mm. The first radius here is preferably greater than a second radius of the locking-element counterpart 140, in particular with the locking-element counterpart 140 being in the form of a roller. As a result, the locking element 150 is always moved into a secure, latched state in the first end position 12 and, at the same time, relatively easy release, that is to say deflection of the locking element 150 out of the first end position, is made possible.

(15) Furthermore in the optional refinement shown, in the region on the side which, in the first end position 12, is directed away from the drive rod 100, the locking element 150 has an indent 152, which corresponds to part of the outer contour of the locking-element counterpart 140, or replicates the same. The notch 152 therefore corresponds to an inverse form of part of the outer contour of the locking-element counterpart 140.

(16) On that side of the locking element 150 which, in the first end position 12, is opposite to the drive rod, a magnetic drive 350 is arranged such that, in the case of the release mechanism 1 being released, the magnetic plunger 300 moves the locking element 150 out of the locking state of the first end position 12 by way of a second force 2000, and therefore the first force 1000, which acts on the drive rod 100 and by means of which the drive rod 100 can be moved in the direction of the first force 1000, transfers the latch 10 into the second end position 14.

(17) FIG. 1 also shows, for a first installation state, the direction of the force of gravity 500 and, for an alternative installation state, the direction of the force of gravity 501. In case of doubt, the direction of the force of gravity 500 serves here to define terms such as top, over, bottom and/or under. The installation states are mentioned here by way of example, but all other installation states in space are also possible.

(18) Moreover, FIG. 1 also shows an optional locking-element stop 400, which is arranged here on the magnetic drive 350 such that the locking-element stop 400 prevents the locking element 150 from moving beyond the first end position 12 in the direction of the magnetic drive 350 and, in addition, stabilizes the locking position of the locking element 150 in the first end position 12. As an alternative, it is also possible for the locking-element stop 400 to be arranged, with the same effect, on a housing (not shown here) or housing part 410.

(19) FIG. 2 shows a schematic illustration of a release mechanism according to the invention with a latch 10 in a second end position 14, wherein this figure illustrates, in addition to FIG. 1, housing parts 410, on which the first transmission element 130 is arranged in a movable, in particular rotatable, manner by means of a first fastening pin 131 and the second transmission element 135 is arranged in a movable, in particular rotatable, manner by means of a second fastening pin 136. The housing parts, possibly together with other housing parts (not shown), form a housing, in which the latch is arranged in a movable manner.

(20) In the second end position 14, a first force 1000′ acts on the drive rod 100. The first force 1000, which is shown in FIG. 1, has transferred the drive rod 100 and the latch 10 as a whole, following removal of the locking element 150, from the first end position 12 into the second end position. Since some, or all, of the energy provided for this purpose has been used up as a result, a correspondingly smaller first force 1000′ is active in the second end position 14.

(21) In contrast to FIG. 1, the locking-element stop 400 here is arranged, as an alternative, on a housing part 410. This has the advantage that the stop for the locking element 150 is defined by the locking-element stop 400 on the housing part 410 and is therefore independent of the installation, in particular correct installation, of the magnetic plunger 300 and of the magnetic drive 350, neither of which is shown here.

(22) FIG. 2 shows a latch 10 in a second end position 14, in a manner analogous to FIG. 1. The latch 10 here has a drive rod 100, which is connected to a switching unit (not shown)—for example a vacuum interrupter, a gas-insulated switch or a liquid-insulated switch, for example an oil-insulated switch.

(23) The drive rod 100 here is also connected, in this case rigidly connected, to a connecting element 110. The connecting element 110 has a first rotary pin 111 and a second rotary pin 112. A first lever arm 120 is connected in a movable, in particular rotatable, manner to the connecting element 110 via the first rotary pin 111 and a second lever arm 125 is connected in a movable, in particular rotatable, manner to the connecting element 110 via the second rotary pin 112. The first lever arm 120 has a first lever-arm rotary pin 121 and the second lever arm 125 has a second lever-arm rotary pin 126.

(24) A first transmission element 130 is connected in a movable, in particular rotatable, manner to the first lever arm 120 via the first lever-arm rotary pin 121 and a second transmission element 135 is connected in a movable, in particular rotatable, manner to the second lever arm 125 via the second lever-arm rotary pin 126.

(25) The first transmission element 130 is fastened in a rotatable manner on the housing part 410 via a first fastening pin 131 and the second transmission element 135 is fastened in a rotatable manner on the housing part 410 via a second fastening pin 136. With the latch 10 installed, the movement of the first transmission element 130 and of the second transmission element 135 therefore takes place about the first fastening pin 131 on the first transmission element 130 and about the second fastening pin 136 on the second transmission element 135.

(26) Furthermore, the first transmission element 130 is connected in a movable manner to a locking element 150 via a locking-element rotary pin. The second transmission element 135 is connected in a movable manner to a locking-element counterpart 140 via a bearing 141.

(27) In the second end position 14 shown, the locking element 150 does not butt against the locking-element counterpart 140; rather, it has rolled over the locking-element counterpart 140, the locking-element counterpart 140 being configured here in the form of a roller.

(28) In the second end position 14, the locking-element-return device 200 acts on the locking element 150, realized here by a spring, which in this case has been wound at least once around the locking-element rotary pin 151, such that the locking element 150 is pushed back again into the locking position between the first transmission element 130 and the second transmission element 135 when the latch is transferred again into the first end position 12 from FIG. 1. It is preferable here for an energy store (not shown), in particular a spring assembly or a cup-spring assembly 105, to be subjected to stressing.

(29) At an end of the locking element 150 which is to be supported on the locking-element counterpart 140, the locking element 150 has a planar, that is to say rectilinear, or round shape, also referred to hereinbelow as contour 153, with a first radius and the locking element 150 is supported in a stable manner, in particular in a more stable manner, on the locking-element counterpart 140 in that, in the case of the contour 153 at one end of the locking element 150, the center point of the first radius does not pass through the center point of the locking-element rotary pin 151, that is to say the center point of the first radius is not located on a straight line 154 which passes through the center point of the locking-element rotary pin 151 and the center point of the bearing 141 of the locking-element counterpart 140; rather, in the first end position 12, it is offset in relation to said straight line 154 toward the side which is directed away from the drive rod, that is to say there is an offset 155 present, in particular an offset by 0.3 to 1.2 mm or 0.4 to 1.0 mm. The first radius here is preferably greater than a second radius of the locking-element counterpart 140, in particular with the locking-element counterpart 140 being in the form of a roller. As a result, the locking element 150 is always moved into a secure, latched state in the first end position 12 and, at the same time, relatively easy release, that is to say deflection of the locking element 150 out of the first end position, is made possible.

(30) Furthermore in the optional refinement shown, in the region on the side which, in the first end position 12, is directed away from the drive rod 100, the locking element 150 has an indent 152, which corresponds to part of the outer contour of the locking-element counterpart 140, or replicates the same. The notch 152 therefore corresponds to an inverse form of part of the outer contour of the locking-element counterpart 140. In the second end position 14 shown, the locking-element counterpart 140 butts partially or wholly against the indent 152 and therefore makes possible a space-optimized construction and a more stable second end position 14.

(31) Both in FIG. 1 and in FIG. 2, for the sake of better presentation, the first transmission element 130 and the second transmission element 135 are arranged on different sides of the connecting element 110. This is one possible arrangement, but it is also preferred to have an arrangement on one side of the connecting element 110 or duplication of the first transmission element 130 and of the second transmission element 135 like that in FIG. 5.

(32) FIG. 3 shows a schematic illustration of an alternative release mechanism 1 according to the invention with a latch 10 in a first end position 12.

(33) In contrast to FIGS. 1 and 2, the locking element 150 here is connected in a movable manner to the locking-element counterpart 140 at a connecting location 142, in particular in a rotatable manner about the connecting location 142.

(34) In the case of the exemplary construction of FIG. 3, a drive rod 100 is once again connected firmly, in particular rigidly, to a connecting element 110.

(35) The connecting element 110 has a first rotary pin 111 and a second rotary pin 112. A first lever arm 120 is connected in a movable, in particular rotatable, manner to the connecting element 110 via the first rotary pin 111 and a second lever arm 125 is connected in a movable, in particular rotatable, manner to the connecting element 110 via the second rotary pin 112. The first lever arm 120 has a first lever-arm rotary pin 121 and the second lever arm 125 has a second lever-arm rotary pin 126.

(36) A first transmission element 130 is connected in a movable, in particular rotatable, manner to the first lever arm 120 via the first lever-arm rotary pin 121 and a second transmission element 135 is connected in a movable, in particular rotatable, manner to the second lever arm 125 via the second lever-arm rotary pin 126.

(37) The first transmission element 130 can be fastened in a rotatable manner on a housing (not shown) via a first fastening pin 131 and the second transmission element 135 can be fastened in a rotatable manner on a housing (not shown) via a second fastening pin 136. With the latch 10 installed, the movement of the first transmission element 130 and of the second transmission element 135 therefore takes place about the first fastening pin 131 at the first transmission element 130 and about the second fastening pin 136 at the second transmission element 135.

(38) On the second transmission element 135, the locking element 150 is arranged in a movable, in particular rotatable, manner on the locking-element rotary pin 151. The locking element 150 is connected once again in a movable, in particular rotatable, manner to the locking-element counterpart 140 at the connecting location 142, wherein the locking-element counterpart 140 here is elongate. The locking-element counterpart 140, for its part, is connected in a movable, in particular rotatable, manner to the first transmission element 130 via the bearing 141. In the first end position 12 shown here, the connecting location 142 and/or the locking element 150 and/or the locking-element counterpart 140 are/is located on the magnetic plunger 300 of the magnetic drive.

(39) FIG. 4 shows a schematic illustration of an alternative release mechanism 1 according to the invention with the latch 10 from FIG. 3 in the second end position 14.

(40) In the case of the exemplary construction of FIG. 4, a drive rod 100 is once again connected firmly, in particular rigidly, to a connecting element 110.

(41) The connecting element 110 has a first rotary pin 111 and a second rotary pin 112. A first lever arm 120 is connected in a movable, in particular rotatable, manner to the connecting element 110 via the first rotary pin 111 and a second lever arm 125 is connected in a movable, in particular rotatable, manner to the connecting element 110 via the second rotary pin 112. The first lever arm 120 has a first lever-arm rotary pin 121 and the second lever arm 125 has a second lever-arm rotary pin 126.

(42) A first transmission element 130 is connected in a movable, in particular rotatable, manner to the first lever arm 120 via the first lever-arm rotary pin 121 and a second transmission element 135 is connected in a movable, in particular rotatable, manner to the second lever arm 125 via the second lever-arm rotary pin 126.

(43) The first transmission element 130 can be fastened in a rotatable manner on a housing (not shown) via a first fastening pin 131 and the second transmission element 135 can be fastened in a rotatable manner on a housing (not shown) via a second fastening pin 136. With the latch 10 installed, the movement of the first transmission element 130 and of the second transmission element 135 therefore takes place about the first fastening pin 131 at the first transmission element 130 and about the second fastening pin 136 at the second transmission element 135.

(44) On the second transmission element 135, the locking element 150 is arranged in a movable, in particular rotatable, manner on the locking-element rotary pin 151. The locking element 150 is connected once again in a movable, in particular rotatable, manner to the locking-element counterpart 140 at the connecting location 142, wherein the locking-element counterpart 140 here is elongate. The locking-element counterpart 140, for its part, is connected in a movable, in particular rotatable, manner to the first transmission element 130 via the bearing 141.

(45) In the second end position 14 shown here, following a release movement of the magnetic plunger 300, the connecting location 142 along with the locking element 150 and the locking-element counterpart 140 has become detached from the magnetic plunger 300 of the magnetic drive 350 and moves away from the magnetic plunger 300 as a result of the second force 2000, which is shown in FIG. 1. The first force 1000, which is shown in FIG. 1, has moved the drive rod 100 away from the magnetic drive 350 here.

(46) FIG. 5 shows a schematic illustration of an alternative release mechanism 1 according to the invention with a latch 10 in a first end position 12 and with duplicated components, in this case the connecting elements 110, 110′, the first transmission elements 130, 130′, the second transmission elements 135, 135′, the locking elements 150, 150′, and the locking-element counterparts 140, 140′.

(47) The drive rod 100 here is connected to a cup-spring assembly 105 for the purpose of generating the first force 1000 (not shown here), see FIG. 1.

(48) The drive rod 100 is connected to connecting elements 110, 110′, that is to say duplicated connecting elements which are located opposite one another at one end of the drive rod. A first lever arm 120 (not visible here) is connected in a rotatable manner to the connecting elements 110, 110′ via the first rotary pin 111 (not visible here) and a second lever arm 125 is connected in a rotatable manner to the connecting elements 110, 110′ via the second rotary pin 112 (not visible here).

(49) The first lever arm 120 and the second lever arm 125 are each arranged here, by way of example, between the two connecting elements 110, 110′.

(50) The first lever arm 120 is connected in a rotatable manner to the two first transmission elements 130, 130′ via a first lever-arm rotary pin 121, wherein the first lever arm 120 is arranged between the two first transmission elements 130, 130′.

(51) The second lever arm 125 is connected in a rotatable manner to the two second transmission elements 135, 135′ via a second lever-arm rotary pin 126, wherein the second lever arm 125 is arranged between the two second transmission elements 135, 135′.

(52) Although not shown here, it is possible for the two first transmission elements 130, 130′ to be fastened in a rotatable manner on a housing via the first fastening pin 131 and for the two second transmission elements 135, 135′ to be fastened in a rotatable manner on a housing via the second fastening pin 136.

(53) On the two second transmission elements 135, 135′, two locking elements 150, 150′ are arranged in a rotatably connected manner between the two second transmission elements 135, 135′ via a locking-element rotary pin 151.

(54) On the two first transmission elements 130, 130′, two locking-element counterparts 140, 140′ are arranged in a rotatably connected manner between the two first transmission elements 130, 130′ via a bearing 141, in this case designed in the form of a pin.

(55) The two locking elements 150, 150′ are connected in a rotatable manner to the two locking-element counterparts 140, 140′ at a connecting location 142, in this case designed in the form of a pin.

(56) Although not shown here, it is also possible, as an option, for the lever-arm pair 120, 125 to be duplicated.

LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS

(57) 1 Release mechanism; 10 Latch; 12 First end position; 14 Second end position; 100 Drive rod; 105 Cup-spring assembly; 110 Connecting element; 110′ Connecting element; 111 First rotary pin on the connecting element 110; 112 Second rotary pin on the connecting element 110; 120 First lever arm; 121 First lever-arm rotary pin on the first lever arm 120; 125 Second lever arm; 126 Second lever-arm rotary pin on the second lever arm 125; 130 First transmission element; 130′ First transmission element; 131 First fastening pin on the first transmission element 130; 135 Second transmission element; 135′ Second transmission element; 136 Second fastening pin on the second transmission element 135; 140 Locking-element counterpart; 140′ Locking-element counterpart; 141 Bearing, preferably needle bearing or ball bearing for the locking-element counterpart; 142 Connecting location, in particular movable connecting location between locking element 150 and locking-element counterpart 140; 150 Locking element; 150′ Locking element; 151 Locking-element rotary pin; 152 Indent on one side of the locking element; 153 Contour at one end of the locking element; 154 Straight line through the center point of the locking-element rotary pin 151 and the center point of the bearing 141; 155 Offset between the center point of the locking-element rotary pin 151 and center point or starting point of the first radius; 200 Locking-element-return device, in particular a locking-element-return spring; 300 Magnetic plunger; 350 Magnetic drive; 400 Locking-element stop; 410 Housing parts; 500 Force of gravity; 501 Force of gravity in a different installation state; 1000 First force; 2000 Second force.