Switching device and adjusting arrangement for control devices

1. A fitting switching device ( 8 ), comprising a drive-output shaft ( 10 ) and an input shaft ( 9 ) coupled to the drive-output shaft ( 10 ) and by way of which the drive-output shaft ( 10 ) is drivable in a normal operating mode, and having an emergency drive ( 11 ) that transfers the drive-output shaft ( 10 ) from a usage position into an end position, a recess ( 14 ) is formed on an element ( 13 ) which is at least one of drivable or driven by the emergency drive ( 11 ), and a blocking element ( 15 ) is movable by way of an actuating device ( 16 ) from a position in which said blocking element is disengaged from the recess ( 14 ) into a position in which said blocking element engages into the recess ( 14 ), the recess ( 14 ) has at least one oblique surface ( 17 , 18 ) which acts on the blocking element ( 15 ), and the at least one oblique surface ( 17 , 18 ) is oriented such that a force that is imparted to the blocking element ( 15 ) by the emergency drive ( 11 ) in the engaging position has a component ( 45 ) which causes the blocking element ( 15 ) to be disengaged from the recess ( 14 ), and the actuating device ( 16 ) has a solenoid ( 33 ) and a spring ( 38 ) that applies a force to assist a force generated by the solenoid ( 33 ) for an actuating movement of the actuating device ( 16 ).

2. The fitting switching device ( 8 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the oblique surface ( 17 , 18 ) describes an opening which widens toward an open end of the recess ( 14 ).

3. The fitting switching device ( 8 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the element that is at least one of driveable or driven is a rotating element, or the component ( 45 ) is oriented radially or axially in relation to an axis of rotation ( 19 ) of the element that is at least one of driveable or driven, or both.

4. The fitting switching device ( 8 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the blocking element ( 15 ) is formed on a free end ( 23 ) of a knee lever ( 24 ), or the actuating device ( 16 ) engages on a movable joint ( 27 ) of the or a knee lever ( 24 ), or both.

5. The fitting switching device ( 8 ) as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising an electronic circuit ( 37 ) for the actuation of the solenoid ( 33 ), said electronic circuit is designed for providing a first coil current for an attracting action of the solenoid ( 33 ) and for providing a relatively lower second coil current for a holding action of the solenoid ( 33 ).

6. The fitting switching device ( 8 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the spring ( 38 ) is relaxed when the blocking element ( 15 ) has been transferred into the engaging position, or a spring force of the spring ( 38 ) is dimensioned such that, when the actuating device ( 16 ) is inactive, the blocking element ( 15 ) is disengagable from the recess ( 14 ) counter to the spring force by way of the emergency drive ( 11 ), or both.

7. The fitting switching device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the actuating device ( 16 ) has a plunger element ( 39 ) which acts directly or indirectly on the blocking element ( 15 ) and which is fastened, adjustably in terms of situation, to a movable drive part ( 35 ) of the actuating device ( 16 ).

8. The fitting switching device ( 8 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a superposition gearing ( 44 ) is arranged in a power flow between the input shaft ( 9 ) and the drive-output shaft ( 10 ), and a second input of the superposition gearing ( 44 ) is coupled to the element that is at least one of drivable or driven ( 13 ).

9. A fitting control arrangement ( 1 ) having a control drive ( 2 ), wherein a drive output ( 4 ) of the control drive ( 2 ) is operatively connected to the input shaft ( 9 ) of a fitting switching device ( 8 ) as claimed in claim 1 .

10. A fitting switching device ( 8 ), comprising a drive-output shaft ( 10 ) and an input shaft ( 9 ) coupled to the drive-output shaft ( 10 ) and by way of which the drive-output shaft ( 10 ) is drivable in a normal operating mode, and having an emergency drive ( 11 ) that transfers the drive-output shaft ( 10 ) from a usage position into an end position, a recess ( 14 ) is formed on an element ( 13 ) which is at least one of drivable or driven by the emergency drive ( 11 ), and a blocking element ( 15 ) is movable by way of an actuating device ( 16 ) from a position in which said blocking element is disengaged from the recess ( 14 ) into a position in which said blocking element engages into the recess ( 14 ), the recess ( 14 ) has at least one oblique surface ( 17 , 18 ) which acts on the blocking element ( 15 ), and the at least one oblique surface ( 17 , 18 ) is oriented such that a force that is imparted to the blocking element ( 15 ) by the emergency drive ( 11 ) in the engaging position has a component ( 45 ) which causes the blocking element ( 15 ) to be disengaged from the recess ( 14 ), and the actuating device ( 16 ) has a spring ( 38 ) which assists an actuating movement of the actuating device ( 16 ), and the blocking element ( 15 ) is formed on or by an outer ring ( 20 ) of a ball bearing ( 21 ).

11. A fitting switching device ( 8 ), comprising a drive-output shaft ( 10 ) and an input shaft ( 9 ) coupled to the drive-output shaft ( 10 ) and by way of which the drive-output shaft ( 10 ) is drivable in a normal operating mode, and having an emergency drive ( 11 ) that transfers the drive-output shaft ( 10 ) from a usage position into an end position, a recess ( 14 ) is formed on an element ( 13 ) which is at least one of drivable or driven by the emergency drive ( 11 ), and a blocking element ( 15 ) is movable by way of an actuating device ( 16 ) from a position in which said blocking element is disengaged from the recess ( 14 ) into a position in which said blocking element engages into the recess ( 14 ), the recess ( 14 ) has at least one oblique surface ( 17 , 18 ) which acts on the blocking element ( 15 ), and the at least one oblique surface ( 17 , 18 ) is oriented such that a force that is imparted to the blocking element ( 15 ) by the emergency drive ( 11 ) in the engaging position has a component ( 45 ) which causes the blocking element ( 15 ) to be disengaged from the recess ( 14 ), and the actuating device ( 16 ) has a spring ( 38 ) which assists an actuating movement of the actuating device ( 16 ), the blocking element ( 15 ) is formed on a free end ( 23 ) of a knee lever ( 24 ), and a stop element ( 28 ) is formed which prevents the knee lever ( 24 ) from being transferred into a straightened position.

12. A fitting switching device ( 8 ), comprising a drive-output shaft ( 10 ) and an input shaft ( 9 ) coupled to the drive-output shaft ( 10 ) and by way of which the drive-output shaft ( 10 ) is drivable in a normal operating mode, and having an emergency drive ( 11 ) that transfers the drive-output shaft ( 10 ) from a usage position into an end position, a recess ( 14 ) is formed on an element ( 13 ) which is at least one of drivable or driven by the emergency drive ( 11 ), and a blocking element ( 15 ) is movable by way of an actuating device ( 16 ) from a position in which said blocking element is disengaged from the recess ( 14 ) into a position in which said blocking element engages into the recess ( 14 ), the recess ( 14 ) has at least one oblique surface ( 17 , 18 ) which acts on the blocking element ( 15 ), and the at least one oblique surface ( 17 , 18 ) is oriented such that a force that is imparted to the blocking element ( 15 ) by the emergency drive ( 11 ) in the engaging position has a component ( 45 ) which causes the blocking element ( 15 ) to be disengaged from the recess ( 14 ), and the actuating device ( 16 ) has a spring ( 38 ) which assists an actuating movement of the actuating device ( 16 ), the blocking element ( 15 ) is formed on a free end ( 23 ) of a knee lever ( 24 ), and the knee lever ( 24 ) is articulated on an engagement point ( 30 ) which is adjustable in terms of situation, or the free end ( 23 ) of the knee lever ( 24 ) is guided in a housing part ( 32 ), or both.

13. A fitting switching device ( 8 ), comprising a drive-output shaft ( 10 ) and an input shaft ( 9 ) coupled to the drive-output shaft ( 10 ) and by way of which the drive-output shaft ( 10 ) is drivable in a normal operating mode, and having an emergency drive ( 11 ) that transfers the drive-output shaft ( 10 ) from a usage position into an end position, a recess ( 14 ) is formed on an element ( 13 ) which is at least one of drivable or driven by the emergency drive ( 11 ), and a blocking element ( 15 ) is movable by way of an actuating device ( 16 ) from a position in which said blocking element is disengaged from the recess ( 14 ) into a position in which said blocking element engages into the recess ( 14 ), the recess ( 14 ) has at least one oblique surface ( 17 , 18 ) which acts on the blocking element ( 15 ), and the at least one oblique surface ( 17 , 18 ) is oriented such that a force that is imparted to the blocking element ( 15 ) by the emergency drive ( 11 ) in the engaging position has a component ( 45 ) which causes the blocking element ( 15 ) to be disengaged from the recess ( 14 ), and the actuating device ( 16 ) has a spring ( 38 ) which assists an actuating movement of the actuating device ( 16 ), and a detection element ( 41 ) that detects at least one of an attainment or presence of the engaging position.

14. The fitting switching device ( 8 ) as claimed in claim 13 , wherein a combination device ( 43 ) is provided which is designed for logically combining an output signal of the detection element ( 42 ) with a monitoring signal of the actuating device ( 16 ).