Operating mechanism for a plugboard system

摘要

An operating mechanism for a plugboard system to connect and disconnect electrical terminals of a front bay with respective electrical terminals of a rear bay comprises hanger plates and sliding cam plates mounted on a rear frame, the cam plates having profiled cam slots and L-shaped slots therein. An operating member is pivotally mounted into the rear frame and includes rollers which are disposed in the L-shaped slots so that when the operating member is moved from one position to another position, the rollers move along the L-shaped slots causing the cam plates to move along the rear frame which causes the cam slots to linearly move support members on a front frame thereby connecting or disconnecting the electrical terminals.