A non jamming shrink latch is provided and may comprise a cradle, a first rocker arm, a first inboard pivot, and a first outboard pivot, wherein the first inboard pivot is coupled to the first rocker arm at a first end and the first outboard pivot is coupled to the first rocker arm at a second end opposite the first end, and wherein the cradle is coupled to the first outboard pivot. In various embodiments, a non jamming shrink latch may further comprise a second rocker arm coupled to the cradle at a second outboard pivot and a second inboard pivot coupled to the second rocker arm opposite the second outboard pivot.
Non-jamming shrink latch mechanism
2020-11-10
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |
NON-JAMMING SHRINK LATCH ASSEMBLY FOR RETRACTABLE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR
Europäisches Patentamt | 2020
|NON-JAMMING SHRINK LATCH ASSEMBLY FOR RETRACTABLE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR
Europäisches Patentamt | 2018
|Non-jamming shrink latch assembly for retractable aircraft landing gear
Europäisches Patentamt | 2019
|