My invention is a locking mechanism to retain and seal a blast door of an ammunition compartment against a compartment door frame after an explosion in the compartment. The mechanism has a linkage connected to a panel that is blown off the compartment by the explosion, whereby the panel actuates the mechanism. The linkage turns a cam a controlled amount so that the cam contact the door in an optimal position for retaining and sealing the door.
Ammunition Compartment Blast Door Lock
1992
20 pages
Report
No indication
English
Ammunition, Explosives, & Pyrotechnics , Logistics Military Facilities & Supplies , Tooling, Machinery, & Tools , Ordnance , Cams , Locking(Mechanics) , Sealed systems , Patent applications , Ammunition , Blast , Compartments , Doors , Explosions , Frames , Inventions , Linkages , Panels , Toxic agents , Seals(Stoppers) , Blast loads , Tanks(Combat vehicles) , Protection , Locking mechanics , Door frames , M1A1 Tanks
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