Aircraft canopy lock

Details Aircraft canopy lock Aircraft canopy lock

1981-03-30

1983-03-01

Frankfort, Charles E.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft structure

Fuselage and body construction

2441294, 292254, B64C 114

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043752810

ABSTRACT:
A manually-operable lock for releasably securing a canopy 10 in closed condition characterized by a pair of dogs 28 mounted in fore-and-aft alignment on the wall of the cockpit of an aircraft, a pair of dog receivers 16 mounted on the canopy in juxtaposition with the dogs when the canopy is in its closed condition, a dog-actuating arm 32 including internal and external arm components 34 and 36, respectively, supported for oscillation about a common axis and pivotally connected to the dogs through a pitman rod 30 for pivotally displacing the dog, a spring-loaded pin 50 mounted on the arm and adapted to be ramp-cammed and positioned in coaxial alignment with a receiving bore 52, when the arm is at the limit of its forward throw, and pin-release means including external and internal components 66 and 60, respectively, for releasing the arm for pivotal displacement.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2444114 (1948-06-01), Pevney
patent: 2627433 (1953-02-01), Wolfe
patent: 3194517 (1965-07-01), Morris et al.
patent: 3287052 (1966-11-01), Wartian

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