Aeronautics and astronautics – Aircraft structure – Passenger or cargo loading or discharging
Patent
1980-02-19
1982-09-14
Barefoot, Galen L.
Aeronautics and astronautics
Aircraft structure
Passenger or cargo loading or discharging
410 79, 410 92, 410105, B64D 110, B64D 112
Patent
active
043491685
ABSTRACT:
The system includes two parallel rails, multiple airdrop/logistics locks mounted by one rail, and multiple forward restraint mechanisms mounted by the other rail opposite alternate airdrop/logistics locks. Two drawbars are connected to and provide remote operation of the airdrop/logistics locks and the forward restraint mechanisms, respectively. The airdrop/logistics locks additionally are operable locally. Each airdrop/logistics lock includes a movable detent and a force responsive release assembly which releases the detent from an extended locking position upon attainment of a predetermined threshold force in the aft direction. The release assembly includes a fuse and a contractible cartridge assembly connected to the detent such that movement of the detent toward a release position will cause the cartridge to contact. The fuse is constituted by a longitudinally crushable honeycomb slug and has such load-deflection characteristics that it will crush a predetermined amount while maintaining a substantially constant resistance to further compression until attainment of a threshold force level. Each airdrop/logistics lock additionally includes an arming member which must be opened in order to permit its fuse to be crushed (for operation in an airdrop mode) and a locking member which blocks its fuse from being crushed (for operation in a logistics mode), even if the lock has been armed previously.
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Banks Eddie D.
Barnes Franklin K.
Barefoot Galen L.
Donahue Bernard A.
Suter Ronald E.
The Boeing Company
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