Ordnance – Bomb – flare and signal dropping – Bomb displaced from exterior of plane
Patent
1974-08-14
1976-09-28
Engle, Samuel W.
Ordnance
Bomb, flare and signal dropping
Bomb displaced from exterior of plane
244137R, 294 83R, F41F 502
Patent
active
039824667
ABSTRACT:
A quick release mechanism for a single hook bomb rack which is arranged so that forced overlatch or hypersensitive triggering is minimized by inherent self-adjustment of the individual members comprising the quick release mechanism.
The mechanism includes two initially vertically aligned links fixedly secured to an enclosing housing at a proximal end by a fixed pin and having an initially horizontally aligned array of three additional links extending to one side of the distal end of the two vertically aligned links. A member to be released has a tip bearing against an inner surface of the second of the horizontally aligned links and has a tension spring connected between a projecting ear of the released member and the third of the horizontally aligned links. A thrust link supplies force to the junction of the vertically aligned links causing them to toggle and assume a bent knee configuration; simultaneously the first two of the horizontally aligned links are urged to rotate upwardly as though these two links were one (by means of complementary shoulders at their abutting ends) to thereby free the member to be released. The unitary rotation of the first two of the horizontally aligned links also pulls the third of the horizontally aligned links towards the vertically aligned links and forces it to rotate upwardly also.
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Cangialosi S. A.
Engle Samuel W.
Hansen Henry
Sciascia R. S.
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