Storage compartment and latch therefor
AssigneeSafran Cabin Germany GmbH
InventorsDennis Hausner, Thomas Schaefer, Thomas Wiegand
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Abstract
A latch assembly (1) is presented which comprises a safety latch (2) and a trigger latch (4). The safety latch (2) is releasable to raise from a lowered end position into a raised end position for, in use with an object, locking the object. The trigger latch (4) is adapted for fixing the safety latch (2) in its lowered end position and operable for releasing the safety latch (2). The safety latch (2) is adapted to be reset from its raised end position into its lowered end position for unlocking the object. Moreover, a storage compartment having at least one latch assembly (1) is presented.
Claims11
In combination with a storage compartment for an airplane, a latch assembly for securing an object, the latch assembly comprising:
- a safety latch releasable to pivot about a first axis from a lowered end position into a raised end position for, in use with an object, locking the object against rearward movement after moving forward over the assembly;
- a trigger latch adapted for fixing the safety latch in the lowered end position and pivotal about a second axis forming an angle of 45° to 135 to the first axis by forward movement of the object over the trigger latch for releasing the safety latch from the lowered end position, the safety latch being adapted to be pivotal about the first axis from its raised end position into its lowered end position for unlocking the object;
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- a securing member for, when enabled, securing the safety latch in the lowered end position, the trigger latch, when pivoted, first releasing the safety latch and subsequently enabling and/or disabling the securing member, whereby the latch assembly is integrated into a wall of the storage compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.