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US 11,305,880 B2Granted
Arm restraint deployment systems for ejection seats
AssigneeAMI Industries, Inc.
InventorsSteve Holstine, Cyle Teal
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Abstract
An arm restraint assembly for an ejection seat may comprise a primary arm and a primary arm deployment system operationally coupled to the primary arm. The primary arm deployment system may be configured to rotate the primary arm about a primary arm pivot joint. The primary arm deployment system may be configured to attach to the ejection seat such that the primary arm deployment system translates with the ejection seat.
Claims16
An arm restraint assembly for an ejection seat, comprising:
- a primary arm;
- and
- a primary arm deployment system attached to the ejection seat and operationally coupled to the primary arm, the primary arm deployment system being configured to rotate the primary arm about a primary arm pivot joint, wherein the primary arm deployment system comprises:
- a cylinder configured to receive a fluid;
- and
- a strut piston coupled to the primary arm and configured to translate relative to the cylinder.
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An ejection seat, comprising:
- a seat back;
- and
- an arm restraint assembly coupled to the seat back, the arm restraint assembly comprising:
- a primary arm configured to pivot relative to the seat back;
- and
- a primary arm deployment system attached to the ejection seat and operationally coupled to the primary arm, the primary arm deployment system being configured to rotate the primary arm about a primary arm pivot joint, wherein the primary arm deployment system includes:
- a first biasing member configured to force the primary arm away from the seat back;
- a latch configured to rotate relative to the primary arm;
- and
- a fluid supply operatively coupled to the latch, wherein the latch is configured to rotate about a latch pivot joint in response to a fluid being output from the fluid supply.
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An arm restraint assembly for an ejection seat, comprising:
- a primary arm;
- and
- a primary arm deployment system operationally coupled to the primary arm, the primary arm deployment system being configured to rotate the primary arm about a primary arm pivot joint, wherein the primary arm deployment system includes:
- a first biasing member configured to force the primary arm away from the seat back;
- and
- a second biasing member configured to rotate the primary arm about the primary arm pivot joint, wherein the first biasing member comprises a compression spring and the second biasing member comprises a torsion spring.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.