Military vehicle door quick-release mechanism
AssigneeThe Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorsKirill Pavlov, William E. Johnson
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Abstract
One example embodiment is an armored vehicle door quick-release mechanism includes a handle, a slide lock latch, and an actuator mechanism. The handle is coupled to the slide lock latch. The movement of the handle in a first direction causes the slide lock latch to move in a first direction to a first position so that the slide lock latch is adapted to attach the vehicle door to the actuator mechanism adapted to open and close the vehicle door. A movement of the handle in a second direction causes that slide lock latch to move in a second direction to a second position to detach the vehicle door from the actuator mechanism.
Claims20
An armored vehicle door quick-release mechanism comprising:
- a handle;
- a handle plate;
- a slide lock arm;
- a slide lock latch;
- a slide lock guide adapted to guide a movement of the slide lock latch;
- wherein the armored vehicle door quick-release mechanism is adapted to quick release an armored vehicle door on an armored military vehicle from a vehicle power system that is used to open and close the armored vehicle door on the armored military vehicle;
- wherein the handle is coupled to the handle plate and the handle plate is rotatably coupled to the slide lock arm and the slide lock arm is attached to the slide lock latch, wherein a rotation of the handle in a first direction causes that slide lock latch to move in the first direction to a first position at least partially within the slide lock guide, and wherein a rotation of the handle in a second direction causes that slide lock latch to move in a second direction to a second position at least partially within the slide lock guide;
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- wherein when the slide lock latch is in the first position the armored vehicle door quick-release mechanism is adapted to couple the armored vehicle door on the armored military vehicle to the vehicle power system in a locked position that prevents manual opening and closing of the armored vehicle door on the armored military vehicle, and wherein when the slide lock latch is in the second position the armored vehicle door quick-release mechanism is uncoupled from the armored vehicle door on the armored military vehicle to allow manual opening and closing of the armored vehicle door on the armored military vehicle without the armored vehicle door coupled to the vehicle power system.
An armored vehicle door quick-release mechanism comprising:
- a handle;
- a slide lock latch;
- an actuator mechanism;
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- wherein the handle is coupled to the slide lock latch, wherein movement of the handle in a first direction causes that slide lock latch to move in a first direction to a first position so that the slide lock latch is adapted to attach an armored vehicle door to the actuator mechanism adapted to open and close the vehicle door, and wherein a movement of the handle in a second direction causes that slide lock latch to move in a second direction to a second position to detach the armored vehicle door from the actuator mechanism.
A method of quick-releasing an armored vehicle door from an actuator comprising moving a slide lock latch into a first position so that the slide lock latch is adapted to lock the armored vehicle door to a rotating bracket plate assembly in a locked position, wherein in the locked position the slide lock latch overlaps a bracket plate of the rotating bracket plate assembly;
- moving the rotating bracket plate assembly to the locked position with the slide lock latch overlapping the bracket plate;
- contracting the actuator, when the slide lock latch is in the first position and is in the locked position, to rotate the rotating bracket plate assembly in a first rotational direction to close the armored vehicle door;
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- moving a slide lock latch into a second position to disconnect the armored vehicle door from the rotating bracket plate assembly, wherein in the second position the slide lock latch does not overlap the bracket plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.