Seat latching mechanism
AssigneeTextron Innovations Inc.
InventorBarry John Ward
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Abstract
A latching mechanism configured to secure a first component and a second component. The latching mechanism includes a locking plate that operatively engages a first latch plate and a second latch plate. The plates each include an end that inserts into a slot located on the second component, therein securing the first component to the second component. Actuation of the latching mechanism displaces the plates, therein releasing the ends from the slot and allowing for movement of the first component in relation to the second component.
Claims19
A latching mechanism configured to secure a first component and a second component, the first component configured for sliding longitudinally with respect to the second component, the latching mechanism comprising:
- a locking plate operatively engaging a first latch plate and a second latch plate, wherein the locking plate, the first latch plate, and the second latch plate are each mechanically coupled to the first component;
- a first cylindrical member disposed on the first latch plate,
- a second cylindrical member operatively connecting the first latch plate and the second latch plate,
- a plurality of slots disposed on the second component, the plurality of slots configured to receive a first end of the first latch plate and a second end of the second latch plate,
- wherein reception of the first end and the second end into one of the slots secures the first component to the second component;
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- a first axle operatively coupled to the locking plate, allowing for rotation of the locking plate therearound,
- wherein rotation of the locking plate displaces the first cylindrical member and the second cylindrical member;
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- wherein rotation of the locking plate in a first direction removes the first end and the second end from one of the slots, therein releasing the first component from the second component.
A latching system configured to transition a first component and a second component between a secured orientation and a released orientation, the latching system comprising:
- a connecting member mechanically coupled to a locking plate;
- a first axle operatively connected to the locking plate, wherein actuation of the connecting member in a first direction causes rotation of the locking plate around the first axle in a second direction;
- a first latch plate and a second latch plate operatively engaged by the locking plate, wherein rotation of the locking plate displaces a first end of the first latch plate and a second end of the second latch plate;
- a plurality of slots configured to receive the first end and the second end,
- wherein reception of the first end and the second end into one of the plurality of slots places the latching system in the secured orientation.
A seat latching system, the seat latching system comprising:
- a stationary seat frame;
- a movable seat frame which is configured to move relative to the stationary seat frame;
- a lever operatively connected to a connecting member;
- a locking plate operatively connected to the connecting member and a first axle;
- a first cylindrical member disposed on a first latch plate, the first cylindrical member operatively engaged by the locking plate;
- a second cylindrical member operatively connecting the first latch plate to a second latch plate;
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- a plurality of slots disposed on the stationary seat frame, the plurality of slots configured to receive a first end of the first latch plate and a second end of the second latch plate,
- wherein actuation of the lever causes the connecting member to move in a first direction, causing rotation of the locking plate around the first axle in a second direction,
- wherein rotation of the locking plate in the second direction releases the first end and the second end from one of the slots, thereby allowing the position of the moveable seat frame to be adjusted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.