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US 2006/0138785 A1Published application
Latch for joining two panels of an airplane structure
AssigneeAircelle
InventorGuy Vauchel
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InventorGuy Vauchel
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The invention relates to a latch (1) provided for joining two elements to one another via, on the one hand, a hook (2) capable of coming into contact with a retaining element (18) integrally connected to the first element and, on the other, via a main pin (3) to be attached in a fixed manner to the second element. Said latch has a handle (6) that is mounted so that it can pivot about an end pin (13) and has an articulation having a pair of compression links (4) mounted in a manner that enables them to pivot about the main pin (3) and about an intermediate pin (14). The invention is characterized in that the hook is inserted between the handle and the main pin, and in that at least one compression link (4) is provided with a guiding means (21) capable of coming into contact with the surface of the hook facing the handle during the opening of the latch.
A latch for joining two parts to one another via, on the one hand, a hook possessing a curved end capable of engaging with a retaining member connected to the first part, and, on the other hand, a main pin designed to be attached firmly to the second part, said latch comprising an operating member pivoting about an end pin situated at the opposite end from the curved end of the hook, and an articulation comprising a pair of compression links pivoting on the main pin and on an intermediate pin, the latter being positioned between the main pin and the end pin, which latch is characterized in that the hook is located between the operating member and the main pin, and in that at least one compression link is provided with a guide means capable of contacting that surface of the hook which is nearest the operating member during the opening of the latch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.