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US 2011/0299233 A1Published application
Latch system
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorKwang Ho Kim
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Abstract
A latch system employs momentum exchange impact damping. A latch is slicleably arranged within a housing so that the latch can slide between a latch position and a release position. A damper spring urges a damper against a wedge of the latch. When a mechanical impact urges said latch toward the release position, the latch wedge impacts the damper so as to exchange momentum from the latch to the damper so that the latch remains in the latch position.
Claims15
A latch system comprising:
- a latch, said latch being slideably arranged so that said latch can slide between a latch position and a release position, said latch having a latch wedge and a damper stop;
- a latch spring urging said latch toward said latch position;
- an impact damper;
- a damper spring for urging said damper against said damper stop so that when a mechanical impact urges said latch toward said release position, said latch wedge impacts said damper so as to exchange momentum from said latch to said damper so that said latch remains in said latch position.
1 more element
A method comprising:
- impacting a latch while said latch is in a latch position so as to urge said latch from a latch position to a release position;
- and
- transferring momentum from said latch to an impact damper so as to urge said impact damper toward said release position while leaving said latch in said latch position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.