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US 2024/0328177 A1Published application
Cam locking systems and methods
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsWyatt Thomas Delahunt, Andrew Curtis Reeves, Nathan Alphonse Secinaro
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Abstract
A system and a method include a cam locking assembly including a support rod having a rod body that extends along an axis, a first rail component having a rail body that extends along the axis and coupled with the support rod and a third rail component, a cam having an interior passage extending along the axis that receives a portion of the support rod and an exterior surface having plural recesses, and guide pins that extend into the plural recesses of the cam and control movement of the cam. Movement of the cam controls movement of the third rail component between a loaded position and an unloaded position.
Claims20
A cam locking assembly comprising:
- a support rod having a rod body that extends between a first end and a second end along an axis;
- a first rail component having a first rail body that extends between a third end and a fourth end along the axis, the third end of the first rail component configured to be operably coupled with the second end of the support rod, the fourth end of the first rail component configured to be operably coupled with a third rail component;
- a cam having one or more interior surfaces defining an interior passage extending along the axis, wherein at least a portion of the support rod is configured to be disposed within the interior passage of the cam, the cam including an exterior surface having plural recesses extending from the exterior surface toward the interior passage;
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- one or more guide pins configured to extend into the plural recesses of the cam, the one or more guide pins configured to control movement of cam,
- wherein movement of the cam is configured to control movement of the third rail component between a loaded position and an unloaded position.
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A safety rail support system configured to be operably coupled with an elevated platform, the safety rail support system comprising:
- a first cam locking assembly comprising:
- a first support rod having a first rod body that extends between a first end and a second end along a first axis;
- a first rail component having a first rail body that extends between a third end and a fourth end along the first axis, the third end of the first rail component configured to be operably coupled with the second end of the first support rod, the fourth end of the first rail component configured to be operably coupled with a third rail component;
- a first cam having one or more interior surfaces defining a first interior passage extending along the first axis, wherein a portion of the first support rod is configured to be disposed within the first interior passage, the first cam including a first exterior surface having plural first recesses extending from the first exterior surface toward the first interior passage;
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- a first set of guide pins configured to extend into the plural first recesses of the first cam, the first set of guide pins configured to control movement of the first cam;
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- a second cam locking assembly comprising:
- a second support rod having a second rod body that extends between a fifth end and a sixth end along a second axis;
- a second rail component having a second rail body that extends between a seventh end and an eighth end along the second axis, the seventh end of the second rail component configured to be operably coupled with the sixth end of the second support rod, the eighth end of the second rail component configured to be operably coupled with the third rail component;
- a second cam having one or more interior surfaces defining a second interior passage extending along the second axis, wherein a portion of the second support rod is configured to be disposed within the second interior passage, the second cam including a second exterior surface having plural second recesses extending from the second exterior surface toward the second interior passage;
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- a second set of guide pins configured to extend into the plural second recesses of the second cam, the second set of guide pins configured to control movement of the second cam,
- wherein movement of the first cam and movement of the second cam is configured to control movement of the third rail component between a loaded position and an unloaded position, and
- wherein the third rail component in the loaded position is configured to block access onto or off of the elevated platform, and the third rail component in the unloaded position is configured to allow access onto or off of the elevated platform.
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A method comprising:
- moving a first rail component of a cam locking assembly into a loaded position, the cam locking assembly including a cam and a second rail component configured to be disposed between the cam and the first rail component, the cam locking assembly configured to be operably coupled with an elevated platform, wherein the cam is configured to move in a first linear direction to move the first rail component into the loaded position, wherein the first rail component in the loaded position is configured to block access onto or off of the elevated platform;
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- moving the first rail component into an unloaded position, wherein the cam is configured to move in a second linear direction to move the first rail component into the unloaded position, wherein the first rail component in the unloaded position is configured to allow access onto or off of the elevated platform.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.