Alignment systems and methods
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorBrandon Parker Jamison
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Abstract
A system and a method include one or more first spring assemblies and one or more second spring assemblies. Each first spring assembly includes a first spring housing including a first pocket, a first spring disposed within the first pocket, and a first pin disposed within the first pocket and extending from the first pocket. The first pins engage a surface of a body of a latch receiver to control a position of the body of the latch receiver. Each second spring assembly includes a second spring housing including a second pocket, a second spring disposed within the second pocket, and a second pin disposed within the second pocket and extending from the second pocket. The second pins engage a surface of a body of a latch pin to control a position of the body of the latch pin.
Claims20
An alignment system, comprising:
- one or more first spring assemblies, the one or more first spring assemblies comprising:
- a first spring housing configured to be operably coupled with a first structure, the first spring housing including a first pocket;
- a first spring configured to be disposed within the first pocket;
- and
- a first pin configured to be disposed within the first pocket, the first pin extending between a first end configured to engage the first spring and a second end configured to extend out of the first pocket and a distance away from the first spring housing, the second end of the first pin configured to engage a surface of a body of a latch receiver to control a position of the body of the latch receiver;
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- one or more second spring assemblies, the one or more second spring assemblies comprising:
- a second spring housing configured to be coupled with a second structure, the second spring housing including a second pocket;
- a second spring configured to be disposed within the second pocket;
- and
- a second pin configured to be disposed within the second pocket, the second pin extending between a third end configured to engage the second spring and a fourth end configured to extend out of the second pocket and a distance away from the second spring housing, the fourth end of the second pin configured to engage a surface of a body of a latch pin to control a position of the body of the latch pin.
A method, comprising:
- controlling an amount of travel of a body of a latch receiver operably coupled with a first structure via one or more first spring assemblies, the one or more first spring assemblies comprising a first spring housing configured to be operably coupled with the first structure, each of the first spring housings including a first pocket configured to receive a first spring and a first pin, the first pin extending between a first end configured to engage the first spring and a second end configured to extend out of the first pocket, the second end of the first pin configured to engage a surface of the body of the latch receiver;
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- controlling an amount of travel of a body of a latch pin operably coupled with a second structure via one or more second spring assemblies, the one or more second spring assemblies comprising a second spring housing configured to be operably coupled with the second structure, each of the second spring housings including a second pocket configured to receive a second spring and a second pin, the second pin extending between a third end configured to engage the second spring and a fourth end configured to extend out of the second pocket, the fourth end configured to engage a surface of the body of the latch pin.
A system, comprising:
- a first structure configured to be operably coupled with a powered system;
- a latch receiver comprising a body configured to be operably coupled with the first structure;
- one or more first spring assemblies configured to be operably coupled with the first structure, the one or more first spring assemblies comprising a first pin configured to engage a surface of the body of the latch receiver;
- a second structure configured to be operably coupled with the powered system;
- a latch pin comprising a body configured to be operably coupled with the second structure;
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- one or more second spring assemblies configured to be operably coupled with the second structure, the one or more second spring assemblies comprising a second pin configured to engage a surface of the body of the latch pin,
- wherein the one or more first spring assemblies are configured to control a position of the body of the latch receiver and the one or more second spring assemblies are configured to control a position of the body of the latch pin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.