Latching mechanism
AssigneeB/E Aerospace (UK) Limited
InventorVolkan Keskin
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Abstract
A latching mechanism for an aircraft galley, the aircraft galley comprising a door and a frame, the latching mechanism comprising: a latch bolt movable between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein the latch bolt is receivable by a latch striker to latch the aircraft galley door when the door is closed and the latch bolt is in the extended position; an actuator configured to move the latch bolt from the extended position to the retracted position; and a handle, wherein the handle is movable from a closed position to an open position to cause the actuator to move the latch bolt from the extended position to the retracted position, wherein the handle is configured to be pushed to move from the closed position to the open position.
Claims15
A latching mechanism for an aircraft galley, the aircraft galley comprising a door and a frame, the latching mechanism comprising:
- a latch bolt movable between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein the latch bolt is receivable by a latch striker to latch the aircraft galley door when the door is closed and the latch bolt is in the extended position;
- an actuator configured to move the latch bolt from the extended position to the retracted position;
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- a handle, wherein the handle is movable from a closed position to an open position to cause the actuator to move the latch bolt from the extended position to the retracted position,
- wherein the handle is configured to be pushed to move from the closed position to the open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.