Magnetic actuated coupling device
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorJoseph M. Misulia
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Abstract
A system for connecting a coupling cover with a hull shell can include a magnetic actuated latch. The system can include a shell architecture positioned within the hull shell. The shell architecture can include a chassis extending within the hull shell and a chassis clasp extending from the chassis. The magnetic actuated latch 205 can also include a locking plate configured to be movably coupled with the coupling cover. The locking plate can include a locking catch recess formed in the locking plate and the locking catch recess is configured to receive the chassis clasp and a magnetically responsive actuator coupled with the locking plate.
Claims20
A magnetic actuated coupling latch comprising:
- a locking plate coupled with a coupling cover including a locking catch recess formed within a portion of the locking plate;
- a magnetically responsive actuator coupled to a portion of the locking plate;
- a biasing element coupled with a portion of the locking plate remote from the magnetically responsive actuator;
- and
- a chassis clasp configured to engage with the locking catch recess;
- wherein the locking plate is configured to transition from a released configuration to a locked configuration;
- wherein in the released configuration, the chassis clasp is configured to be removed from the locking catch recess;
- wherein in the locked configuration, the magnetically responsive actuator shifts a position of the locking plate to engage the locking catch recess with the chassis clasp.
A system for connecting a coupling cover with a hull shell, comprising:
- a shell architecture positioned within the hull shell, the shell architecture including:
- a chassis extending within the hull shell;
- and
- a chassis clasp extending from the chassis;
- a locking plate configured to be movably coupled with the coupling cover, the locking plate including:
- a locking catch recess formed in the locking plate and the locking catch recess is configured to receive the chassis clasp;
- and
- a magnetically responsive actuator coupled with the locking plate.
A method of connecting a coupling cover with a hull shell comprising:
- positioning the coupling cover against the hull shell,
- wherein the coupling cover includes:
- a locking plate movably coupled with the coupling cover, the locking plate including a locking catch recess formed in the locking plate;
- and
- a magnetically responsive actuator coupled with the locking plate;
- and
- wherein the hull shell includes:
- a chassis extending within the hull shell;
- and
- a chassis clasp extending from the chassis;
- positioning the chassis clasp within the locking catch recess;
- orienting an external magnetic element proximate to an exterior surface of the coupling cover in a location relative to the magnetically responsive actuator;
- and
- moving the magnetic element in a locking direction along the exterior surface of the coupling cover;
- wherein moving the magnetic element shifts the magnetically responsive actuator and the locking plate from a locked configuration to a released configuration;
- wherein in the released configuration, the chassis clasp is disconnected from the locking catch recess;
- and
- wherein in the locked configuration, the chassis clasp is engaged with the locking catch recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.