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US 2026/0286745 A1Published application
Multiple-actuator system with common locking element
AssigneeAristocrat Technologies, Inc.
InventorsDonald Rodd, Brian Goldstein
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Abstract
Dual-latch mechanisms are provided that allow two (or more) latches to be simultaneously released in response to a single input received via an actuator. Also disclosed are multiple-actuator systems with common locking elements that may simultaneously lock and unlock the multiple actuators via an input or inputs provided at a centralized location.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a support bracket;
- a plurality of rotary latches, wherein:
- each rotary latch is mounted to the support bracket,
- each rotary latch has a corresponding trigger that is movable between an untriggered state and a triggered state,
- each rotary latch has one or more latching members that are movable between a latched position and an unlatched position,
- each rotary latch is configured such that the corresponding trigger:
- obstructs movement of the one or more latching members of that rotary latch from the latched position to the unlatched position when the corresponding trigger of that rotary latch is in the untriggered state and the one or more latching members of that rotary latch are in the latched position, and
- enables movement of the one or more latch members of that rotary latch from the latched position to the unlatched position when the corresponding trigger of that rotary latch is in the triggered state and the one or more latching members of that rotary latch are in the latched position,
- the plurality of rotary latches includes at least a first rotary latch and a second rotary latch;
- and
- a first common actuator bar, wherein:
- the first common actuator bar is secured to the support bracket such that the first common actuator bar is translatable along a first axis relative to the support bracket,
- the first common actuator bar is configured to be translatable between a first position relative to the support bracket and a second position relative to the support bracket, and
- the first common actuator bar and the first and second rotary latches are configured such that the first common actuator bar, in moving from the first position to the second position, exerts a lateral force on the triggers of the first and second rotary latches, thereby causing the triggers of the first and second rotary latches to transition from the untriggered state to the triggered state.
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