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US 4,372,517 AGranted
Slot-type accessory mounting
AssigneeLockheed Corporation
InventorsJoseph J. Welch, William C. Grove, Michael E. Moran
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AssigneeLockheed Corporation
InventorsJoseph J. Welch, William C. Grove, Michael E. Moran
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The invention is a slot-type accessory mounting 10 and process for quick attach-detach mounting an accessory 4 to an engine gearbox 2. The accessory mounting 10 includes a flange 1 which is provided with a plurality of circumferentially spaced axially protruding studs 7 attached to the gearbox 2 by screws 12. Slotted collar 3 is rotatably secured to accessory 4 by retaining ring 5 which is attached to the accessory 4 by stud nuts 21. The narrow end of slots 6 in collar 3 engage the studs 7 and the entire assembly is held together by nuts 9. Retaining ring 5 is provided with an alignment pin 22 which fits into bore 23 of flange 1 assuring proper alignment of the accessory 4 and gearbox 2. The process of mounting accessory 4 to gearbox 2 is carried out by aligning pin 22 and bore 23, bringing the flange 1 and retaining ring 5 together, passing the nut 9 carrying studs 7 through the larger end of slots 6 in collar 3 rotating collar 3 to secure studs 7 in the narrow end of slots 6, and torquing the nuts 9 to tighten the assembly. The quick detach process is carried out by loosening nuts 9 and rotating collar 3 so that studs 7 and nuts 9 align with the larger end of slots 6 in collar 3 allowing axial movement of accessory 4 of relative to gearbox 2.
A quick attach-detach mechanism for mounting a first member to a second member comprising:
A quick attach process for mounting a first member to a second member:
A quick detach process for detaching an engine accessory from an engine, said accessory being mounted by an accessory mounting assembly comprising a plurality of threaded studs projecting axially from said engine in a circumferentially spaced pattern, and a collar rotatably secured to said accessory, said collar having a plurality of slots circumferentially spaced in a pattern corresponding to said threaded stud pattern, said threaded studs including nuts engaged thereon, said slots having a larger portion adapted to pass said studs and nuts and a smaller portion adapted to accept said studs while maintaining said nuts in an overlap relationship with a face of said collar, whereby when the engine accessory is firmly mounted to said engine said nuts are securely tightened against said face, comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.