Aircraft galley latches and sealing system
AssigneeB/E Aerospace, Inc.
InventorPeter John Leslie Burd
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Abstract
A rotary latch assembly for a galley cart compartment door is disclosed comprising a barrel member rotating on a spindle and a handle connected to the barrel member. An interfering block outside the barrel member can prevent rotation of the barrel member when engaged with the barrel member, and be displaced by a lock button diametrically opposed with the interfering block. The handle of the rotary latch bears against the door in a locked position to prevent the door from opening, and the button when depressed releases the barrel member to rotate and the handle to pivot out of the path of the door.
Claims4
A rotary latch assembly for a galley cart compartment door, comprising:
- a barrel member rotating eccentrically on a spindle;
- a handle connected to the barrel member;
- an interfering block located outside the barrel member and biased toward the barrel member, where the interfering block can prevent rotation of the barrel member when engaged with the barrel member;
- a release button diametrically opposed with the interfering block, the release button connected to a rod that disengages the interfering block from the barrel member when the release button is depressed;
- wherein the handle bears against the door when the barrel member is in a locked position to prevent the door from opening, and wherein the button, when depressed, releases the barrel member to rotate and the handle to pivot out of the path of the door, allowing the door to open.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.