Actuating system for an actuatable door and an actuatable door having such an actuating system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10526064-B2
Application number	US-201614994375-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 13, 2016
Priority date	Jan 14, 2015
Publication date	Jan 7, 2020
Grant date	Jan 7, 2020

Abstract

An actuating system for an actuatable door that comprises at least one latching device with a latching hook that is adapted for locking the actuatable door in a closed position, the latching hook being pivotally mounted to an associated pivot bearing and connected to a pivotable mechanical transmission element via a coupling link, which is pivotally mounted to the latching hook and to the pivotable mechanical transmission element, the pivotable mechanical transmission element being coupled to a rotatable latching shaft, wherein rotation of the rotatable latching shaft in operation results in pivoting of the pivotable mechanical transmission element and pivoting of the latching hook around the associated pivot bearing, wherein the pivotable mechanical transmission element is mounted onto the rotatable latching shaft. The invention is further related to an actuatable door having such an actuating system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An actuating system for an actuatable door, the actuating system comprising an actuatable rotatable latching shaft and at least one latching device, the at least one latching device comprising a latching hook, an associated pivot bearing, a pivotable mechanical transmission element and a coupling link, wherein the latching hook is adapted for locking the actuatable door in a closed position, the latching hook being pivotally mounted to the associated pivot bearing and connected to the pivotable mechanical transmission element via the coupling link, the coupling link being pivotally mounted to the latching hook and to the pivotable mechanical transmission element, the pivotable mechanical transmission element being coupled to the rotatable latching shaft such that rotation of the rotatable latching shaft in operation upon actuation results in pivoting of the pivotable mechanical transmission element and pivoting of the latching hook around the associated pivot bearing, wherein the pivotable mechanical transmission element is mounted onto the rotatable latching shaft;
wherein an overcentering adjustment device is provided, the overcentering adjustment device being adapted for pivoting the pivotable mechanical transmission element in operation at least from an in-line position into an overcentered position, the in-line position corresponding to a first position wherein the latching hook is in locked state and unlocking due to a back driving force acting on the latching hook is possible, and the overcentered position corresponding to a second position wherein the latching hook is in the locked state and unlocking due to a back driving force acting on the latching hook is prevented;
wherein the overcentering adjustment device comprises at least one overcentering bolt that is rigidly mounted to the rotatable latching shaft, the at least one overcentering bolt passing at least partly through an overcentering hole provided in the pivotable mechanical transmission element;
wherein the overcentering hole is provided as a long hole oriented at least approximately perpendicular to a longitudinal extension of the rotatable latching shaft;
wherein the at least one overcentering bolt and the long hole are movable relative to each other;
wherein at least one overcentering slider is provided, the overcentering slider being coupled to the at least one overcentering bolt;
wherein the at least one overcentering slider comprises at least one overcentering guide opening, the at least one overcentering guide opening being embodied as a long hole that is oriented transversely to the overcentering hole; and
wherein the at least one overcentering slider is movably arranged on the pivotable mechanical transmission element, wherein a longitudinal movement of the overcentering slider in operation is transformed into pivoting of the pivotable mechanical transmission element relative to the rotatable latching shaft.

2. The actuating system according to claim 1 , wherein the pivotable mechanical transmission element comprises at least one bell crank.

3. The actuating system according to claim 1 , wherein the coupling link comprises at least one coupling rod.

4. The actuating system according to claim 1 , wherein the pivotable mechanical transmission element is pivotable relative to the rotatable latching shaft up to a predetermined maximum angle of rotation, the predetermined maximum angle of rotation being greater than 0°.

5. The actuating system according to claim 4 , wherein the predetermined maximum angle of rotation is greater than a minimum required overcentering angle under consideration of all accumulated tolerances of all involved elements.

6. The actuating system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one overcentering shim holder is provided, the overcentering shim holder being coupled to the at least one overcentering bolt and comprising at least two lateral shim pockets.

7. The actuating system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one locking device is provided, the locking device comprising a locking cam for locking the latching hook in locked state.

8. An actuatable door, in particular for an aircraft, comprising an actuating system according to claim 1 .

9. The actuating system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one overcentering shim holder is provided, the overcentering shim holder being coupled to the at least one overcentering bolt and comprising at least two lateral shim pockets.

Assignees

• Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH

Inventors

• Starman Darko

Classifications

• E05C19/10

  Hook fastenings; Fastenings in which a link engages a fixed hook-like member · CPC title

• Y10T292/0857

  Lever · CPC title

• E05B83/02

  Locks for railway freight-cars, freight containers or the like; Locks for the cargo compartments of commercial lorries, trucks or vans · CPC title

• Y10T292/0945

  Operating means · CPC title

• E05C9/08

  with a rotary bar for actuating the fastening means {(E05B83/10 and E05B65/468 take precedence; for a plurality of drawers E05B65/465)} · CPC title