Actuating system for an actuatable door

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11746572-B2
Application number	US-202017110666-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 3, 2020
Priority date	Feb 25, 2020
Publication date	Sep 5, 2023
Grant date	Sep 5, 2023

Abstract

An actuating system for an actuatable door and to an actuatable door having such an actuating system. The actuating system comprises a rotatable latching shaft, a rotatable locking shaft, a latching device, comprising a latch, and a locking device. The latch is adapted to maintain the actuatable door in a closed position. The locking device comprises a locking cam, that is mounted to the locking shaft and that is adapted to engage with the latch in a closed and latched position, and a latch securing lever, that is driven by the locking cam and that is adapted to engage with the latch to maintain the latch in a closed and secured position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An actuating system for an actuatable door, the actuating system comprising:
a rotatable latching shaft;
a rotatable locking shaft;
a latching device comprising:
a latch that is non-rotatably mounted to the rotatable latching shaft and adapted for maintaining the actuatable door in a closed position, wherein rotation of the rotatable latching shaft causes a rotation of the latch, and
a latch securing lever that comprises first and second contact surfaces, wherein the first contact surface is adapted to engage with the latch to maintain the latch in a closed and secured position; and

a locking device comprising:
a locking cam that is non-rotatably mounted to the rotatable locking shaft such that a rotation of the rotatable locking shaft causes a rotation of the locking cam, wherein the locking cam drives the latch securing lever and comprises third and fourth contact surfaces, wherein the third contact surface is adapted to engage with the latch to lock the latch in a closed and latched position, and wherein the fourth contact surface is adapted to engage with the second contact surface of the latch securing lever to prevent the latch securing lever from disengaging from a latched position while the locking cam is engaged;

wherein the actuating system further comprises at least one pin that prevents a rotation of the latch relative to the rotatable latching shaft.

2. The actuating system of claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one pin that prevents a rotation of the locking cam relative to the rotatable locking shaft.

3. The actuating system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a spring unit, wherein the latch securing lever is mounted to the spring unit.

4. The actuating system of claim 1 , further comprising:
first and second stop bolts, wherein the latch securing lever is movable between the first stop bolt and the second stop bolt.

5. The actuating system of claim 1 , wherein the latch securing lever further comprises:
at least one actuating roller that is attached to the latch securing lever.

6. The actuating system of claim 5 , wherein the locking cam further comprises:
a guide contour that is adapted to drive the at least one actuating roller of the latch securing lever.

7. The actuating system of claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one lock lockage that is adapted to maintain the locking device in an unlocked position in case of a failure of the latch securing lever.

8. The actuating system of claim 7 , wherein each one of the at least one lock lockage further comprises:
a lock lockage shaft; and
first and second lock lockage components that are mounted to the lock lockage shaft, and wherein the first lock lockage component is operable independently from the second lock lockage component.

9. The actuating system of claim 8 , wherein the latch securing lever further comprises:
first and second contact rollers that are attached to the latch securing lever.

10. The actuating system of claim 9 , wherein the first and second lock lockage components further comprise:
respective fifth and sixth contact surfaces, wherein the fifth contact surface is adapted to engage with the first contact roller and the sixth contact surface is adapted to engage with the second contact roller.

11. The actuating system of claim 8 , wherein the first and second lock lockage components further comprise:
respective first and second springs, wherein the first spring is adapted to push the first lock lockage component in a first blocking direction and wherein the second spring is adapted to push the second lock lockage component in a second blocking direction.

12. The actuating system of claim 1 , wherein the locking device is adapted to be mounted onto a frame of the actuatable door, wherein the frame is particularly embodied as an I-frame.

13. The actuating system of claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one additional latching device comprising an additional latch that is non-rotatably mounted to the rotatable latching shaft and adapted for maintaining the actuatable door in the closed position, wherein the rotation of the rotatable latching shaft causes a rotation of the additional latch.

14. An actuatable door, in particular for an aircraft, comprising the actuating system of claim 1 .

15. An actuating system for an actuatable door, the actuating system comprising:
a rotatable latching shaft;
a rotatable locking shaft;
a latching device comprising:
a latch that is non-rotatably mounted to the rotatable latching shaft and adapted for maintaining the actuatable door in a closed position, wherein rotation of the rotatable latching shaft causes a rotation of the latch, and
a latch securing lever that comprises first and second contact surfaces, wherein the first contact surface is adapted to engage with the latch to maintain the latch in a closed and secured position; and

a locking device comprising:
a locking cam that is non-rotatably mounted to the rotatable locking shaft such that a rotation of the rotatable locking shaft causes a rotation of the locking cam, wherein the locking cam drives the latch securing lever and comprises third and fourth contact surfaces, wherein the third contact surface is adapted to engage with the latch to lock the latch in a closed and latched position, and wherein the fourth contact surface is adapted to engage with the second contact surface of the latch securing lever to prevent the latch securing lever from disengaging from a latched position while the locking cam is engaged;

wherein the latch securing lever further comprises:
at least one actuating roller that is attached to the latch securing lever.

16. The actuating system of claim 15 , wherein the locking cam further comprises:
a guide contour that is adapted to drive the at least one actuating roller of the latch securing lever.

17. An actuating system for an actuatable door, the actuating system comprising:
a rotatable latching shaft;
a rotatable locking shaft;
a latching device comprising:
a latch that is non-rotatably mounted to the rotatable latching shaft and adapted for maintaining the actuatable door in a closed position, wherein rotation of the rotatable latching shaft causes a rotation of the latch, and
a latch securing lever that comprises first and second contact surfaces, wherein the first contact surface is adapted to engage with the latch to maintain the latch in a closed and secured position; and

a locking device comprising:
a locking cam that is non-rotatably mounted to the rotatable locking shaft such that a rotation of the rotatable locking shaft causes a rotation of the locking cam, wherein the locking cam drives the latch securing lever and comprises third and fourth contact surfaces, wherein the third contact surface is adapted to engage with the latch to lock the latch in a closed and latched position, and wherein the fourth contact surface is adapted to engage with the second contact surface of the latch securing lever to prevent the latch securing lever from disengaging from a latched position while the locking cam is engaged;

wherein the actuating system further comprises:
at least one lock lockage that is adapted to maintain the locking device in an unlocked position in case of a failure of the latch securing lever.

18. An actuating system for an actuatable door, the actuating system comprising:
a rotatable latching shaft;
a rotatable locking shaft;
a latching device comprising:
a latch that is non-rotatably mounted to the rotatable latching shaft and adapted for ma

Assignees

• Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH

Inventors

• Blum Stefan
• Merkel Christoph
• Kirchner Marc

Classifications

• E05B83/00 Primary

  Vehicle locks specially adapted for particular types of wing or vehicle (locks specially adapted for bicycles E05B71/00; locking arrangements for non-fixed vehicle roofs B60J7/185; latching means for sideboards or tailgates of open load compartments B62D33/037) · CPC title

• B64C1/1461

  Structures of doors or surrounding frames · CPC title

• E05C3/006

  about an axis parallel to the surface on which the fastener is mounted · CPC title

• E05C3/02

  without latching action · CPC title

• B64C1/1415

  Cargo doors, e.g. incorporating ramps · CPC title