Locking latch assembly for mounting an electronic component drawer in a rack
US4530530A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 1982 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/223
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a locking latch assembly for mounting an electronic component drawer in a rack a clamping ring 30 is provided with plug and socket elements 46, 48 adapted to cooperate with a dynamometric key. An all metal hollow cylindrical spring cushion 44 is received within the cup-shaped clamping ring, a support stud 32 formed integral with the clamping ring 30 supporting the interior surface of the spring cushion along a portion of the axial extent thereof. The free end face of the spring cushion 44 forms a thrust bearing cooperating with a latch ring 52 adapted to receive a latch hook 60 fixed to the drawer. The clamp ring 30 runs on a threaded bolt 22 being in turn pivotally connected to drawer support rails 12 through a pivot pin 18.
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