Device for locking a fuel assembly in a transport container
US5263064A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 1992 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2590/005
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The device (25, 26) comprises a tubular body (40) mounted axially movable on a flange (5) of a transport structure (4) for an object (6), a spring (36) for return of the tubular body (40) towards an unclamped position, an arrangement for manual displacement (19, 20, 16, 21) of the tubular body (40) between its unclamped position and a clamping position, carried by the flange (5), a rod mounted slidably in the axial direction of the tubular body (40) to a limited extent and carrying a shoe (14, 15), and a second spring for elastic return interposed between an abutment fastened to the tubular body (40) and the end of the sliding rod opposite the shoe (14, 15).
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