Patent · US Expired

Locking device for vehicles, in particular for aeroplanes

US7589608B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References

11Claims

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Assignee

Wittenstein AG · DE

Inventors

Walter Decker · Ludwigshafen, DE
Alexander Eck · Schweinfurt, DE
Klaus-Dieter Schmitt · Gorxheimertal, DE
Jorg-Peter Mehring · Tauberrettersheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 22, 2003
Grant date	Sep 15, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 11, 2024

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE05B53/008
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A locking device for vehicles, especially for aeroplanes, comprising an actively driven drive element provided with an input shaft and an output shaft which is directly or indirectly connected to the input shaft. According to the invention, at least one permanent magnet is associated with the input shaft or the output shaft, the magnet interacting with at least one other external fixed element, especially a permanent magnet.

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