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Load disconnection lock

US8272598B2 · kind B2 · utility

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10References

3Claims

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Assignee

EADS Deutschland GmbH · DE

Inventors

Bernt Obkircher · Bad Endorf, DE
Peter Weimer · Markdorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 25, 2010
Grant date	Sep 25, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 28, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T24/45084
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A load disconnection lock having a locking device which is secured against unlocking by means of a safety device as long as the tensile load is not less than a predefined minimum value, and which unlocks automatically when the tensile load is less than the predefined minimum value. A second safety device is provided for the locking device and has a fluid-filled housing in which a piston is guided. The piston has a tensile load applied to it and has a hole as a flow channel for the fluid, such that the fluid can be exchanged between two housing subareas on both sides of the piston. The piston is connected to an activation slide which releases the locking device as soon as the piston has moved through a predetermined distance.

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