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Locking mechanism for a housing and lock suitable therefor

US8939473B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5Claims

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Assignee

SFS Intec Holding AG · CH

Inventors

Sascha Costabel · Herrenberg, DE
Olav Schendel · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 8, 2010
Grant date	Jan 27, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 10, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T292/308
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A locking mechanism (100) and a lock (110) are provided. The locking mechanism (100) comprises a push-button (148) connected to a freewheel (154) via a traction cable, with the freewheel being connected to a drive device (160) of the lock (110). A baggage compartment in the cabin of an airplane usually comprises two locks (110) of this type which can be unlocked by the push-button (148). A freewheel (154) arranged between the push-button (148) and the lock (110) ensures that the push-button (148) remains in a pushed position as long as each lock (110) allocated to the baggage compartment is not in a correctly locked position. It can be identified from the position of the push-button of the baggage compartment whether both locks of the baggage compartment are correctly snapped in.

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