US 12,296,969 B2
Long throw latch for aircraft system
Paul F. McMahan, College Station, TX (US); and Braskel Phillips, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to Rohr, Inc., Chula Vista, CA (US)
Filed by Rohr, Inc., Chula Vista, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/205,775.
Prior Publication US 2024/0400215 A1, Dec. 5, 2024
Int. Cl. B64D 29/06 (2006.01); F16B 5/06 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 29/06 (2013.01) [F16B 5/06 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for an aircraft, comprising:
a latch including a handle, a hook structure and a linkage system operatively coupling the handle to the hook structure, the linkage system including a mounting link, a handle link, a handle pivot member and an inter-link pivot member; and
a latch mount pivot member received within a link aperture in the mounting link;
the hook structure including a hook, a structure aperture and a structure slot located longitudinally between the hook and the structure aperture;
the handle link pivotally connected to the handle;
the handle pivot member received within the structure aperture, and the handle pivot member pivotally connecting the handle to the hook structure;
the inter-link pivot member received within the structure slot, and the inter-link pivot member pivotally connecting the mounting link and the handle link to the hook structure;
the latch mount pivot member extending laterally across a channel in the hook structure when the latch is in a latched position; and
the latch mount pivot member disposed outside of the channel in the hook structure when the latch is in an unlatched position.