US 12,320,171 B2
Sliding latch for galley bay doors
Volkan Keskin, Enfield (GB)
Assigned to B/E AEROSPACE INC., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed by B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/122,561.
Prior Publication US 2022/0186535 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
Int. Cl. E05C 1/04 (2006.01); B64D 11/04 (2006.01); E05C 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC E05C 1/04 (2013.01) [B64D 11/04 (2013.01); E05C 1/004 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A galley bay door system comprising:
a first galley bay door;
a slider housing configured to be received through the first galley bay door and having a slot;
a back plate mounted to the housing, wherein the slider housing and the back plate are configured to clamp the first galley bay door therebetween to mount the system to the first galley bay door;
a slider plate mounted to the back plate, slidingly seated in a recessed channel of the slider housing for guiding the slider plate without a guide separate from the housing, and configured for sliding movement relative to the slider housing between a first position and a second position, wherein the recessed channel is open on both ends of the slider housing such that in the second position a portion of the slider plate extends beyond the recessed channel;
a slider handle mounted through the slider housing, through the slot, and to the slider plate;
a second galley bay door;
a strike plate mounted in the second galley bay door configured to receive the slider plate in the first position, wherein the strike plate is mounted to the second galley bay door in a position that aligns the slider plate with an opening of the strike plate for securing the first galley bay door to the second galley bay door with the slider plate in the first position;
a door frame, wherein the first and second galley bay doors are each hingedly mounted to the door frame as a double door pair;
wherein in the first position, the slider plate extends beyond the slider housing to secure the first galley bay door to the second galley bay door in a closed state, and wherein in the second position, the slider plate is withdrawn into housing relative to the first position to allow opening the first galley bay door relative to the second galley bay door, wherein the slider housing includes detents configured to receive detent balls on the slider plate, wherein the detent balls are configured to engage a first set of detents to retain the slider plate in the first position, and a second set of detents to retain the slider plate in the second position, and wherein a portion of the slider plate extends beyond the slider housing in both the first position and the second position.