- Patent Title: Integrated locks with visual indicators for aircraft galley systems
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Application No.: US15477214Application Date: 2017-04-03
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Publication No.: US10745938B2Publication Date: 2020-08-18
- Inventor: Cynthia A. Vandewall , Kai Shen Elston Cheah , Jun Yuan Dexter Tan
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Kwan & Olynick LLP
- Main IPC: E05B41/00
- IPC: E05B41/00 ; B64D11/04 ; E05B17/10 ; E05C1/10

Abstract:
Provided are integrated locks, aircraft galley systems using such locks, and aircraft including such galley systems. An integrated lock has a low profile and provides secure locking and visual indication of the lock status to meet various FAA regulations. The visual indication may be provided mechanically (e.g., by moving a two-color indicator between two positions) or electronically (e.g., by triggering a switch connected to a light or an electro-chromic device). Furthermore, a main indicator may be connected to multiple different locks to provide a combined visual indication of the status of all locks. A visual indicator may be disposed on a galley system frame. Each integrated lock may include a handle portion and a locking portion connected to the handle portion and configured to engage the galley system frame when the handle portion is in the locked position and the door is closed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170204635A1 INTEGRATED LOCKS WITH VISUAL INDICATORS FOR AIRCRAFT GALLEY SYSTEMS Public/Granted day:2017-07-20
Information query
IPC分类:
E | 固定建筑物 |
E05 | 锁;钥匙;门窗零件;保险箱 |
E05B | 锁;其附件;手铐 |
E05B41/00 | 带有可指示锁是否锁上的锁 |