IP Library Granted Patent US 7,959,108
Granted Patent B2
US 7,959,108 · App. 11/996,974 · Granted Jun 14, 2011

Control device for locking and unlocking and aircraft door and aircraft door that integrates such a device

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Patent No.
US 7,959,108
App. No.
11/996,974
Granted
Jun 14, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control device for locking and unlocking a door includes a handle ( 46 ) whose movement makes it possible to control the change of state of the locking or unlocking of the door, a hinged flap ( 54 ) that can move between a closed position and an open position in which it makes it possible to grip the handle, elements for locking and unlocking the handle that are able to occupy two states, a first locked state in which the handle is immobilized and a second unlocked state in which the handle can be maneuvered, and a stop ( 64 ) that makes it possible to control the movement of the hinged flap ( 54 ), during the change of state of the locking and unlocking elements, wherein the stop is elastically deformable so as to be able to be deformed by the hinged flap during the change of state of the locking and unlocking elements.

Claims (32)

1. A control device for locking and unlocking a door, comprising:

a handle ( 46 ) whose movement makes it possible to control the change of state of the locking or unlocking of said door;

a hinged flap ( 54 ) that can move between a closed position and an open position in which it makes it possible to grip said handle ( 46 );

means for locking and unlocking said handle ( 46 ) that are able to occupy two states, a first locked state in which the handle is immobilized and a second unlocked state in which the handle can be maneuvered; and

a stop ( 64 ) that makes it possible to control the movement of the hinged flap ( 54 ) during a change of state of the means for locking and unlocking the handle ( 46 ), the stop ( 64 ) being elastically deformable so as to be able to be deformed by the hinged flap ( 54 ) during the change of state of the means for locking and unlocking the handle ( 46 ), and the stop ( 64 ) comprises a base ( 66 ) with a deformable elastomer cylinder portion ( 70 ) at one face of the base ( 66 ), said cylinder portion ( 70 ) being hollow and an axis of the cylinder portion ( 70 ) being oriented approximately parallel to an edge of the hinged flap ( 54 ).

2. The control device for locking and unlocking a door according to claim 1 , wherein the hinged flap ( 54 ) can pivot around a shaft ( 56 ) that is integral with the handle ( 46 ).

3. The control device for locking and unlocking a door according to claim 2 , wherein the stop ( 64 ) that is elastically deformable is made of elastomer.

4. The control device for locking and unlocking a door according to claim 2 , wherein the base ( 66 ) is a rectangular base ( 66 ).

5. The control device for locking and unlocking a door according to claim 1 , wherein the stop ( 64 ) that is elastically deformable is made of elastomer.

6. The control device for locking and unlocking a door according to claim 5 , wherein the base ( 66 ) is a rectangular base ( 66 ).

7. The control device for locking and unlocking a door according to claim 1 , wherein the base ( 66 ) is a rectangular base ( 66 ).

8. The control device for locking and unlocking a door according to claim 1 , wherein the means for locking and unlocking said handle ( 46 ) comprise stops ( 42 ) that are integral with the door frame, and stops ( 44 ) that are placed on a periphery of a flap ( 38 ) that are able in the locked state to rest against the stops ( 42 ) of the door frame.

9. An aircraft door that integrates a control device for locking and unlocking said door, said control device comprising:

a handle ( 46 ) whose movement makes it possible to control the change of state of the locking or unlocking of said door;

a hinged flap ( 54 ) that can move between a closed position and an open position in which it makes it possible to grip said handle ( 46 );

means for locking and unlocking said handle ( 46 ) that are able to occupy two states, a first locked state in which the handle is immobilized and a second unlocked state in which the handle can be maneuvered; and

a stop ( 64 ) that makes it possible to control the movement of the hinged flap ( 54 ) during a change of state of the means for locking and unlocking the handle ( 46 ), the stop ( 64 ) being elastically deformable so as to be able to be deformed by the hinged flap ( 54 ) during the change of state of the means for locking and unlocking the handle ( 46 ), and the stop ( 64 ) comprises a base ( 66 ) with a deformable elastomer cylinder portion ( 70 ) at one face of the base ( 66 ), said cylinder portion ( 70 ) being hollow and an axis of the cylinder portion ( 70 ) being oriented approximately parallel to an edge of the hinged flap ( 54 ).

10. The aircraft door according to claim 9 , wherein the hinged flap ( 54 ) can pivot around a shaft ( 56 ) that is integral with the handle ( 46 ).

11. The aircraft door according to claim 10 , wherein the stop ( 64 ) that is elastically deformable is made of elastomer.

12. The aircraft door according to claim 10 , wherein the base ( 66 ) is a rectangular base ( 66 ).

13. Aircraft door according to claim 9 , wherein the stop ( 64 ) that is elastically deformable is made of elastomer.

14. The aircraft door according to claim 13 , wherein the base ( 66 ) is a rectangular base ( 66 ).

15. The aircraft door according to claim 9 , wherein the base is a rectangular base ( 66 ).

16. A control device for locking and unlocking a door, comprising:

a handle ( 46 ) whose movement makes it possible to control the change of state of the locking or unlocking of said door;

a hinged flap ( 54 ) that can move between a closed position and an open position in which it makes it possible to grip said handle ( 46 );

a handle lock configured to occupy two states, a first locked state in which the handle is immobilized and a second unlocked state in which the handle can be maneuvered; and

a stop ( 64 ) that makes it possible to control the movement of the hinged flap ( 54 ) during a change of state of the handle lock, the stop ( 64 ) being elastically deformable so as to be able to be deformed by the hinged flap ( 54 ) during the change of state of the handle lock, and the stop ( 64 ) comprises a base ( 66 ) with a deformable elastomer cylinder portion ( 70 ) at one face of the base ( 66 ), said cylinder portion ( 70 ) being hollow and an axis of the cylinder portion ( 70 ) being oriented approximately parallel to an edge of the hinged flap ( 54 ).

17. The control device for locking and unlocking a door according to claim 16 , wherein the handle lock comprises stops ( 42 ) that are integral with the door frame, and stops ( 44 ) that are placed on a periphery of a flap ( 38 ) that are able in the locked state to rest against the stops ( 42 ) of the door frame.

18. The control device for locking and unlocking a door according to claim 16 , wherein the hinged flap ( 54 ) can pivot around a shaft ( 56 ) that is integral with the handle ( 46 ).

19. The control device for locking and unlocking a door according to claim 16 , wherein the stop ( 64 ) that is elastically deformable is made of elastomer.

20. The control device for locking and unlocking a door according to claim 16 , wherein the base ( 66 ) is a rectangular base ( 66 ).

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded May 18, 2011
From: AIRBUS FRANCE
To: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
Reel/Frame 026298/0269 →
MERGER Recorded May 9, 2011
From: AIRBUS FRANCE
To: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
Reel/Frame 026244/0083 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 2, 2008
From: TOBOSO, ALEXANDRA; COSTECALDE, CHRISTIAN
To: AIRBUS FRANCE
Reel/Frame 020742/0337 →