Load disconnection lock
View Patent ↗A load disconnection lock having a locking device which is secured against unlocking by means of a safety device as long as the tensile load is not less than a predefined minimum value, and which unlocks automatically when the tensile load is less than the predefined minimum value. A second safety device is provided for the locking device and has a fluid-filled housing in which a piston is guided. The piston has a tensile load applied to it and has a hole as a flow channel for the fluid, such that the fluid can be exchanged between two housing subareas on both sides of the piston. The piston is connected to an activation slide which releases the locking device as soon as the piston has moved through a predetermined distance.
1. A load disconnection lock comprising:
a locking device;
a first safety device which secures said locking device against unlocking as long as a tensile load applied thereto equals or exceeds a predefined minimum value, and which unlocks automatically when the tensile load is less than the predefined minimum value; and
a second safety device having a fluid-filled housing in which a piston is guided; wherein,
said piston is configured to have a tensile load applied to it and has a hole as a flow channel for the fluid, such that the fluid can be exchanged between two housing subareas on both sides of the piston; and
the piston is connected to an activation slide which releases the locking device as soon as the piston has moved through a predetermined distance.
2. The load disconnection lock according to claim 1 , further comprising a safety spring that is disposed between a closure plate of the housing and the slide.
3. The load disconnection lock according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of line connecting bodies for connecting a parachute line and load line; wherein at least one of the line connecting bodies has an anti-twist bearing.