초록 ▼

Disclosed is a latch for releasably engaging a keeper to secure two members, such as, aircraft cowlings, to one another. The latch includes a handle moveable between closed and open positions and a hook pivotally connected to the handle for engagement with the keeper. When the handle is in the close

Disclosed is a latch for releasably engaging a keeper to secure two members, such as, aircraft cowlings, to one another. The latch includes a handle moveable between closed and open positions and a hook pivotally connected to the handle for engagement with the keeper. When the handle is in the closed position, the hook engages the keeper to secure the members. When the handle is in the open position, the hook is disengaged from the keeper and the members are no longer secured. The latch includes a sensor pivotally mounted to the handle. The sensor provides a visual indication, via the position of the handle, whether the hook has engaged the keeper. If the hook does not engage the keeper, the sensor prevents the handle from closing, providing a visual indication that the latch has not closed.

대표청구항 ▼

[ I claim:] [1.]1. A latch with sensor for releasably engaging a keeper, the latch comprising:a handle moveable between a closed position and an open position;a hook pivotally connected to the handle for engagement with the keeper;a trigger lock pivotally mounted to the handle so that when the handl

[ I claim:] [1.]1. A latch with sensor for releasably engaging a keeper, the latch comprising:a handle moveable between a closed position and an open position;a hook pivotally connected to the handle for engagement with the keeper;a trigger lock pivotally mounted to the handle so that when the handle is in the closed position, the trigger lock is disengaged from the hook, and when the handle is in the open position, the trigger lock is disengaged from the hook;a sensor having a sensing end and a blocking end;the sensor pivotally mounted to the handle generally intermediate the sensing end and the blocking end;the sensor moveable between a blocking position and an unblocking position;the sensing end not engaging the keeper and the blocking end engaging the trigger lock when the sensor is in the blocking position for preventing the trigger lock from engaging the hook and the handle from closing; andthe sensing end engaging the keeper and the blocking end being located away from the trigger lock when the sensor is in the unblocking position for allowing the trigger lock to engage the hook and the handle to close.