Apparatus and method of attachment of a payload
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B64D-007/08
B64D-009/00
B64C-039/02
B64D-001/00
E05C-001/14
출원번호
US-0191508
(2014-02-27)
등록번호
US-9308994
(2016-04-12)
발명자
/ 주소
Uskert, Richard C.
Lease, Keith A.
출원인 / 주소
AAI Corporation
대리인 / 주소
BainwoodHuang
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초록▼
An apparatus and method for attachment of a payload or store to the external surface of an aerial vehicle includes a single point release feature. The apparatus includes an elongated base having a first distal end and a second distal end. A retention receptacle including a hollow tube is disposed ad
An apparatus and method for attachment of a payload or store to the external surface of an aerial vehicle includes a single point release feature. The apparatus includes an elongated base having a first distal end and a second distal end. A retention receptacle including a hollow tube is disposed adjacent the first distal end and is configured to removably receive and retain the store or payload. In addition, a release receptacle housing a release mechanism assembly is disposed adjacent said second distal end. When the release mechanism assembly is in the closed and locked position, the store or payload is retained to the vehicle via a spring loaded lock pin advanced into the retention receptacle. When the release mechanism assembly is in the open and unlocked position, the store or payload may be disengaged from the vehicle.
대표청구항▼
1. An apparatus for removable retention of a store or payload to a vehicle, comprising: an elongated base having a first distal end and a second distal end;a retention receptacle disposed adjacent said first distal end, said retention receptacle configured to removably receive and retain the store o
1. An apparatus for removable retention of a store or payload to a vehicle, comprising: an elongated base having a first distal end and a second distal end;a retention receptacle disposed adjacent said first distal end, said retention receptacle configured to removably receive and retain the store or payload;a release receptacle disposed adjacent said second distal end, said release receptacle housing a release mechanism assembly;said release mechanism assembly configured to move between a closed and locked position and an opened and unlocked position, wherein when the release mechanism assembly is in said closed and locked position the store or payload is retained to the vehicle, and wherein when the release mechanism assembly is in said open and unlocked position the store or payload may be disengaged from the vehicle; anda spring loaded lock pin configured to advance into the retention receptacle when said release mechanism assembly is in said closed and locked position,wherein the retention receptacle includes a hollow tube having an opening in a wall thereof through which the spring loaded lock pin is advanced when said release mechanism assembly is in said closed and locked position. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a bellcrank link having a first end and a second end and a fixed pivot disposed between said first end and said second end, wherein said second end of said bellcrank link is affixed to said release mechanism assembly;a first link attached between said first end of said bellcrank link and said lock pin, wherein when said release mechanism assembly is moved to said unlocked and open position, said bellcrank link is configured to rotate about said fixed pivot and cause said lock pin to retract from said retention receptacle. 3. The apparatus of claim 2, further comprising: an elongated slot disposed in said release receptacle, said elongated slot configured to receive and guide a pin protruding from a shaft slidably disposed in said release receptacle, wherein said elongated slot is configured to retain said release mechanism assembly in said open and unlocked position. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the release receptacle includes a second hollow tube, and wherein the release mechanism assembly is configured to move axially within the second hollow tube between the closed and locked position and the open and unlocked position. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the release mechanism assembly has a ring disposed outside the second hollow tube, and wherein axial movement of the release mechanism assembly between the closed and locked position and the open and unlocked position is effected by pulling on the ring. 6. A method for removable retention of a store or payload to a vehicle, comprising the steps of: providing an elongated base having a first distal end and a second distal end;providing a retention receptacle disposed adjacent said first distal end, said retention receptacle configured to removably receive and retain the store or payload; andproviding a release receptacle disposed adjacent said second distal end, said release receptacle housing a release mechanism assembly, said release mechanism assembly configured to move between a closed and locked position and an opened and unlocked position, wherein when the release mechanism assembly is in said closed and locked position the store or payload is retained to the vehicle, and wherein when the release mechanism assembly is in said open and unlocked position the store or payload may be disengaged from the vehicle; andproviding a spring loaded lock pin configured to advance into the retention receptacle when said release mechanism assembly is in said closed and locked position,wherein the retention receptacle includes a hollow tube having an opening in a wall thereof through which the spring loaded lock pin is advanced when said release mechanism assembly is in said closed and locked position. 7. The method of claim 6, further comprising the steps of: providing a bellcrank link having a first end and a second end and a fixed pivot disposed between said first end and said second end, wherein said second end of said bellcrank link is affixed to said release mechanism assembly;providing a first link attached between said first end of said bellcrank link and said lock pin, wherein when said release mechanism assembly is moved to said unlocked and open position, said bellcrank link is configured to rotate about said fixed pivot and cause said lock pin to retract from said retention receptacle. 8. The method of claim 7, further comprising the steps of: providing an elongated slot disposed in said release receptacle, said elongated slot configured to receive and guide a pin protruding from a shaft slidably disposed in said release receptacle, wherein said elongated slot is configured to retain said release mechanism assembly in said open and unlocked position. 9. A UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), comprising: a skin defining a boundary between an inside of the UAV and an outside the UAV;an elongated base disposed on the inside of the UAV, the elongated base having a first distal end and a second distal end;a retention receptacle disposed adjacent said first distal end, said retention receptacle having a hollow, tubular shape and having an opening in a wall thereof;a release receptacle disposed adjacent said second distal end, said release receptacle having a hollow, tubular shape and housing a release mechanism assembly therein; anda lock pin, coupled to the release mechanism assembly at the second distal end,wherein said release mechanism assembly is constructed and arranged to move axially within the release receptacle between a first position and a second position,wherein said lock pin is constructed and arranged to advance into the retention receptacle through the opening in the wall thereof in response to movement of the release mechanism assembly from the first position to the second position, andwherein said lock pin is constructed and arranged to retract from the retention receptacle in response to movement of the release mechanism assembly from the second position to the first position.
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