CN104314945A - Anti-looseness quick-releasing lock - Google Patents
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Abstract
An anti-looseness quick-releasing lock belongs to the field of quick releasing and connecting of a cowling and a covering cap which are dismounted frequently in the structure of an aviation helicopter. The anti-looseness quick-releasing lock is characterized by comprising an outer lock base, a compression spring, an inner lock base, a horizontal pin, a gasket and a locking nail; the outer lock base, the compression spring, the inner lock base and the horizontal pin form a lock base component; the inner lock base is mounted after the compression spring is mounted inside the outer lock base, and finally the horizontal pin is mounted between the inner lock base and the outer lock base. The gasket and the locking nail form the locking nail component; after the locking nail is mounted on a cowling structure, the gasket is mounted into the locking nail, and finally the gasket is sunk and flattened by using a tool, so that the gasket is prevented from coming off from the locking nail. After the lock base component is mounted on a structural opening frame, the locking nail component is mounted on the structure of the cowling, and the mounting of the entire quick releasing locking can be accomplished. The anti-looseness quick-releasing lock provided by the invention has a simple structure, and is light in weight, small in size, attractive in appearance, high in reliability and convenient to demount.
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Technical field
The invention belongs to the normal cowling of dismounting, the quick-release connection area of lid in aviation helicopter structure, relate to a kind of quick-detachable lock structural type.
Background technique
Helicopter vibration level is comparatively large, and the movable part such as cowling, lid is many, and safeguards frequent, safeguards and often need dismantle or open cowling.Due to Helicopter Dome, often profile is comparatively complicated, and the restrictions such as the needs of the frequent demolition and maintenance of consideration cowling and connecting-piece structure size, weight, often adopt small-sized quick-detachable lock to be connected usually between cowling with structure.Current helicopter structure cowling is generally composite material manufacture, thickness is wayward, the in-service military, civilian Helicopter Dome of several moneys connects several quick-releases selected and binds and join or often occur in using process loosening problem (pinning length is not mated with decker sandwich thickness), connect easy bullet in the use of loosening then quick-release nail, give use, safeguard and bring potential safety hazard.
Summary of the invention
Object of the present invention:
Quick-detachable lock of the present invention is used for the connection such as cowling (especially composite material cowling), lid that helicopter needs often dismounting, to meet quick-detachment, the installation requirement of cowling, solve quick-detachable lock and easily eject problem in vibration compared with connecting the loosening pinning occurred under rugged environment.
Technological scheme of the present invention:
A kind of locking quick-detachable lock, is characterized in that, comprise outer lock 1, Compress Spring 2, interior lock 3, lateral pin 4, packing ring 5 and pinning 6 and form; Outer lock 1 is drum-shaped, opening edge marginal zone flange, has two symmetrical Pear Shaped holes, for the assembling of lateral pin 4 by opening end both sides; Compress Spring 2 is in compressive state after assembling; Interior lock 3 is drum-shaped, and edge of opening has oval auricle, and circular hole is opened at auricle two ends, for the installations such as structure mouth frame, have two symmetrical waist shaped holes by opening end both sides, for the radial motion along interior lock 3 of the assembling of lateral pin 4 and lateral pin 4; Lateral pin 4 is cylindrical, and respectively there are two place's symmetrical grooving at two ends, assembles rear restriction move along the radial for lateral pin 4; Packing ring 5 original state band sink, flare, need will to sink pressing, make it ringwise, deviate to prevent it from pinning 6 during assembling with instrument; Pinning 6 is in solid of rotation, helical slot is had bottom it, helical slot changes (down turning) to peak rear screw shape fluting direction, a groove is formed at slotted distal (spiral rotating 90 °), groove is used for blocking lateral pin 4, prevent the rotation of pinning 6, its head has cross bath (identical with common crisscross screw structure), can be used for instrument (common in-line and Philips screwdriver) to open and locking pinning 6, as needs, also can change pinning 6 head into common butterfly by cross flute profile, unlatching and locking can without instruments.
Its assembly relation of quick-detachable lock of the present invention is made up of lock assembly, pinning assembly.Lock assembly is made up of outer lock 1, Compress Spring 2, interior lock 3, lateral pin 4.Lock 3 in installing again after Compress Spring 2 being installed on outer lock 1 inside, finally installs lateral pin 4 between interior lock 1, outer lock 3.Because the Pear Shaped perforate of outer lock 1 is made up of a big circle cutting (diameter is more bigger than lateral pin diameter) and kidney-shaped minor diameter perforate (diameter is more smaller than lateral pin diameter), whole lateral pin 4 is by the big circle cutting place of outer lock 1 Pear Shaped perforate, and kidney-shaped minor diameter perforate part can only pass through the fluting place of lateral pin 4, for lateral pin 4 moving and limiting lateral pin 4 moving along himself radial direction along outer lock 1 radial direction; Kidney-shaped perforate on interior lock 3 (diameter is more bigger than lateral pin 4 diameter) also by whole lateral pin 4, for lateral pin 4 moving (move distance depends on interior lock waist shaped hole length) along interior lock 3 radial direction; After lock assembled is good, under the elastic force effect of Compress Spring 2, lateral pin 4 slotted section is positioned at kidney-shaped minor diameter tapping upper end and the lock 3 kidney-shaped perforate lower end of the perforate of outer lock 1 Pear Shaped all the time, because the kidney-shaped minor diameter tapping diameter of outer lock 1 Pear Shaped perforate is less than lateral pin 4 diameter, so lateral pin 4 can not be deviate from from lock assembly.Pinning assembly is made up of packing ring 5 and pinning 6.Pinning 6 is arranged on after on dome structure (as spring sheet) and loads in pinning 6 by packing ring 5 again, finally flatten sagging for packing ring 5 with instrument, packing ring 5 diameter of bore is reduced, ensures that packing ring 5 cannot be deviate from from pinning 6, thus pinning assembly cannot be deviate from from dome structure.Again pinning assembly is arranged on dome structure after lock assembly being arranged on structure mouth frame, a whole set of quick-detachable lock and installation.
Quick-detachable lock locking principle of the present invention is: pin with screw-driver and rotate pinning 6, because pinning 6 has spiral slot, lateral pin 4 can only along the axial motion of lock assembly simultaneously, when rotating pinning 6 again after pinning 6 spiral slot aligning (blocking) lateral pin 4, lateral pin 4 is along pinning 6 axial motion, and in pinning 6 rotation process under the effect of Compress Spring 2 elastic force lateral pin 4 be applied to pinning 6 one axial pressures all the time, when pinning 6 half-twist, lateral pin 4 revolves and turns in pinning 6 groove, thus realizes the locking of quick-detachable lock.Because locking state pinning 6 bottom end face withstands bottom interior lock 3 all the time, haveing nothing to do without Compress Spring under responsive to axial force 2 elastic force and decker sandwich thickness, namely quick-detachable lock coupling mechanism force and decker sandwich thickness have nothing to do, and effectively can solve general quick-detachable lock pinning length and not mate the excessively loose of generation or tension problem with thickness of interlayer.
Quick-detachable lock open theory of the present invention is: pin pinning 6 with screw-driver, along locking reverse direction by pinning 6 half-twist, now the helical slot of pinning 6 cannot block lateral pin 4 again, and lateral pin 4 cannot be applied to pinning 6 active force again, can realize the unlatching of quick-detachable lock.
Beneficial effect of the present invention:
Quick-detachable lock structure of the present invention is simple, lightweight, size is little, beautiful shape, reliability are high, easy accessibility.Compared with general quick-detachable lock, coupling mechanism force and the decker sandwich thickness of the generation of locking rear spring power are substantially irrelevant, and general quick-detachable lock can be avoided easily to eject problem in vibration compared with connecting the loosening pinning caused under rugged environment.
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Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, the present invention is described in further details.See Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.A kind of locking quick-detachable lock, comprises outer lock 1, Compress Spring 2, interior lock 3, lateral pin 4, packing ring 5 and pinning 6 and forms; Its assembly relation is made up of lock assembly, pinning assembly.Lock assembly is made up of outer lock 1, Compress Spring 2, interior lock 3, lateral pin 4; Its installation steps are successively Compress Spring 2, interior lock 3 are loaded outer lock 1 and compress the apertures in alignment that Compress Spring 2 makes interior lock 3, outer lock 1 simultaneously, again lateral pin 4 is loaded in interior lock 3, outer lock 1 perforate, then unclamp Compress Spring 2, namely lock has assembled.Should be noted when installing lateral pin 4 that adjustment lateral pin 4 position makes fluting place, two ends aim at the tapping of outer lock 1, after ensureing to unclamp Compress Spring 2, lateral pin 4 can enter the kidney-shaped minor diameter opening area of the Pear Shaped perforate of outer lock 1.Pinning assembly is made up of packing ring 5 and pinning 6; Packing ring 5 loads in pinning 6 for being contained in by corresponding length specification pinning 6 after on dome structure (as spring sheet) by its installation steps again, finally flattens sagging for packing ring 5 with instrument, packing ring 5 cannot be deviate from from pinning 6.Again pinning assembly is arranged on dome structure after lock assembly being arranged on structure mouth frame, a whole set of quick-detachable lock and installation.According to the different thickness of interlayer of structure, pinning 6 can be designed to different length specifications.
Embodiment 1:
In a case study on implementation of the present invention, outer lock, interior lock, pinning all adopt stainless steel manufacture, and pinning diameter minimum place diameter is Ф 6.5mm, and the outer minimum place of lock outer dia is Ф 12.8mm, and lateral pin diameter is Ф 1.8mm, and a whole set of quick-detachable lock weight is 13g.
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1. a locking quick-detachable lock, is characterized in that, comprises outer lock (1), Compress Spring (2), interior lock (3), lateral pin (4), packing ring (5) and pinning (6) composition;
Lock assembly is formed by outer lock (1), Compress Spring (2), interior lock (3), lateral pin (4); Its installation steps install interior lock (3) again after Compress Spring (2) being installed on outer lock (1) inside, between interior lock (1), outer lock (3), finally install lateral pin (4); Pinning assembly is formed by packing ring (5) and pinning (6); Packing ring (5) loads in pinning (6) for being contained in by pinning (6) after on dome structure (as spring sheet) by its installation steps again, finally flatten sagging for packing ring (5) with instrument, packing ring (5) cannot be deviate from from pinning (6); Again pinning assembly is arranged on dome structure after lock assembly being arranged on structure mouth frame, a whole set of quick-detachable lock and installation.
2. locking quick-detachable lock according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described outer lock (1) is drum-shaped, opening edge marginal zone flange, has two symmetrical Pear Shaped holes, for the assembling of lateral pin (4) by opening end both sides.
3. locking quick-detachable lock according to claim 1, is characterized in that, is in compressive state after described Compress Spring (2) assembling.
4. locking quick-detachable lock according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described interior lock (3) is drum-shaped, edge of opening has oval auricle, circular hole is opened at auricle two ends, for with the installations such as structure mouth frame, have two symmetrical waist shaped holes by opening end both sides, for the radial motion along interior lock (3) of the assembling of lateral pin (4) and lateral pin (4).
5. locking quick-detachable lock according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described lateral pin (4) is for cylindrical, and respectively there are two place's symmetrical grooving at two ends, moves along the radial for restriction after lateral pin (4) assembling.
6. locking quick-detachable lock according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described packing ring (5) original state band sink, flare, need will to sink pressing, make it ringwise, deviate to prevent it from pinning (6) during assembling with instrument.
7. locking quick-detachable lock according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described pinning (6), in solid of rotation, has helical slot bottom it, and helical slot changes to peak rear screw shape fluting direction: down turn, at slotted distal, spiral rotating 90 ° place's formation groove, groove is used for blocking lateral pin (4), prevents the rotation of pinning (6), its head has cross bath, opens and locking pinning (6) for instrument; Or change pinning (6) head into common butterfly by cross flute profile, unlatching and locking are without instrument.
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