TUNABLE TOLERANCE STACK-COMPLIANT LATCHING

A latch assembly includes a lever arm affixed to a latch pivot point of rotation with a cam having a connecting slot. A load mechanism is configured to apply a force on the latch pivot point to retain the lever arm in a first position. The load mechanism is tuned to apply the force along a tolerance...

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Hauptverfasser: Marroquin, Christopher M, O'Connell, Kevin, Higby, Arthur J, Christenson, Brandon R, Sassano, Camillo
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Zusammenfassung:A latch assembly includes a lever arm affixed to a latch pivot point of rotation with a cam having a connecting slot. A load mechanism is configured to apply a force on the latch pivot point to retain the lever arm in a first position. The load mechanism is tuned to apply the force along a tolerance range of operation of the latch assembly.