Patent ID: 11935432
Assignee: AMI INDUSTRIES, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B  Y | IPC B  G

Claim 7:
8. An ejection seat ejection initiation force simulation system, comprising:
an ejection handle; and
a mechanical trigger device operably coupled to the ejection handle, the mechanical trigger device configured to release in response to pulling the ejection handle, the mechanical trigger device configured to be re-set to an assembled state after pulling the ejection handle, the mechanical trigger device comprising:
a housing having a slot disposed therethrough, the housing defining a longitudinal axis,
a firing pin disposed within the housing,
a spring wrapped around the firing pin; and
a reset screw extending radially outward from the firing pin through the slot and outward of the housing, the reset screw configured to hold the firing pin in a fixed position against a force of the spring to allow a sear to re-engage the firing pin, wherein:
the slot comprises an axial portion and a circumferential portion, and the reset screw is configured to be pulled axially along the longitudinal axis of the housing toward a first end of the housing and locked in the circumferential portion of the slot.