Patent ID: 9725173
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: B64D,F16B

Claim:
1. A detachable connecting arrangement for fitting a launchable external load to an aircraft, the detachable connecting arrangement comprising: a connecting element configured for connection to the external load; and a holding element configured for connection to the aircraft and to the connecting element, wherein the connecting element includes at least one lower supporting surface and at least one upper supporting surface; wherein the holding element includes at least one first opposing supporting surface that is configured to interact with the at least one lower supporting surface of the connecting element, and at least one second, upper opposing supporting surface that is configured to interact with the at least one upper supporting surface of the connecting element, wherein the at least one lower supporting surface of the connecting element and the at least one first opposing supporting surface of the holding element are configured to support mass forces of the external load directed away from the aircraft, wherein the at least one upper supporting surface of the connecting element and the at least one second, upper opposing supporting surface of the holding element are configured to support mass forces of the external load directed towards the aircraft, wherein the connecting element comprises a fastening shaft for connection to the external load at a lower end of the fastening shaft, the fastening shaft having a projecting nose at an upper end, wherein the at least one lower supporting surface of the connecting element is arranged on a bottom of the projecting nose of the fastening shaft, the bottom of the projecting nose facing towards the lower end of the fastening shaft, wherein the holding element has a first recess that is configured to engage the projecting nose of the fastening shaft, wherein the first recess opens towards a back side of the holding element, wherein the at least one first opposing supporting surface of the holding element is arranged in an area of a floor of the first recess being oriented towards the back side of the holding element, and wherein the at least one lower supporting surface of the connecting element and the at least one first opposing supporting surface of the holding element are curved in a circular arc.