Patent ID: 9085364
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: B60P,B64D

Abstract:
1. A locking element for securing a container or freight in a cargo bay of an aircraft in its longitudinal direction (x), comprising; a frame, a first locking claw and a second locking claw which are mounted on the frame swivellable about a first and second swivel axis from a lowered loading position into a raised working position for securing the container or freight, wherein a remotely controllable adjustment device is provided to change and adjust the state of the locking claws between a loading state in which the locking claws are in the loading position, a holding state in which the locking claws are in the working position and fixed, and a trigger state in which the locking claws are in the working position but can be swivelled out of the working position into the loading position if a force (F) acting on the locking claws in the longitudinal direction (x) exceeds a predetermined amount, wherein the adjustment device comprises a cam plate that is rotatable such that the cam plate can be moved into the following three positions: a holding position for fixing the locking claws in the working position, a trigger position for releasing the locking claws in the working position, and a loading position for swivelling the locking claws into the loading position, the adjustment device comprising a spring device which defines the predetermined amount of the force (F) acting in the longitudinal direction (x), and a tensioning device which can be adjusted in particular by an electric motor for setting a pretension of a retaining spring.