Patent ID: 7775481
Filing Date: 2010-08-17
Classification: B64C,B64D,E05B,E05C

Abstract:
1. A heatable locking device for aircraft doors and emergency exits, comprising: a metallic base body having an insert profile and being mounted on an aircraft structure; a metallic lock slide incorporated in a component to be locked and being inserted into the insert profile of the base body when locked; said base body having an integrated, inserted metallic sliding plate to enable a sliding movement of the lock slide; said sliding plate being hollowed out from a bottom surface thereof in such a way that there remains only a circumferential edge substantially corresponding to the shape of the sliding plate to form a recess for embedding a heating foil for high power density heat transfer per area unit of the sliding plate; the hollowed out recess of the sliding plate receiving said heating foil in the form of a sandwich structure in such a way that two temperature resistant woven mats have the heating foil arranged there between; and said sliding plate being closed from the bottom with a cover plate circumferentially sealed.