Patent ID: 6427383
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: B64C,E05B,E05C

Abstract:
An emergency exit system comprising a frame for mounting in a vehicle; an opening in said frame through which the vehicle can be entered or exited; a panel for closing said opening; a plurality of plungers slidable in said frame for movement between panel latching and panel release positions, said plurality of plunger releasably retaining the panel in the frame; a plurality of release mechanisms for moving said plungers from said panel latching position in which said panel is retained in the frame to said panel release position in which said panel is removable from said frame; a plurality of principal actuators located at several, spaced apart locations around a periphery of the frame, said principal actuators including a plurality of bars rotatably mounted to frame and connected to said plungers, each bar being adapted to individually move said plungers to the panel release position when said bar is actuated; and a cable extending around a substantial portion of said frame connecting said principal actuator bars to said release mechanisms, said release mechanisms including first racks and pinions connecting said bars to said cable for moving said cable when one of said bars is rotated; and second racks and pinions connecting said cable to said plungers for moving the plungers from the panel latching position to the panel release position, whereby, when any one of the bars is rotated, all of the plungers are simultaneously moved to the panel release position, permiting ejection of the panel from the frame.