Title:
【発明の名称】航空機用の非常脱出システム
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2001503705
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
An emergency egress system (10) for facilitating emergency egress of passengers/crewmembers from an aircraft (4), which egress system (10) includes an egress panel (12), a panel frame (14) disposed about the egress panel (12) and a weather strip (16) defining back-to-back channels (18) for accepting the peripheral edges (12E, 14E) of the egress panel (12) and the panel frame (14). Furthermore, the emergency egress system (10) includes a plurality of retention devices (30) disposed about the periphery of the egress panel (12) for laterally retaining the egress panel (12) with respect to the panel frame (14) in a normal operating mode, a cam (80) operative to forcibly urge a portion of the weather strip (16) out of engagement with one of the peripheral edges (12E, 14E) and an actuation device (50) operative to sequentially disengage at least one of the retention devices (30) and actuate the cam (80) in an emergency operating mode. Following actuation, a passenger/crewmember may detach the egress panel (12) from the panel frame (14).
Inventors:
Randall, Martin Jay.
Toner, Thomas Jay.
Toner, Thomas Jay.
Application Number:
JP52139398A
Publication Date:
March 21, 2001
Filing Date:
October 03, 1997
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
International Classes:
B64C1/14; B64C1/32; B64D25/00; E06B3/32; (IPC1-7): B64C1/14; B64D25/00; E06B3/32
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Fujiya Shiga (2 outside)