EP0089888A2 - Belt latch device with automatic locking and ejection means - Google Patents

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EP0089888A2
EP0089888A2 EP83400552A EP83400552A EP0089888A2 EP 0089888 A2 EP0089888 A2 EP 0089888A2 EP 83400552 A EP83400552 A EP 83400552A EP 83400552 A EP83400552 A EP 83400552A EP 0089888 A2 EP0089888 A2 EP 0089888A2
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Didier Duclos
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44BBUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B11/00Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts
    • A44B11/25Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts with two or more separable parts
    • A44B11/2503Safety buckles
    • A44B11/2534Safety buckles with the sliding motion of the buckle providing the opening or closing action
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10TTECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/45Separable-fastener or required component thereof [e.g., projection and cavity to complete interlock]
    • Y10T24/45225Separable-fastener or required component thereof [e.g., projection and cavity to complete interlock] including member having distinct formations and mating member selectively interlocking therewith
    • Y10T24/45602Receiving member includes either movable connection between interlocking components or variable configuration cavity
    • Y10T24/45623Receiving member includes either movable connection between interlocking components or variable configuration cavity and operator therefor
    • Y10T24/45628Receiving member includes either movable connection between interlocking components or variable configuration cavity and operator therefor for plural, oppositely shifting, similar interlocking components or segments
    • Y10T24/45634Operator includes camming or wedging element
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10TTECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/45Separable-fastener or required component thereof [e.g., projection and cavity to complete interlock]
    • Y10T24/45225Separable-fastener or required component thereof [e.g., projection and cavity to complete interlock] including member having distinct formations and mating member selectively interlocking therewith
    • Y10T24/45602Receiving member includes either movable connection between interlocking components or variable configuration cavity
    • Y10T24/45623Receiving member includes either movable connection between interlocking components or variable configuration cavity and operator therefor
    • Y10T24/4566Receiving member includes either movable connection between interlocking components or variable configuration cavity and operator therefor including slidably connected and guided element on receiving member
    • Y10T24/4567Receiving member includes either movable connection between interlocking components or variable configuration cavity and operator therefor including slidably connected and guided element on receiving member for shifting slidably connected and guided, nonself-biasing, interlocking component
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10TTECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T292/00Closure fasteners
    • Y10T292/14Ball

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  • the device which is the subject of the present invention relates more particularly to the attachment and release of a strap buckle fitted to airplane seats or of a seat belt buckle of motor cars.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a safe operating device ensuring the automatic locking of the loop while the release of this loop also causes its ejection.
  • Locking and unlocking devices have already been proposed with ejection of a strap buckle or seat belt, in which one or more locking members are used in the form of balls or rollers. These devices are of a design which depends on the use for which they are intended and they are different, in each case of use, by the number, the complexity and the arrangement of the parts constituting the locking, unlocking mechanism. and ejection,
  • Document US-A-4 100 657 describes a device for locking and unlocking a strap buckle which comprises a large number of parts of complex construction.
  • This device comprises a locking member in the form of a roller or a ball which cooperates with two sliding spring pieces comprising a spring release for locking and a spring ejector for ejection, but the release is designed as a push button crossed by the tab of the loop to be unlocked.
  • unlocking is obtained by thrust exerted against the front face of the device, that is to say against the face receiving the loop, which does not allow remote control by cable or even a common control of several devices d hooking, as can be particularly useful in aeronautics.
  • Document FR-A-2 423 177 proposes a very complex device in which the triggering member is in the form of a sliding sleeve still traversed by the lug for hooking the strap.
  • Document US-A-3 608 952 proposes a device which performs the triggering by means of a sliding sleeve and, moreover, it is not intended for the use of flat straps used in the harnesses equipping the seats. plane. It is clear that it does not lend itself to a cable control under sheath, nor to a simultaneous control of several devices sometimes necessary, in particular in aviation.
  • the present invention aims to provide a locking and unlocking device with ejection of a strap loop, which is extremely simple and by which the release is obtained by traction, which can not only be more practical , but still has the advantage of being suitable for remote control by cable inside a sheath and even for common control of several hooking devices.
  • the strap hooking device is of the type comprising a housing with two guide channels for a spring latch and a spring ejector intended to act alternately on a latching ball which thus engages either in the ejector passage to enter a cell in the strap loop introduced by pushing the ejector back, either in the latch lane actuated against its spring by the trigger control to release the ball from the strap loop allowing automatic ejection, and it is characterized in that, for obtaining an extreme simplicity of construction the guideways are cylindrical as well as the parts which slide therein and in that, for great ease of operation, the housing of the catch ball is provided against the front bottom of the housing which has the opening for the introduction of the strap loop, the latch and the ejector are arranged behind the ball, ending towards it by a key-shaped end acting on the ball surface opposite the adjacent passage, and the triggering control is ensured by a traction means acting on the latch against the action of its spring and leaving the housing through a rear wall opposite the opening for introducing the strap loop.
  • FIG 1 there is shown at 1 the device housing with at 2 its fixing points, at 3 the opening in the form of a flared slot allowing the introduction of the loop 4 secured to the strap 5.
  • FIG 6 we indicated a pull tab, the pull of which causes the automatic ejection of the buckle.
  • a pull tab 6 provided with a ring 15 on the outside of the housing 1 so that a pull on the ring in a direction opposite to the entry 3 ensures the withdrawal of the key against the action of its spring and allows the ball to rise to its position in FIG. 2 by releasing entry 3.
  • FIG. 3 the same parts are shown as those in FIG. 2 but in the relative positions which they take after the introduction of the loop 4 in the housing 1, this introduction having pushed the key 8 and having allowed the latching of the ball under the action of advancing the key 13.
  • a removable element allowing the introduction to assembly of the ball 7 in the housing 1.
  • This element 17 may for example be a simple plate fixed at the end of the housing by two screws.
  • a finger 18 of small diameter is screwed into the key 13 and passes through a longitudinal slot 19 formed in the housing 1.
  • This finger plays a double role, firstly by preventing the cylindrical key 13 from turning on itself and d on the other hand by allowing the verification of the correct locking position of this same key 13.
  • a notch formed in the key 13 to accommodate, in the case of the use of a sheathed cable, the part 21 crimped on the cable 22 with the necessary clearance according to the condition of use.
  • the end piece 23 of the sheath 24 is screwed into the case 1 and serves as a support for the spring 16.
  • a plug is also shown screwed in the housing 1 and serving as a support for the spring 9.
  • a fixed pin limiting the ejection stroke of the key 8 and also preventing this key from turning on itself.
  • the withdrawal of the key 13 can be facilitated by giving a slope to the flat part 14 so that the reaction of the ball 7 has a favorable component. This allows the device to be unlocked without excessive effort despite the tension exerted on the buckle by the tension of the strap.
  • the device then suddenly takes the configuration of FIG. 2, the key 8 under the action of the spring 9 ejecting the loop 4 while simultaneously pushing the ball 7 towards the high.
  • the flat 10 then takes up the place it occupies in Figure 2.
  • the pull tab 6 being released, the key 13 also takes the position of Figure 2, its stroke being limited by the presence of the ball 70 The device therefore resumes automatically its initial configuration.
  • drawbars can obviously be controlled remotely by known methods such as those based on electromagnets for example, pyrotechnics or others.

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Le dispositif est constitué par un boîtier 1 qui contient, de part et d'autre d'une bille 7 destinée à retenir l'organe d'accrochage 4 de la sangle, deux clavettes coulissantes à ressort 8-13 coopérant alternativement avec la bille de façon que le retrait de l'une contre l'action de son ressort permette l'avance automatique de l'autre soit pour encliqueter la bille 7 dans l'organe d'accrochage 4 de la sangle lors de la pénétration de cet organe dans le boîtier, soit pour assurer la libération de l'organe d'accrochage et son éjection automatique, selon la clavette qui est déplacée en retrait contre l'action de son ressort.The device consists of a housing 1 which contains, on either side of a ball 7 intended to retain the hooking member 4 of the strap, two sliding spring clips 8-13 cooperating alternately with the ball of so that the withdrawal of one against the action of its spring allows the automatic advance of the other is to snap the ball 7 into the latching member 4 of the strap when the penetration of this member in the housing, or to ensure the release of the latching member and its automatic ejection, according to the key which is moved back against the action of its spring.

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On connaît de nombreux dispositifs d'accrochage et de libération, avec éjection, de charges diverses. Le dispositif qui fait l'objet de la présente invention se rapporte plus particulièrement à l'accrochage et à la libération d'une boucle de sangle équipant les sièges d'avion ou d'une boucle de ceinture de sécurité de voitures automobiles. Le but de l'invention est de proposer un dispositif de fonctionnement sûr assurant l'encliquetage automatique de la boucle tandis que la libération de cette boucle provoque de plus son éjection.Many attachment and release devices are known, with ejection, of various loads. The device which is the subject of the present invention relates more particularly to the attachment and release of a strap buckle fitted to airplane seats or of a seat belt buckle of motor cars. The object of the invention is to provide a safe operating device ensuring the automatic locking of the loop while the release of this loop also causes its ejection.

On a déjà proposé des dispositifs de verrouillage et de déverrouillage avec éjection d'une boucle de sangle ou de ceinture de sécurité, dans lesquels on utilise un ou plusieurs organes de verrouillage sous la forme de billes ou de rouleaux. Ces dispositifs sont d'une conception qui dépend de l'emploi auquel ils sont destinés et ils se différencient, dans chaque cas d'emploi, par le nombre, la complexité et l'agencement des pièces constituant le mécanisme de verrouillage, de déverrouill age et d'éjection,Locking and unlocking devices have already been proposed with ejection of a strap buckle or seat belt, in which one or more locking members are used in the form of balls or rollers. These devices are of a design which depends on the use for which they are intended and they are different, in each case of use, by the number, the complexity and the arrangement of the parts constituting the locking, unlocking mechanism. and ejection,

Le document US-A-4 100 657 décrit un dispositif de verrouillage et de déverrouillage d'une boucle de sangle qui comprend un grand nombre de pièces de réalisation complexe. Ce dispositif comprend un organe de verrouillage sous la forme d'un rouleau ou d'une bille qui coopère avec deux pièces coulissantes à ressort comprenant un déclencheur à ressort pour le blocage et un éjecteur à ressort pour l'éjection, mais le déclencheur est conçu sous la forme d'un bouton poussoir traversé par la patte de la boucle à déverrouiller. Ainsi le déverrouillage s'obtient par poussée exercée contre la face avant du dispositif, c'est-à-dire contre la face recevant la boucle, ce qui ne permet pas une commande à distance par câble ni même une commande commune de plusieurs dispositifs d'accrochage, comme cela peut être particulièrement utile en aéronautique.Document US-A-4 100 657 describes a device for locking and unlocking a strap buckle which comprises a large number of parts of complex construction. This device comprises a locking member in the form of a roller or a ball which cooperates with two sliding spring pieces comprising a spring release for locking and a spring ejector for ejection, but the release is designed as a push button crossed by the tab of the loop to be unlocked. Thus unlocking is obtained by thrust exerted against the front face of the device, that is to say against the face receiving the loop, which does not allow remote control by cable or even a common control of several devices d hooking, as can be particularly useful in aeronautics.

Le document FR-A-2 423 177 propose un dispositif très complexe dans lequel l'organe déclencheur est sous la forme d'un manchon coulissant encore traversé par la patte d'accrochage de la sangle.Document FR-A-2 423 177 proposes a very complex device in which the triggering member is in the form of a sliding sleeve still traversed by the lug for hooking the strap.

Le document US-A-3 608 952 propose un dispositif qui effectue le déclenchement au moyen d'un manchon coulissant et, de plus, il n'est pas prévu pour l'emploi de sangles plates employées dans les harnais équipant les sièges d'avion. Il est clair qu'il ne se prête pas à une commande par câble sous gaine, ni à une commande simultanée de plusieurs dispositifs parfois nécessaire, notamment en aviation.Document US-A-3 608 952 proposes a device which performs the triggering by means of a sliding sleeve and, moreover, it is not intended for the use of flat straps used in the harnesses equipping the seats. plane. It is clear that it does not lend itself to a cable control under sheath, nor to a simultaneous control of several devices sometimes necessary, in particular in aviation.

La présente invention a pour objet de proposer un dispositif de verrouillage et de déverrouillage avec éjection d'une boucle de sangle, qui soit d'une extrême simplicité et par lequel le déclenchement s'obtient par traction, ce qui peut non seulement être plus pratique, mais encore présente l'avantage de se prêter à une commande à distance par câble à l'intérieur d'une gaine et même à une commande commune de plusieurs dispositifs d'accrochage.The present invention aims to provide a locking and unlocking device with ejection of a strap loop, which is extremely simple and by which the release is obtained by traction, which can not only be more practical , but still has the advantage of being suitable for remote control by cable inside a sheath and even for common control of several hooking devices.

Selon l'invention, le dispositif d'accrochage de sangle est du type comprenant un boîtier à deux couloirs de guidage pour un encliqueteur à ressort et un éjecteur à ressort destinés à agir alternativement sur une bille d'encliquetage qui s'engage ainsi soit dans le couloir de l'éjecteur pour pénétrer dans un alvéole de la boucle de sangle introduite en repoussant l'éjecteur, soit dans le couloir de l'encliqueteur actionné contre son ressort par la commande de déclenchement pour dégager la bille de la boucle de sangle en permettant l'éjection automatique, et il se caractérise en ce que, pour l'obtention d'une extrême simplicité de construction les couloirs de guidage sont cylindriques ainsi que les pièces qui y coulissent et en ce que, pour une grande commodité de manoeuvre, le logement de la bille d'encliquetage est prévu contre le fond avant du boîtier qui présente l'ouverture pour l'introduction de la boucle de sangle, l'encliqueteur et l'éjecteur sont disposés en arrière de la bille en se terminant vers elle par une extrémité en forme de clavette agissant sur la surface de bille opposée au couloir adjacent, et la commande du déclenchement est assurée par un moyen de traction agissant sur l'encliqueteur contre l'action de son ressort et sortant du boîtier à travers une paroi arrière opposée à l'ouverture d'introduction de la boucle de sangle.According to the invention, the strap hooking device is of the type comprising a housing with two guide channels for a spring latch and a spring ejector intended to act alternately on a latching ball which thus engages either in the ejector passage to enter a cell in the strap loop introduced by pushing the ejector back, either in the latch lane actuated against its spring by the trigger control to release the ball from the strap loop allowing automatic ejection, and it is characterized in that, for obtaining an extreme simplicity of construction the guideways are cylindrical as well as the parts which slide therein and in that, for great ease of operation, the housing of the catch ball is provided against the front bottom of the housing which has the opening for the introduction of the strap loop, the latch and the ejector are arranged behind the ball, ending towards it by a key-shaped end acting on the ball surface opposite the adjacent passage, and the triggering control is ensured by a traction means acting on the latch against the action of its spring and leaving the housing through a rear wall opposite the opening for introducing the strap loop.

Pour bien faire comprendre le dispositif selon la présente invention on en décrira ci-après, à titre d'exemple sans caractère: limitatif, une forme d'exécution préférée en référence au dessin schématique annexé dans lequel :

  • la figure 1 représente la forme extérieure en perspective du dispositif ;
  • la figure 2 montre une coupe longitudinale du dispositif en position d'attente ;
  • la figure 3 est la même coupe longitudinale montrant la boucle de sangle accrochée dans le dispositif ; et
  • la figure 4 représente une coupe plus détaillée montrant à titre d'exemple une réalisation pratique du dispositif avec des pièces démontables permettant le montage de ses différents éléments internes.
To make the device according to the present invention clearly understood, a preferred embodiment will be described below, by way of non-limiting example, with reference to the appended schematic drawing in which:
  • Figure 1 shows the external perspective shape of the device;
  • Figure 2 shows a longitudinal section of the device in the standby position;
  • Figure 3 is the same longitudinal section showing the strap loop hooked into the device; and
  • Figure 4 shows a more detailed section showing by way of example a practical embodiment of the device with removable parts allowing the mounting of its various internal elements.

Sur la figure 1, on a représenté en 1 le boîtier du dispositif avec en 2 ses points de fixation, en 3 l'ouverture en forme de fente évasée permettant l'introduction de la boucle 4 solidaire de la sangle 5. En 6, on a indiqué une tirette de déclenchement dont la traction provoque l'éjection automatique de la boucle.In Figure 1, there is shown at 1 the device housing with at 2 its fixing points, at 3 the opening in the form of a flared slot allowing the introduction of the loop 4 secured to the strap 5. At 6, we indicated a pull tab, the pull of which causes the automatic ejection of the buckle.

Sur la figure 2, on retrouve en 1 le boîtier, en 3 l'ouverture prévue pour le passage de la boucle 4 représentée en position de sortie, c'est-à-dire soit prête à être introduite, soit éjectée après fonctionnement du dispositif. En 7, on a représenté une bille maintenue en position par la clavette coulissante 8 poussée par un ressort 9. Cette clavette est préférablement cylindrique et présente un méplat 10 destiné à se déplacer dans l'ouverture d'encliquetage 3. La clavette 8 et son ressort sont situés dans un petit alésage cylindrique 11 ménagé à la partie inférieure du boîtier 1. Au dessus de cet alésage 11, est prévu un second alésage cylindrique 12 parallèle au premier. Dans cet alésage 12, coulisse une deuxième clavette cylindrique 13 comportant également un méplat 14 avec un chanfrein 14'. On comprendra que les méplats 10 et 14 sont destinés à agir alternativement de part et d'autre de la bille ? soit pour écarter la bille de l'entrée 3 en assurant l'éjection de la boucle ou en permettant son introduction, soit pour ramener la bille vers la base du boîtier en assurant son encliquetage dans l'évidement ménagé à cet effet dans la boucle 4.In Figure 2, we find in 1 the housing, in 3 the opening provided for the passage of the loop 4 shown in the output position, that is to say either ready to be introduced or ejected after operation of the device . At 7, there is shown a ball held in position by the sliding key 8 pushed by a spring 9. This key is preferably cylindrical and has a flat 10 intended to move in the latching opening 3. The key 8 and its spring are located in a small cylindrical bore 11 formed at the bottom of the housing 1. Above this bore 11, a second cylindrical bore 12 is provided parallel to the first. In this bore 12, slides a second cylindrical key 13 also comprising a flat 14 with a chamfer 14 '. It will be understood that the flats 10 and 14 are intended to act alternately on either side of the ball? either to move the ball away from the inlet 3 by ensuring the ejection of the loop or by allowing its introduction, or to bring the ball towards the base of the housing by ensuring it snaps into the recess provided for this purpose in the loop 4 .

Pour l'actionnement de la clavette 13, on a représenté à titre d'exemple une tirette 6 munie d'un anneau 15 à l'extérieur du boîtier 1 de façon qu'une traction sur l'anneau dans une direction opposée à l'entrée 3 assure le retrait de la clavette contre l'action de son ressort et permette à la bille de s'élever à sa position de la figure 2 en dégageant l'entrée 3.For the actuation of the key 13, there is shown by way of example a pull tab 6 provided with a ring 15 on the outside of the housing 1 so that a pull on the ring in a direction opposite to the entry 3 ensures the withdrawal of the key against the action of its spring and allows the ball to rise to its position in FIG. 2 by releasing entry 3.

Sur la figure 3, sont représentées les mêmes pièces que celles de la figure 2 mais dans les positions relatives qu'elles prennent après l'introduction de la boucle 4 dans le boîtier 1, cette introduction ayant repoussé la clavette 8 et ayant permis l'encliquetage de la bille sous l'action de l'avance de la clavette 13.In FIG. 3, the same parts are shown as those in FIG. 2 but in the relative positions which they take after the introduction of the loop 4 in the housing 1, this introduction having pushed the key 8 and having allowed the latching of the ball under the action of advancing the key 13.

Sur la figure 4, on retrouve les pièces principales indiquées sur les autres figures avec les mêmes références. On a représenté de plus en 17 un élément amovible permettant l'introduction au montage de la bille 7 dans le boîtier 1. Cet élément 17 peut être par exemple une simple plaque fixée en bout du boîtier par deux vis. Un doigt 18 de petit diamètre est vissé dans la clavette 13 et passe dans une fente longitudinale 19 ménagée dans le boîtier 1. Ce doigt joue un double rôle, d'une part en empêchant la clavette cylindrique 13 de tourner sur elle-même et d'autre part en permettant la vérification de la bonne position de verrouillage de cette même clavette 13. En 20, on a indiqué une encoche pratiquée dans la clavette 13 pour loger, dans le cas d'utilisation d'un câble sous gaine, la pièce 21 sertie sur le câble 22 avec le jeu nécessaire selon la condition d'emploi. L'embout 23 de la gaine 24 est vissé dans le bottier 1 et sert d'appui au ressort 16. En 25, on a représenté un bouchon vissé également dans le boîtier 1 et servant d'appui au ressort 9. Enfin, on a représenté en 26 une goupille fixe limitant la course d'éjection de la clavette 8 et empêchant également cette clavette de tourner sur elle-même.In Figure 4, we find the main parts shown in the other figures with the same references. There is shown more and more in 17 a removable element allowing the introduction to assembly of the ball 7 in the housing 1. This element 17 may for example be a simple plate fixed at the end of the housing by two screws. A finger 18 of small diameter is screwed into the key 13 and passes through a longitudinal slot 19 formed in the housing 1. This finger plays a double role, firstly by preventing the cylindrical key 13 from turning on itself and d on the other hand by allowing the verification of the correct locking position of this same key 13. At 20, there is indicated a notch formed in the key 13 to accommodate, in the case of the use of a sheathed cable, the part 21 crimped on the cable 22 with the necessary clearance according to the condition of use. The end piece 23 of the sheath 24 is screwed into the case 1 and serves as a support for the spring 16. At 25, a plug is also shown screwed in the housing 1 and serving as a support for the spring 9. Finally, there is shown at 26 a fixed pin limiting the ejection stroke of the key 8 and also preventing this key from turning on itself.

Le fonctionnement du dispositif se comprend d'après l'exposé qui précède et peut être résumé comme indiqué ci-après. Pour l'encliquetage à partir de la position de la figure 2, on introduit la boucle 4 dans le boîtier 1 par la fente 3 en refoulant la clavette 8 contre son ressort 9 pour l'amener de la position de la figure 2 à la position de la figure 3. La bille 7 peut alors venir se loger dans le trou de la boucle 4 sous l'action de la clavette 13 poussée par son ressort 16, le méplat 14 s'insinuant au-dessus de la bille 7. L'extraction de la boucle est alors impossible, sauf si l'on provoque le retrait de la clavette 13 en agissant sur la tirette 6 ou son équivalent contre le ressort 16.The operation of the device can be understood from the foregoing description and can be summarized as indicated below. For latching from the position of Figure 2, we introduce the loop 4 in the housing 1 through the slot 3 by pressing the key 8 against its spring 9 to bring it from the position of Figure 2 to the position of Figure 3. The ball 7 can then be received in the hole of the loop 4 under the action of the key 13 pushed by its spring 16, the flat 14 insinuating itself above the ball 7. The extraction of the loop is then impossible, unless one causes the withdrawal of the key 13 by acting on the pull tab 6 or its equivalent against the spring 16.

On peut faciliter le retrait de la clavette 13 en donnant une pente au méplat 14 de façon que la réaction de la bille 7 ait une composante favorable. Cela permet un déverrouillage du dispositif sans effort excessif malgré la traction exercée sur la boucle par la tension de la sangle. Le dispositif prend alors brusquement la configuration de la figure 2, la clavette 8 sous l'action du ressort 9 éjectant la boucle 4 en repoussant simultanément la bille 7 vers le haut. Le méplat 10 reprend alors la place qu'il occupe sur la figure 2. La tirette 6 étant relâchée, la clavette 13 reprend également la position de la figure 2, sa course étant limitée par la présence de la bille 70 Le dispositif reprend donc automatiquement sa configuration initiale.The withdrawal of the key 13 can be facilitated by giving a slope to the flat part 14 so that the reaction of the ball 7 has a favorable component. This allows the device to be unlocked without excessive effort despite the tension exerted on the buckle by the tension of the strap. The device then suddenly takes the configuration of FIG. 2, the key 8 under the action of the spring 9 ejecting the loop 4 while simultaneously pushing the ball 7 towards the high. The flat 10 then takes up the place it occupies in Figure 2. The pull tab 6 being released, the key 13 also takes the position of Figure 2, its stroke being limited by the presence of the ball 70 The device therefore resumes automatically its initial configuration.

On comprend que l'on peut commander plusieurs dispositifs en agissant simultanément ou non sur plusieurs tirettes. Ces tirettes peuvent évidemment être commandées à distance par des procédés connus tels que ceux à base d'électro-aimants par exemple, de pyrotechnie ou autres.It is understood that one can control several devices by acting simultaneously or not on several pull tabs. These drawbars can obviously be controlled remotely by known methods such as those based on electromagnets for example, pyrotechnics or others.

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1. Dispositif d'accrochage de sangle à encliquetage et éjection automatiques du type comprenant un boîtier à deux couloirs de guidage pour un encliqueteur à ressort et un éjecteur à ressort destinés à agir alternativement sur une bille d'encliquetage qui s'engage ainsi soit dans le couloir de l'éjecteur pour pénétrer dans un alvéole de la boucle de sangle introduite en repoussant l'éjecteur, soit dans le couloir de l'encliqueteur actionné contre son ressort par la commande de déclenchement pour dégager la bille de la boucle de sangle en permettant l'éjection automatique, caractérisé en ce que, pour l'obtention d'une extrême simplicité de construction les couloirs de guidage (11,12) sont cylindriques ainsi que les pièces qui y coulissent et en ce que, pour une grande commodité de manoeuvre, le logement de la bille d'encliquetage (7) est prévu contre le fond avant (17) du boîtier qui présente l'ouverture pour l'introduction de la boucle de sangle (4), l'encliqueteur (13) et l'éjecteur (8) sont disposés en arrière de la bille en se terminant vers elle par une extrémité en forme de clavette agissant sur la surface de bille opposée au couloir adjacent, et la commande du déclenchement est assurée par un moyen de traction (6,22) agissant sur l'encliqueteur (13) contre l'action de son ressort (16) et sortant du boîtier à travers une paroi arrière (25) opposée à l'ouverture d'introduction de la boucle de sangle.1. An automatic latching and ejecting strap hooking device of the type comprising a housing with two guide lanes for a spring latch and a spring ejector intended to act alternately on a latching ball which thus engages either in the corridor of the ejector to enter a cell of the strap loop introduced by pushing the ejector, either in the corridor of the latch actuated against its spring by the release control to release the ball from the strap loop in allowing automatic ejection, characterized in that, to obtain an extreme simplicity of construction, the guideways (11,12) are cylindrical as well as the parts which slide therein and in that, for great convenience of maneuver, the housing of the latching ball (7) is provided against the front bottom (17) of the housing which has the opening for the introduction of the strap loop (4), the latcher (13) and the ejector (8 ) are arranged behind the ball, ending towards it by a key-shaped end acting on the surface of the ball opposite the adjacent passage, and the triggering control is ensured by a traction means (6,22) acting on the latch (13) against the action of its spring (16) and exiting the housing through a rear wall (25) opposite the opening for introducing the strap buckle. 2. Dispositif d'accrochage de sangle selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ledit moyen de traction de la commande du délencheur est un câble dont une extrémité est raccordée audit encliqueteur et qui s'étend à l'extérieur du boîtier, dans une gaine raccordée à ladite face arrière du boîtier, pour aboutir à une commande à distance.2. A strap hooking device according to claim 1, characterized in that said means for pulling the release control is a cable, one end of which is connected to said latch and which extends outside the housing, in a sheath connected to said rear face of the housing, to result in a remote control. 3. Dispositif d'accrochage de sangle selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, caractérisé par un doigt (8) solidaire de l'encliqueteur (13) et conçu pour coulisser dans une fente longitudinale (19) ménagée dans le boîtier (1) du dispositif, le doigt (18) empêchant toute rotation de l'éjecteur (13) et permettant la vérification de la bonne position de verrouillage de celui-ci.3. strap attachment device according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized by a finger (8) integral with the latch (13) and designed to slide in a longitudinal slot (19) formed in the housing (1) of the device, the finger (18) preventing any rotation of the ejector (13) and allowing verification of the correct locking position thereof. 4. Combinaison de plusieurs dispositifs d'accrochage de sangles associés selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que les extrémités des câbles sous gaine de commande sont raccordées entre elles pour permettre une commande simultanée des dispositifs d'accrochage de sangles.4. Combination of several attachment devices for associated straps according to claim 2, characterized in that the ends of the cables under control sheath are connected together to allow simultaneous control of the strap attachment devices.
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