US3818637A - Apparatus for quickly opening, damping, holding open, and closing a hinged closure member - Google Patents

Apparatus for quickly opening, damping, holding open, and closing a hinged closure member Download PDF

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US3818637A
US3818637A US00271133A US27113372A US3818637A US 3818637 A US3818637 A US 3818637A US 00271133 A US00271133 A US 00271133A US 27113372 A US27113372 A US 27113372A US 3818637 A US3818637 A US 3818637A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41F—APPARATUS FOR LAUNCHING PROJECTILES OR MISSILES FROM BARRELS, e.g. CANNONS; LAUNCHERS FOR ROCKETS OR TORPEDOES; HARPOON GUNS
    • F41F3/00—Rocket or torpedo launchers
    • F41F3/04—Rocket or torpedo launchers for rockets
    • F41F3/077—Doors or covers for launching tubes
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/10—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for buildings or parts thereof
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  • ABSTRACT 5 Claims 11 Drawing Figures Primary ExaminerKenneth Downey Attorney,
  • M o sher Apparatus for quickly opening, damping, holding open and closing a hinged closure member such as a door comprising a spring urging a door in an open direction, and a fluid operable jack the piston rod of which is hinged to a variable reduction lever linked to the door, and the jack and lever are connected to damping and locking systems.
  • the invention relates to a device intended for the damping and holding in open position of a quick opening door.
  • Certain types of missiles are launched from sealed containers which simultaneously serve the function of the launching ramp.
  • the container front and rear doors must be very rapidly opened (a few tenths of a second).
  • the opening of these doors is remote controlled through explosive bolts associated with powerful springs mounted inside the container, thus driving the door in the opening direction with a force of great magnitude.
  • the door Under no circumstances should the door be allowed to rebound or to reclose during the time of the launching sequence. Therefore, the door should be locked in the open position. After the launching is completed, the door should be reclosed to seal the container and to protect its internal elements against outside environmental damage.
  • the door reclosure can be performed either locally or through remote control.
  • the present invention achieves a device for opening and reliably holding in open position a quick opening door meeting the above stated requirements.
  • the invention more particularly concerns a damping and open-position holding device for a quick opening door.
  • the latter will be of the type featuring at least one spring causing the door to open, said device being characterized by the fact that it comprises a jack, the piston rod of which is hinged to a variable reduction lever connected to the door; the jack and the lever are associated with means allowing the opening motion to be decelerated, as well as with the devices for locking the door in the open position.
  • the device according to this invention may incorporate a hydraulic jack fitted with an end-of-travel brake comprising a truncated coneshaped end which penetrates into a diaphragm internal to the jack.
  • the locking means may either consist of a hydraulic element which traps part of the fluid discharged during the damping, such as a controllednonreturn valve, or a mechanical locking element of the locking hook type actuated by a hydraulic control unit.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram of the automatic hydraulic equipment for door actuation.
  • FIGS. 2 and 3 illustrate the extreme positions of the linking elements and door.
  • FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 illustrate the automatic hydraulic locking and reclosure version in its various configurations.
  • FIGS. 7 and 8 illustrate the mechanical locking and reclosure version.
  • FIGS. 9 and 10 illustrate the mechanical locking, hydraulic unlocking and reclosure version.
  • FIG. 11 illustrates a sealed container launching ramp incorporating the present invention.
  • the advantageous apparatus of the present invention may be used for damping during opening, locking, and closing the front and rear doors or closure members of a missile container (which may also serve as a launching ramp) as illustrated in FIG. 11.
  • the container and inventive apparatus comprise variable reduction lever 3 linked with door 1 of container 50 through yoke 4 having 1 of freedom. Damping cylinder 2 ensures that the movement of the door is damped during opening, that the door is locked in open position, and may reclose the door.
  • linking element A comprises lever 3, two sections of which are made integral with the container door through yoke 4, with l of freedom opposite this yoke; element 5 of the lever is detachable to retain the yoke in the lever, the latter being connected to the stand by a pin.
  • the support includes a yoke and a duckbill 22 used only in the mechanical locking version.
  • Lever 3 is linked with actuating element B through piston rod 6.
  • Element B consists of a hydraulic cylinder linked with the stand through pin 12; at the end-oftravel, the truncated cone-shaped end 8 of piston 7 penetrates into a diaphragm provided inside the cylinder, as shown in FIG. 3.
  • the jack is single or double acting depending on whether the locking is performed hydraulically or mechanically.
  • the jack operation is ensured by a hydraulic control unit C connected to an oil supply and pressurizing system D1 or D2.
  • the hydraulic control unit as shown in FIGS. 2-6 comprises a block 10, mounted on the jack, including a nonreturn valve 10C which is calibrated to five bars and controlled by a two-direction hydrovalve 10H.
  • the block may be supplemented by a valve calibrated to 10 bars and fitted into the oil reservoir return line.
  • This block is interconnected with both ends of the cylinder chamber by means of lines or ports.
  • the oil feed and pressurization assembly consists ei ther of an accumulator l3 capable of absorbing a very high instantaneous flow or a reservoir 17 collecting the oil upon door opening; it also allows feeding a handoperated or motor driven oil pump 18 used for door reclosure.
  • the equipment operates as follows:
  • the door is caused to open by the bursting of an explosive bolt.
  • the door is actuated in the opening directionup to its end-of-travel under the action of powerful springs.
  • the door then pushes back lever 3 which acts upon piston 7, thus compressing the oil contained within the cylinder chamber including diaphragm ll located on the opposite side of the piston from the piston rod.
  • the oil flows through the diaphragm, the corresponding end port of the chamber, hydrovalve 10H, non-return valve 10C calibrated to bars, partly to the chamber recess containing the piston rod and partly through valve 19 calibrated to bars towards accumulator 13 or reservoir 17.
  • the truncated cone shaped end 8 penetrates into the diaphragm and gradually decelerates the opening motion by fluid throttling.
  • the door locking is performed by non-return valve 10C which traps the fluid within the chamber recess containing the piston rod.
  • the chamber recess containing the piston rod is air vented.
  • the other chamber recess is interconnected with oil accumulator 13.
  • a hinged duckbill 22 actuated by spring permits the yoke of lever 3 to be latched at the end-of-travel, as shown in FIGS. 7-10.
  • the door reclosure is performed by a mechanical device which applies torque 0 upon the lever pin.
  • the opening procedure is identical to the preceding case.
  • the oil compressed within the recess containing the diaphragm flows through the latter towards the accumulator.
  • the yoke of lever 3 is latched by the duckbill.
  • Unlocking takes place through manual action f upon the duckbill while reclosure is obtained by applying a torque c upon the lever.
  • the mechanism in the mechanical locking, hydraulic unlocking and reclosure version, the mechanism is similar to the previous one with the exception of the following additional items: a hydrovalve-jack assembly 21, a pressurized oil generator including reservoir 17 and hand-operated or motor driven pump 18.
  • the unlocking and reclosure of the door are achieved by starting the pump which discharges the pressurized oil into the hydrovalve; the latter then lifts the duckbill and allows the oil to flow into the chamber recess containing the diaphragm, thus causing the door to close.
  • the present invention is applicable for use in sealed containers for missiles and in all devices requiring sudden opening and locking of a door-type closure element.
  • the herein described apparatus may be subjected to modifications involving the replacement of the mechanical or hydraulic elements by their technical equivalents.
  • the non-return valve 10C may be replaced by an electrovalve
  • the hydraulic system may be replaced by a pneumatic system, the first stated however being preferable for use in missile containers.
  • Apparatus for quickly opening, damping and holding open a hinged closure member comprising:
  • variable reduction lever linked to said closure member
  • a fluid operable jack having a piston cylinder in which is mounted a movable, solid piston member which divides said cylinder into two chambers for containing fluid, said piston member attached to said variable reduction lever by a piston rod extending from one face of said piston member;
  • a truncated cone-shaped member extending from the other face of said piston member and cooperating with a passage which extends through a diaphragm located within said cylinder, for regulating fluid flow through said passage;
  • said locking means comprises hydraulic means for trapping at least a portion of fluid in said larger chamber.
  • said hydraulic means comprises a non-return valve controlled by a dual direction hydrovalve.
  • Apparatus for quickly opening, damping and holding open a hinged closure member comprising:
  • variable reduction lever linked to said closure member
  • a fluid operable jack having a piston cylinder, in which is mounted a movable, solid piston member which divides said cylinder into two chambers for contacting fluid, said piston member attached to said variable reduction lever by a piston rod extending from one face of said piston member;
  • a truncated cone-shaped member extending from the other face of said piston member and cooperating with a passage which extends through a diaphragm located within said cylinder, for regulating fluid flow through said passage;

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