Buckle release mechanism

摘要

A buckle release mechanism can be used to couple together various types of straps, webbing or belts. In one particular embodiment, the release mechanism forms part of a parachute canopy for a pilot's harness. The mechanism includes a housing with a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism employs two rotatable locking pins with associated cams and openings. An opening is formed within the housing for receiving a yoke. A striker plate with opposing lugs is formed at one end of the yoke. The lugs cooperate with the locking pins to either retain or eject the striker plate within the housing.

主权项

1. A buckle mechanism comprising:
a housing with forward and rearward ends, an opening formed within the forward end of the housing; a slide secured over the housing and adapted for movement between locked and unlocked positions; a pair of locking pins rotatably positioned within the housing, each of the pins including an internal opening and a cam positioned adjacent the internal opening, each pin having locked and unlocked orientations, with movement of the slide in a first direction bringing the pins into the unlocked orientation and movement of the slide in an opposing second direction bringing the pins into the locked orientation; and a striker plate with opposing lugs, the lugs being lockingly received within the internal openings with the pins in the locked orientation, and with the lugs being ejected from the internal openings by engagement of the cams with the striker plate when the pins are rotated to the unlocked orientation.