LOCKING MECHANISM FOR A GALLEY CONTAINER AND GALLEY CONTAINER PROVIDED WITH A LOCKING MECHANISM

摘要

A locking assembly for a galley container includes: a picklock arranged on a first galley container part, a locking mechanism arranged on a second galley container part for engaging the picklock, the first and second galley container parts being moveable towards and away from each other to close and open the galley container, the locking mechanism being moveable between a release position, wherein the picklock is released from the locking mechanism, and a lock position wherein the locking mechanism can engage the picklock to lock the first container part to the second container part, characterized in that a blocking element is provided that in a block position prevents the locking mechanism from moving to the lock position and in an unblock position allows the locking mechanism to move to the lock position. A galley container provided with such a locking assembly is also described.

主权项

1. Locking assembly (4) for a galley container (2, 3) comprising:
a picklock (5) arranged on a first galley container part (2), a locking mechanism (6) arranged on a second galley container part (3) for engaging the picklock (5), the first and second galley container parts (2, 3) being moveable towards and away from each other to close and open the galley container (2, 3), the locking mechanism (6) being moveable between a release position, wherein the picklock (5) is released from the locking mechanism (6), and a lock position wherein the locking mechanism (6) can engage the picklock (5) to lock the first container part (2) to the second container part (3), characterized in that a blocking element (15) is provided that in a block position prevents the locking mechanism (6) from moving to the lock position, and in an unblock position allows the locking mechanism (6) to move to the lock position.