| 摘要 |
<p>A tool (10, figure 4) for handling components installed in, or to be installed in, the skin of a vehicle, comprising: an engagement head 18 defining a planar surface suitable for abutting against a component 14 and at least one elongate engagement pin 20 protruding from the surface of the engagement head, the pin longitudinally moveable between an extended position and partially withdrawn into the surface, the or each pin has a deformable collar 22 enclosing a shaft of the pin and is captive between the surface and a tapered clutch formation 32 defined on the shaft of the pin; and a clamping mechanism 42, 44 engaged with the or each pin operable to withdrawn the pin from the extended to the withdrawn positions, to urge the clutch formation into abutment against the collar, thereby causing the collar to deform and expand laterally with respect to the pin (figures 6-8). This hand tool is intended to engage with the fixture bores of the component which would otherwise accommodate fixture means; it can be used for sensor in the external skin of an aircraft. The clamping means consists of manually actuated elements such as win nuts 42, 44 and threaded elements.</p> |
