摘要 |
An aircraft control panel assembly for attachment to an equipment rail of an aircraft. The aircraft control panel assembly includes a chassis assembly including at least one bore formed therein, the bore being at a first locking location. A retaining assembly, includes: a) at least one spring loaded pin assembly positioned within a portion of the at least one bore of the chassis assembly, the pin assembly including a pin element and a spring element arranged and constructed to be positionable within a pocket of an equipment rail of the aircraft, a spring element of the pin assembly biasing the pin element toward the pocket; b) a link member having a first end operably attached to the pin element; and, c) a pin retraction mechanism comprising a slider assembly for manipulating the link member so as to retract the pin element from the pocket. At least one positioning element is secured to the chassis at, at least one positioning location. The positioning element is arranged and constructed to be positionable within a receiving slot of the equipment rail. When the positioning element is positioned within the receiving slot of the equipment rail and the pin element is engaged within the pocket of the equipment rail, the chassis is attached to the equipment rail.
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