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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2020
Applicant:
Thales, Courbevoie, FR;
Inventors:
Philippe Thomas, Brest, FR;
François Warnan, Brest, FR;
Assignee:
THALES, Courbevoie, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16G 11/04 (2006.01); B64D 1/02 (2006.01); B66D 5/16 (2006.01); G01S 7/521 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16G 11/04 (2013.01); B66D 5/16 (2013.01); G01S 7/521 (2013.01); B64D 1/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A locking device for locking an object capable of sliding along a cable, the device includes the cable and a clamp, the cable passing through the clamp while extending along an axis, the clamp comprising: a fixed part connected to the object, a ring comprising an elastic material with fluid behavior, the ring comprising a central cavity through which the cable passes, an actuator configured to compress the ring between two shapes, in a first shape, referred to as the open shape, the cable being able to run freely in the central cavity and in a second shape, referred to as the closed shape, the cable being compressed by the ring.