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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2013
Messier-dowty Inc., Ajax, CA;
Gary Ataman, Whitby, CA;
Messier-Dowty Inc., Ajax, CA;
Abstract
A switch assembly is disclosed having a switch with an actuator moveable from an armed position to a disarmed position. A housing is attached to the switch and contains a cam that holds the switch actuator in the armed position. A trigger makes contact with the cam causing it to rotate within the housing and allowing the actuator to extend to move to a disarmed position. In some variants the cam can be shaped to prevent manual rotation against the bias force of the actuator in the disarmed position. The switch assembly can be positioned on an aircraft landing gear to detect an over-steer occurrence where the landing gear may become damaged. The state of the switch can be visibly or audibly indicated by an indicator in the aircraft cockpit or other location visible/audible to the ground operators.