A galley cart bay door latch system serves to secure catering or galley carts, as are used on commercial aircraft, within the aircraft's galley. The system relies on two substantially horizontally disposed latch levers to secure the galley door which in turn restrains a galley cart in position within the galley. The ends of the latch levers are received in a recess formed in the door to secure the door. Raising the latch lever releases the door and positively pushes the door outwardly. The latching configuration allows the doors to be slammed shut without the need to further manipulate the latch levers.

A galley cart bay door latch system serves to secure catering or galley carts, as are used on commercial aircraft, within the aircraft's galley. The system relies on two substantially horizontally disposed latch levers to secure the galley door which in turn restrains a galley cart in position within the galley. The ends of the latch levers are received in a recess formed in the door to secure the door. Raising the latch lever releases the door and positively pushes the door outwardly. The latching configuration allows the doors to be slammed shut without the need to further manipulate the latch levers.

A retention arrangement for releasably securing a closure against a fixed body is provided. The retention arrangement includes a housing defining a mouth configured to receive a striker and defining a longitudinal axis, and at least one retention element configured to selectively retain the striker within the mouth, and movable between an open position and a closed position. The retention element is resiliently biased towards the closed position. The retention element is configured to open upon displacement due to the striker along the longitudinal axis in a first direction, and to close upon complete insertion of the striker within the mouth. The retention element is configured for rotation about at least two non-parallel axes so as to direct the striker towards the mouth.

A latch including a housing having side members each having an elongated slot, a bolt mounted rotatably to the housing and positioned between the side members of the housing, an adjustment mechanism, and a pin and roller positioned slidably within the elongated slots of the side members of the housing. The adjustment mechanism includes a compression spring, a central cap for receiving the pin and roller therethrough, and a nut for adjusting the load on the compression spring. The bolt is moveable between a first, closed position, in which the pin and roller are engaged with the bolt, and a second open position, in which the pin and roller are disengaged from the bolt. The latch can be opened automatically when a defined load, as adjusted by the adjustment mechanism, is provided on the bolt to disengage the pin and roller from the bolt.

A latch including a housing having side members each having an elongated slot, a bolt mounted rotatably to the housing and positioned between the side members of the housing, an adjustment mechanism, and a pin and roller positioned slidably within the elongated slots of the side members of the housing. The adjustment mechanism includes a compression spring, a central cap for receiving the pin and roller therethrough, and a nut for adjusting the load on the compression spring. The bolt is moveable between a first, closed position, in which the pin and roller are engaged with the bolt, and a second open position, in which the pin and roller are disengaged from the bolt. The latch can be opened automatically when a defined load, as adjusted by the adjustment mechanism, is provided on the bolt to disengage the pin and roller from the bolt.

A retention assembly for positioning a mounting component slidably arranged on a frame, the retention assembly includes a detent cylinder defining a receiving hole therethrough, a cap covering the receiving hole, and a retention ball and an elastic member located in the receiving hole, the elastic member is arranged between the retention ball and the cap for pressing the retention ball to protrude from the receiving hole and insert into a positioning hole of the mounting component when the positioning hole is aligned with the retention ball. The retention assembly improves convenience of positioning the mounting component relative to the frame and the convenience of maintenance on the electronic components mounted on the mounting component. A chassis including the retention assembly is also provided.

A retention assembly for positioning a mounting component slidably arranged on a frame, the retention assembly includes a detent cylinder defining a receiving hole therethrough, a cap covering the receiving hole, and a retention ball and an elastic member located in the receiving hole, the elastic member is arranged between the retention ball and the cap for pressing the retention ball to protrude from the receiving hole and insert into a positioning hole of the mounting component when the positioning hole is aligned with the retention ball. The retention assembly improves convenience of positioning the mounting component relative to the frame and the convenience of maintenance on the electronic components mounted on the mounting component. A chassis including the retention assembly is also provided.

Disclosed is a novel lock that includes a lock housing, lock cavity, a spring, a load plate, one or more pins, a post receiver and a post. The spring engages the lock cavity and load plate, securing the pins in place within a pin recess of the post receiver. The lock housing includes housing extensions to engage a case to lock the case in a closed configuration. The post receiver includes a pin guide with angled surfaces defining a travel path for the pins. The travel path, upon receiving input (e.g., a magnetic force and/or rotation) causes the pins to move up and out in response to force applied when a head region of the post pushes the pins apart.