Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for automation of cockpit switches
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Application No.: US17577878Application Date: 2022-01-18
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Publication No.: US12060158B2Publication Date: 2024-08-13
- Inventor: Michael A. Connor , Jesse Elia Morzel , Marc A. Antonetz , Igor Cherepinsky
- Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MD Bethesda
- Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Bethesda
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: B64D43/00
- IPC: B64D43/00 ; H01H47/22

Abstract:
A cockpit switch device can include a pushbutton switch, a bi-stable relay and a toggle component. The pushbutton switch can be configured to be manually actuated by a user into a command state. The bi-stable relay can be controlled by input commands from the pushbutton switch and input commands from a processor, and can be configured to control operation of one or more systems of an aircraft. The toggle component can be connected to the pushbutton switch, the processor and the bi-stable relay. The toggle component can receive an input command signal from at least one of the pushbutton switch or the processor, and cause a state of the bi-stable relay to be flipped responsive to the input command signal from the at least one of the pushbutton switch or the processor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230227173A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATION OF COCKPIT SWITCHES Public/Granted day:2023-07-20
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