REFLECTOR: Unexpected door opening

[Scott Derrick]

Really nice design Al.

I must be missing something, bit how do you unlock it from the outside?

Scott

Al Gietzen wrote:
>
> I never did like the passenger latching mechanism, and now that the
>
> plane is out for a while, I might change it. Could you send some
>
> pictures of your push button design?
>
> Brian;
>
> I’ve attached the only photo I could find in my files.
>
> The ‘lock’ consists of a piece of spring steel (in this case, a piece
> of a hack saw blade) When the door is latched, it pops into place,
> preventing the over-center spring rod from moving to unlatch the door.
> Pushing the button (piece of aluminum rod) allows it to release. The
> angle of the spring steel is such that when closing the door, the rod
> easily cams over the lock, and it snaps into place.
>
> The button extends through a small hole in the upholstery panel. It is
> covered by the upholstery, which has a spot, and a label “Press here
> to unlock”. Works slick and reliably.
>
> Al
>
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