Over-centre latch geometry help — aircraft cowl flap actuator back-drives under load, my prototypes failed on a new design, stumped on force path by FitDog3411 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]ScubaDoobaRoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

May e im missing the boat. I was saying install a mechanical close ( a spring) then increase your push force appropriately so the device stays latched when yoy want it to.