V-shaped latches

[fissou11]

Hi everyone,<br /><br />I am a new memeber of this forum. I will appreciate it very much if I can learn from your experience. I am looking for a mechanical latch that consists of a V- shaped guiding structure and two arms, which after closer will prevent escape of the handlebar and will put it into its seat. Can anyone advice please.<br />Thank you very much

 

[fissou11]

just to add that this latch is to be used for the docking system of a nano satellite

 

[rocketman5000]

Anything that you would like to know in particular? That is a rather open ended question

 

[fissou11]

do you know any manufacturer that they have aready design small latches for space use

 

[spacester]

What you describe is almost certainly going to require a custom design. There are a lot of latches out there (Southco comes to mind) but the odds of finding something in a catalog that works are not good. Even if the geometry and kinematics match, it's not going to be "space rated".<br /><br />SpaceDev recently aquired Starsys Research Corporation, which does the kind of thing you're talking about very well. They could do a custom design for oh I don't know maybe $250k at a very bare minimum (a total guess on my part).<br /><br />I'll do it for you for $50k<br /><br /><img src="/images/icons/laugh.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>