Mainly used for rapid manual assembly and disassembly, quick-release pins use a mechanism to provide a locking action. They use a clearance fit in holes formed to nominal diameters and are divided ...

A narrow 1-mm-pitch, board-to-wire connector developed by Hirose Electric features a positive locking mechanism located at its center that provides a clear, tactile click sensation regardless of the ...

First-generation porous coated acetabular cups have achieved durable biologic fixation, although liner dissociation and wear were common failure mechanisms. Second-generation modular acetabular cups ...

Within the fields of everyday carry and travel security, the zipper lock is a category whose core structure has rarely been reexamined. For decades, most designs have relied on keys or simple ...

The system’s electromagnetic coil replaces the mechanical steel ball previously used in seatbelt locking. Credit: ZF Lifetec. ZF LIFETEC has introduced its electromechanical seatbelt locking system, ...