System for steering a missile by means of lateral nozzles
US5074492A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 1991 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42B10/663
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system is disclosed for steering a missile by means of gas jets, comprising a gas generator connectable to at least a pair of lateral nozzles via rotary valving means, movable under the action of drive means and controlling the passage of the gases through said nozzles. According to the invention: PA1 with each nozzle is associated an individual rotary valving member; PA1 each valving member is controlled in rotation by a piston dividing a jack into two chambers of different cross sections, said chambers each receiving a part of the gas generated by said gas generator, and the position of said piston being controlled by controlling the flowrate of said gas through the chamber with largest cross section, and PA1 the two valving members are connected together by a mechanical connection so that, when one valving member rotates and tends to close the associated nozzle, the other valving member rotates by the same angular amplitude and tends to free the associated nozzle.
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