Side thruster of flying object
US6502384B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 8, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02K9/94
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A side thruster of a flying object of the invention is provided with a solid gas generating agent, a nozzle arranged in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the flying object, a tube body for flowing the gas generated in accordance with a combustion of the solid gas generating agent to the nozzle, the solid gas generating agent being arranged around the tube body, a plurality of orifices provided on a peripheral wall of the tube body along its circumferential direction and capable of injecting the gas generated in accordance with the combustion of the solid gas generating agent toward an axis of the tube body, and a valve provided within the tube body and rotatable around the axis of the tube body so as to open and close the plurality of orifices.
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