Dispenser structure for chaff countermeasures
US6666351B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 3, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 23, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42B12/70
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A dispenser structure for chaff countermeasures includes at least one chaff dispenser having a dispenser tube with a tube sidewall, a dispensing opening, and a female thread structure in an inner surface of the tube sidewall, and a male worm gear engaged to the female thread structure of the dispenser tube. A drive structure has a motor mount upon which the worm gear is rotatably supported, with the motor mount being mechanically reacted to prevent the motor mount from turning, and a drive motor affixed to the motor mount and having a motor output connected to the worm gear to controllably turn the worm gear. Chaff countermeasures are disposed within the dispenser tube between the worm gear and the dispensing opening, so that they may be pushed out the dispensing opening as the motor turns the worm gear.
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