Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Spacecraft nozzle comprising an improved deployment system
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Application No.: US15516829Application Date: 2015-10-02
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Publication No.: US10578056B2Publication Date: 2020-03-03
- Inventor: Robert Gazave , Frédérick Millon , Jacques Lelong
- Applicant: AIRBUS SAFRAN LAUNCHERS SAS
- Applicant Address: FR Paris
- Assignee: ARIANEGROUP SAS
- Current Assignee: ARIANEGROUP SAS
- Current Assignee Address: FR Paris
- Agency: Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC
- Priority: FR1459540 20141006
- International Application: PCT/FR2015/052637 WO 20151002
- International Announcement: WO2016/055722 WO 20160414
- Main IPC: F02K9/97
- IPC: F02K9/97 ; F02K9/76 ; B64G1/40 ; F15B1/02 ; F15B11/20 ; F15B15/20

Abstract:
A nozzle (1) for a space vehicle engine (M), the nozzle comprising a stationary portion (2) and a movable portion (3), the nozzle (1) including a pneumatic deployment system (4) comprising: a deployment actuator (5) for deploying the movable portion (3) of the nozzle (1); a high unlocking actuator (6); a low unlocking actuator (7); and an ejector (41); the deployment system (4) including a feed system (8) configured so as to, sequentially: move the deployment actuator (5) from its support position towards its deployment position; move the high and low unlocking actuators (6, 7) into their high and low unlocking positions; and actuate the ejector so as to eject the deployment system (4) from the nozzle (1).
Public/Granted literature
- US20170306889A1 SPACECRAFT NOZZLE COMPRISING AN IMPROVED DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2017-10-26
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