US3196598A
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Inlet deflector for jet engines
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-10-31
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Granted: 1965-07-27
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Expires: 1982-10-31
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter T Olson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 18:29
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64D; B64D33/00; B64D33/02; F; F02; F02C; F02C7/00; F02C7/04; F02C7/05; F02C7/055; B64D2033/022
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
185 words
IN AN AIRCRAFT JET ENGINE OF THE TYPE HAVING A NACELLE FORMING AN AIR INLET AT THE FORWARD END THEREOF AND A CENTER BODY RIGIDLY MOUNTED ON THE NECELLE IN THE AIR INLET, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING A CENTER POST RIGIDLY MOUNTED ON THE FORWARD END OF THE CENTER BODY AND EXTENDING OUTWARD FROM THE AIR INLET, AND DEFLECTOR MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID CENTER POST AHEAD OF THE NACELLE FOR OBSTRUCTING THE ENTRY OF FOREIGN OBJECTS INTO THE AIR INLET, SAID DEFLECTOR MEANS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SPACED RODS ARRANGED IN THE FORM OF A CONE WHEREBY SAID FOREIGN OBJECTS ARE DEFLECTED FROM THE AIR INLET, EACH OF SAID RODS HAVING A FORWARDLY DIRECTED END MOUNTED ON THE CENTER POST AND A REARWARDLY DIRECTED END LOCATED FORWARDLY FROM THE INLET AT THE BASE OF THE CONE SO THAT THE SPACING BETWEEN THE INLET AND THE BASE OF THE CONE FORMS A SUBSTANTIALLY UNOBSTRUCTED AIR PASSAGE THEREBY ENABLING AIR TO FLOW BETWEN THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF THE NACELLE AND THE BASE OF THE CONE WHEN A PORTION OF DEFLECTOR MEANS IS MOMENTARILY COVERED BY SAID FOREIGN OBJECTS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
185 words
IN AN AIRCRAFT JET ENGINE OF THE TYPE HAVING A NACELLE FORMING AN AIR INLET AT THE FORWARD END THEREOF AND A CENTER BODY RIGIDLY MOUNTED ON THE NECELLE IN THE AIR INLET, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING A CENTER POST RIGIDLY MOUNTED ON THE FORWARD END OF THE CENTER BODY AND EXTENDING OUTWARD FROM THE AIR INLET, AND DEFLECTOR MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID CENTER POST AHEAD OF THE NACELLE FOR OBSTRUCTING THE ENTRY OF FOREIGN OBJECTS INTO THE AIR INLET, SAID DEFLECTOR MEANS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SPACED RODS ARRANGED IN THE FORM OF A CONE WHEREBY SAID FOREIGN OBJECTS ARE DEFLECTED FROM THE AIR INLET, EACH OF SAID RODS HAVING A FORWARDLY DIRECTED END MOUNTED ON THE CENTER POST AND A REARWARDLY DIRECTED END LOCATED FORWARDLY FROM THE INLET AT THE BASE OF THE CONE SO THAT THE SPACING BETWEEN THE INLET AND THE BASE OF THE CONE FORMS A SUBSTANTIALLY UNOBSTRUCTED AIR PASSAGE THEREBY ENABLING AIR TO FLOW BETWEN THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF THE NACELLE AND THE BASE OF THE CONE WHEN A PORTION OF DEFLECTOR MEANS IS MOMENTARILY COVERED BY SAID FOREIGN OBJECTS.
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