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Thrust deflector and reverser

Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1963-09-18
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Granted: 1966-03-22
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Expires: 1983-09-18
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 John R Erwin

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 23:05
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02K; F02K1/00; F02K1/54; F02K1/56; B; B64; B64C; B64C29/00; B64C29/0008; B64C29/0016; B64C29/0025; B64C29/0041; B64C29/0066; F02K1/06; F02K1/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 152 words
THRUST DEFLECTION MEANS FOR A JET PROPULSION POWERPLANT INCLUDING A CASING MEMBER TERMINATING IN AN OPEN ING AT ITS DOWNSTREAM END AND HAVING MEANS TO MOVE FLUID THROUGH SAID CASING TO PROVIDE HORIZONTAL THRUST, SAID DEFLECTION MEANS COMPRISING, A FIRST LOUVERED CASCADE DISPOSED IN OPERATION COMPLETELY OVER SAID OPENING AT AN ANGLE TO THE HORIZONTAL FLUID MOVEMENT THERETHROUGH, VARIABLE CAMBER LOUVERS IN SAID CASCADE, MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID LOUVERS TO VARY THE CAMBER THEREOF TO DEFLECT THE THRUST FLUID DOWNWARD, A SECOND LOUVERED CASCADE MOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID CASING, MEANS OPERABLE TO MOVE SAID SECOND CASCADE AS A UNIT FROM A CLOSED STOWED POSITION OUT OF SAID DEFLECTED FLUID INTO OPEN POSITION AT AN ANGLE TO SAID FIRST CASCADE TO INTERCEPT SAID DEFLECTED FLUID, VARIABLE CAMBER LOUVERS IN SAID SECOND CASCADE, AND MEANS CONNECTED THERETO TO VARY THE CAMBER OF THE LOUVERS TO CONTROL THE FURTHER DEFLECTION OF SAID INTERCEPTED DEFLECTED FLUID.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 152 words
THRUST DEFLECTION MEANS FOR A JET PROPULSION POWERPLANT INCLUDING A CASING MEMBER TERMINATING IN AN OPEN ING AT ITS DOWNSTREAM END AND HAVING MEANS TO MOVE FLUID THROUGH SAID CASING TO PROVIDE HORIZONTAL THRUST, SAID DEFLECTION MEANS COMPRISING, A FIRST LOUVERED CASCADE DISPOSED IN OPERATION COMPLETELY OVER SAID OPENING AT AN ANGLE TO THE HORIZONTAL FLUID MOVEMENT THERETHROUGH, VARIABLE CAMBER LOUVERS IN SAID CASCADE, MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID LOUVERS TO VARY THE CAMBER THEREOF TO DEFLECT THE THRUST FLUID DOWNWARD, A SECOND LOUVERED CASCADE MOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID CASING, MEANS OPERABLE TO MOVE SAID SECOND CASCADE AS A UNIT FROM A CLOSED STOWED POSITION OUT OF SAID DEFLECTED FLUID INTO OPEN POSITION AT AN ANGLE TO SAID FIRST CASCADE TO INTERCEPT SAID DEFLECTED FLUID, VARIABLE CAMBER LOUVERS IN SAID SECOND CASCADE, AND MEANS CONNECTED THERETO TO VARY THE CAMBER OF THE LOUVERS TO CONTROL THE FURTHER DEFLECTION OF SAID INTERCEPTED DEFLECTED FLUID.

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