US3258206A
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Thrust deflector
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1964-01-09
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Granted: 1966-06-28
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Expires: 1984-01-09
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Marvin R Simonson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 21:03
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02K; F02K1/00; F02K1/002; F02K1/006; B; B64; B64C; B64C29/00; B64C29/0008; B64C29/0041; B64C29/0066; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T50/00; Y02T50/60
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
A DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE THRUST DIRECTION IN A VTOL AIRCRAFT WHICH COMPRISES, A FLUID PROPULSION MOTOR FOR MOUNTING ON AN AIRCRAFT, AN EXHAUST OUTLET FOR SAID FLUID PROPULSION MOTOR, THE NORMAL FLUID FLOW THROUGH SAID EXHAUST OUTLET BEING GENERALLY PARALLEL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID EXHAUST OUTLET, SAID EXHAUST OUTLET HAVING A CUTAWAY PORTION IN THE BOTTOM SIDE THROUGH WHICH SAID FLUID FLOW CON BE DEFLECTED DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID OUTLET AXIS, A PLURALITY OF DEFLECTING VANES PIVOTALLY MOUNTED IN SAID EXHAUST OUTLET AT SAID CUTAWAY PORTION FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT, SAID VANES BEING PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON FIXED AXES DISPOSED LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID VANES FOR PIVOTING ABOUT SAID AXES BETWEEN DEFLECTING AND NON-DEFLECTING POSITIONS, SAID PIVOT AXES BEING MUTUALLY PARALLEL AND SPACED ACROSS SAID EXHAUST OUTLET ALONG A CURVED LINE BETWEEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS OF SAID OUTLET, SAID CURVED LINE BEING A SMOOTH EXTENSION OF THE CONTOUR OF SAID TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS OF SAID OUTLET.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
158 words
A DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE THRUST DIRECTION IN A VTOL AIRCRAFT WHICH COMPRISES, A FLUID PROPULSION MOTOR FOR MOUNTING ON AN AIRCRAFT, AN EXHAUST OUTLET FOR SAID FLUID PROPULSION MOTOR, THE NORMAL FLUID FLOW THROUGH SAID EXHAUST OUTLET BEING GENERALLY PARALLEL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID EXHAUST OUTLET, SAID EXHAUST OUTLET HAVING A CUTAWAY PORTION IN THE BOTTOM SIDE THROUGH WHICH SAID FLUID FLOW CON BE DEFLECTED DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID OUTLET AXIS, A PLURALITY OF DEFLECTING VANES PIVOTALLY MOUNTED IN SAID EXHAUST OUTLET AT SAID CUTAWAY PORTION FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT, SAID VANES BEING PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON FIXED AXES DISPOSED LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID VANES FOR PIVOTING ABOUT SAID AXES BETWEEN DEFLECTING AND NON-DEFLECTING POSITIONS, SAID PIVOT AXES BEING MUTUALLY PARALLEL AND SPACED ACROSS SAID EXHAUST OUTLET ALONG A CURVED LINE BETWEEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS OF SAID OUTLET, SAID CURVED LINE BEING A SMOOTH EXTENSION OF THE CONTOUR OF SAID TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS OF SAID OUTLET.
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