US3267747A
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Assignee: Honeywell Inc
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Filing: 1964-05-04
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Granted: 1966-08-23
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Expires: 1984-05-04
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 David L Paine
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 14:08
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01C; G01C19/00; G01C19/02; G01C19/04; G01C19/16; G01C19/20; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/12; Y10T74/1261; Y10T74/1268; Y10T74/1282
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
AN ATTITUDE GYRO COMPRISING: A POROUS SPHERICAL ROTOR HAVING A CAVITY THEREIN, SAID ROTOR HAVING A PLURALITY OF DRIVE NOZZLES TANGENTIALLY POSITIONED ALONG THE EQUATOR THEREOF, SAID DRIVE NOZZLES BEING IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID CAVITY; HYDROSTATIC BEARING MEANS INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF BEARING PADS, SAID BEARIG MEANS BEING ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO A HIGH PRESSURE FLUID SOURCE WHEREBY A FLUID FLOWS FROM SAID FLUID SOURCE THROUGH SAID BEARING PADS, THROUGH AID ROTOR INTO SAID CAVITY, AND EXHAUSTS THROUGH SAID DRIVE NOZZLES SO AS TO SIMULTANEOUSLY SUPPORT SAID ROTOR AND TO ROTATE THE ROTOR AT A SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANT VELOCITY, SAID ROTOR THEREBY HAVING FULL ANGULAR FREEDOM IN ALL DIRECTIONS RELATIVE TO SAID BEARING PADS; AND PICKOFF MEANS FOR PROVIDING AN OUTPUT SIGNAL INDICATIVE OF THE POSITION OF SAID ROTOR.
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