WING DEPLOYMENT AND LOCK MECHANISM
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1. A wing deployment and lock mechanism comprising:
- a first wing configured to pivot about a first pivot pin at an inner end of the first wing with the first wing having a first groove in the inner end of the first wing;
a second wing configured to pivot about a second pivot pin at an inner end of the second wing with the second wing having a second groove in the inner end of the second wing;
a lock block adjacent to the inner end of the first wing and the inner end of the second wing, the lock block having a forward end and an aft end comprising;
a resilient member adjacent the aft end;
a first deploy pin configured to be positioned within the first groove in the first wing when the first wing is in a stowed position and be positioned forward of the first groove of the first wing when the first wing is in a deployed position;
a second deploy pin configured to be positioned within the second groove in the second wing when the second wing is in a stowed position and be positioned forward of the second groove of the second wing when the second wing is in the deployed position; and
a wedge between the forward end and the aft end, the wedge configured to be aft of the first wing and the second wing when in the stowed position and to contact and lock the inner end of the first wing and the inner end of the second wing in place when in the deployed position.
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A lock block for use in a flight vehicle to deploy and lock wings in a deployed position with the lock block having a forward end and an aft end and including a support member, a resilient member adjacent the aft end of the lock block, a first deploy pin extending from the resilient member, a second deploy pin extending from the resilient member, and a wedge located on a bottom side of the resilient member. The first deploy pin and the second deploy pin are each configured to engage a groove in a wing of the flight vehicle to push each wing into a deployed position.
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1. A wing deployment and lock mechanism comprising:
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a first wing configured to pivot about a first pivot pin at an inner end of the first wing with the first wing having a first groove in the inner end of the first wing; a second wing configured to pivot about a second pivot pin at an inner end of the second wing with the second wing having a second groove in the inner end of the second wing; a lock block adjacent to the inner end of the first wing and the inner end of the second wing, the lock block having a forward end and an aft end comprising; a resilient member adjacent the aft end; a first deploy pin configured to be positioned within the first groove in the first wing when the first wing is in a stowed position and be positioned forward of the first groove of the first wing when the first wing is in a deployed position; a second deploy pin configured to be positioned within the second groove in the second wing when the second wing is in a stowed position and be positioned forward of the second groove of the second wing when the second wing is in the deployed position; and a wedge between the forward end and the aft end, the wedge configured to be aft of the first wing and the second wing when in the stowed position and to contact and lock the inner end of the first wing and the inner end of the second wing in place when in the deployed position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for deploying two wings, the method comprising:
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pushing a lock block in a forward direction through the use of a resilient member at an aft end of the lock block, the lock block includes two deploy pins and a wedge positioned between the forward end and the aft end; moving the lock block from a stowed position where each of the two deploy pins are within grooves in the two wings to a deployed position where each of the two deploy pins are forward of the two wings, are no longer within the grooves, and have forced the two wings to have pivoted through a deploy angle; and positioning the wedge between inner ends of the two wings so that the two wings are locked in place and cannot pivot out of the deployed position. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A lock block having an aft end and a forward end comprising:
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a support member; a resilient member adjacent the aft end of the lock block; a first deploy pin extending from the support member; a second deploy pin extending from the support member; and a wedge located on a bottom side of the support member. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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