Deployable fin projectile with outflow device
First Claim
1. A projectile tail section comprising:
- an outflow device surrounding an axis of the tall section; and
a plurality of deployable, substantially planar fins stowed within the tail section around the outflow device;
wherein the axis of the tall section is not co-planar with planes of the fins, when the fins are stowed within the tail section; and
wherein the tall section includes a housing with slots therein, and wherein the fins are located in the slots when the fins are stowed.
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Abstract
A missile or projectile tail section includes an outflow device and a number of deployable fins. The outflow device may be a base bleed device that includes a slow-burning propellant which fills the vacuum created by the projectile'"'"'s motion through the air. Use of the outflow device may allow the projectile range to be extended by up to 20%. The fins are stowed canted relative to planes that include the axis of the tail section. By canting or tilting the fins relative to the axis of the tail section, increased space is made in the tail section for the outflow device. Although the fins are stowed canted relative to the tail section, they may be configured so as to be deployed such that the axis of the tail section is substantially within the planes of the fins.
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34 Claims
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1. A projectile tail section comprising:
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an outflow device surrounding an axis of the tall section; and
a plurality of deployable, substantially planar fins stowed within the tail section around the outflow device;
wherein the axis of the tall section is not co-planar with planes of the fins, when the fins are stowed within the tail section; and
wherein the tall section includes a housing with slots therein, and wherein the fins are located in the slots when the fins are stowed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
a piston; and
a linkage coupled to the piston and the fins;
wherein movement of the piston causes the fin to rotate about the pin.
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13. The tail section of claim 12, wherein a piston chamber on one side of the piston is in communication with the outflow device.
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14. The tail section of claim 1, further comprising locks that hold the fins in place, once the fins are deployed.
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15. The tail section of claim 14, wherein the locks include spring-and-detent mechanisms.
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16. The tail section of claim 1, wherein planes of the fins are offset from and substantially parallel the axis of the tail section, when the fins are stowed within the tail section.
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17. The tail section of claim 1, wherein the outflow device includes a base bleed device.
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18. The tail section of claim 1,
wherein the slots have openings with respective notches; - and
wherein the fins pass at least partially through respective of the notches when the fins are fully deployed.
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19. The tail section of claim 1, wherein the fins include aft-deploying fins.
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20. The tail section of claim 1, wherein the fins include forward-deploying fins.
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21. The tail section of claim 1, in combination with a body of the projectile and a nose of the projectile.
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22. The tail section of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fins includes eight fins.
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23. A projectile tail section comprising:
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an outflow device surrounding an axis of the tail section; and
a plurality of deployable, substantially planar fins stowed within the tail section around the outflow device; and
pins about which respective of the fins rotate during deployment;
wherein the pins are protrusions on the fins;
wherein the axis of the tail section is not co-planar with planes of the fins, when the fins are stowed within the tail section;
wherein the tail section includes a housing with wobble cavities therein; and
wherein the pins are configured to rotate about at least two axes within respective of the wobble cavities.
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24. A projectile tail section comprising:
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an outflow device surrounding an axis of the tail section; and
a plurality of deployable fins stowed in slots within the tail section, around the outflow device;
wherein the fins are canted relative to the axis of the tail section, when the fins are stowed within the tail section. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of deploying fins for a projectile, the method comprising:
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moving the fins from a stowed configuration to a partially-deployed configuration; and
moving the fins from the partially-deployed configuration to a fully-deployed configuration;
wherein the fins are within slots in a tail section of the projectile when the fins are in the stowed configuration;
wherein the fins are canted relative to an axis of the tail section when the fins are in the partially-deployed configuration; and
wherein the axis of the tail section is substantially within planes of the fins, when the fins are in the fully-deployed configuration. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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32. A projectile tail section comprising:
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an outflow device surrounding an axis of the tail section; and
a plurality of deployable, substantially planar fins stowed within the tail section around the outflow device;
wherein the axis of the tail section is not co-planar with planes of the fins, when the fins are stowed within the tail section; and
wherein the axis of the tail section is substantially co-planar with planes of the fins, when the fins are deployed. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
wherein the tail section includes a housing with slots therein; - and
wherein the fins are located in the slots when the fins are stowed.
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