Power plants – Reaction motor – With thrust direction modifying means
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-29
2006-08-29
Rodriguez, William H. (Department: 3746)
Power plants
Reaction motor
With thrust direction modifying means
C060S770000, C239S265190
Reexamination Certificate
active
07096661
ABSTRACT:
An axial divergent section slot nozzle for an engine is provided. The nozzle has a plurality of spaced apart divergent flaps, at least one device for moving the divergent flaps to change a cross sectional area of the nozzle in a throat region, and a bridge member positioned intermediate adjacent ones of the flaps. The bridge member includes a bridge bracket and a sealing element joined to the bridge bracket. The sealing element has an upper surface. The bridge bracket has a lower surface which diverges from the upper surface of the sealing element. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the bridge bracket has a shape which allows variable slot size depending on nozzle throat jet area.
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Bush Robert H.
Culver Harry
Peters Donald William
Zamora Sean
Bachman & LaPointe P.C.
Rodriguez William H.
United Technologies Corporation
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