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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2022
Bwxt Advanced Technologies Llc, Lynchburg, VA (US);
Scott J. Shargots, Forest, VA (US);
Ryan Z. Ziegler, Forest, VA (US);
Jason C. Brown, Lynchburg, VA (US);
David K. Haslet, Lynchburg, VA (US);
Emily D. Fleming, Forest, VA (US);
BWXT Advanced Technologies LLC, Lynchburg, VA (US);
Abstract
A control rod assembly having a connecting rod, a spider, a plurality of control rods, a coupling sleeve secured to the connecting rod and including a body portion defining at least one cam pin, and a barrel cam defining a cam track, the barrel cam being rotatably secured to the spider. The cam track includes a first camming surface and a second camming surface that are configured so that the barrel cam rotates in a first direction as the at least one cam pin slides along the first and second camming surfaces. The barrel cam rod is rotatable between a first position in which the spider is connected to the connecting rod and a second position in which the spider is disconnected from the connecting rod.