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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 1989
Filed:
Jul. 05, 1988
Yves R Berneuil, Paris, FR;
Gerard E Jourdain, Saintry S/Seine, FR;
Abstract
The system according to the invention has an annular array of converging flaps, diverging flaps and cold flaps attached to the downstream edge of the turbojet engine exhaust duct by several pairs of longitudinally extending support beams. The pairs of beams are interconnected and the flap actuators are located between such interconnected pairs of support beams. The control system has a plurality of generally straight control shafts extending around the circumference of the converging and diverging flaps. The control shafts are interconnected with the actuators, the support beams, the diverging flaps and the cold flaps to ensure that the flaps are synchronously adjusted to their desired positions. Triangularly shaped link members are attached to each end of the control shafts and serve to interconnect adjacent shafts. A base of each of the link members is pivotally attached to an end of the control shaft, while a universal-type ball joint interconnects the adjacent apexes of the triangular link members.