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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rudolph Adolph Eisentraut, Tucson, AZ (US);
Martin Allen Kebschull, Tucson, AZ (US);
John Christopher Parine, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Lexington, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 1/332 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 1/332 ;
Abstract
A missile in combination with a deployment mechanism that automatically pivots and rotates a fin from a stowed orientation to a deployed orientation. The deployment mechanism includes a spring that provides a biasing force that urges the fin to move quickly, simply and reliably from the stowed orientation to the deployed orientation. The deployment mechanism also includes one or more cams or the like for guiding the fin from the stowed orientation to the deployed orientation.