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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2005
Richard W. Schroeder, Healdsburg, CA (US);
Richard W. Schroeder, Healdsburg, CA (US);
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Abstract
A fin retention and deployment mechanism that has the advantage of providing for the deployment of aerodynamic control surfaces on command without the need for an additional actuation device or control circuitry separate from the actuator that controls the angle of the fins during flight. The actuator that is already required for operation of the control surfaces after deployment initiates the deployment of the fins, as well. A latch mechanism comprises a retaining member and a lath, which engages the retaining member enabling a biasing mechanism to force the fins from a stowed position to a fully deployed position.