Damped filament dispenser
AssigneeHughes Aircraft Company
InventorRonald B. Chesler
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Abstract
A missile data link filament (12) dispenser (10) is located within an enclosure (20) having a single eyelet opening (26) through which the filament feeds on launch. A quantity of a particulate material (28) located within the enclosure (20) is converted to an aerosol mixture by the filament movement on dispense. The aerosol mixture serves to act as a brake on the filament preventing dispense speed exceeding a predetermined desirable maximum.
Claims9
Dispensing apparatus for filament wound onto a pack, comprising:
- wall members defining a hollow enclosure within which the pack is fixedly mounted, one of the wall members having a single opening through which the filament passes on dispensing;
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- a quantity of a pulverulent material being located within the enclosure which material is induced into an air-borne suspension within the enclosure by the filament movement during dispensing.
Apparatus for dispensing a filament from a missile wound pack data link, comprising:
- a hollow enclosure having a single opening mounted within the missile, the wound pack being located within the enclosure with the filament being dispensed through the enclosure opening;
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- an aerosol mixture within the enclosure having a density exceeding about 10 times that of air at standard pressure and temperature.
Apparatus for dispensing filament from a wound pack, comprising:
- an enclosure for the wound pack including wall members having a single eyelet opening therein through which the dispensed filament passes;
- a nozzle mounted in an enclosure wall member directed into the enclosure interior;
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- a source of supply of a pressurized aerosol connected to the nozzle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.