Output shaft assembly for a missile control actuation unit
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorsGary H. Johnson, Christopher P. Owan, William M. Hatalsky, Wayne Lee Sunne
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Abstract
Accordingly, a shaft assembly for coupling a control fin to a missile includes outer and inner shaft portions which are detachably coupled together, allowing removal of one of the shaft portions while the other shaft portion remains in the missile. In an exemplary embodiment, the inner shaft portion, to which the control fin is coupled, is removable. The shaft assembly includes a pair of preload nuts to adjust the position of the control fin relative to the skin of the missile, the preload nuts being for example engaged on opposite threaded ends of the outer shaft portion.
Claims21
A shaft assembly for coupling a control fin to a missile, the shaft assembly comprising:
- a shaft;
- and
- a pair of preload nuts threadedly engaged with the shaft at respective opposite ends of the shaft.
A shaft assembly for coupling a control fin to a missile, the shaft assembly comprising:
- an inner shaft;
- an outer shaft detachably coupled to the inner shaft;
- and
- a pair of bearings coupled to the outer shaft for enabling rotation of the outer shaft relative to the missile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.