Variable-Area Nozzle, especially for Jet Engines of Supersonic Aircraft

摘要

1,151,273. Jet propulsion nozzles. ENTWICKLUNGSRING S D G.m.b.H. April 20, 1967 [April 28, 1966], No.18325/67. Heading F1J. A variable area jet propulsion nozzle comprises a series of pivotally mounted flaps the positions of which are controlled by means of rotatable spindles located between the flaps, there being a series of resilient tongues disposed around the nozzle so as to seal the gaps between the flaps. In a first embodiment the nozzle comprises a series of flap members 50 which are pivotally mounted at their forward ends at pivot points disposed tangentially of the nozzle. A series of actuating rods 60 are disposed around the nozzle, the rods being mounted in articulated bearings 70 at the forward ends and in normal bearings 71 at the rearward ends, each rod having a partspherical gear pinion 80 at its forward end, the pinions engaging a ring gear 81 formed on an angularly rotatable ring member which is supported on bearings on a fixed ring member 11. The ring member is rotatable by means of an actuator or motor 90 the shaft of which carries a bevel gear which engages a ring gear 92 on the ring member. The adjusting spindles are formed with slots 61, 62 through which flexible bands 41, 42 pass, the bands being secured at points 45, 46 of the flap members 50, the flap members comprising inner and outer wall portions which converge and meet at their downstream ends. As the adjusting rods are rotated in one direction, the bands are effectively shortened and the flaps 50 move to the convergent form shown in Fig. 3, while when the rods are rotated in the opposite direction the bands are effectively lengthened and the nozzle flaps 50 move outwardly under the action of the gas pressure within the nozzle to the divergent position shown in Fig.1. An outer shell 30 of resilient material formed with longitudinally extending slits 31 so as to define tongues 32 is disposed around the assembly of flaps 50, the tongues 32 acting to seal the gaps between adjacent flaps 50 at all positions thereof. In a second embodiment the adjusting spindles are in the form of screwed rods on each of which is mounted a nut 66 carrying a crosshead 43. The crosshead carries rollers 44 which engage in grooves formed in the sides of adjacent flaps 51. As the rods are rotated the crossheads move axially either forwardly or rearwardly thus causing the flaps to pivot inwardly or outwardly.