Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Countermeasure dispenser with variable spoiler and method for launching a countermeasure
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Application No.: US16301604Application Date: 2017-05-05
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Publication No.: US10696401B2Publication Date: 2020-06-30
- Inventor: Christer Zaetterqvist
- Applicant: SAAB AB
- Applicant Address: SE Linkoeping
- Assignee: SAAB AB
- Current Assignee: SAAB AB
- Current Assignee Address: SE Linkoeping
- Agency: Alston & Bird LLP
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@2b8ba180
- International Application: PCT/SE2017/050438 WO 20170505
- International Announcement: WO2017/200456 WO 20171123
- Main IPC: B64D7/00
- IPC: B64D7/00 ; B64C9/34 ; B64D1/02 ; F41F1/08 ; F41H11/02 ; F42B5/15

Abstract:
A dispenser for storing and launching countermeasures from an aircraft, comprising an elongate body provided with at least one launch opening adapted for storing the countermeasures in cartridges, where the dispenser comprises a manoeuvrable spoiler arranged in front of the launch opening, where the spoiler is adapted to be fully retracted before a countermeasure has been launched, and that the spoiler is adapted to extend outwards in a predefined manner when a countermeasure has been launched. The advantage of the invention is that a spoiler will reduce induced noise from the open cartridges by extending a spoiler outwards depending on the number of launched countermeasures. This allows for a simple, reliable and cost-effective solution.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190283879A1 COUNTERMEASURE DISPENSER WITH VARIABLE SPOILER AND METHOD FOR LAUNCHING A COUNTERMEASURE Public/Granted day:2019-09-19
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