JP7547213B2 - 圧縮流体エジェクタ及びプロペラ推進システムの組み合わせ - Google Patents
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[0001] この開示は、米国及び国際著作権法によって保護されている。2019Jetoptera。著作権所有。この特許文書の開示の一部には、著作権保護の対象である資料が含まれている。著作権所有者は、特許商標庁の特許ファイル又は記録に記載されているように、特許文書又は特許開示のいずれかによるファクシミリ複製に異議を唱えないが、それ以外の場合はすべての著作権を留保するものである。
[0002] この特許出願は、2018年5月17日に出願された米国仮特許出願第62/673,094号からの優先権を主張し、その内容は、本明細書に完全に記載されているかのように参照により本明細書に組み込まれる。
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- 圧縮流体の供給源と、
前記供給源と流体連通し、前縁を有する少なくとも1つのスラスタであって、前記前縁に平行に配向された軸の周りに回転可能に構成されている少なくとも1つのスラスタと、
前記供給源と流体連通し、プロペラに結合された少なくとも1つのタービンと、
前記少なくとも1つのスラスタ及び前記少なくとも1つのタービンの一方又は両方に前記圧縮流体を選択的に供給するための装置と、を備え、
前記装置は、前記少なくとも1つのスラスタ及び前記少なくとも1つのタービンと流体連通する少なくとも1つの排気ポートと、前記少なくとも1つの排気ポートを開閉するように制御可能に動作可能な少なくとも1つのプラグデバイスと、を備え、
前記少なくとも1つのプラグデバイスが前記少なくとも1つの排気ポートを閉じることにより、前記少なくとも1つのタービン上の前記圧縮流体の流れを遮断して前記圧縮流体の流れを前記少なくとも1つのスラスタに向けさせ、
前記少なくとも1つのプラグデバイスが前記少なくとも1つの排気ポートを開けることにより、前記少なくとも1つのタービン上の前記圧縮流体の流れの遮断を解除する、推進システム。 - 前記装置は、前記供給源から前記少なくとも1つのスラスタへの流体の流れを有効及び無効にするように制御可能に動作可能である、前記少なくとも1つのスラスタに結合された少なくとも1つの閉塞デバイスを備える、請求項1に記載の推進システム。
- 圧縮流体の供給源と、
前記供給源と流体連通し、前縁を有する少なくとも1つのスラスタであって、前記前縁に平行に配向された軸の周りに回転可能に構成されている少なくとも1つのスラスタと、
前記供給源と流体連通し、プロペラに結合された少なくとも1つのタービンと、
前記少なくとも1つのスラスタ及び前記少なくとも1つのタービンの一方又は両方に前記圧縮流体を選択的に供給するための装置と、を備え、
前記装置は、前記少なくとも1つのスラスタ及び前記少なくとも1つのタービンと流体連通する少なくとも1つの排気ポートと、前記少なくとも1つの排気ポートを開閉するように制御可能に動作可能な少なくとも1つのプラグデバイスと、を備え、
前記少なくとも1つのプラグデバイスが前記少なくとも1つの排気ポートを閉じることにより、前記少なくとも1つのタービン上の前記圧縮流体の流れを遮断して前記圧縮流体の流れを前記少なくとも1つのスラスタに向けさせ、
前記少なくとも1つのプラグデバイスが前記少なくとも1つの排気ポートを開けることにより、前記少なくとも1つのタービン上の前記圧縮流体の流れの遮断を解除する、航空機。 - 前記装置は、前記供給源から前記少なくとも1つのスラスタへの流体の流れを有効及び無効にするように制御可能に動作可能である、前記少なくとも1つのスラスタに結合された少なくとも1つの閉塞デバイスを備える、請求項3に記載の航空機。
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