System for ejection of countermeasure boxes
An ejecting system for dispensing countermeasure boxes includes a container arranged to hold a multiple of stacked boxes. A pushing actuator is arranged to push at one end of the stack of boxes in a first direction. The system further includes an ejecting mechanism including a driving actuator connected to a rotating member. The rotating member is arranged to engage with a box and on the side of the box most distant from the pushing actuator such that said box is moved in a second direction perpendicular to said first direction, and ejected.
1. An ejecting system for dispensing countermeasure boxes, comprising a container arranged to hold a multiple of stacked boxes, wherein a pushing actuator is arranged to push at one end of the stack of boxes in a first direction, wherein that the system further comprises an ejecting mechanism comprising a driving actuator connected to a rotating member, the rotating member being arranged to engage with a box and on the side of the box most distant from the pushing actuator such that said box is moved in a second direction perpendicular to said first direction, and ejected.
2. The ejecting system according to claim 1 , wherein the rotating member is a wheel.
3. The ejecting system according to claim 1 , wherein the rotating member is a wheel having a structure on its periphery, wherein at least one side of each of the boxes has a corresponding structure such that the structures on the wheel and the boxes mesh with one another.
4. The ejecting system according to claim 1 , wherein the rotating member has a gear wheel structure and wherein at least one side of each of the boxes comprises a rack structure for meshing with the gear wheel structure.
5. The ejecting system according to claim 1 , wherein the driving actuator is an electric motor.
6. The ejecting system according to claim 1 , wherein the pushing actuator is a spring.
7. The ejecting system according to claim 1 , the pushing actuator is pneumatically driven.
8. The ejecting system according to claim 1 , wherein the pushing actuator is electromechanically driven.
9. The ejecting system according to claim 3 , wherein the boxes comprise chaff.
10. The ejecting system according to claim 3 , wherein the boxes comprise flare.
11. A vehicle comprising an ejecting system according to claim 1 .
12. A vehicle according to claim 11 , wherein the vehicle is an aircraft.