GAS GENERATING EJECT MOTOR

摘要

A gas generating eject motor (10) includes a case (12) containing an ignitable low temperature gas generant material (24) that does not produce toxic gases upon the combustion thereof. The gas generant material is generally contained with a screen enclosure (26, 30) housed within the case. An igniter (70) is disposed within the gas generant material for selectively igniting the gas generant to thereby generate combustion gases. A nozzle (40) is disposed within an open aft end of the case for focusing and directing the combustion gases generated by the ignited gas generant material. The case is constructed and arranged to be separaly attached to the aft end of a rocket (90) to be launched from a launch platform (80), so that, upon ignition of the gas generant, the combustion gases focused by the nozzle will apply a thrust to the rocket and thereby propel, or eject, the rocket from the launch platform, at which time the combustible propellant of the rocket motor will ignite and the eject motor will be separated from the rocket.