Patent ID: 8341963

Claim:
A valve control unit for a ram jet propulsion system of a missile comprising a power unit space, the valve control unit comprising: a valve configured to control a fuel quantity required for the propulsion; a valve adjusting unit configured to control the valve; an electronic control unit comprising a signal processing unit configured to control the valve adjusting unit; an electromotive drive; a housing; and a constructional body having a cylindrical disk shape, wherein the valve, the valve adjusting unit, the electromotive drive, and the electronic control unit are configured together within the housing with an air gap between the valve, valve adjusting unit, electromotive drive, and electronic control unit and the housing to form a thermally insulated valve assembly, the valve assembly is arranged in a recess of the constructional body, and the constructional body is configured for arrangement in the power unit space, which is between a combustion chamber and fuel chamber, with a circumference of the constructional body corresponding to a circumference of an exterior of a housing of the missile.