Torpedo power cable attachment hardware

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9810347-B1
Application number	US-201514870089-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Sep 30, 2015
Priority date	Sep 30, 2015
Publication date	Nov 7, 2017
Grant date	Nov 7, 2017

Abstract

A guide system for securing a torpedo pre-set power cable to move within a torpedo tube is provided. The guide system includes a longitudinal keeper and a guide assembly. The longitudinal keeper secures the power cable and includes a protrusion. A channel of the guide assembly connects to a Torpedo Mount Dispenser such that the channel receives the protrusion with the keeper sliding within and along a length of the channel. An alternate channel connects to a torpedo tube land and is configured to pivot to a stowed position and a deployed position where the channel is configured to receive the protrusion of the keeper such that the keeper slides within and along a length of the channel. When using each of the channels, the power cable can move within the torpedo tube when the protrusion of the keeper with the secured power cable slides within each channel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A guide system for securing a torpedo pre-set power cable to move within a torpedo tube, said guide system comprising:
a keeper formable by mechanical attachment of a cover having two rectangular sections with at least two apertures therethru a longitudinal face of each section and an arch therebetween longitudinal edges of said rectangular sections, said cover attachable to a base having a rectangular section with at least two apertures therethru a longitudinal face, said base including an arch with a first end integral to a longitudinal edge of said rectangular section of said base and a T-shaped protrusion with at least two apertures therethru parallel to the apertures of said rectangular section with said protrusion extending away from and integral to a second end of said arch;
a first set fasteners for the mechanical attachment by the placement of said fasteners in the apertures of said cover and said base with interiors of said arches facing each other wherein the mechanical attachment is capable of securing the power cable therebetween said arches;
a second set of fasteners sized for attachment on a longitudinal land of the torpedo tube; and
a guide assembly having a connecting member with a rectangular plate with two end widths and including an indent on a longitudinal face with an opposite face of said plate having at least three acute angles longitudinally between the end widths with the acute angles sized to conform to a surface of the torpedo tube, two extensions with each extension extending perpendicular from the end widths and including a first set of apertures sized for said second set of fasteners to attach to the longitudinal land at an attachment section parallel to the end widths, a pivoting member sized smaller than the indent with said pivoting member including a channel on a longitudinal face opposite said attachment section with said pivoting member mounted to pivot on a cylinder extending thru said channel and thru the opposite end widths of said plate, said channel capable of accommodating said protrusion to slide within said channel;
wherein the torpedo pre-set power cable can move within the torpedo tube when said protrusion of said keeper slides within said channel with the secured power cable.

2. The guide system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said channel is T-shaped larger than the T-shape of said protrusion such that a mating of said protrusion and said channel is capable of maintaining a prepositioned orientation of said protrusion.

3. The guide system in accordance with claim 2 , wherein said channel has an open end and a closed end wherein said keeper can be received into said channel by sliding said protrusion into the open end.

4. The guide system in accordance with claim 3 , wherein said pivoting member further comprises a tab extending from a longitudinal edge opposite a longitudinal edge facing said connecting member wherein said tab assists pivoting of said pivoting member between a stowed and deployed position.

Assignees

• Babineau John C
• Us Navy

Inventors

• Di Biasio Angelo
• Barker William P
• Cullinane Michael D
• Laperche Allan

Classifications

• F16L3/18 Primary

  allowing movement in axial direction · CPC title

• F16L3/1091

  with two members, the two members being fixed to each other with fastening members on each side · CPC title

• F41F3/10 Primary

  from below the surface of the water · CPC title

• F41F3/055

  Umbilical connecting means {(means for facilitating disengagement of electric line connector coupling parts in general H01R13/633)} · CPC title