SUBMARINE TORPEDO TUBE PRIMARY SEAL INTERLOCK; PATENT

A mechanical interlock system is disclosed having an interlock segment that is mechanically coupled to the breech door, to the slide valve, and to the muzzle door of an associated torpedo tube in such a way that the interlock segment positively prevents opening, or the initiation of the opening sequence, of the breech door if either the corresponding muzzle door or slide valve for a particular torpedo tube is open, and that positively prevents opening, or the initiation of the opening sequences for, either the corresponding slide valve or muzzle door of a particular torpedo tube, if and as soon as the breech door is free to open, is opened or if its opening sequence is once initiated. The interlock segment and mechanical coupling of the interlock system of the present invention exhibits improved breech door stress performance and reduced manufacturing, inventory, repair and other costs. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Filed 13 Aug 90 patented 21 May 91; Supersedes PAT-APPL-7-565 784, AD-D014 734.; This Government-owned invention available for U.S. licensing and, possibly, for foreign licensing. Copy of patent available Commissioner of Patents, Washington, DC 20231 $1.50.; Patent
• Corporate Authors:

  Department of the Navy

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Moody, P E
• Publication Date: 0

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 7 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Doors; Inventory; Manufacturing; Reduction (Chemistry); Repairing; Sequencing; Stresses
• Uncontrolled Terms: Torpedoes
• Old TRIS Terms: Breech mechanisms; Gun muzzles; Opening(Process); Reduction; Sequences
• Subject Areas: Finance; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00666707
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: PAT-APPL-7-565 784; PATENT-5 016 555
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 3 1994 12:00AM