COMBINATION CAPSTAN AND STOWAGE REEL ASSEMBLY FOR ARRAYS TOWED BY SUBMARINES; PATENT

A capstan and stowage reel assembly for arrays towed by submarines, the assembly comprising a capstan mounted for rotation about an axis, the capstan having a toothed annular wall and an annular external wall adapted to receive cable/array means thereon, a capstan toothed drive means engaged with the toothed wall to cause the rotation of the capstan, a combination winch/stowage reel mounted for rotation about the axis, the reel having first and second circular flanges adapted to receive the cable/array means there between, the first flange having a toothed portion, a reel toothed drive means engaged with the toothed flange to cause the rotation of the reel, and a guide conduit for guiding the cable/array means from the capstan onto the reel in cable/array retrieving operations and from the reel onto the capstan in cable/array means deployment.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Filed 11 Jun 93 patented 24 May 94; Supersedes PAT-APPL-7-075 369.; This Government-owned invention available for U.S. licensing and, possibly, for foreign licensing. Copy of patent available Commissioner of Patents, Washington, DC 20231.; Patent
• Corporate Authors:

  Department of the Navy

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Wood, E H
  • Tullai, J P
• Publication Date: 1993-6-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 9 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acoustic detectors; Cables; Conduits; Deployment; Equipment assemblies; Flanges; Patents; Rotation; Submarines; Walls; Winches
• Uncontrolled Terms: Assembly; Circular; External; Underwater cables
• Old TRIS Terms: Cable reels; Towed arrays
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00670562
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: PAT-APPL-7-075 369; PATENT-5 314 130
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 11 1995 12:00AM