Valve assembly for submarine balanced ejection system
US5277144A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 11, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/86863
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A valve assembly is provided for a submarine balanced ejection system incing upper and lower launch tubes and upper and lower launch tube ejection systems, the assembly including a hull insert fixed in the pressure hull of the submarine and having first and second openings therein, a valve spool rotatably mounted and having ports therein selectively alignable with the first and second openings and with the upper and lower launch tubes and upper and lower launch tube ejection systems.
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