Shutter door assembly
US5450807A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 12, 1994 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41F3/10
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A torpedo tube shutter door assembly includes a series of segmented, abutg panels constituting a shutter door for selectively blocking an elongate opening formed in an outer hull of a submarine. The panels are movable between a closed position in which the panels fair to the outer hull and block the opening, and an open position in which the panels slidably move away from the opening along a longitudinal axis. Links connect the panels together and a guide mechanism guides the sliding movement of the panels between their closed and open positions. A drive actuates sliding movement of the panels between closed and open positions.
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