Flexible interlink for hydrophone array
US5748565A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 20, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 5, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R1/44
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A flexible interlink for joining a first sensor of the type that includes a cylindrical mandrel for mounting a common optical fiber to a second sensor of a hydrophone that includes a cylindrical mandrel for mounting said fiber. The interlink includes an integral molded body of flexible material. Enlarged diameter ends are joined to the link by outwardly-tapered transition members. Resilient metal washers are fixed to the ends for locking onto the sensor. The washer includes radial elements that abut corresponding radial elements of the end. The radial elements of the washer are outwardly inclined, of greater length than the corresponding radial elements of the end and exceed the inner diameter of the sensor from tip to tip.
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