Depth control device for an underwater cable
US6016286A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 10, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V1/3826
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A depth control device for an underwater cable includes a rotary actuator having a rotating output shaft connected to a swash plate. Rotation of the swash plate by the actuator causes a rocker arm to pivot about an axis transverse to the axis of the output shaft. The rocker arm is drivingly connected to a drive shaft for rotating wings about their pitch axes. The pitch axes of the wings can be perpendicular to and intersecting the axis of the actuator output shaft, enabling the depth control device to be extremely compact.
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