Submarine countermeasure launcher with gas capture
US6367401B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 26, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41F3/07
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A countermeasure launcher system, for use by a submarine, reducing any detectable signature by preventing the escape of pressurized gas into seawater at the forward end of the system's launch tube upon launching a countermeasure. The pressurized gas that is used in launching the countermeasure is trapped within the launch tube by a unique arrangement of specific components. The pressurized gas is then permitted to slowly exit at a later time via a pressure relief valve in the launch tube's wall.
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