Assembly for deploying a payload from a submarine
US8171873B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 9, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63G8/41
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A submarine (1) has an assembly (3) for deploying a life raft (5), the assembly (3) being located in a well (7) formed outside the submarine's pressure hull (11). The assembly includes a pressure vessel (4) for storing the life raft (5) in a pressurized state. To deploy underwater, a lid (71) covering an opening to the well (7) is released to permit the assembly (3), which is buoyant, to ascend towards the water surface. A sensor (43) determines proximity to the water surface, whereby a pneumatic ram (42) in the pressure vessel is activated to eject the life raft (5) from the pressure vessel (4).
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