Translating harness with passive disconnect
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorsMatthew G. Murphy, John C. Feneck, Michael S. Cherry
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Abstract
A translating harness includes an umbilical within a translating assembly to define a translation distance. A method for operating the translating harness incudes launching a vehicle from a tube of a host system, the translating harness between a host system and the vehicle; completing a translation length of the translation harness; and disconnecting a vehicle connector of the translating harness from the vehicle while the vehicle is within the tube.
Claims19
A translation harness, comprising:
- a translating assembly;
- and
- an umbilical at least partially sheathed by the translating assembly to define a translation distance, wherein the translating assembly comprises an inner sleeve slidable within an outer sleeve for predetermined translation distance, the umbilical affixed to the inner sleeve, and further comprising a groove in the inner sleeve to receive a clip ring to at least partially retain the inner sleeve within the outer sleeve.
A translation harness, comprising:
- a translating assembly;
- and
- an umbilical at least partially sheathed by the translating assembly to define a translation distance, wherein the translating assembly comprises a mount to which an outer sleeve is attached, wherein the mount is manufactured of a metal alloy and the outer sleeve is manufactured of a non-metallic material.
A launch system, comprising:
- a host system;
- a vehicle;
- and
- a translating harness with a host system connector connected to the host system, and a vehicle connector connected to the vehicle, the vehicle connector disconnects prior to the host system connector upon launch of the vehicle from the host system, wherein the vehicle is contained within a sabot, and wherein the sabot is contained within a launch tube, and wherein the vehicle connector disconnects while the vehicle is within the launch tube during launch.
A launch system, comprising:
- a host system;
- a vehicle;
- and
- a translating harness with a host system connector connected to the host system, and a vehicle connector connected to the vehicle, the vehicle connector disconnects prior to the host system connector upon launch of the vehicle from the host system, wherein the translating harness translates for a translation distance upon launch until a rim that extends from an inner sleeve of the translating harness stops against an outer sleeve of the translation harness, the inner sleeve affixed to an umbilical such that the vehicle connector disconnects prior to the host system connector.
A method for operating a translating harness, comprising:
- launching a sabot and a vehicle within the sabot together from a tube of a host system, the translating harness between the host system and the vehicle;
- completing a translation length of the translating harness;
- and
- disconnecting a vehicle connector of the translating harness from the vehicle while the vehicle is within the tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.