Underwater craft comprising means for launching an underwater vehicle by means of water pressure
AssigneeNaval Group
InventorsVincent Fazillault, Fabien Jagailloux, Geoffrey Arrignon, Arnaud Lamotte
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Abstract
Underwater craft including means for launching an underwater vehicle using water pressure, including a vehicle-launching tube having a front part and a rear part and the rear part of which is connected to a water distribution tank itself connected to a water tube in which is positioned a piston for delivering water into the rear part of the tube in order to push and eject the vehicle, is characterized in that the piston is associated with a linear electric actuator for moving same.
Claims8
An underwater craft comprising means for launching an underwater vehicle by means of water pressure, comprising a vehicle-launching tube having a front part and a rear part, the rear part of which is connected to a water distribution tank, itself connected to a water tube in which a piston is positioned, for delivering water into the rear part of the tube, in order to push and eject the vehicle, wherein the piston is associated with means forming a linear electric actuator for moving same, and wherein the linear electric actuator means comprises at least two telescopic actuator stages deployable beyond each other.
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