Underwater vehicle tailcone assembly
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorNeil J. DuBois
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Abstract
There is presented an underwater vehicle tailcone assembly including a ford flange, a first tubular sheath extending rearwardly from the forward flange, and elastomer material bonded to inner and outer surfaces of the first sheath to form a forward chamber wall. The assembly further includes an aft flange, a second tubular sheath extending forwardly from the aft flange, and elastomer material bonded to inner and outer surfaces of the second sheath to form an aft chamber wall. The assembly still further includes a rigid housing wall disposed between a rearward end of the forward chamber wall and a forward end of the aft chamber wall. The forward chamber wall, the housing wall, and the aft chamber wall form a continuous tailcone wall from a forward edge of the forward flange to a rearward edge of the aft flange.
Claims11
An underwater vehicle tailcone assembly comprising:
- a forward flange of rigid metallic material;
- a first tubular sheath of said material extending rearwardly from said forward flange;
- elastomer material bonded to inner and outer surfaces of said first sheath and extending around a rearward end of said first sheath to form a forward chamber wall;
- an aft flange of said metallic material;
- a second tubular sheath of said metallic material extending forwardly from said aft flange;
- elastomer material bonded to inner and outer surfaces of said second sheath and extending around a forward end of said second sheath to form an aft chamber wall;
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- a rigid metallic housing wall disposed between a rearward end of said forward chamber wall, and a forward end of said aft chamber wall, said forward chamber wall, said housing wall, and said aft chamber wall forming a continuous tailcone wall from a forward edge of said forward flange to a rearward edge of said aft flange.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.