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AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsChrista M. Reise, James C. Butts
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A system for shock hardening the nose fairing bearing plate assembly of a rpedo by controlling the deformation of the bearing plate under shock loads. A stop bolt within a torpedo tube engages the bearing plate to prevent relative movement between the torpedo tube and the torpedo and to transfer loads between the torpedo housing and the torpedo tube. The system includes providing a tang on the bearing plate to increase bending resistance of the plate and provide a bearing surface which more directly transfers loads from the stop bolt through the bearing plate and into the housing. Additionally, a relief slot is machined into the bearing plate to ensure the bearing plate deforms towards the torpedo and does not interfere with retraction of the torpedo from the tube. Finally, a nose fairing restraint prevents the nose fairing from rotating above the plane of the bearing plate when the deformation of the plate prevents the bearing plate from engaging the nose fairing.
A system for shock hardening and controlling deformation of a bearing plate, the plate transferring loads from a first member bearing against the plate to a second member bearing against the plate, the system comprising:
A system for shock hardening and controlling deformation in a nose fairing bearing plate assembly of a torpedo, the assembly having a bearing plate for transferring loads from a first member bearing against the plate to a second member bearing against the plate, the plate further maintaining a maximum rotation of a nose fairing of the assembly in a direction towards the second member by engaging a first end of the nose fairing, the nose fairing having a hinge joint connecting a second end of the nose fairing remote from the first end to the first member, the system comprising a hinge stop, the stop preventing rotation of the nose fairing beyond the maximum rotation when deformation of the bearing plate prevents the bearing plate from engaging the nose fairing.
A system for reducing a retraction force required to remove a torpedo nose fairing bearing plate from a torpedo tube, the assembly having a bearing plate for transferring loads between the torpedo and the torpedo tube, the plate further maintaining a maximum rotation of a nose fairing of the assembly in a direction towards the torpedo tube by engaging a first end of the nose fairing, the nose fairing being hinged at a second end remote from the first end, the system comprising:
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