Guide apparatus for moving supports for sensors and the like of submarines
AssigneeCalzoni S.R.L.
InventorDaniele Maria Bertin
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Abstract
A guide apparatus for supports (20) for sensors (30) able to move by translation in fixed guides (10) integral with the sail (Ia) of submarines (1) and the like upon activation of an actuator (40), where the fixed guide (10) has a polygonal cross-section, at each vertex (10b) of the guide (10) there being at least one structure with the shape of a prism (11) extending in the vertical direction (Z-Z) along the entire body of the guide, the prismatic elements (11) extending towards the inside of the guide (10) in such a way as to form at least two sliding surfaces (12) for corresponding sliding blocks (22) belonging to the tube (20) to be moved by translation.
Claims11
A guide apparatus for a movable support for a sensor of a submarine;
- comprising:
- a fixed guide integral with a sail of the submarine, the fixed guide having a polygonal cross-section and a plurality of vertices;
- a plurality of guide elements, each being positioned at one of the plurality of vertices of the fixed guide, each guide element including two sliding surfaces positioned adjacent each other and at an angle to each other and extending inward toward an interior of the fixed guide in a male configuration along substantially an entire length of the guide, the two sliding surfaces slideably engageable with sliding blocks of the support having a female configuration corresponding to the male configuration such that the support is slideably movable along the fixed guide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.