Cable fairing attachment
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0701007
(2010-02-05)
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등록번호 |
US-8096253
(2012-01-17)
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발명자
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출원인 / 주소 |
- The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
5 인용 특허 :
10 |
초록
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Systems and methods for automatically applying fairings to a cable as the cable is deployed from a winch are provided. Each fairing has two halves, with each half having a recess, or groove, to accommodate the cable. Like halves are connected together and the two halves are stored on separate spools
Systems and methods for automatically applying fairings to a cable as the cable is deployed from a winch are provided. Each fairing has two halves, with each half having a recess, or groove, to accommodate the cable. Like halves are connected together and the two halves are stored on separate spools. Counter-rotating wheels adjacent to and on opposite sides of the cable serve to feed the fairing halves from the spools to the cable as the cable is deployed. As the fairing halves approach the cable, magnets in the fairing halves are attract each other and bring the two halves together around the cable and firmly hold the two halves together. When the cable is retrieved, guides align the fairings such that a wedge can pry the two halves apart. The halves can be picked up by the wheels and fed back onto the spools.
대표청구항
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1. A system for applying fairings to a cable, said system comprising: a first spool of first fairing halves;a first wheel, rotation of said first wheel capable of feeding said first fairing halves from said first spool to a first location proximate to said cable;a second spool of second fairing halv
1. A system for applying fairings to a cable, said system comprising: a first spool of first fairing halves;a first wheel, rotation of said first wheel capable of feeding said first fairing halves from said first spool to a first location proximate to said cable;a second spool of second fairing halves complimentary to mate to said first fairing halves;a second wheel, rotation of said second wheel feeding said second fairing halves from said second spool to a second location proximate to said cable, said second location being diametrically opposed to said first location with respect to said cable; andat least one magnet in each of said first and second fairing halves, a magnetic attraction between said magnets in said first and second fairing halves capable of clamping said first and second fairing halves about said cable to form a full fairing. 2. A system according to claim 1, said system further comprising complimentary grooves in said first and second fairing halves, said grooves accommodating said cable therein. 3. The system according to claim 1, wherein said at least one magnet is in said first fairing half and a material attracted to magnets is in said second fairing half. 4. A system according to claim 2, said system further comprising: a first connector attached between each of said first fairing halves; anda second connector attached between each of said second fairing halves. 5. A system according to claim 2, said system further comprising fin guides affixed to said first and second wheels along respective perimeters thereof, said fin guides aligning said first and second fairing halves for clamping about said cable. 6. A system according to claim 2, said system wherein surfaces of said grooves are textured. 7. A system according to claim 1, said system further comprising: a first connector attached between each of said first fairing halves; anda second connector attached between each of said second fairing halves. 8. A system according to claim 7, said system further comprising fin guides affixed to said first and second wheels along respective perimeters thereof, said fin guides aligning said first and second fairing halves for clamping about said cable. 9. A system according to claim 7, wherein said first and second connectors each comprise a flexible chord. 10. A system according to claim 9, wherein said first and second connectors are continuous through a plurality of said first and second fairing halves, respectively. 11. A system according to claim 1, said system further comprising fin guides affixed to said first and second wheels along respective perimeters thereof, said fin guides aligning said first and second fairing halves for clamping about said cable. 12. A system according to claim 1, said system further comprising: an indent extending along an edge of at least one of said first and second fairing halves, said edge having a transverse relationship with said cable when said first and second fairing halves clamp about said cable; anda wedge disposed to engage said indent, said wedge capable of separating said first and second fairing halves from said cable as said first and second fairing halves move over said wedge. 13. A system according to claim 12, said system further comprising a fairing guide adjacent said cable, said fairing guide angularly aligning a plurality of said full fairings. 14. A system according to claim 1, said system further comprising a fairing guide adjacent said cable, said fairing guide angularly aligning a plurality of said full fairings.
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