Combination Winch and Stowage Reel Assembly for Arrays Towed by Submarines.

Abstract

A combination winch and stowage reel assembly for arrays towed by submarines, the assembly comprising a hub, a slip ring mounted in the hub and in communication with a receiver in the submarine, a reel rotatably mounted on the hub, the reel having gear teeth on a periphery thereof, a tow cable fixed to the reel and adapted to have attached to a free end thereof an array to be towed behind the submarine, the tow cable being in communication with the slip ring to form a communication path including the array, the tow cable, the slip ring and the receiver, a drive gear engaged with the reel gear teeth, and a motor for turning the drive gear, thereby to turn the reel on the hub to pay out and take up the cable.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 26, 1992
Accession Number
ADD015587

Entities

People

  • Edwin H. Wood

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Boundaries
  • Gear Teeth
  • Gears
  • Rings
  • Slip Rings
  • Submarines

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).