Improved Shutter Door Seal
Abstract
A sealing assembly is disclosed for closing a gap between a hull wall and a shutter door of a vessel. The sealing assembly includes a metal retainer member having a mounting block portion and a gap-closing portion extending from the mounting block portion. The mounting block portion is mounted to the hull wall and includes a slot formed therein parallel to the hull wall. The gap-closing portion has a tapered surface and a flat surface such that the flat surface is flush with sea-exposed surfaces of each of the hull wall and the shutter door. A resilient rubber member is provided having at least a part thereof secured within the slot of the mounting block portion and a remainder thereof secured to the tapered surface of the gap-closing portion of the retainer member with an adhesive. The resilient member fills the portion of the gap not closed by the gap-closing portion of the retainer.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 20, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADD020043
Entities
People
- Henry J. Banas
Organizations
- Naval Undersea Warfare Center