Normal Belt Capstan Assembly

Abstract

A normal belt capstan assembly for arrays towed by vessels includes a drive wheel mounted on the vessel and adapted to deploy and discharge an array. The drive wheel has a continuous groove throughout an outer edge thereof with opposed rims on either side of the groove. The assembly further includes a normal belt mounted on a plurality of rollers and disposed along a portion of the periphery of the drive wheel, the belt having a continuous central groove formed in a surface facing the drive wheel. The combined drive wheel groove and central groove are adapted to receive the array and termination module, and a retaining groove on either side of the central groove are adapted for receiving the drive wheel rims. The normal belt provides a normal force to the array and termination module.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 25, 2006
Accession Number
ADD020254

Entities

People

  • Victor J. Marolda

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arrays
  • Assembly
  • Attorneys
  • Boundaries
  • Diameters
  • Fabrication
  • Inventions
  • Materials
  • Patent Applications
  • Patents
  • Rhode Island
  • Submarines
  • Towed Arrays
  • Undersea Warfare
  • United States
  • Warfare

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