Head Window Fixture and Method

Abstract

The present invention provides a fixture and method for mounting a head window to a frame for use in a submarine periscope system. The fixture supports the head window during the potting of the head window to the frame. A spring-loaded clamping plate is mountable to a base plate for relative movement there between. The clamping assembly has an oval recessed portion. A plurality of spaced apart feet are formed within the oval. The feet support and are bonded to the head window. Shim stock are placed between the feet to define a critical gap.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 2009
Accession Number
ADD020402

Entities

People

  • Wendell Maciejewski

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Compression
  • Fabrication
  • Gas Bearings
  • Indicators
  • Inventions
  • Leaf Springs
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Optical Fibers
  • Patents
  • Periscopes
  • Rings
  • Springs
  • Submarine Periscopes
  • Submarines
  • Undersea Warfare

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster