Guide tube bend fluid bearing

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1997-05-23

1999-09-28

Swinehart, Ed

Ships

Towing or pushing

Towing by means of cable

24261511, B63B 2116

Patent

active

059570776

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is an apparatus for deploying and retrieving a towed array from a ehicle. This apparatus includes a cable storage device positioned inside the vehicle hull. A winch is positioned adjacent this cable storage device for paying out the array and retrieving the array from and to the cable storage device. The array extends in a first length from the cable storage device to the winch to a hull exit point. A fluid bearing is positioned between the first and second length of the array. This fluid bearing comprises an internal arcuate cable conveying passageway and a fluid inlet for introducing a fluid to said internal cable conveying passageway so as to reduce stress and friction on the array.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4705583 (1987-11-01), Zuber
patent: 4903907 (1990-02-01), Yokajty et al.

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