Ships – Submersible device – Superstructure
Patent
1991-06-28
1994-01-18
Swinehart, Ed
Ships
Submersible device
Superstructure
B63G 804
Patent
active
052792471
ABSTRACT:
Bearing apparatus for submarine mast fairing or other cylindroid member, turing at least one stave bearing which is made an integral part of the fairing or other cylindroid member and which is tangentially and supportively engaged by a complementary structural bearing which is coupled with the submarine sail or other supporting structure. Utilization of the stave bearing surface rather than the cylindroid member surface in the bearing engagement permits utilization of superior materials for the mating elements and consequent improvement in wear, noise and maintenance characteristics of the bearing assembly. For some embodiments an adjustable housing for the complementary bearing allows for wear of the stave bearing and complementary bearing by providing adjustability of the clearance distance at the interface between these two mating elements. Additional structural support can be provided by one or more bushings, molds and/or other reinforcement members. At the same time, this invention offers requisite camouflage capabilities in terms of coloration for many submarine applications.
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Kaiser Howard
Swinehart Ed
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