公开(公告)号：US20220252135A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-11

申请号：US17618452

申请日：2020-06-11

Applicant: THALES

Inventor： Philippe THOMAS ,  François WARNAN

IPC: F16G11/04 ,  B66D5/16 ,  G01S7/521

Abstract: A locking device for locking an object capable of sliding along a cable, the device includes the cable and a clamp, the cable passing through the clamp while extending along an axis, the clamp comprising: a fixed part connected to the object, a ring comprising an elastic material with fluid behavior, the ring comprising a central cavity through which the cable passes, an actuator configured to compress the ring between two shapes, in a first shape, referred to as the open shape, the cable being able to run freely in the central cavity and in a second shape, referred to as the closed shape, the cable being compressed by the ring.

公开(公告)号：US20220308209A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-29

申请号：US17617880

申请日：2020-05-11

Applicant: THALES

Inventor： Philippe THOMAS ,  François WARNAN

IPC: G01S15/88 ,  G01S7/521 ,  G10K11/00

Abstract: A low-drag dipping sonar includes an antenna equipped with acoustic transmitters and receivers. The dipping sonar further comprises a motorized winch comprising a reel, and an actuator configured to rotate the reel and a cable wound on the reel, in that the winch is placed in the antenna, and in that the cable allows the antenna to be hooked to a carrier at its one free end of the cable.

公开(公告)号：US20220250883A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-11

申请号：US17618451

申请日：2020-06-11

Applicant: THALES

Inventor： Philippe THOMAS ,  François WARNAN

IPC: B66D1/60 ,  B66D5/16 ,  G01S7/521 ,  F16G11/04

Abstract: A device for locking an object suspended from a cable passing through a clamp and extending along a substantially vertical axis, the clamp includes a fixed part, at least two moving jaws, a first actuator and a second actuator, the two jaws coming into contact with the cable to immobilize the cable by clamping in a closed position and moving away from the cable in an open position, the fixed part having as many inclined surfaces as there are jaws, each of the jaws being configured to slide along one of the inclined surfaces so as to pass from the open position to the closed position, the first actuator being configured to move the jaws upward, make them slide along their respective inclined surface and allow the clamp to close, the second actuator being configured to pull downward on the cable with respect to the fixed part and allow the clamp to open.