公开(公告)号：US20170233041A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-17

申请号：US15518465

申请日：2015-10-13

Applicant: THALES

Inventor： Benoît PEDEN ,  François CADALEN ,  Jean-Philippe LONGUET ,  Mathieu BODILIS ,  Pierre HOFMANN

IPC: B63B21/66 ,  G01V1/38 ,  B63G8/39

CPC classification number: B63B21/66 ,  B63B2021/666 ,  B63G8/39 ,  G01V1/3843 ,  H01Q1/34

Abstract: An active towed sonar comprises an emission antenna integrated into a submersible object called a towfish, a submersible receive antenna called a streamer and a tow cable to tow the towfish and the streamer. The tow cable comprises a termination connected mechanically and electrically to the streamer. The termination comprises means of removable mechanical and electrical connection of the towfish to the tow cable, independently of the connection of the streamer.

公开(公告)号：US20200047853A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-13

申请号：US16340093

申请日：2017-10-03

Applicant: THALES

Inventor： François CADALEN ,  Olivier COSSON ,  Pierre HOFMANN

IPC: B63B21/10 ,  B63B21/16 ,  B63B21/66

Abstract: A fairlead that is intended to equip a towing device that can be installed on the deck of a ship and includes a winch, a cable passing through the fairlead under the action of the winch, the fairlead comprising: an open-section channel extending in a main direction for guiding the cable, a movable bolt closing a section of the channel, a force sensor that is situated in front of the bolt in one sense of the main direction and is configured to detect an external force, and a trigger configured to open the bolt when a force exerted on the sensor and oriented along the main axis in the sense exceeds a predetermined force, and to close the bolt when this force ceases.