EP3992073B1 - Appareil téléscopique pour un sous-marin - Google Patents

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EP3992073B1
EP3992073B1 EP20204708.0A EP20204708A EP3992073B1 EP 3992073 B1 EP3992073 B1 EP 3992073B1 EP 20204708 A EP20204708 A EP 20204708A EP 3992073 B1 EP3992073 B1 EP 3992073B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63G—OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
    • B63G8/00—Underwater vessels, e.g. submarines; Equipment specially adapted therefor
    • B63G8/28—Arrangement of offensive or defensive equipment
    • B63G8/34—Camouflage
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63G—OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
    • B63G8/00—Underwater vessels, e.g. submarines; Equipment specially adapted therefor
    • B63G8/04—Superstructure
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63G—OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
    • B63G8/00—Underwater vessels, e.g. submarines; Equipment specially adapted therefor
    • B63G8/38—Arrangement of visual or electronic watch equipment, e.g. of periscopes, of radar
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63G—OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
    • B63G8/00—Underwater vessels, e.g. submarines; Equipment specially adapted therefor
    • B63G8/04—Superstructure
    • B63G8/06—Conning-towers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63G—OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
    • B63G8/00—Underwater vessels, e.g. submarines; Equipment specially adapted therefor
    • B63G8/36—Adaptations of ventilation, e.g. schnorkels, cooling, heating, or air-conditioning

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  • the invention relates to an extension device for a submarine and a submarine with such an extension device.
  • Extension devices represent the basis of a mast system or mast and, in addition to the mast, also have a drive and a guide arrangement for extending the mast.
  • An extension device can be used as a platform for various sensors, antennas, equipment, weapons and other devices and is usually arranged in the area of a tower of the submarine. Since the extension device protrudes from the submarine in the vertical direction in an extended state, it can basically be detected by means of radar or other detection methods. The detectability depends on the reflection and absorption behavior of the extension device with regard to radar radiation.
  • EP 1 357 024 A1 describes an extension device according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the object of the present invention is to create an extension device that has the smallest possible radar cross-section with the lowest possible integration effort and conventional usability of the extension device.
  • extension device having the features specified in claim 1 .
  • Advantageous configurations of the extension device result from the subclaims, the following description and the drawings, with those specified in the subclaims and the description Characteristics are each applicable but also in a suitable combination.
  • An extension device for a submarine comprising a mast, a first shell and a second shell, the first shell and the second shell surrounding the mast, the first shell enclosing at least part of the second shell, the first shell for a detection wave is transparent and comprises a first composite fiber material, the second shell being impervious to the detection wave and comprising a second composite fiber material, the second shell having a second surface facing the first shell having a plurality of contiguous and cross-sectionally zigzag angled to each other standing, rectilinear sections for reflecting the detection wave to reduce the radar cross section, and wherein the first shell has a first surface facing away from the second shell, which follows the shape of the second surface in a wavy manner.
  • the extension device thus has a mast surrounded by an assembly of two shells.
  • the first shell is an outer shell that is in direct contact with the environment of the extension device when the mast is extended.
  • the second shell is an inner shell and faces directly the mast. It is at least partially and preferably completely enclosed by the first shell and is consequently shielded from water and air flow and other mechanical influences. Furthermore, the first shell at least partially and preferably completely encloses the mast, whereby a sensor arranged on the mast or other piece of equipment can lie outside both shells.
  • the second shell does not necessarily have to touch the mast, but can have a certain distance from it. Since the first shell for detection waves is transparent, one on the detection wave directed by the arrangement of the sheaths pass through the first sheath and impinge on the second sheath. There it is reflected.
  • the first shell is not decisive for the formation of a radar signature and can therefore be optimized largely independently according to flow-mechanical aspects.
  • the second shell is adapted to reduce the radar cross section and reflects detection waves obliquely to the direction of incidence and thus in a direction outside the receiver range.
  • the second shell is formed in a zigzag shape on its second surface facing the first shell, i.e. outwards. This means that individual sections that are straight in cross section are provided, which adjoin other sections of the second surface that are straight in cross section. The respective orientation of the individual sections changes alternately over the entire surface of the second shell.
  • the sections are preferably each angled around a local axis that runs transversely to a vertical axis of the mast.
  • the second fiber composite material is selected for reliable reflection of detection waves and could include carbon fibers, among other things. The reflection takes place on the second surface.
  • the first fiber composite material and the second fiber composite material can also be designed differently due to the separation of functions.
  • the second shell has, in particular, electrically conductive elements that lead to the reflection of the detection wave.
  • the first shell is designed in particular without conductive elements and could have plastics with a reinforcement of glass fibers or other high-tensile, non-conductive elements in order to reliably ensure the entry of detection waves.
  • the first casing is of corrugated design. This means that in the course of the surface wave crests and wave troughs continuously connect to each other.
  • the outer surface of the first shell is preferably free of steps, edges and kinks or other features that can be detected by radar. Particularly preferably, the outer surface does not have any flat surface sections, but is preferably continuously curved.
  • the wavy shape of the first shell follows the zigzag structure of the second shell, so that wave crests formed in the first surface lie on connecting edges of two consecutive segments of the second surface facing away from the mast and wave troughs lie on connecting edges of two segments of the second surface facing the mast.
  • the first shell thus generally follows the structure of the second shell, but its course is rounded to form the waveform.
  • the mast generally has a round cross section
  • the arrangement of the first and second shells to run rotationally symmetrically around the vertical axis of the mast.
  • the sections of the second shell that run in a straight line in cross section thus form cone section surfaces which adjoin one another along the vertical axis and widen or narrow in alternating directions.
  • the form of the retractable device determined by the first shell then resembles that of a vibrissa (a tactile hair) of a seal, which has a particularly favorable flow behavior in the water, which is advantageously used for the retractable device according to the invention.
  • the first fiber composite material is GRP.
  • GRP glass fiber reinforced plastic
  • GRP is suitable for the realization of the first shell, since this material is transparent to detection waves.
  • GRP is inexpensive and can be shaped very flexibly.
  • the second fiber composite material particularly preferably has a matrix material with carbon allotropes embedded therein.
  • the carbon allotropes can include carbon fibers, graphene, carbon nanotubes, or others that can be embedded in a matrix material.
  • the carbon allotropes in the form of mats or fabrics are arranged to follow the second surface in parallel to cause the desired reflective behavior.
  • the rectilinear sections and a vertical axis of the mast enclose a first angle to one another that is in a range of 5°-15°. If the second shell is designed to encircle the vertical axis of the mast, the spanned cone section surfaces thereby each taper by 5°-15° or widen by 5°-15°. In this way, the detection waves can be reliably reflected in a direction facing away from the source of the detection wave, without a particularly high radial volume of installation space being necessary.
  • two consecutive sections of the second surface enclose an angle of 150° to 170° to one another.
  • the zigzag structure is formed in that the sections enclose such an angle in pairs.
  • the angle of 150°-170° always refers to the smaller angle between two sections, i.e. the obtuse angle measured mutually on a side facing towards the mast (under a wave crest) or away from it (under a wave trough).
  • first shell and the second shell could lie flush on one another.
  • a mast-facing inner surface of the first shell is thus in face-to-face contact with the second surface of the second shell. Both cases could be glued together, resulting in an integral component.
  • the first shell could obtain its wavy shape through a specific thickness progression, so that the first shell follows the sharp connecting edges of adjacent sections of the second surface on the inside, but is always rounded off on the outside by continuously adapted local thicknesses.
  • the first shell and the second shell are preferably connected to one another.
  • the connection could be made by gluing, for example. Both cases could be manufactured separately and then glued together.
  • the second surface of the second shell which is decisive for the reflection behavior, could be draped and cured in a corresponding, complementary shaped mold with a zigzag shape, for example.
  • both surfaces of the first shell could be formed by contact with a molding tool, respectively, to produce a zigzag shape to match the second shell on the inner surface and a desired undulating shape on the outer surface. A large number of different methods are conceivable for this.
  • the second shell is particularly preferably laminated onto the first shell.
  • the first shell may be made on a mold having a surface corresponding to the second surface of the second shell. After the first shell has cured, the second shell could be laminated on in the form of one or a few layers of the second fiber reinforced plastic. Alternatively, it would be conceivable to first place the material of the second shell on a suitable mold in order to then attach the material of the first shell to it. Both shells can then be infiltrated and cured together with the matrix material. A separate manufacture of the second shell and the subsequent lamination of the first shell is also conceivable.
  • the first shell and the second shell are designed as individual panels that can be attached to the mast.
  • the individual panels can be easily replaced if damaged. There is therefore no need to replace the entire assembly of the two cases in the event of damage. A single panel could even be kept on board the submarine to replace a defective panel if necessary.
  • the arrangement therefore particularly preferably consists of a large number of identical or similar panels, so that the variety of parts and consequently the need for parts to be stored is limited and a quicker and easier exchange is made possible.
  • first shell and the second shell are each designed to be rotationally symmetrical about a vertical axis of the mast. Consequently, individual segments of the second surface of the second shell enclose horizontally arranged circular connecting edges, which are adjoined by corresponding circumferential wave crests or wave troughs in the first surface of the first shell.
  • the invention also relates to a submarine, having a tower with an extension device arranged thereon according to the previous description.
  • the extension device can be extended and retracted selectively and has a low radar cross-section.
  • figure 1 shows a submarine 2 in a schematic representation.
  • the submarine 2 has an outer skin 4 in which a turret 6 is formed at an upper side.
  • an extension device 8 which, in the extended state, extends essentially vertically upwards from the tower 6 .
  • the deployment device 8 can be extended and retracted and has a free end 10 which may carry a sensor (not shown) or other piece of equipment. It can also be seen that an outer shape of the extension device 8 has a wavy surface 12 .
  • FIG 2 shows a detailed representation of the extension device 8, which is shown in figure 1 marked with "A". A part of the outer skin 4 can be seen there, over which the extension device 8 extends.
  • the extension device 8 has a mast 14 which is shown by way of example as a hollow-cylindrical body and has a vertical axis 15 .
  • the mast 14 is surrounded by an assembly of a first shell 16 and a second shell 18 . While the second shell 18 directly around the mast 14 around is arranged, the first shell 16 encloses the second shell 18.
  • the first shell 16 and the second shell 18 are formed as a coherent, integral component by laminating the second shell 18 to an inner surface of the first shell 16 facing the mast 14 is.
  • the second shell 18 has a multiplicity of rectilinear sections 20 which adjoin one another to form connecting edges 22 .
  • the sections 20 are each set around the connecting edges 22 so that they run at an angle to the vertical axis 15 .
  • successive sections 20 are set at the same angle in alternating directions, so that a zigzag-shaped surface structure is produced overall.
  • two adjoining or consecutive sections 20 each enclose an angle a of 150° to 170° on alternate sides relative to the vertical axis 15 to one another.
  • the second shell 18 is spaced somewhat from the mast 14 . It would be conceivable to equip the mast 14 with holding elements that carry the second shell 18 . A smaller or larger spacing or a flush arrangement of the connecting edges 22 pointing inwards on the mast 14 would also be conceivable.
  • the second shell 18 consists of a fiber-reinforced plastic that has conductive elements. These reflect detection waves, for example from a radar system. Due to the zigzag structure, through which the sections 20 always enclose an angle of between 5° and 15° to a surface of the mast 14, horizontally arriving detection waves are reflected at an angle to the mast 14 so that they leave the receiver horizon.
  • the conductive elements in the second Shell 18 could include carbon allotropes, such as carbon fibers.
  • the first shell 16 follows the general shape of the second shell 18, but in doing so the terminal edges 22 are outwardly rounded.
  • a material thickness d (see figure 3 ) of the first shell 16 may vary along the course of the second shell 18 for this purpose. This results in a perfectly harmonically curved first surface 24, which has an undulating shape. Wave crests continuously follow wave troughs. Connecting edges 22 pointing outwards are each covered by a wave crest, while connecting edges 22 pointing towards the mast 14 lie under a wave trough.
  • Such a surface shape has a particularly favorable flow behavior, which leads to a reduction in flow resistance compared to other surface shapes.
  • Such a surface form is known, for example, from seal vibrissae.
  • a schematic, three-dimensional partial section is the 2 can also be seen, which indicates the spatial shape of the extension device 8.
  • the first shell 16 is preferably completely transparent for detection waves.
  • the first shell 16 and the second shell 18 can thus form a cladding that has GRP on its outside and CFRP on its inside.
  • the part formed by GRP takes over the mechanical loads and has a corresponding stability.
  • the part made of CFRP is only used to reflect radar waves and could be limited to one or just a few layers of material.
  • figure 3 shows an in figure 2 Detail marked "B".
  • the mast 14 and part of the first shell 16 and the second shell 18 can be seen here.
  • a planar section 20 shown enlarged encloses an angle ⁇ of 5° to 15° to the mast 14 .
  • the first shell 16 and the second shell 18 are flush with one another here and, as explained above, can be designed as a single, integral component.
  • the material thickness d of the first shell 16 varies along the vertical axis 15 of the mast 14 in order to follow the connection edges 22 and at the same time to create a first surface 24 that is completely rounded in itself.

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  1. Dispositif de sortie (8) pour un sous-marin (2), comprenant un mât (14), une première enveloppe (16) et une seconde enveloppe (18),
    la première enveloppe (16) et la seconde enveloppe (18) entourant le mât (14),
    la première enveloppe (16) renfermant au moins une partie de la seconde enveloppe (18),
    la première enveloppe (16) étant transparente à une onde de détection et comprenant un premier matériau composite fibreux,
    la seconde enveloppe (18) étant imperméable à l'onde de détection, caractérisé en ce que la seconde enveloppe (18) comprend un second matériau composite fibreux,
    la seconde enveloppe (18) comprenant une seconde surface (26) orientée vers la première enveloppe (16), qui comprend une pluralité de sections rectilignes (20) se raccordant les unes aux autres et étant placées, en section transversale, en forme de zigzag les unes par rapport aux autres pour réfléchir l'onde de détection afin de réduire la section transversale de radar, et
    la première enveloppe (16) comprenant une première surface (24) opposée à la seconde enveloppe (18), qui suit de manière ondulée la forme de la seconde surface (26).
  2. Dispositif de sortie (8) selon la revendication 1, le premier matériau composite fibreux étant du PRV.
  3. Dispositif de sortie (8) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, le second matériau composite fibreux comprenant un matériau de matrice avec des allotropes de carbone incorporés en son sein.
  4. Dispositif de sortie (8) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, les sections (20) et un axe vertical (15) du mât (14) formant mutuellement un premier angle (β) qui se situe dans une plage de 5° à 15°.
  5. Dispositif de sortie (8) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, deux sections successives (20) de la seconde surface (26) formant un angle (a) de 150° à 170° l'une par rapport à l'autre.
  6. Dispositif de sortie (8) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, la première enveloppe (16) et la seconde enveloppe (18) étant en affleurement l'une sur l'autre.
  7. Dispositif de sortie (8) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, la première enveloppe (16) et la seconde enveloppe (18) étant reliées l'une à l'autre.
  8. Dispositif de sortie (8) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, la seconde enveloppe (18) étant stratifiée sur la première enveloppe (16).
  9. Dispositif de sortie (8) selon la revendication 7 ou 8, la première enveloppe (16) et la seconde enveloppe (18) étant réalisées sous la forme de panneaux individuels pouvant être fixés au mât (14).
  10. Dispositif de sortie (8) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, la première enveloppe (16) et la seconde enveloppe (18) étant chacune réalisées de manière à être symétriques en rotation autour d'un axe vertical (15) du mât (14).
  11. Sous-marin (2) comprenant une tour (6) munie d'au moins un dispositif de sortie (8) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes.
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