US1120417A - Indicator for submarine vessels. - Google Patents

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G. P. SMITH. INDICATOR PORSUBMARINE VESSELS.

APPLICATION FILED 14, 19-14.

Patented Dec. 8

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l designates v 'n hr chamber l', atthe :iii-or end of which, is located an oil reseri ir which, in tho preferred construction u@ 'howu in Figa. l and i?, is provided in its In witl :in outlet 3 which opens through ihral'in of tho torpedo and With a winter i`i1- lot =l hat extontls from the top of the t0rgodo o the bottom ofthe. reservoir l. The

yrfoir muy lio hold in position Withinfthe oninuhrr i. in any suitable iimnner und for tho purpose oi' illustrzition .i shor.v it mipportril upon u hair or pluto held to the akin of the, torpoilo.

Y i Fig. illustrato :i slight-ly ilil'oront rmstruction of the iiiivr-ntion in which the nge@ upper encl which is connected air- :inii water-tight. to the skin of tho torpedo. The top of the reservoir is provided with u single opening T that is controlled by u {lupmlro said vulve having an upwardly oxtoniling wing 9 which projects :ahora the periphery ot the torpedo so that when the torpedo is launched and is traveling through he water, tho water Will strike against the wini 9 unil unseat the vulve S to thereby permit water toonter thoroorvoir and the oil to gradually Hout therefrom. This arizingonioul' of vulve provides a cover 'for thel outlet und provents evaporation oil the oil when tho vessel is lying idle and in practice thi. wing is inurl@ slightly heavier than the ,'nlro proper so that when the Water strikes against-the wing it will ho thrown back :ind by' its weight drop Against the top of tho rosorroir us shown in dotted lines to thus prrnninoutly hold tho faire from its seat when tho torpedo comes to rest.

in 4 nient oi4 the reservoir, in which thel latter 'll is provided with :in outlet pipe 12 oxirnifling; from the top ot' the reservoir through the top ot' tho Vessel. und with a u'urr inlot pipo ll ext-ending from the bot? .ioni ot' tho reservoir und ongoing through r w i .lha pipe 13 1s.

Fig. It, I show still another arming ",.ivlicn they are used in submerged trial rims.

As is well known to those having experience in launching automobile torpedoes or dummy torpedoes, either in actual warfare or in target practice, that owing to various causes, such as rough seas or faulty steering gear, they often deviate from their course, and with automobile torpedoes while they run very accurately at'high speeds, at low speeds they are uncontrollable and erratic, and often through fault in the functioning of the horizontal rudder they plunge toward and embed their nose into the bottom into which they stick, and, in consequence are lost, .and unless they do sink to the bottom, they are dangerous to navigation since they usually float immediately below the surface. `With the .use of my attachment, however, after the torpedo or dummy strikes the water the Water will enter the reservoir and iioat the oil to the surface, which owing to its specific gravity, will immediately rise to and spread upon the waters surface in small patches thus indicating to those in surface vessel the course the torpedo or dummy has taken, and in the event of its plunging into the bottom, or when its momentum is lost, the oil. will continue to escape from the reservoir and form a large oily surface in the immediate vicinity of its resting place to 'thereby indicate its locality and consequently to facilitate its recovery.

lVliile I have shown and described my attachment for use in connection with automobile torpedoes or dummy torpedoes, l do `not wish to be understood as confining myself to these uses as it Will `be understood that the attachment may be used with equal effectiveness on submarine boats especially `or when operating in connection with a l' 1 parent surface vessel or a fleet. ltspecially wouldmy attachment be serviceable on submarine vessels when operating with a fleet of surface ri-'esselsin rough weather since, in

.very rough weather, the siibinarines-niay be operated subii'ie'rgedand caused to travel m .advance of the surface fleet and by emitting the Voil lfrom the reservoirs they `not only V providea n'ieansforindicating to those on I 50 boardftli'e surface vessels, their appro.\ i.iiiate locality and the course they are running, but also the additional purpose of spreading oil upon the troubled .waters to smooth the sur-- faces and thus` facilitate lthe progress of the surface vessels.

I'i'm aware that mechanical devices have been 4c-,iiiploy'fed inconnection with autoniebile vtorpedoesand dummy torpedoes forA giving them positive buoyancy .and causing` them to rise to the surface in the event of their sinking below a certain depth through faulty action of their horizontal rudders or other mechanically operated parts, but these devices are expensive and owing to their location are ineffective especially should the torpedo or dummy take a downward course and stick its nose into the bottom of the Water-bed, and I make no claim to a device for regulating the buoyancy of the vessel or for causing it to float upon the surface after its propelling mechanism or iots initial propulsive force has been spent,

What l do claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,

l. The combination with a vessel adapted to travel beneath the surface of the Water and having a chamber therein, and of means carried Within the said chamber and adapted to escape therefrom for indicating` the course or final resting place of the said vessel below the surface of the Water.

2. An attachment for vesselsadapted travel beneath the surface of the Water, comprising an oil reservoir arranged `Within the vessel and open to. the surrounding. body of- 'ivater, whereby tov permit Water to 4enter said reservoir and the oil to be loatedfthere'- from when the vessel is submerged-mhp stantially asl SPGcified. Y

3. An attachment for automobile or dummy` torpedoes, comprising anv oil reservoirar-V ranged Within the vessel, and oil outlet ex` tending therefrom and opening into the surrounding body of Water, and a water inlet leading to said reservoir from the surrounding body of Water. 'l

Il. An attachn'icnt forv vessels' adapted to travel beneath the surface of the water, comp rising -an oil reservoir arranged "Within vthe vessel, and a valve-controlled outletleading from said reservoir and opening through i the skin of the vessel.' i

5. An attachment for vessels adapted tol.,-

GARFIELD PERRY SMITH. Witnesses:

MARY E. LYDDY, WALTER V. ELLIOTT.

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