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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021
Filed:
May. 18, 2020
Applicant:
L3harris Technologies, Inc., Melbourne, FL (US);
Inventors:
David F. Charles, Arlington, VA (US);
Jason D. Aiello, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Assignee:
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Melbourne, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63G 8/00 (2006.01); B63G 8/08 (2006.01); B63G 8/18 (2006.01); B63H 23/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63G 8/001 (2013.01); B63G 8/08 (2013.01); B63G 8/18 (2013.01); B63H 23/24 (2013.01); B63G 2008/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
An unmanned undersea vehicle including a magnetic coupler drive. The magnetic coupler drive is incorporated into a hull section, such as a tail section of the unmanned undersea vehicle. The magnetic coupler drive includes a motor shaft magnet, a titanium housing disposed about the motor shaft magnet, and a propeller shaft magnet magnetically coupled to the motor shaft magnet, but physically separated from the propeller shaft magnet by the titanium housing.