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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 1989
Filed:
Nov. 26, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
John W Holtrop, Ridgecrest, CA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
921691 ; 921711 ; 220414 ; 156172 ; 138172 ;
Abstract
A hydraulic actuator having redundant cylinder assemblies, each assembly ng of lightweight and economical construction in having a relatively thin tubular wall reinforced to withstand hydraulic pressure by a layer of resin reinforced filament, the thickness and the material of the wall being such that petals formed from the wall by projectile penetration are sheared by engagement with a piston of the assembly as this piston is moved, together with an actuated element, by the piston of the other assembly.