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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2014
Thales, Courbevoie, FR;
Christophe Borel, Brest, FR;
Olivier Cosson, Plouarzel, FR;
THALES, Courbevoie, FR;
Abstract
A towing device intended to equip the deck of a ship () and comprising a winch (), a cable () and a fairlead (), the cable () circulating in the fairlead () under the action of the winch (), the fairlead () comprising a frame () and at least one first and one second sectors, the sectors making it possible to guide the cable () in a channel formed in each of the sectors. The device comprises an articulation with a degree of freedom allowing the rotation of the second sector relative to the frame () about an axis contained in a plane comprising a first direction in which the cable can extend in the first sector, characterized in that the first sector is secured to the frame () and is interposed between the winch () and the second sector.