US 11,993,356 B2
Nose arrangement and method for deploying a nose arrangement of an underwater vehicle
Anders Rydell, Linköping (SE); and Torbjörn Green, Sturefors (SE)
Assigned to SAAB AB, Linköping (SE)
Appl. No. 18/259,955
Filed by SAAB AB, Linköping (SE)
PCT Filed Jan. 19, 2022, PCT No. PCT/SE2022/050058
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 29, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/159021, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 28, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 2100009-6 (SE), filed on Jan. 21, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0391435 A1, Dec. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. B63G 8/22 (2006.01); B63G 8/00 (2006.01); B63G 8/04 (2006.01); F42B 19/12 (2006.01)
CPC B63G 8/22 (2013.01) [B63G 8/001 (2013.01); B63G 8/04 (2013.01); F42B 19/125 (2013.01); B63G 2008/002 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
26. A nose arrangement (100) for an underwater vehicle (10), comprising:
a first separation section (110) comprising a first inflatable structure (113) and a second inflatable structure (114) arranged within the first inflatable structure (113),
wherein:
the first separation section (110) is arranged to store the first inflatable structure (113) and the second inflatable structure (114) in a first state, and to inflate the first inflatable structure (113) and the second inflatable structure (114) in a second state,
the first inflatable structure (113) is arranged to protrude along the longitudinal axis of the nose arrangement and underwater vehicle in the second state, and
at least one separation section (110) is arranged to be releasably attached to the underwater vehicle (10).