US 11,796,675 B2
Low drag dipping sonar
Philippe Thomas, Brest (FR); and François Warnan, Brest (FR)
Assigned to THALES, Courbevoie (FR)
Appl. No. 17/617,880
Filed by THALES, Courbevoie (FR)
PCT Filed May 11, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/062986
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 9, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/249334, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 17, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 1906286 (FR), filed on Jun. 13, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0308209 A1, Sep. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. G01S 15/88 (2006.01); G01S 7/521 (2006.01); G10K 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC G01S 15/88 (2013.01) [G01S 7/521 (2013.01); G10K 11/006 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dipping sonar comprising an antenna equipped with acoustic transmitters and receivers, further comprising a motorized winch comprising a reel, an actuator configured to rotate the reel and a cable wound on the reel, in that the winch is placed in the antenna, and in that the cable allows the antenna to be hooked to a carrier at a free end of the cable.