Device for loading a powdered water-free electrolyte

摘要

An apparatus for loading a powdered electrolyte into a chamber made in a tubular casing of a craft operating in an underwater environment, comprising: a valve carried by the tubular casing, configured to be arranged in a normally closed position and designed to be moved, as a result of manual operation, to an open position to allow the introduction of the powdered electrolyte into the chamber from outside the casing; a feeder-actuator assembly configured to be mounted on the tubular casing to couple with the valve in a fluid-tight manner and enable the opening/closing of the valve; and an electrolyte tank configured to couple with the feeder-actuator assembly and feed powdered electrolyte by gravity to the actuator assembly. The actuator assembly delimits an elongated internal cavity configured to allow a flow of powdered electrolyte from the tank to the chamber through the valve.

主权项

1. An apparatus for loading a powdered electrolyte into a chamber made in a tubular casing of a craft operating in an underwater environment, the apparatus comprising:
a valve adapted to be carried by the tubular casing the valve being configured to be arranged in a normally closed position and designed to be moved, as a result of manual operation, to an open position to allow the introduction of the powdered electrolyte into the chamber from outside the tubular casing; a feeder-actuator assembly configured to be mounted on the tubular casing to couple with the valve in a fluid-tight manner and enable the opening/closing of the valve as a result of said manual operation; and an electrolyte tank configured to couple with the feeder-actuator assembly and feed powdered electrolyte by gravity to the feeder-actuator assembly; said feeder-actuator actuator assembly delimiting an elongated internal cavity configured to allow a flow of powdered electrolyte from the electrolyte tank to the chamber through the valve kept open by the feeder-actuator assembly, wherein said valve comprises a shutter designed to close/make accessible an inner pipe of said valve, said shutter being carried by a first end of a first stem moveable in an axial direction between a rest position, in which the valve is closed, and an activated position, in which the inner pipe is accessible, said feeder-actuator assembly comprising a second stem axially moveable as a result of said manual operation and having an end portion facing said valve, said second stem is moveable between a retracted position, in which it faces a second end portion of the first stem and an extracted position, in which the second stem presses on the second end portion of the first stem, producing the displacement of the shutter and the opening of said valve.