Underwater multi-load self-balancing mooring launching platform

Abstract

The application provides an underwater multi-load self-balancing mooring launching platform, which comprises a launching system, a mooring mechanism and an anchoring system; the launching system comprises a buoyancy frame loaded with a launching cylinder and an instrument cabin fixed to the lower end of the buoyancy frame; buoyant material is arranged in the launching cylinder to ensure that the launching platform remains balanced after the load is launched out of the cylinder; a general separation mechanism is arranged at the bottom end of the instrument cabin and is connected to the anchoring system initially; the general separation mechanism releases the anchoring system when the launching platform reaches a set water depth; the mooring mechanism comprises a mooring belt and a mooring rod; mooring points are arranged on the two opposite sides of the buoyancy frame in the same straight line with the center of resistance of the launching system; the mooring points are downwardly provided with mooring belt storage grooves; the two ends of the mooring belt pass through the mooring belt and are connected to the mooring rod downwardly; the center of the mooring rod is connected to the anchoring system through an anchor chain; a conversion head is arranged on the anchor chain to prevent the launching system from rotating and releasing torque. The application can increase the amount of loaded ammunition and ensure that the platform remains self-balanced after launching.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to a self-balancing launching technology, in particular to an underwater multi-load self-balancing mooring launching platform. BACKGROUND

[0002] In order to match the submarine launching tube, the submarine-launched missile, torpedo, mine and the like will have a suitable outer shape size, when the size of the combat load does not match the size of the launching tube, an external shell needs to be wrapped, and the shell is opened to release the combat load according to different use requirements after launching. In order to increase the combat efficiency, multiple combat loads need to be loaded on the same mooring platform, which can increase the load capacity. Based on this, a launching platform capable of realizing the multi-load launching requirement needs to be designed. SUMMARY

[0003] The purpose of the present application is: in view of the above-mentioned existing problems, the present application provides an underwater multi-load self-balancing mooring launching platform which has a self-balancing function after the load is released and meets the stability requirement of the launching platform mooring, comprising: a launching system, a mooring mechanism and an anchoring system.

[0004] The launching system comprises a buoyancy frame, a launching tube and an instrument cabin; a plurality of launching tubes loaded with loads are arranged in the buoyancy frame, the launching tube is provided with a buoyancy material inside, and the lower end of the buoyancy frame is fixedly connected with the instrument cabin.

[0005] A control system is arranged in the instrument cabin, a tail cover group is arranged at the lower end of the instrument cabin, a general separation mechanism is installed on the tail cover group, initially, the general separation mechanism is connected with the anchoring system, the general separation mechanism is controlled by the control system, and is used for releasing the anchoring system when the launching platform reaches a set water depth; meanwhile, the control system controls the launching of the load.

[0006] The buoyancy material inside the launching tube is used to ensure that the launching platform remains balanced after the load is launched.

[0007] As a preferred mode of the present application, the mooring mechanism comprises a mooring belt and a mooring rod.

[0008] The mooring points are arranged on the two opposite sides of the buoyancy frame which are located on the same straight line with the resistance center of the launching system.

[0009] The mooring rod is horizontally arranged below the buoyancy frame, the two ends of the mooring rod are connected with the two mooring points through two mooring belts respectively, and the center of the mooring rod is connected with the anchoring system through an anchor chain.

[0010] As a preferred mode of the present application, a mooring belt receiving groove is arranged on the buoyancy frame along the length direction of the launching system from the mooring point downward, the mooring belt is nested in the mooring belt receiving groove, and the mooring belt in the mooring belt receiving groove is released when the anchoring system sinks.

[0011] As a preferred mode of the present application, a swivel head is arranged on the anchor chain between the mooring rod and the anchoring system, so as to prevent the launching system from rotating and releasing torque.

[0012] As a preferred mode of the present application, a detection transducer is arranged at the top end of the launching cylinder, the detection transducer is electrically connected with the control system, and is used for detecting objects around the launching platform and sending a detection signal to the control system.

[0013] As a preferred mode of the present application, a head cover is arranged at the upper end of the launching cylinder, one end of the head cover is connected with the launching cylinder through a draw hook, the other end of the head cover is connected with the launching cylinder through a flange rotating shaft, an uncap boosting system is arranged in the launching cylinder, the uncap boosting system comprises a load fixing release mechanism arranged at the upper end of the launching cylinder and a gas device arranged at the tail end of the load, the load fixing release mechanism limits the load in the launching cylinder, the load fixing release mechanism is fixedly connected with the head cover, the uncap boosting system is controlled by the control system, when the load needs to be launched, the uncap boosting system receives a launching command from the control system, the draw hook fixing the head cover is released by the load fixing release mechanism, the gas device is ignited, high-pressure gas is generated in the launching cylinder to open the load fixing release device and the head cover around the flange rotating shaft.

[0014] Advantages:

[0015] (1) A plurality of combat loads can be loaded on the same launching platform, so that the quantity of the loads can be increased.

[0016] (2) The buoyancy material arranged in the launching cylinder ensures that the single combat load is launched, and the launching platform can maintain self-balance after the launching cylinder loses sealing.

[0017] (3) The mooring belt receiving grooves arranged on both sides of the buoyancy frame can accommodate the mooring belt and save space.

[0018] (4) The swivel head arranged between the mooring mechanism and the anchoring system can prevent the launching system from rotating and releasing torque. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is a distribution diagram of the launching cylinder in the launching platform.

[0020] Figure 2 It is a sectional view of the launching system.

[0021] Figure 3 A schematic diagram showing the connection between the launch system and the mooring and anchoring systems;

[0022] Wherein: 1-buoyancy frame; 2-launch tube; 3-instrument compartment; 4-gas device; 5-tail cover assembly; 6-overall separation mechanism; 7-load; 8-detection transducer; 9-tethering rod; 10-mooring system; 11-converter head; 12-head cover; 13-tethering strap. Detailed Implementation

[0023] The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0024] This embodiment provides an underwater multi-load self-balancing moored launch platform;

[0025] See appendix Figure 2 and attached Figure 3 The launch platform includes a launch system, a mooring mechanism, and an anchoring system 10. The launch system is connected to the anchoring system 10 through the mooring mechanism.

[0026] The launch system includes: buoyancy frame 1, launch tube 2, instrument compartment 3, and detection transducer 8.

[0027] For ease of description, let's consider the end where the launch system is connected to the mooring mechanism as its lower end, i.e. Figure 2 The left end shown is the lower end of the launch system. The lower end of the launch system is the instrument compartment 3, which houses the control system. The tail cap assembly 5 is installed at the lower end of the instrument compartment 3. The overall separation mechanism 6 is installed on the inner side of the tail cap assembly 5 (i.e., the side facing the instrument compartment 3). Initially, the lower end of the overall separation mechanism 6 is connected to the mooring system 10 (e.g., via shear bolts). The overall separation mechanism 6 is electrically connected to the control system. When the overall separation mechanism 6 receives a signal from the control system to release the mooring system 10, it disconnects from the mooring system 10.

[0028] A pressure sensor is installed in instrument compartment 3 and is electrically connected to the control system. It is used to monitor the external water pressure of the launch platform in real time and send the data to the control system, which then determines the water depth of the launch platform.

[0029] Several launch tubes 2 are fixed inside the buoyancy frame 1 (three launch tubes 2 in this example), in order to arrange the several launch tubes 2 compactly inside the buoyancy frame 1, the shell of the buoyancy frame 1 is a cylindrical frame in this example, the plurality of launch tubes 2 are evenly distributed around the axis of the buoyancy frame 1, the axis of the launch tube 2 is parallel to the axis of the buoyancy frame 1; the outer circumferential surface of the adjacent launch tubes 2 is tangent, the outer circumferential surface of the launch tube 2 and the inner circumferential surface of the shell of the buoyancy frame 1 are tangent. The launch tubes 2 in the cylindrical frame are filled with buoyancy material to form the buoyancy frame 1. A detection transducer 8 is arranged at the upper end of the buoyancy frame 1, the detection transducer 8 is electrically connected with the control system, for detecting the target and sending to the control system, and the control system determines the target has reached the range accordingly.

[0030] The load 7 is placed inside the launch tube 2, the launch tube 2 provides a sealed environment and a launch environment for the load 7, the upper end of the launch tube 2 is sealed by the head cover 12, an opening cover boosting system is arranged on each load 7, the opening cover boosting system includes a load fixing and releasing mechanism installed at the upper end of the launch tube 2 and a gas device 4 installed at the tail end of the load 7, the load fixing and releasing mechanism is arranged at the upper end of the load 7 and limits the load 7 in the launch tube 2, the load fixing and releasing mechanism is fixed with the head cover 12, one end of the head cover 12 is connected with the upper end of the launch tube 2 through two hooks, and the other end is connected with the launch tube 2 through a flange shaft, the opening cover boosting system is electrically connected with the control system, when receiving the launch command sent by the control system, the load fixing and releasing mechanism releases the two hooks of the head cover 12 to disconnect the head cover 12 from the launch tube 2, and at the same time ignites the gas device 4, the high-pressure gas in the launch tube 2 opens the load fixing and releasing device and the head cover 12 around the flange shaft of the head cover 12.

[0031] In order to ensure the stability of the subsequent launch system, buoyancy material is arranged in the launch tube 2, the launch tube 2 is in a sealed state before launch, the buoyancy material arranged in the launch tube 2 does not work, after the load 7 is launched out of the launch tube 2, the launch tube 2 loses the seal, the launch tube 2 is filled with water, the change of the buoyancy of the load 7 after being launched out of the launch tube 2 is compensated by the buoyancy generated by the buoyancy material inside the launch tube 2, and the buoyancy received by the launch platform after the load 7 is launched is basically consistent with the buoyancy received before launch.

[0032] The mooring mechanism adopts a two-point mooring mechanism, including a mooring belt 13 and a mooring rod 9, mooring points are arranged on two opposite sides of the buoyancy frame 1 in a same straight line with the resistance center of the launching system, the receiving grooves of the mooring belt 13 are arranged on the two opposite sides of the buoyancy frame 1 along the length direction of the launching system (i.e. the direction parallel to the axis of the launching system), the mooring rod 9 is horizontally arranged below the buoyancy frame 1, the two ends of the mooring rod 9 are connected to the two mooring points upward through the mooring belt 13, the center of the mooring rod 9 is connected to the anchoring system 10 through an anchor chain, a conversion head 11 is arranged on the anchor chain between the mooring rod 9 and the anchoring system 10, the conversion head 11 can prevent the launching system from rotating and releasing torque, and ensure that the launching system remains stable.

[0033] The working principle of the present application is as follows:

[0034] Firstly, the multi-load self-balancing mooring launching platform is placed and sunk in a designated water area, during the sinking process, the control system obtains the current water depth in real time according to the pressure monitored by the pressure sensor, when the control system judges that the launching platform has reached the set water depth, a separation signal is sent to the overall separation mechanism 6, after receiving the signal, the overall separation mechanism 6 releases the anchoring system 10, the anchoring system 10 starts to sink, the anchoring system 10 pulls apart the mooring belts 13 received on the two sides of the launching system until the anchoring system 10 sinks to the seabed, and the launching platform is moored at the preset water depth through the mooring mechanism.

[0035] After the detection transducer 8 detects the object around the launching platform, a detection signal is sent to the control system, after receiving the signal, the control system judges whether it is an attack target (such as judging whether the current target is an attack target by comparing with the internally preset attack target), if it is an attack target, a launching command is sent to the uncovering boosting system, the load fixing release mechanism releases the two hooks of the fixing head cover 12 first, releases the limiting of the head cover 12, and ignites the gas device 4 (in this example, a rocket engine) at the same time, high-pressure gas is generated, the pressure in the launching cylinder 2 rises rapidly, when the internal pressure is greater than the external water pressure, the load fixing release mechanism and the head cover 12 are opened along the flange shaft of the upper end of the launching cylinder 2, the load fixing release mechanism releases the load 7, the load 7 is launched out of the launching cylinder 2 under the pushing of the gas flow, the gas device 4 corresponding to the load 7 is also separated from the launching cylinder 2 when the load 7 is launched out of the launching cylinder 2, and the control system works completely. After the load 7 is launched out of the launching cylinder 2, the load 7 is released by the load carrier, and the power device of the load 7 is started to work, and the attack working mode is entered.

[0036] After the load 7 is launched out of the launching cylinder 2, the load 7 and the gas device 4 are separated from the launching cylinder 2, the launching cylinder 2 loses sealing, and the buoyancy material arranged in the launching cylinder 2 generates buoyancy, so that the balance of the launching platform is ensured.

[0037] Although the present application has been described in detail with general description and specific embodiments above, it is obvious to those skilled in the art that some modifications or improvements can be made on the basis of the present application. Therefore, these modifications or improvements made on the basis of not deviating from the spirit of the present application, all belong to the scope of protection claimed by the present application.

Claims

1. An underwater multi-load self-balancing moored launching platform, characterized in that, include: Launch system, mooring mechanism, anchoring system; The launch system includes a buoyancy frame, a launch tube, and an instrument compartment; Several launch tubes loaded with loads are arranged inside the buoyancy frame. Buoyancy material is placed inside the launch tubes. The lower end of the buoyancy frame is fixedly connected to the instrument cabin. The instrument compartment is equipped with a control system, and a tail cover assembly is located at the lower end of the instrument compartment. A general separation mechanism is installed on the tail cover assembly. Initially, the general separation mechanism is connected to the mooring system. The general separation mechanism is controlled by the control system and is used to release the mooring system when the launch platform reaches a set water depth. At the same time, the control system controls the launch of the payload. Before launch, the launch tube is in a sealed state, and the buoyancy material set in the launch tube has no effect. After the load is launched out of the launch tube, the launch tube loses its seal and is filled with water. The buoyancy generated by the buoyancy material inside the launch tube compensates for the change in buoyancy after the load leaves the tube, and the launch platform remains balanced.

2. The underwater multi-load self-balancing moored launching platform as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The tethering mechanism includes a tethering strap and a tethering bar; Mooring points are provided on two opposite sides of the buoyancy frame that are on the same straight line as the resistance center of the launch system; The mooring rod is horizontally positioned below the buoyancy frame. Both ends of the mooring rod are connected to two mooring points via two mooring straps, and the center of the mooring rod is connected to the mooring system via an anchor chain.

3. The underwater multi-load self-balancing moored launching platform as described in claim 2, characterized in that, A mooring strap storage slot is provided on the buoyancy frame from the mooring point downwards along the length of the launch system. The mooring strap is nested in the mooring strap storage slot. When the mooring system sinks, the mooring strap in the mooring strap storage slot is released.

4. An underwater multi-load self-balancing moored launching platform as described in claim 2 or 3, characterized in that, A converter head is provided on the anchor chain between the mooring rod and the mooring system to prevent the launching system from rotating and to release torque.

5. The underwater multi-load self-balancing moored launching platform as described in claim 1, characterized in that, A detection transducer is installed at the top of the launch tube. The detection transducer is electrically connected to the control system and is used to detect objects around the launch platform and send detection signals to the control system.

6. The underwater multi-load self-balancing moored launching platform as described in claim 1, characterized in that, A head cover is provided at the upper end of the launch tube. One end of the head cover is connected to the launch tube via a hook, and the other end is connected to the launch tube via a flange shaft. An opening booster system is provided inside the launch tube. The opening booster system includes a load fixing and release mechanism installed at the upper end of the launch tube and a gas device installed at the tail end of the load. The load fixing and release mechanism limits the load inside the launch tube and is fixedly connected to the head cover. The opening booster system is controlled by the control system. When the load needs to be launched, the opening booster system receives a launch command from the control system. The load fixing and release mechanism releases the hook fixing the head cover, the gas device is ignited, and high-pressure gas is generated inside the launch tube to open the load fixing and release mechanism and the head cover around the flange shaft.

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