Foldable corner reflector device for boats and method of use

Abstract

The application provides a foldable ship corner reflector device and a use method thereof, which comprises a corner reflector metal plate and a support structure, the corner reflector metal plate is arranged on the support structure, the corner reflector metal plate and the support structure are both folding structures, the support structure is provided with a matching fixing structure, and a detachable auxiliary reflection structure is further arranged, so that the corner reflection effect is enhanced; and the application can realize quick folding and supporting of the corner reflector, and then facilitates carrying and overall storage.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of corner reflectors, and particularly relates to a foldable marine corner reflector device and a use method. BACKGROUND

[0002] A corner reflector is a radar wave reflector made of metal plates according to different uses. When a radar electromagnetic wave scans the corner reflector, the electromagnetic wave will be refracted and amplified on the metal corner, and a very strong echo signal will be generated, and a very strong echo target will appear on the screen of the radar.

[0003] A conventional marine corner reflector is usually composed of three mutually perpendicular triangular reflecting surfaces. Incident electromagnetic waves are reflected multiple times by the reflecting surfaces of the corner reflector and can be reflected back along the original path. Therefore, the corner reflector can obtain a very strong radar scattering cross section with a small size, and is widely used in radar remote sensing, maritime search and rescue, indoor and outdoor target characteristic testing, simulation targets and other fields. The mutually perpendicular metal surfaces form a rigid structure. The conventional fixed corner reflector is difficult to deploy and retract, takes a long time to assemble, and is very inconvenient to carry and transport, which seriously restricts the application of the corner reflector. SUMMARY

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the present application is to provide a foldable marine corner reflector device and a use method, which can be quickly folded and unfolded.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by the present application to solve the above technical problem is: a foldable marine corner reflector device, characterized in that it comprises a corner reflector metal plate and a support structure, the corner reflector metal plate is arranged on the support structure, and the corner reflector metal plate and the support structure are both folding structures, and the support structure is provided with a matching fixing structure.

[0006] According to the above scheme, the corner reflector metal plate comprises an upper reflecting plate and a lower reflecting plate which are hingedly connected, and the two sides of the lower reflecting plate are hingedly connected with the support structure.

[0007] According to the above scheme, the support structure comprises a support bottom plate and a folding plate, the two sides of the support bottom plate are respectively hingedly connected with the folding plate and one side of the lower reflecting plate, and the other side of the folding plate and the lower reflecting plate is hingedly connected.

[0008] According to the above scheme, the folding plate comprises a lower folding plate and an upper folding plate which are hingedly connected, the fixing structure is clamped with the lower folding plate and the upper folding plate, the top edge of the upper folding plate is hingedly connected with the other side of the lower reflecting plate, and the bottom edge of the lower folding plate is hingedly connected with the support bottom plate.

[0009] According to the scheme, the fixing structure is a U-shaped clamping plate, both sides of the U-shaped clamping plate are respectively provided with clamping grooves, the clamping grooves are matched and clamped with the upper and lower flaps, and the clamping is fastened through clamping pins.

[0010] According to the scheme, the corner reflector metal plate further comprises an auxiliary reflecting structure, the auxiliary reflecting structure is an auxiliary reflecting plate, the auxiliary reflecting plate is a triangular plate structure, is arranged between the upper and lower reflecting plates, extends outwardly along the hinge of the upper and lower reflecting plates, and is connected and fastened through a plug-in structure.

[0011] According to the scheme, the connecting structure comprises a plug-in groove plate and a plug-in pin, the plug-in groove plate is provided with plug-in grooves, the plug-in groove plate is fixed on the reflecting surface of the upper and lower reflecting plates, the auxiliary reflecting plate is arranged in plug-in connection with the plug-in groove plate, and the plug-in connection is fastened through the plug-in pin.

[0012] According to the scheme, the auxiliary reflecting plate is two, which are a left auxiliary reflecting plate and a right auxiliary reflecting plate, and the included angle between the left and right auxiliary reflecting plates is the same as the included angle of the upper and lower reflecting plates.

[0013] According to the scheme, the distance between the hinge positions on both sides of the supporting bottom plate is equal to the sum of the distance between the hinge positions on both sides of the lower flap and the distance between the hinge positions on both sides of the upper flap.

[0014] A use method of a foldable marine corner reflector device, characterized in that the method comprises the following steps:

[0015] In step a, when supporting the corner reflector, the upper and lower reflecting plates are connected through a rotating shaft hinge, the auxiliary reflecting plate is connected through the connecting structure provided on the upper and lower reflecting plates and is fixed through a plug-in pin, the supporting bottom plate is connected with the lower reflecting plate and the lower flap through rotating shaft hinges, the upper flap is connected with the lower reflecting plate and the lower flap through rotating shaft hinges, the straight fixing of the lower flap and the upper flap is realized through a fixing structure, and the supporting bottom plate is fixed with the deck of the ship structure through a bolt or a magnetic attraction mode.

[0016] In step b, when folding the corner reflector, the plug-in pin and the clamping pin are pulled out, the auxiliary reflecting plate is taken out, the lower flap and the upper flap are folded by pulling out the U-shaped clamping plate, the included angle of the upper and lower reflecting plates is quickly reduced after folding, and the corner reflector is in a folded state; the plug-in groove plates provided on the upper and lower reflecting plates can be cross-clamped to ensure the folding of the reflecting plates and the lower reflecting plate.

[0017] The beneficial effects of the present application are: provide a foldable ship corner reflector device and use method, which can realize the quick folding of the corner reflector or the generation of strong scattering efficiency, can maintain a good reflection angle, realize the quick change of the ship's own radar wave scattering characteristics on the water surface, and can better maintain the stacking state after folding, thereby facilitating carrying and overall storage. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments. It should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of the present application, and therefore should not be regarded as a limitation on the scope. For those skilled in the art, other related drawings can also be obtained without creative labor on the basis of these drawings.

[0019] Figure 1 The structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present application in a supporting state. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the embodiments of the present application more clear, the technical scheme of the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely in the following with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are some of the embodiments of the present application, not all the embodiments. The components of the embodiments of the present application described and shown in the drawings here can be arranged and designed in various different configurations.

[0021] Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present application provided in the drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed present application, but only represents selected embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art on the basis of the embodiments in the present application without creative labor are within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0022] It should be noted that: similar reference numbers and letters represent similar items in the following drawings, therefore, once an item is defined in one drawing, it does not need to be further defined and explained in the subsequent drawings.

[0023] In the description of the application, it needs to be explained that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, or the orientation or positional relationship commonly placed when the product of the application is used, and are only for the convenience of describing the application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the indicated device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the application. In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third" and the like are only used to distinguish the description and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0024] In addition, the terms "horizontal", "vertical", "overhang" and the like do not mean that the component must be absolutely horizontal or overhanging, but can be slightly inclined. For example, "horizontal" only means that its direction is more horizontal relative to "vertical", and does not mean that the structure must be completely horizontal, but can be slightly inclined.

[0025] In the description of the application, it also needs to be explained that unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "arrangement", "installation", "connection", "connection" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or integrally connected; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; it can be the communication inside two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0026] In the present application, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the first feature "above" or "below" the second feature can include that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact through another feature between them. Moreover, the first feature "above", "above" and "above" the second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is higher than that of the second feature. The first feature "below", "below" and "below" the second feature includes that the first feature is directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is less than that of the second feature.

[0027] The features and performance of the application are further described in detail below in conjunction with the embodiments.

[0028] As Figure 1As shown, a foldable ship corner reflector device includes a corner reflector metal plate and a support structure, the corner reflector metal plate is arranged on the support structure, and the corner reflector metal plate and the support structure are both foldable structures, and the support structure is provided with a matching fixing structure. The support structure itself can be quickly folded, and is used for supporting the corner reflector metal plate after assembly is completed, and the corner reflector metal plate itself can also be quickly folded.

[0029] The corner reflector metal plate includes a hinge-coupled upper reflector plate 1 and a lower reflector plate 2, and the two sides of the lower reflector plate are hingedly connected with the support structure, and the two are opened when needed, and are folded when not needed.

[0030] The support structure includes a support bottom plate 3 and a folding plate, and the two sides of the support bottom plate are respectively hingedly connected with the folding plate and one side of the lower reflector plate, and the other side of the folding plate and the lower reflector plate are hingedly connected.

[0031] The folding plate includes a lower folding plate 4 and an upper folding plate 5 hingedly connected with each other, the fixing structure is clamped with the lower folding plate and the upper folding plate, the top edge of the upper folding plate is hingedly connected with the other side of the lower reflector plate, and the bottom edge of the lower folding plate is hingedly connected with the support bottom plate.

[0032] The fixing structure is a U-shaped clamping plate 6, and the two sides of the U-shaped clamping plate are respectively provided with clamping grooves matched with the upper folding plate and the lower folding plate and clamped and fastened through clamping pins 7. When the corner reflector is supported, the folding plate is made to stand upright through the U-shaped clamping plate, and when folding is needed, the U-shaped clamping plate is pulled out, and the folding plate is naturally folded.

[0033] The corner reflector metal plate further includes an auxiliary reflection structure, the auxiliary reflection structure is an auxiliary reflection plate, the auxiliary reflection plate is a triangular plate structure, is arranged between the upper reflector plate and the lower reflector plate, extends outwardly along the hinge of the upper reflector plate and the lower reflector plate, and is connected and fastened through a plug-in structure. After the auxiliary reflection structure is installed, two dihedral angles are respectively formed with the reflector plate and the lower reflector plate, and the dihedral angle effect significantly increases the corner reflection effect.

[0034] The connecting structure includes a plug-in groove plate 8 and a plug-in pin 9, the plug-in groove plate is provided with plug-in grooves, the plug-in groove plate is fixed on the reflecting surface of the upper reflector plate and the lower reflector plate, the auxiliary reflection plate is arranged in plug-in connection with the plug-in groove plate, and is connected and fastened through the plug-in pin.

[0035] Embodiment 1

[0036] The auxiliary reflection plate in this embodiment is two, which are a left auxiliary reflection plate 10 and a right auxiliary reflection plate 11, and the included angle between the left auxiliary reflection plate and the right auxiliary reflection plate is the same as the included angle between the upper reflector plate and the lower reflector plate. The corner reflection formed by the same included angle is more uniform in each direction.

[0037] The sum of the distance between the hinged joints on both sides of the support bottom plate and the distance between the hinged joints on both sides of the lower folding plate is equal to the sum of the distance between the hinged joints on both sides of the lower reflecting plate and the distance between the hinged joints on both sides of the upper folding plate, so that when the corner reflector is folded, the lower reflecting plate and the upper folding plate are just overlapped with the support bottom plate and the lower folding plate.

[0038] The method for using the ship corner reflector device, comprising the following steps:

[0039] When supporting the corner reflector, the upper reflecting plate and the lower reflecting plate are connected through the rotating shaft hinge, the auxiliary reflecting plate is connected through the connecting structure on the upper reflecting plate and the lower reflecting plate, and is fixed through the bolt, the support bottom plate is connected with the lower reflecting plate and the lower folding plate through the rotating shaft hinge, the upper folding plate is connected with the lower reflecting plate and the lower folding plate through the rotating shaft hinge, the vertical fixing of the lower folding plate and the upper folding plate is realized through the fixing structure, and the support bottom plate is fixed with the deck of the ship body structure through the bolt or the magnetic attraction.

[0040] When folding the corner reflector, the bolt and the clamping bolt are pulled out, the auxiliary reflecting plate is taken out, the U-shaped clamping plate is pulled out to realize the folding between the lower folding plate and the upper folding plate, the included angle between the upper reflecting plate and the lower reflecting plate is quickly reduced after folding, and the folding state is achieved; the insertion slot plates on the upper reflecting plate and the lower reflecting plate can be cross-clamped to ensure the folding of the reflecting plate and the lower reflecting plate.

[0041] The above is only the preferred specific embodiment of the present application; however, the protection scope of the present application is not limited to this. Any skilled person in the art can make equivalent replacement or change according to the technical scheme and the improvement concept of the present application within the technical range disclosed by the present application, which should be covered in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A foldable marine corner reflector device, characterized in that, The device includes a corner reflector metal plate and a supporting structure. The corner reflector metal plate is mounted on the supporting structure. Both the corner reflector metal plate and the supporting structure are folded structures. The supporting structure has a matching fixing structure. The corner reflector metal plate includes an upper reflector plate and a lower reflector plate that are hinged together. Both sides of the lower reflector plate are hinged to the supporting structure. The supporting structure includes a supporting base plate and a folding plate. Both sides of the supporting base plate are hinged to one side of the folding plate and the lower reflector plate, respectively, and the other side of the folding plate and the lower reflector plate are hinged together. The folding plate includes a lower folding plate and an upper folding plate that are hinged together. The fixing structure is engaged with the lower folding plate and the upper folding plate. The top edge of the upper folding plate is hinged to the other side of the lower reflector plate, and the bottom edge of the lower folding plate is hinged to the supporting base plate. The fixing structure is a U-shaped locking plate. Both sides of the U-shaped locking plate have locking grooves that match and engage with the upper folding plate and the lower folding plate, and are secured by locking pins.

2. The foldable marine corner reflector device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The corner reflector metal plate also includes an auxiliary reflection structure, which is an auxiliary reflector plate. The auxiliary reflector plate is a triangular plate structure, located between the upper and lower reflector plates, extending outward at an angle along the hinge of the upper and lower reflector plates, and is connected and fastened by a plug-in structure.

3. A foldable marine corner reflector device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The plug-in structure includes a slot plate and a pin. The slot plate is provided with a slot and is fixed to the reflective surface of the upper and lower reflectors. The auxiliary reflector is configured to plug into the slot plate and is connected and secured by the pin.

4. A foldable marine corner reflector device according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that, The auxiliary reflector consists of two pieces, namely a left auxiliary reflector and a right auxiliary reflector, and the included angle between the left and right auxiliary reflectors is the same as the included angle between the upper and lower reflectors.

5. A foldable marine corner reflector device according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that, The sum of the hinge distances on both sides of the supporting base plate and the hinge distances on both sides of the lower folding plate is equal to the sum of the hinge distances on both sides of the lower reflector and the hinge distances on both sides of the upper folding plate.

6. A method of using the foldable marine corner reflector device according to claim 5, characterized in that, Includes the following steps: Step a, when supporting the corner reflector, the upper and lower reflector plates are connected by a hinge, the auxiliary reflector plate is connected by the plug-in structure on the upper and lower reflector plates and fixed by a pin, the supporting base plate is connected to the lower reflector plate and the lower folding plate by hinges, the upper folding plate is connected to the lower reflector plate and the lower folding plate by hinges, the lower folding plate and the upper folding plate are fixed vertically by a fixing structure, and the supporting base plate is fixed to the ship's structural deck by bolts or magnetic attraction; Step b, when folding the corner reflector, pull out the pin and locking pin, take out the auxiliary reflector, and fold the lower and upper folding plates by pulling out the U-shaped locking plate. After folding, the angle between the upper and lower reflectors quickly decreases until it is folded up. The slot plates on the upper and lower reflectors can be interlocked to ensure that the reflectors and the lower reflector are folded.

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