Submarine deployment device

Abstract

The application provides a kind of submersible marker laying device, including the frame of floating up and bottom plate frame, the frame of floating up includes submersible marker loading frame and buoyancy frame, submersible marker loading frame is a ring-shaped turntable, and is provided with the mechanism of loading submersible marker;Submersible marker loading frame has a roller center axis, and roller center axis is placed in the geometric center of the ring of submersible marker loading frame;Buoyancy frame has buoyancy top plate and the support frame supported from buoyancy top plate, and roller center axis is placed on the support point of support frame;Buoyancy frame is provided with buoyancy device;The frame of floating up is connected to bottom plate frame through a release mechanism, and bottom plate frame has a horizontal bottom plate, and the mechanism of supporting the frame of floating up is set on the bottom plate.This scheme can arrange multiple submersible markers on submersible marker loading frame through submersible marker loading frame, and the size of submersible marker loading frame can be selected according to actual needs to adapt to the laying of a large number of submersible markers, and the problem of laying a large number of submersible markers in the prior art is solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of marine exploration equipment technology, and in particular to a mooring deployment device. Background Technology

[0002] The "Seabell" neutrino telescope project requires a dense array of 1200 detectors in tandem. During deployment, the array will inevitably be affected by seawater pressure and ocean currents. Even minor disturbances can affect the stability of the deployment process, prolonging operation time and impacting the project schedule; larger disturbances can affect the safety of the array and even cause violent collisions with already installed detectors, resulting in damage. The deployment device is crucial for the deployment of deep-water dense detector arrays. By integrating and packaging the detectors in the tandem, interference and entanglement of cables are avoided, ensuring safe storage and transportation of the detectors. This also facilitates coordination with offshore operating systems, enabling efficient deployment of the detector array. Currently, the most mature neutrino detector tandem deployment device in the world is the spherical deployment device used in the Mediterranean KM3NeT project.

[0003] However, the spherical deployment device used in the KM3NeT project can only accommodate a maximum of 18 neutrino detector spheres, while the "Seabell" neutrino telescope project has 20 neutrino detector spheres in a single detector tandem. By comparing the volume of the detector spheres and the internal space of the spherical deployment device, it was found that simply adjusting the structure of the spherical deployment device to accommodate 20 neutrino detector spheres would not only increase the probability of cable entanglement during deployment but also significantly compress the space of the floats also placed inside the deployment device, resulting in insufficient buoyancy.

[0004] Therefore, the spherical deployment device structure and similar structures used in the KM3NeT project will no longer be applicable for cases with 20 or more neutrino detection spheres in a detector string, and thus cannot solve the deployment problem of 20 or more neutrino detection spheres. Summary of the Invention

[0005] One object of this application is to provide a submersible buoy deployment device to solve at least one of the problems mentioned above.

[0006] This application provides a submersible buoy deployment device, including a floating frame and a bottom plate frame.

[0007] The buoyancy frame includes a mooring support frame and a buoyancy frame. The mooring support frame is an annular turntable, and a mechanism for loading moors is provided on the edge of the annular turntable.

[0008] The mooring support frame has a roller central shaft, which is located at the geometric center of the annular shape of the mooring support frame;

[0009] The buoyancy frame has a buoyancy top plate and a support frame that supports downward from the buoyancy top plate, and the central shaft of the roller is placed on the support point of the support frame;

[0010] The buoyancy frame is equipped with a buoyancy device;

[0011] The floating frame is connected to the bottom plate frame via a detachment mechanism. The bottom plate frame has a horizontal bottom plate and a mechanism disposed on the bottom plate to support the floating frame.

[0012] Preferably, the device further includes a hoisting frame, which includes a horizontally placed hoisting rod and longitudinally placed support rods that are respectively connected to both ends of the hoisting rod, with the ends of the two support rods connected to the base plate frame.

[0013] Preferably, the ends of the two support rods are movably connected to and correspondingly arranged with the base plate frame, and the connection points of the ends of the two support rods and the base plate frame are on the same axis, so that the hoisting rod can rotate around the axis.

[0014] Preferably, the buoy frame is equipped with a searchlight, which is directed toward the underwater mooring support frame.

[0015] Preferably, the mooring support frame is provided with a winding track, which is arranged around the annular turntable of the mooring support frame.

[0016] Preferably, the mooring is spherical, and multiple moorings are arranged in a mooring support frame, which has multiple channels corresponding to the moorings to allow the moorings to pass through.

[0017] Preferably, the underwater mooring is equipped with a load-bearing cable and a data cable, with the load-bearing cable arranged on both sides of the underwater mooring and the data cable arranged alternately between the underwater moorings.

[0018] Preferably, the annular turntable consists of two parallel, opposite circular rollers, which are fixedly connected by several connecting rods, the connecting rods being perpendicular to the circular surface of the circular rollers.

[0019] Preferably, a winding track is provided between the two circular rollers, and the winding track is arranged between the two circular rollers.

[0020] Preferably, the winding track is arranged on both sides of the annular turntable.

[0021] Compared with the prior art, this application provides a mooring deployment device, including a floating frame and a bottom plate frame. The floating frame includes a mooring support frame and a buoyancy frame. The mooring support frame is an annular turntable, and a mechanism for loading moors is provided on the edge of the annular turntable. The mooring support frame has a roller central shaft, which is located at the geometric center of the annular shape of the mooring support frame. The buoyancy frame has a buoyancy top plate and a support frame that supports the buoyancy top plate downwards. The roller central shaft is located at the support point of the support frame. The buoyancy frame is equipped with a buoyancy device. The floating frame is connected to the bottom plate frame through a detachment mechanism. The bottom plate frame has a horizontal bottom plate and a mechanism provided on the bottom plate to support the floating frame. This solution, through the mooring support frame, allows multiple moors to be arranged on the mooring support frame. The size of the mooring support frame can be selected according to actual needs to accommodate the deployment of a large number of moors, solving the problem of deploying a large number of moors in the prior art. Attached Figure Description

[0022] Other features, objects, and advantages of this application will become more apparent from the following detailed description of non-limiting embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings:

[0023] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of one embodiment of the underwater glider deployment device described in this application;

[0024] Figure 2 This is a side view of one embodiment of the underwater glider deployment device described in this application;

[0025] Figure 3 This is a top view of one embodiment of the underwater glider deployment device described in this application;

[0026] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of one embodiment of the base plate frame of the underwater mooring deployment device described in this application;

[0027] The same or similar reference numerals in the accompanying drawings represent the same or similar parts. Detailed Implementation

[0028] The following is combined Figures 1 to 4 The above-described apparatus of this application will be further described.

[0029] This application provides a submersible mooring deployment device, characterized in that it includes a floating frame 3 and a bottom plate frame 7;

[0030] The buoy frame 3 includes a mooring support frame 11 and a buoyancy frame. The mooring support frame 11 is an annular turntable, and a mechanism for loading moors 4 is provided on the edge of the annular turntable.

[0031] The mooring support frame 11 has a roller central shaft 6, which is located at the annular geometric center of the mooring support frame 11.

[0032] The buoyancy frame has a buoyancy top plate and a support frame that supports downward from the buoyancy top plate, and the roller central shaft 6 is placed on the support point of the support frame;

[0033] The buoyancy frame is equipped with a buoyancy device 2;

[0034] The floating frame 3 is connected to the base plate 8 frame 7 via a detachment mechanism 9. The base plate 8 frame 7 has a horizontal base plate 8 and a mechanism disposed on the base plate 8 to support the floating frame 3.

[0035] The floating frame 3 and the bottom plate 8 frame 7 are connected by a detachment mechanism 9. When it is necessary to deploy the mooring 4, the detachment mechanism 9 can separate the floating frame 3 and the bottom plate 8 frame 7. The floating frame 3 moves from the seabed to the sea surface through the buoyancy device 2 set on the buoyancy frame, while the mooring support frame 11 can deploy the mooring 4.

[0036] The buoy frame 3 can be composed of a mooring support frame 11 and a buoyancy frame. The mooring support frame 11 is used to hold the mooring 4 and to deploy the mooring 4 when the buoy frame 3 rises. The buoyancy frame is used to provide the power for the buoy frame 3 to rise and can be set above the mooring support frame 11 to prevent the buoy frame 3 from tilting and affecting the deployment effect.

[0037] The mooring support frame 11 can be an annular turntable, and a mechanism for loading and deploying the mooring 4 can be provided on the edge of the annular turntable; the roller central shaft 6 can make the mooring support frame 11 rotate around it, which is convenient for deployment.

[0038] The buoyancy frame has a buoyancy top plate and a support frame that supports itself downwards from the buoyancy top plate. The roller central shaft 6 is placed on the support point of the support frame. When the buoy frame 3 rises, the mooring support frame 11 rotates around the roller central shaft 6, and moors 4 are deployed sequentially. This allows multiple moors 4 to be arranged linearly in the vertical direction, ensuring effective deployment. The bottom plate 8 frame 7 is used to support the buoyancy frame 3 on the seabed before the detachment mechanism 9 separates the buoyancy frame 3 from the bottom plate 8 frame 7.

[0039] In some embodiments of this application, the device further includes a hoisting frame 1, which includes a horizontally placed hoisting rod and longitudinally placed support rods that are respectively connected to both ends of the hoisting rod, with the ends of the two support rods connected to the base plate 8 frame 7.

[0040] The lifting frame 1 is used to lift the floating frame 3 and the bottom plate 8 frame 7. It can be set on the bottom plate 8 frame 7. The underwater mooring device can be easily lifted from the ship into the sea through the lifting frame 1.

[0041] In some embodiments of this application, the ends of the two support rods are movably connected to and correspondingly arranged with the base plate 8 frame 7, and the connection points of the ends of the two support rods and the base plate 8 frame 7 are on the same axis, so that the hoisting rod can rotate around the axis.

[0042] The axis can be the line connecting the two support rods and the two connection points of the base plate 8 frame 7. The support rods can rotate around the axis. In actual use, the hoisting frame 1 is often located above the entire underwater buoy deployment device. When the floating frame 3 floats up, it will affect the release of the floating frame 3. This solution can make the hoisting frame 1 rotate to both sides to prevent it from affecting the floating frame 3.

[0043] In actual use, the lifting frame 1 is connected to the base plate 8 and frame 7. During the lifting and sinking of the mooring device to the seabed, the lifting frame 1 is connected to the crane of the work vessel and remains vertical. After the mooring device lands smoothly on the seabed, the support cable is retrieved by the crane. Due to the lack of tension, the lifting frame 1 falls naturally under the influence of gravity and seawater disturbance, and no longer obstructs the floating frame 3. During release, the detachment mechanism 9 unlocks, and the lifting frame 1, base plate 8, and frame 7 separate from the floating frame 3. Under the buoyancy provided by the buoyancy device 2, the floating frame 3 rises from the seabed. During the ascent, the mooring support frame 11 rotates, and each mooring 4 detaches sequentially, completing the deployment. After deployment is completed, the floating frame 3 rises to the surface for recovery.

[0044] In some embodiments of this application, the buoy frame 3 is provided with a searchlight 10, which faces the underwater mooring support frame 11.

[0045] A searchlight 10 can be installed on the floating frame 3 to observe the deployment of the mooring 4 by the mooring support frame 11.

[0046] In some embodiments of this application, the mooring support 11 is provided with a winding track, which is arranged around the annular turntable of the mooring support 11.

[0047] For underwater buoy deployment devices with load-bearing cables or data cables, a winding track can be provided on the underwater buoy support frame 11 to facilitate the arrangement of various cables and prevent tangling during deployment, which would affect the deployment effect.

[0048] In some embodiments of this application, the mooring 4 is spherical, and a plurality of mooring 4 are arranged in a mooring support frame 11, the mooring support frame 11 having a plurality of channels corresponding to the mooring 4 that allow the mooring 4 to pass through.

[0049] The mooring 4 can be spherical and placed inside the mooring support frame 11. This prevents the mooring 4 from colliding with other objects and causing damage when the mooring deployment device moves. The mooring support frame 11 has multiple channels corresponding to the mooring 4, allowing the mooring 4 to pass through. The mooring 4 can roll out of the mooring support frame 11 through the channels.

[0050] In some embodiments of this application, the underwater mooring 4 is provided with a load-bearing cable or a data cable, the load-bearing cable is arranged on both sides of the underwater mooring 4, and the data cable is arranged alternately between the underwater mooring 4.

[0051] The load-bearing cables are arranged on both sides of the underwater buoy 4, which can fix the positions of multiple underwater buoys 4 relative to each other, preventing them from being scattered and affecting the detection effect.

[0052] In some embodiments of this application, the annular turntable consists of two parallel, opposite circular rollers, which are fixedly connected by several connecting rods, the connecting rods being perpendicular to the circular surface of the circular rollers.

[0053] The annular turntable can use two opposing circular rollers as a frame, and then connect them with several connecting rods. The opposing means that the circular surfaces of the two circular rollers are facing each other, thus forming a circular frame for placing the underwater glider 4. This frame can be a metal frame.

[0054] Based on two parallel, opposing turntables, a buoyancy device 2 is installed on top, enabling the deployment of a tandem array of 20 moorings 4. For example, if the neutrino detector array is located at a depth of approximately 3,500 meters on the seabed, the mooring deployment device first reaches the seabed when deploying the detector tandem array. Then, the release mechanism 9 is activated, and the turntables and the floating frame 3 continuously rise using the buoyancy provided by the buoyancy device 2, releasing the moorings 4 one by one. After the entire tandem array is released, the mooring deployment device returns to the surface and can be reused.

[0055] In some embodiments of this application, a winding track 5 is provided between the circular rollers, and the winding track 5 is arranged along the space between the two circular rollers.

[0056] In some embodiments of this application, the winding track 5 is arranged on both sides of the annular turntable.

[0057] During normal operation, the underwater gliders 4 can be connected by two types of cables: a power cable and a data cable. There can be two power cables, arranged on both sides of the underwater glider 4, while there can be one data cable, arranged alternately between the underwater gliders 4. This structure simplifies the cable winding process when the underwater gliders 4 are arranged in series. A winding track 5 is set between the circular rollers, and another winding track 5 is set on each side of the circular rollers, which can be three winding tracks 5. The power cable and data cable can be wound parallel to each other on the winding tracks 5. Furthermore, the width of each track can be designed through specific experiments to ensure that even if the underwater glider deployment device tilts due to changes in the center of gravity during ascent, there will be no severe friction between the underwater glider 4 and the edge of the track, thus preventing damage to the underwater glider 4.

[0058] In some embodiments of this application, the base plate 8 includes a base plate body and an extension plate, which are connected by a hinge 12.

[0059] Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations to this application without departing from the spirit and scope of this application. Therefore, if such modifications and variations fall within the scope of the claims of this application and their equivalents, this application also intends to include such modifications and variations.

[0060] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above, and that the invention can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the invention. Therefore, the embodiments should be considered illustrative and non-limiting in all respects, and the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description. Thus, all variations falling within the meaning and scope of equivalents of the claims are intended to be embraced within the present invention. No reference numerals in the claims should be construed as limiting the scope of the claims. Furthermore, it is clear that the word "comprising" does not exclude other units or steps, and the singular does not exclude the plural. Multiple units or devices recited in the apparatus claims may also be implemented by a single unit or device in software or hardware. The terms "first," "second," etc., are used to indicate names and do not indicate any particular order.

Claims

1. A submarine deployment device, characterized in that, The device comprises an upper floating frame and a bottom plate frame, The upper floating frame comprises a buoyancy frame and a submersible marker loading frame, the submersible marker loading frame is a ring-shaped turntable, and a mechanism for loading submersible markers is arranged at the edge of the ring-shaped turntable; The submersible marker loading frame has a roller center shaft, and the roller center shaft is arranged at the geometric center of the ring-shaped submersible marker loading frame; The buoyancy frame has a buoyancy top plate and a support frame supported downward from the buoyancy top plate, and the roller center shaft is arranged at the support point of the support frame; The buoyancy frame is provided with a buoyancy device; The upper floating frame is connected to the bottom plate frame through a dismounting mechanism, the bottom plate frame has a horizontal bottom plate, and a mechanism for supporting the upper floating frame is arranged on the bottom plate; A plurality of submersible markers are arranged in the submersible marker loading frame, and the submersible marker loading frame has a plurality of passages corresponding to the submersible markers and allowing the submersible markers to pass through; The ring-shaped turntable is two parallel and opposite circular rollers fixedly connected through a plurality of connecting rods, and the connecting rods are perpendicular to the circular surface of the circular rollers.

2. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the vehicle is a submarine. The device further comprises a lifting frame, the lifting frame comprises a horizontally arranged lifting rod and two vertically arranged supporting rods respectively connected to the two ends of the lifting rod, and the rod tails of the two supporting rods are connected to the bottom plate frame.

3. The vehicle of claim 2, wherein the vehicle is a submarine. The rod tails of the two supporting rods are movably connected to the bottom plate frame and are correspondingly arranged, and the connecting points of the rod tails of the two supporting rods to the bottom plate frame are on the same axis, so that the lifting rod rotates around the axis.

4. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the vehicle is a submarine. The upper floating frame is provided with a searchlight, and the searchlight faces the submersible marker loading frame.

5. The submarine emplacement apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The submersible marker loading frame is provided with a winding track, and the winding track is arranged around the ring-shaped turntable of the submersible marker loading frame.

6. The submarine emplacement apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The submersible markers are provided with load cables and data cables, the load cables are arranged on both sides of the submersible markers, and the data cables are arranged staggered between the submersible markers.

7. The submarine emplacement apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The circular rollers have a winding track therebetween, and the winding track is arranged between the two circular rollers.

8. The vehicle of claim 7, wherein the vehicle is a submarine. The winding track is arranged on both sides of the ring-shaped turntable.

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