Acoustic trunk device and ice region ship

By designing acoustic well enclosure devices in ships in ice zones, the problem of diversified acoustic detection of ships in ice zones is solved, diversified underwater detection and data transmission are achieved, and the detection capabilities of polar scientific research ships are improved.

CN120348393APending Publication Date: 2025-07-22GUANGZHOU SHIPYARD INTERNATIONAL LTD
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Application Number
CN202510550453.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-04-29
Publication Date
2025-07-22

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Technical Problem

Ships in the ice area lack a sea-opening detection mechanism with diverse acoustic equipment, and the existing structure has the risk of damage and high detection difficulty.

Method used

An acoustic well enclosure device is designed, including a well enclosure, a sea opening, a sea short pipe, a sea valve, a maintenance box and a lifting mechanism. It is connected through flange to form a watertight structure, and the lifting mechanism carries acoustic equipment into the seawater for detection.

Benefits of technology

It realizes diversified underwater acoustic detection in the ice area, improves the carrying capacity and data value of acoustic equipment, solves the watertight structure problem, and is suitable for acoustic detection and data transmission of polar scientific research ships.

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Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides an acoustic trunk device and an ice region ship. The acoustic trunk device comprises a trunk which is arranged on a bottom plate of a ship body in a watertight connection mode corresponding to the center line of the ship body; one or more sea opening holes are formed in a ship body bottom plate at the bottom of the trunk, and each sea opening hole is correspondingly provided with a sea short pipe and a supporting structure; a sea valve is arranged at the top of the sea short pipe, a maintenance box is arranged at the top of the sea valve, a lifting mechanism is arranged at the top of the maintenance box, and the lifting mechanism is fixed to a wall plate of the trunk through a support structure; the lifting mechanism comprises a lifting rod, and the end of the lifting rod can carry acoustic equipment to penetrate through the maintenance box, the sea valve and the sea short pipe and then stretch out of the ship body bottom plate to enter sea water for acoustic detection. According to the structure of the diversified acoustic detection trunk meeting the requirement for navigation in the ice region, the technical problem of the structure of the visual sea-dredging underwater detection acoustic trunk of the ship in the ice region is solved.
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Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the technical field of ship cabin structures and components, and particularly to an acoustic cofferdam device and an ice area ship. Background Art

[0002] Currently, there is no cofferdam structure with a diversified acoustic equipment sea access detection mechanism configured in ice area ships in the industry.

[0003] Some ships only reserve an empty cabin for future modification with acoustic detection equipment. Ice area ships are at risk of low temperature and ice-breaking debris. Sea access detection equipment is expensive and there is a risk of damage. The underwater environment in ice areas is more complex than in conventional sea areas, the detection difficulty is higher, and the demand for an acoustic cofferdam structure for diversified detection is more urgent. Summary of the Invention

[0004] Embodiments of the present invention provide an acoustic cofferdam device and an ice area ship. By inventing the structure of the cofferdam that meets the diversified acoustic detection in ice area navigation, the technical problem of the acoustic cofferdam structure for visual sea water underwater detection in ice area ships is solved.

[0005] Embodiments of the present invention provide an acoustic cofferdam device, and the device includes:

[0006] A cofferdam, which is watertightly connected to the hull bottom plate corresponding to the center line of the hull;

[0007] One or more sea access openings are provided in the hull bottom plate at the bottom of the cofferdam, and each sea access opening is correspondingly provided with a sea access short pipe and a support structure;

[0008] A sea access valve is provided at the top of the sea access short pipe, a maintenance box is provided at the top of the sea access valve, a lifting mechanism is provided at the top of the maintenance box, and the lifting mechanism is fixed to the wall plate of the cofferdam through a support structure;

[0009] The lifting mechanism includes a lifting rod, and the end of the lifting rod can carry the acoustic equipment through the maintenance box, the sea access valve, the sea access short pipe, and then extend out of the hull bottom plate into the sea water for acoustic detection.

[0010] In some embodiments, the aperture of the one or more sea access openings is between DN250 and DN1000.

[0011] In some embodiments, a strengthening structure is provided on the wall plate of the cofferdam.

[0012] In some embodiments, a heater is provided in the cofferdam.

[0013] In some embodiments, the sea access valve and the sea access short pipe are connected in a flange watertight manner, and the sea access valve and the maintenance box are connected in a flange watertight manner.

[0014] In some embodiments, the sea connection valve and the sea connection short pipe are connected in a flange watertight manner, and the sea connection valve and the maintenance box are connected in a flange watertight manner, including:

[0015] The flange provided at the bottom end of the sea connection valve is connected to the flange provided at the top end of the sea connection short pipe;

[0016] The flange provided at the top end of the sea connection valve is connected to the flange provided at the bottom end of the maintenance box;

[0017] A sealing gasket is provided between the butted flanges.

[0018] In some embodiments, the acoustic device includes at least one of the following: a sonar device, an underwater acoustic positioning device, and an underwater acoustic communication device.

[0019] In some embodiments, the maintenance box is provided with a glass observation hole, which can be used to observe the internal state of the sea connection valve.

[0020] In some embodiments, the maintenance box is provided with a watertight and openable maintenance door, which can be used to take, place, and maintain the acoustic device through the maintenance door.

[0021] An embodiment of the present invention provides an ice area ship, including the acoustic well device as described in any of the above embodiments.

[0022] The acoustic well device and the ice area ship of the above embodiments of the present invention construct such an acoustic well in the ice area ship, which can realize diversified underwater acoustic detection in ice area waters, enable the acoustic device to enter the sea water to transmit and receive signals. The ship compartments are reasonably divided, enabling it to carry more acoustic devices and generating more scientific detection data value. It perfectly solves the problem of the watertight structure of the sea connection detection well structure for the portable acoustic device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] The drawings generally illustrate, by way of example and not limitation, the various embodiments discussed herein.

[0024] Figure 1 It is a schematic front sectional view structure diagram of the acoustic well device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 2 It is a schematic left sectional view structure diagram of the acoustic well device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 3 It is a schematic top sectional view structure diagram of the acoustic well device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 4Schematic diagram of the main view and corresponding top view of the sea connection short pipe and support structure of one size in the embodiment of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the main view and corresponding top view of the sea connection short pipe and support structure of another size in the embodiment of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the main view and corresponding top view of the sea connection short pipe and support structure of yet another size in the embodiment of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the main view and corresponding top view of the sea connection short pipe and support structure of another size in the embodiment of the present invention. Detailed implementation manners

[0031] In order to understand the features and technical content of the embodiments of the present application in more detail, the implementation of the embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings are only for reference and explanation, and are not used to limit the embodiments of the present application.

[0032] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, it should be noted that unless otherwise specified and defined, the term "connection" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be an electrical connection, or it can be the communication inside two components. It can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0033] It should be noted that the terms "first / second / third" involved in the embodiments of the present application are only used to distinguish similar objects, and do not represent a specific order for the objects. It can be understood that "first / second / third" can be interchanged with a specific order or sequence under certain circumstances. It should be understood that the objects distinguished by "first / second / third" can be interchanged under appropriate circumstances, so that the embodiments of the present application described here can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described here.

[0034] The embodiments of the present invention provide an acoustic cofferdam device and an ice area ship. By inventing the structure of the cofferdam that meets the diversified acoustic detection requirements for ice area navigation, the technical problem of the structure of the acoustic cofferdam for visual underwater detection of ice area ships is solved.

[0035] The embodiments of the present invention provide an acoustic cofferdam device, as Figures 1 to 3 shown. The acoustic cofferdam device includes:

[0036] The cofferdam 10 is watertightly connected to the hull bottom plate 30 corresponding to the center line (CL, Central Line) of the hull.

[0037] One or more sea connection openings 11 are provided in the hull bottom plate 30 at the bottom of the cofferdam 10, and a sea connection short pipe 12 and a support structure 13 are correspondingly provided for each sea connection opening 11.

[0038] A sea connection valve 14 is provided at the top of the sea connection short pipe 12, a maintenance box 15 is provided at the top of the sea connection valve 14, a lifting mechanism 16 is provided at the top of the maintenance box 15, and the lifting mechanism 16 is fixed to the wall plate of the cofferdam 10 through a support structure 17. Here, the lifting mechanism 16 can be welded to the wall plate structure of the cofferdam 10 through the support structure 17. The bottom end of the lifting mechanism 16 can be connected to the maintenance box 15 by a flange.

[0039] The lifting mechanism 16 includes a lifting rod 18. The end of the lifting rod 18 can carry an acoustic device to extend out of the hull bottom plate 30 into the seawater for acoustic detection after passing through the maintenance box 15, the sea connection valve 14, and the sea connection short pipe 12. Here, the structure of the sea connection valve 14 is a middle hole for the acoustic device to extend into the seawater through the hollow position. The acoustic device can transmit signals through the lifting mechanism 16. Here, the signal transmission method can be, for example, wired transmission or wireless transmission. The transmission cable for wired transmission can be laid through the lifting rod 18 of the lifting mechanism 16, for example.

[0040] In some embodiments, the aperture diameter of one or more sea connection openings 11 is DN250 - DN1000. Here, the number of sea connection openings 11 is not specifically limited. For example, Figures 1 to 3 in the design scheme of a scientific research ship for a certain base in an embodiment, 5 sea connection openings 11 are provided. Providing multiple sea connection openings 11 facilitates the use of multiple acoustic devices. For sea connection openings 11 with different aperture diameters, Figures 4 to 7 examples of sea connection short pipes 12 and support structures 13 with different calibers are respectively given for reference. It can be understood that the "short" of the sea connection short pipe 12 is relative to the lifting mechanism 16. A relatively shorter pipe diameter can provide relatively better stability. In actual application, the dimensions of the sea connection short pipe 12 are matched with the corresponding lifting mechanism 16 and the sea connection valve 14. The support mechanism 13 can be, for example, gussets arranged around the outer wall of the sea connection short pipe 12. Exemplarily, four gussets can be arranged in an average surrounding manner. In actual application, the specific strength, thickness, and the number of gussets of the support structure 13 can be adjusted according to actual needs.

[0041] In some embodiments, the number of lifting mechanisms 16 is the same as the number of sea connection openings 11.

[0042] In some embodiments, a strengthening structure 19 is provided on the wall plate of the cofferdam 10 to ensure the strength of the entire cofferdam 10.

[0043] In some embodiments, a heater 20 is provided in the cofferdam 10. The heater 20 can perform heating so that the entire structure of the cofferdam 10 can maintain a positive temperature during navigation in ice areas.

[0044] In some embodiments, the sea connection valve 14 and the sea connection short pipe 12 are watertightly connected by a flange 21, and the sea connection valve 14 and the maintenance box 15 are watertightly connected by a flange 21.

[0045] In some embodiments, the sea connection valve 14 and the sea connection short pipe 12 are watertightly connected by a flange, and the sea connection valve 14 and the maintenance box 15 are watertightly connected by a flange 21, including:

[0046] The flange 21 provided at the bottom end of the sea connection valve 14 is connected to the flange 21 provided at the top end of the sea connection short pipe 12.

[0047] The flange 21 provided at the top end of the sea connection valve 14 is connected to the flange 21 provided at the bottom end of the maintenance box 15.

[0048] A sealing gasket is provided between the butted flanges 21.

[0049] In some embodiments, the acoustic equipment includes at least one of the following: sonar equipment, underwater acoustic positioning equipment, and underwater acoustic communication equipment.

[0050] In some embodiments, the maintenance box 15 is provided with a glass observation hole 22, which can be used to observe the internal state of the sea connection valve 14. Here, the glass observation hole 22 is obtained by inlaying the glass for the observation hole opened on the side of the maintenance box 15. Through the glass observation hole 22, the state in the valve clearance passage during ice area navigation can be observed at any time.

[0051] In some embodiments, the maintenance box 15 is provided with a watertight and openable maintenance door 23, which can be used to take, place, and maintain the acoustic equipment through the maintenance door 23.

[0052] In some embodiments, the connection between each component of the acoustic cofferdam device of the present application is carried out by using a sealing gasket and a flange. The entire acoustic cofferdam device forms a watertight structure.

[0053] In some embodiments, in order to facilitate access to the cofferdam 10, a watertight door 24 is opened on the structure of the cofferdam 10, and it can be directly entered from a nearby room of the ship.

[0054] In some embodiments, a maintenance structure platform is built in the cofferdam 10 for maintaining the operation of the lifting rod 18. As Figure 2 shown, the maintenance structure platform includes a maintenance platform structure 25 provided corresponding to the top of the lifting mechanism 16 and a maintenance platform structure ladder 26 provided on the wall plate of the cofferdam 10, so that maintenance personnel can go up and down the maintenance platform structure 25 through the maintenance platform structure ladder 26 to maintain the operation of the lifting mechanism 16.

[0055] An embodiment of the present invention provides an ice area ship, including the acoustic cofferdam device according to any one of the above embodiments.

[0056] The acoustic cofferdam device and ice area ship of the above embodiments of the present invention can construct such an acoustic cofferdam in the ice area ship, which can realize diversified underwater acoustic detection in ice area waters, enable the acoustic equipment to enter the sea water to transmit and receive signals. The ship compartments are reasonably divided, enabling it to carry more acoustic equipment and generating more scientific detection data value. It perfectly solves the problem of the watertight structure of the cofferdam structure for the sea-going detection of portable acoustic equipment.

[0057] The above embodiments of the present invention can be applied to polar scientific research ships, solving the problems of scientific research detection and data transmission of acoustic equipment. It can be fully adopted by ships for polar scientific research. It provides a strong technical reference for the construction of compartments with similar functions in the future. It optimizes the structural configuration of ship compartments and enhances the economic value of ship use.

[0058] Among the technical solutions described in the embodiments of the present application, they can be combined arbitrarily without conflict.

[0059] As described above, the above are only the specific embodiments of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the present application, and all should be covered by the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An acoustic cofferdam device, characterized in that, The device includes: A cofferdam, which is watertightly connected to the hull bottom plate corresponding to the center line of the hull; One or more sea connection openings are provided in the hull bottom plate at the bottom of the cofferdam, and each sea connection opening is correspondingly provided with a sea connection short pipe and a support structure; A sea connection valve is arranged at the top of the sea connection short pipe, a maintenance box is arranged at the top of the sea connection valve, a lifting mechanism is arranged at the top of the maintenance box, and the lifting mechanism is fixed to the wall plate of the cofferdam through a support structure; The lifting mechanism includes a lifting rod, and the end of the lifting rod can carry the acoustic device to pass through the maintenance box, the sea connection valve, and the sea connection short pipe and then extend out of the hull bottom plate into the sea water for acoustic detection.

2. The acoustic cofferdam device according to claim 1, wherein The aperture of the one or more sea connection openings is between DN250 and DN1000.

3. The acoustic cofferdam device according to claim 1, characterized in that A strengthening structure is arranged on the wall plate of the cofferdam.

4. The acoustic cofferdam device according to claim 1, characterized in that, A heater is arranged in the cofferdam.

5. The acoustic cofferdam device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The sea connection valve and the sea connection short pipe are connected by flange watertight connection, and the sea connection valve and the maintenance box are connected by flange watertight connection.

6. The acoustic cofferdam device according to claim 5, characterized in that, The sea connection valve and the sea connection short pipe are connected by flange watertight connection, and the sea connection valve and the maintenance box are connected by flange watertight connection, including: The flange arranged at the bottom end of the sea connection valve is connected to the flange arranged at the top end of the sea connection short pipe; The flange arranged at the top end of the sea connection valve is connected to the flange arranged at the bottom end of the maintenance box; A sealing gasket is arranged between the butted flanges.

7. The acoustic cofferdam device according to claim 1, wherein, The acoustic device includes at least one of the following: sonar device, underwater acoustic positioning device, and underwater acoustic communication device.

8. The acoustic cofferdam device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The maintenance box is provided with a glass observation hole, which can be used to observe the internal state of the sea connection valve.

9. The acoustic cofferdam device according to claim 1, wherein The maintenance box is provided with a watertight and openable maintenance door, which can be used to take, place, and maintain the acoustic device through the maintenance door.

10. An ice-class ship, characterized in that, It includes the acoustic cofferdam device according to any one of claims 1 to 9.