Automatic drainage device
The automatic drainage device addresses inefficiencies in ship cargo hold drainage by using a floating and rotating mechanism to automatically drain water and clean mud and dirt, enhancing operational efficiency and reducing maintenance costs.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421150441.5
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-05-24
- Publication Date
- 2025-01-03
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-05-24
AI Technical Summary
Existing ship cargo hold drainage systems require manual operation and frequent maintenance, leading to inefficiency, high costs, and inability to clean accumulated mud and dirt, while existing liquid level meters are prone to damage and increase maintenance costs.
An automatic drainage device with a floating member, rotating member, and cleaning structure that operates without employee intervention, using a water pump to automatically drain water and clean mud and dirt from the cargo hold.
Achieves automatic drainage and cleaning of mud and dirt without manual operation, reducing labor costs and maintenance, and ensuring continuous operation of the drainage system.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of ship cargo hold drainage, in particular to an automatic drainage device. Background Art
[0002] After the ship was launched, the bilge water equipment on board had not been tested. The cargo hold often rained during the rainy season and the cooling fan of the ventilation system produced a lot of condensed water during operation, which was discharged into the cargo hold. This caused a lot of water to accumulate in the cargo hold, and the equipment was easily soaked in water. The paint in the hold could not be applied normally, which seriously affected the production progress. Therefore, a lot of manpower and material resources were needed to carry a submersible pump to the cargo hold for drainage every day, and the work efficiency was extremely low.
[0003] The prior art uses a liquid level meter to monitor the accumulated water in the cargo hold and cooperates with a water pump to drain the water. The electronic control module of the liquid level meter is easily damaged due to long-term soaking in water, which can easily cause a short circuit and damage the electrical appliance. Therefore, the liquid level meter needs to be maintained and replaced regularly, and the maintenance cost is extremely high. In addition, the cargo hold will produce mud and dirt at the bottom of the cargo hold due to long-term accumulation of water. Using a liquid level meter to drain the water cannot clean the dirt at the bottom of the cargo hold. After the drainage is completed, manpower is usually required to clean the mud and dirt at the bottom of the cargo hold, which wastes labor and increases costs. Utility Model Content
[0004] The main purpose of the utility model is to provide an automatic drainage device, which is designed to automatically drain the cargo hold of a ship without the need for employee operation throughout the process. While achieving the purpose of automatic drainage and water level control, the mud ditch dirt at the bottom of the cargo hold can be cleaned so that the mud ditch dirt can be discharged through a water pump.
[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides an automatic drainage device, comprising a housing, the housing being placed above the cargo hold of the ship;
[0006] A drainage structure, the drainage structure comprising a water pump, a floating member and a rotating member, the floating member floats on the water surface inside the cargo hold, the upper end of the floating member extends into the shell and cooperates with the rotating member, the water pump is located in the water of the cargo hold, the shell is provided with an opening button and a closing button, the opening button and the closing button are both electrically connected to the water pump, the rotating member is provided with a pressing plate, the floating member drives the rotating member to rotate during the rising process, when the water level in the cargo hold rises to a preset position, the pressing plate rotates to the opening button to squeeze the opening button, and the water pump is started to pump out the water inside the cargo hold;
[0007] A cleaning structure, the cleaning structure includes a cleaning member, a moving member and a pulling member, the moving member is installed in the shell, the lower end of the cleaning member is located in the cargo hold and contacts the bottom of the cargo hold, the upper end is located in the shell and cooperates with the moving member, one end of the pulling member is connected to the moving member, and the other end is connected to the floating member. Furthermore, through the cooperation between the floating member and the rotating member, when the water level inside the cargo hold rises, the floating member moves upward, driving the rotating member to rotate, thereby driving the pressing plate to rotate and squeeze the opening button, starting the water pump to pump water, and no employee operation is required throughout the process, realizing automatic drainage. At the same time, when the floating member rises, the pulling member is pulled to pull the moving member to move, driving the cleaning member to rotate, so that it can clean the mud ditch at the bottom of the cargo hold, so that the dirt in the mud ditch can be discharged through the water pump.
[0008] Optionally, a plurality of first bosses are provided on the rotating member, and a plurality of second bosses are provided on the floating member, and the first bosses are engaged with the second bosses, so that the floating member can drive the rotating member to rotate when moving in the longitudinal direction.
[0009] Optionally, a third boss is provided on the moving member, a fourth boss is provided on the cleaning member, and the third boss is engaged with the fourth boss.
[0010] Optionally, a flexible member is provided at the lower end of the floating member, and a counterweight is connected to the lower end of the flexible member, and the weight of the counterweight is less than the buoyancy generated by the floating member on the water surface. Further, when the water level inside the cargo hold drops, the counterweight pulls the floating member downward so that it always floats on the water surface.
[0011] Optionally, a sliding groove is provided on the shell, the floating member includes a floating part and a sliding part, the sliding part is stuck in the sliding groove, and the plurality of second bosses are arranged on the sliding part.
[0012] Optionally, a limiting groove and a channel are provided in the shell, the limiting groove is communicated with the channel, the moving member is installed in the limiting groove, and the pulling member passes through the channel to connect the moving member and the floating member.
[0013] Optionally, a receiving groove is further provided in the shell, the receiving groove is communicated with the sliding groove, the rotating member is installed in the receiving groove, and the rotating member is partially exposed outside the shell, and the pressing plate is arranged on the exposed part of the rotating member.
[0014] Optionally, an elastic member is provided at one end of the movable member close to the channel, and the elastic member abuts against a side wall of the limiting groove.
[0015] Optionally, the water pump is connected to a drainage pipe, and the drainage pipe leads to the outside of the ship cargo hold.
[0016] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:
[0017] The automatic drainage device of the technical solution of the utility model is provided with a shell, a drainage structure and a cleaning structure, wherein the shell is placed above the cargo hold; the drainage structure comprises a water pump, a floating member and a rotating member, wherein the floating member floats on the water surface inside the cargo hold, the upper end of the floating member extends into the shell and cooperates with the rotating member, the water pump is located in the water of the cargo hold, the shell is provided with an opening button and a closing button, the opening button and the closing button are both electrically connected to the water pump, a pressing plate is provided on the rotating member, and the floating member drives the rotating member to rotate during the rising process, and when the water level in the cargo hold rises to a preset position, the pressing plate rotates to the opening button to squeeze the opening button, thereby starting the water pump to pump out the water inside the cargo hold; the cleaning structure comprises A cleaning member, a moving member and a pulling member, wherein the moving member is installed in the outer shell, the lower end of the cleaning member is located in the cargo hold and contacts with the bottom of the cargo hold, the upper end is located in the outer shell and cooperates with the moving member, one end of the pulling member is connected to the moving member, and the other end is connected to the floating member; through the cooperation between the floating member and the rotating member, when the water level inside the cargo hold rises, the floating member moves upward, driving the rotating member to rotate, thereby driving the pressing plate to rotate and squeeze the opening button, starting the water pump to pump water, and no employee operation is required throughout the process, thereby realizing automatic drainage. At the same time, when the floating member rises, the pulling member is pulled to pull the moving member to move, driving the cleaning member to rotate, so that it can clean the mud ditch at the bottom of the cargo hold, so that the dirt in the mud ditch can be discharged through the water pump. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without paying creative work.
[0019] Figure 1 This is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of the automatic drainage device of the utility model;
[0020] Figure 2 for Figure 1 a cross-sectional view of the interior of the middle housing;
[0021] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A magnified detail of the center A;
[0022] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the matching structure of the rotating part and the floating part;
[0023] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the matching structure of the moving part and the cleaning part.
[0024] Description of Figure Numbers:
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[0027] The realization of the purpose, functional features and advantages of the utility model will be further explained in conjunction with embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0028] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.
[0029] It should be noted that all directional indications in the embodiments of the present invention (such as up, down, left, right, front, back...) are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement status, etc. between the components under a certain specific posture (as shown in the accompanying drawings). If the specific posture changes, the directional indication will also change accordingly.
[0030] In addition, the descriptions of "first", "second", etc. in the present utility model are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but they must be based on the ability of ordinary technicians in the field to implement them. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be deemed that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by the present utility model.
[0031] The utility model provides an automatic drainage device 100 .
[0032] See also Figure 1-Figure 4In one embodiment of the utility model, the automatic drainage device 100 includes a shell 10, a drainage structure 1 and a cleaning structure 2. The lower end of the cleaning structure 2 is located in the cargo hold, and the upper end is installed in the shell 10. The drainage structure includes a water pump 40, a floating member 20 and a rotating member 30. The shell 10 is placed above the cargo hold 60. The floating member 20 is located in the cargo hold 60 and floats on the water surface inside the cargo hold 60. The upper end of the floating member 20 extends into the shell 10 and cooperates with the rotating member 30. The rotating member 30 is provided with a plurality of first bosses 31, and the floating member 20 is provided with a plurality of second bosses 221. The first boss 31 is meshed with the second boss 221, so that the longitudinal movement of the floating member 20 can drive the rotating member 30 to rotate. The outer shell 10 is provided with an open button 13 and a close button 14, and the open button 13 and the close button 14 are both electrically connected to the water pump 40. The rotating member 30 is provided with a pressing plate 32. The floating member 14 drives the rotating member 30 to rotate during the rising process. When the water level in the cargo hold 60 rises to a preset position, the pressing plate 32 rotates to the open button 13 to squeeze the open button 13, and the water pump 40 is started to pump out the water inside the cargo hold 60.
[0033] In this embodiment, a support frame 70 is provided above the cargo hold 60, and the housing 10 is mounted and fixed on the crossbeam of the support frame 70 and is located directly above the cargo hold 60; wherein, the floating member 20 includes a floating portion 21 and a sliding portion 22, a sliding groove 11 is provided on the housing 10, the sliding portion 22 is stuck in the sliding groove 11, and the plurality of second bosses 221 are provided on the sliding portion 22, and the floating portion 21 can be a hollow plate made of plastic, because plastic is light, waterproof and easy to process, ensuring It can rise by relying on the buoyancy of the water surface. The sliding part 22 is vertically connected to the floating part 21. The sliding part 22 can be a straight rod made of plastic. Its cross-section is "T"-shaped, which can avoid detachment from the shell 10 during movement. When the water level in the cargo hold 60 rises, the floating part 20 can rise with the rising water level. Under the limitation of the sliding groove 11, the floating part 20 will not deviate left and right when moving upward when the water level in the cargo hold 60 rises, and will maintain vertical movement as much as possible.
[0034] The water pump 40 can be a submersible pump, which has the characteristics of compact structure, small size, light weight, and easy use. It is also energy-efficient, long-life, and suitable for drainage and water supply of the cargo hold 60. The water pump 40 is connected to an external power supply, and the start button 13 and the close button 14 are connected to the water pump 40 through a waterproof cable. The waterproof cable is not only waterproof, but also has moisture-proof, oil-proof, and corrosion-resistant properties, so that it can stably transmit electrical energy in a variety of harsh environments, and can ensure that the water pump 40 can operate normally in water. The start button 13 and the close button 14 can both be push-button switches. Pressing the start button 13 can start the water pump 40, and pressing the close button 14 can stop the water pump 40.
[0035] In one embodiment of the utility model, a flexible member 51 is provided at the lower end of the floating member 20, and a counterweight block 50 is connected to the lower end of the flexible member 51. The weight of the counterweight block 50 is less than the buoyancy generated by the floating member 20 on the water surface, so that the floating member 20 will not sink underwater under the action of the gravity of the counterweight block 50.
[0036] In this embodiment, the counterweight block 50 can be a rectangular block made of stainless steel, which has a certain weight. When the water level in the cargo hold 60 drops, it can pull the floating member 20 down so that it always floats on the water surface; the flexible member 51 can be a nylon rope or other rope that is not easy to break, and no specific limitation is made here. It can be understood that the weight of the counterweight block 50 is less than the buoyancy generated by the floating member 20 on the water surface. When the water level in the cargo hold 60 rises, the floating member 20 moves up with the rise of the water level, and at the same time pulls the counterweight block 50 up together. The counterweight block 50 can further prevent the floating member 20 from drifting sideways, and when the water level drops, it can pull the floating member 20 down so that it always floats on the water surface.
[0037] In one embodiment of the utility model, two adjacent first bosses 31 are spaced apart to form a slot 311, wherein a second boss 221 is stuck in one of the slots 311, and when the second boss 221 is disengaged from the corresponding slot 311, the other second boss 221 is stuck in the other slot 311, so that the rotating member 30 rotates, and a receiving slot 12 is also provided in the shell 10, and the receiving slot 12 is connected to the sliding slot 11, the rotating member 30 is installed in the receiving slot 12, and the rotating member 30 is partially exposed outside the shell 10, and the pressing plate 32 is arranged on the exposed portion of the rotating member 30.
[0038] In this embodiment, the rotating member 30 is in a standard annular shape, and the first bosses 31 are arranged at intervals along the arc surface of the rotating member, so that the rotating member 30 as a whole is like a gear; the second bosses 221 are arranged along the length direction of the sliding part 22;
[0039] It can be understood that when the water level in the cargo hold 60 rises, the floating member 20 rises, so that the second boss 221 disengages from the corresponding slot 311, and then the other second boss 221 is inserted into the other slot 311, driving the rotating member 30 to rotate, and the rotating member 30 drives the pressing plate 32 to rotate counterclockwise. When the water level in the cargo hold 60 rises to a preset position, the pressing plate 32 rotates to the opening button 13 to squeeze the opening button 13, and the water pump 40 is started to pump out the water inside the cargo hold, so that the water in the cargo hold 60 can be discharged in time, and there is no need for employees to stare at the water level changes in the cargo hold 60, so as to achieve the purpose of automatic drainage.
[0040] The opening button 13 and the closing button 14 are spaced at an angle of 180°. The opening button 13 is located below the closing button 14. When the water in the cargo hold 60 is discharged and the water level drops, the counterweight 50 pulls down the floating member 20 so that the floating part 21 always floats on the water surface. At the same time, the sliding part 22 also moves downward, and through cooperation with the rotating member 30, the rotating member 30 rotates clockwise, and the pressing plate 32 rotates clockwise. When the pressing plate 32 squeezes the closing button 14, the water pump 40 stops running, and the cargo hold 60 stops being drained at this time. No employee operation is required throughout the process, thereby achieving the purpose of automatic drainage and water level control.
[0041] In one embodiment of the utility model, the cleaning structure 2 includes a cleaning member 80, a moving member 81 and a pulling member 82, the moving member 81 is installed in the outer shell, the lower end of the cleaning member 80 is located in the cargo hold and contacts with the bottom of the cargo hold, and the upper end is located in the outer shell 10 and cooperates with the moving member 81, one end of the pulling member 82 is connected to the moving member 81, and the other end is connected to the floating member 20. When the floating member 20 rises, the pulling member 82 is pulled to pull the moving member 81 to move, thereby driving the cleaning member 80 to rotate, so that it can clean the mud ditch at the bottom of the cargo hold. The cleaned mud ditch is mixed in the water, and the dirt in the mud ditch can be discharged through the water pump 40.
[0042] In the embodiment, a third boss 84 is provided on the movable member 81, and a fourth boss 85 is provided on the cleaning member 80. The third boss 84 is meshed with the fourth boss 85. It can be understood that the upper end of the cleaning member 80 cooperates with the movable member 81 in a manner similar to the meshing of gears. When the movable member 81 moves, it can drive the cleaning member 80 to rotate, so that the lower end of the cleaning member 80 rotates to clean the mud ditch dirt at the bottom of the ship's cargo hold, so that the mud ditch dirt can be discharged along with the water through the water pump 40.
[0043] A limiting groove 15 and a channel 16 are provided in the shell 10, the limiting groove 15 is communicated with the channel 16, a moving member 81 is installed in the limiting groove 15, the pulling member 82 passes through the channel 16 to connect the moving member 81 and the floating member 20, an elastic member 90 is provided at one end of the moving member 81 close to the channel 16, and the elastic member 90 abuts against the side wall of the limiting groove 15; wherein the elastic member 90 can be a spring, and the pulling member 82 can be a nylon rope, but the present invention is not limited thereto, a card plate 83 is also provided on the cleaning member 80, and the card plate 83 abuts against the shell 10 to prevent the cleaning member 80 from falling.
[0044] It can be understood that when the water level in the cargo hold 60 rises, the floating member 20 rises, and the moving member 81 is pulled by the pulling member 82 to move toward the side of the channel 16, and the cleaning member 80 is driven to rotate during the movement, so that the lower end of the cleaning member 80 cleans the mud ditch at the bottom of the cargo hold, so that the mud ditch can be discharged along with the water through the water pump 40; when the water level drops, under the elastic force of the elastic member 90, the moving member 81 can return to the initial position.
[0045] Working principle: The water pump 40 is connected to an external power supply. When the water level in the cargo hold 60 rises, the floating member 20 moves up with the rising water level, cooperates with the rotating member 30 and drives it to rotate. The rotating member 30 drives the pressing plate 32 to rotate. When the water level in the cargo hold 60 rises to a preset position, the pressing plate 32 rotates counterclockwise to the opening button 13 to squeeze the opening button 13, and the water pump 40 is started to pump out the water inside the cargo hold 60. At the same time, the floating member 20 pulls the pulling member 82 during the rising process, drives the moving member 81 to move toward the channel 16, so that it drives the cleaning member 81 to rotate, and the lower end of the cleaning member 81 is opposite to the The mud grooves at the bottom of the cargo hold are cleaned so that the mud grooves can be discharged along with the water through the water pump 40, and there is no need to manually clean the dirt and mud grooves generated at the bottom of the cargo hold at a fixed time; when the water level in the cargo hold 60 drops after the water is discharged, the counterweight block 50 pulls down the floating part 20 so that the floating part 21 always floats on the water surface. At the same time, the sliding part 22 also moves downward, and through the cooperation with the rotating part 30, the rotating part rotates clockwise, and the pressing plate 32 rotates clockwise. When the pressing plate 32 squeezes the closing button 14, the water pump 40 stops running, and the cargo hold is stopped from being drained at this time. No employee operation is required throughout the process, thereby achieving the purpose of automatic drainage and water level control.
[0046] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. All equivalent structural changes made by using the contents of the present invention specification and drawings under the inventive concept of the present invention, or directly / indirectly applied in other related technical fields are included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. An automatic drainage device, characterized in that: include: A shell, the shell being placed above the cargo hold of the ship; A drainage structure, the drainage structure comprising a water pump, a floating member and a rotating member, the floating member floats on the water surface inside the cargo hold, the upper end of the floating member extends into the shell and cooperates with the rotating member, the water pump is located in the water of the cargo hold, the shell is provided with an opening button and a closing button, the opening button and the closing button are both electrically connected to the water pump, the rotating member is provided with a pressing plate, the floating member drives the rotating member to rotate during the rising process, when the water level in the cargo hold rises to a preset position, the pressing plate rotates to the opening button to squeeze the opening button, and the water pump is started to pump out the water inside the cargo hold; A cleaning structure, the cleaning structure includes a cleaning piece, a moving piece and a pulling piece, the moving piece is installed in the outer shell, the lower end of the cleaning piece is located in the cargo hold and contacts with the bottom of the cargo hold, the upper end is located in the outer shell and cooperates with the moving piece, one end of the pulling piece is connected to the moving piece, and the other end is connected to the floating piece.
2. The automatic drainage device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating member is provided with a plurality of first bosses, and the floating member is provided with a plurality of second bosses. The first bosses are meshed with the second bosses, so that the floating member can drive the rotating member to rotate when moving in the longitudinal direction.
3. The automatic drainage device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The moving part is provided with a third boss, the cleaning part is provided with a fourth boss, and the third boss is meshed with the fourth boss.
4. The automatic drainage device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A flexible member is provided at the lower end of the floating member, and a counterweight block is connected to the lower end of the flexible member. The weight of the counterweight block is less than the buoyancy generated by the floating member on the water surface.
5. The automatic drainage device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The housing is provided with a sliding groove, the floating member comprises a floating part and a sliding part, the sliding part is clamped in the sliding groove, and the plurality of second bosses are arranged on the sliding part.
6. The automatic drainage device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A limiting groove and a channel are provided in the shell, the limiting groove is communicated with the channel, the moving member is installed in the limiting groove, and the pulling member passes through the channel to connect the moving member and the floating member.
7. The automatic drainage device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The housing is also provided with a receiving groove, the receiving groove is communicated with the sliding groove, the rotating member is installed in the receiving groove, and the rotating member is partially exposed outside the housing, and the pressing plate is arranged on the exposed part of the rotating member.
8. The automatic drainage device according to claim 6, characterized in that: An elastic member is provided at one end of the moving member close to the channel, and the elastic member abuts against the side wall of the limiting groove.
9. The automatic drainage device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The water pump is connected with a drainage pipe, and the drainage pipe leads to the outside of the ship cargo hold.