Multi-beam side board mounting bracket suitable for multi-specification ship boards
By designing a multi-beam side-side mounting bracket suitable for multi-spec ship side, the problems of low installation efficiency and poor applicability of the multi-beam depth sounder matrix are solved, and high-precision and efficient installation and watertight connection of data cables are achieved, adapting to different ship types, improving installation convenience and versatility.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422270017.0
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-09-14
- Publication Date
- 2025-08-26
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-09-14
AI Technical Summary
The base array lifting installation device of existing multi-beam depth sounders has low installation efficiency, low accuracy, and does not have good applicability and versatility, especially wastes manpower and material resources in harsh maritime environments.
A multi-beam side-side mounting bracket suitable for multi-spec ship side is designed, including ship side clamp, upper extension rod, lower extension rod, flange and equipment flange. The elevation adjustment of the multi-beam transducer and the watertight connection of the data cable are realized through screw adjustment, so as to adapt to different ship side thicknesses.
It improves the installation accuracy and efficiency of multi-beam depth sounders, reduces waste of manpower and material resources, adapts to different ship types, ensures watertight connection of data cables, and improves installation convenience and versatility.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the field of installation devices for multi-beam bathymetric systems, in particular to a multi-beam sideboard installation bracket suitable for ships of various specifications. Background Art
[0002] The beam echo sounder system is a highly efficient and high-precision underwater topography and landform scanning device based on hydroacoustic principles, suitable for large-scale sea sweeping operations. Multi-beam echo sounders are relatively heavy, require high array installation accuracy, are significantly affected by sea conditions, and vary widely in survey vessel models, resulting in high measurement costs. This places higher demands on the installation accuracy, efficiency, convenience, and versatility of the broadside mounting devices used for the widely used multi-beam echo sounder arrays. The simple array mounting device, typically designed with a clamp, is prone to low installation and replacement efficiency, making it unsuitable for the high precision, high installation efficiency, and high adaptability required by conventional multi-beam scanning operations. This, especially given the harsh marine measurement environment, results in a significant waste of manpower and material resources. Therefore, providing a multi-beam broadside mounting bracket suitable for various ship types is crucial for future multi-beam scanning operations. Utility Model Content
[0003] In view of the defects in the prior art, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a multi-beam side mounting bracket suitable for ships of various specifications.
[0004] According to the utility model, a multi-beam side mounting bracket suitable for ship sides of various specifications is provided, which includes: a ship side clamp, an upper extension rod, a lower extension rod, a flange and an equipment flange. The upper end of the lower extension rod is connected to the upper extension rod through the flange. The upper extension rod is installed on the side of the measuring ship through the ship side clamp, and one side of the ship side clamp is fixed to the side of the measuring ship through a chuck. The upper extension rod is installed on the other side of the ship side clamp, the lower end of the lower extension rod is connected to the equipment flange, and the multi-beam depth sounder equipment is installed at the bottom of the equipment flange.
[0005] Preferably, the ship side clamp includes an upper extension rod clamping position, an upper screw, a screw fixing platform, a lower screw, a chuck and a screw hole. The bottom of the upper extension rod clamping position is connected to the screw fixing platform. The screw fixing platform is provided with a screw hole. The upper screw passes through the corresponding screw hole and is connected to the upper extension rod clamping position, and the lower screw passes through the screw hole and is connected to the chuck.
[0006] Preferably, the upper extension rod passes through the upper extension rod clamping position and the screw fixing platform respectively, the upper extension rod is fixed to the upper extension rod clamping position by the upper screw, and the upper extension rod is fixed to the side of the measurement ship by a chuck.
[0007] Preferably, a cable threading hole is provided at the lower end of the lower extension rod, and the cable threading hole is located on the upper side of the equipment flange.
[0008] Preferably, a watertight wire insertion hole is provided on the equipment flange, the watertight wire insertion hole corresponds to the cable threading hole, and a watertight plug of the transducer is provided in the watertight wire insertion hole.
[0009] Preferably, the upper extension rod, the flange and the lower extension rod are hollow inside.
[0010] Preferably, a multi-beam device data cable is passed through the upper extension rod and the lower extension rod, and the multi-beam device data cable passes through the cable hole and is connected to the transducer watertight plug.
[0011] Preferably, the upper screw and the lower screw are arranged in parallel.
[0012] Preferably, an equipment flange is welded to the lower end of the lower extension rod.
[0013] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:
[0014] (1) In this application, a ship side clamp is designed to fix the extension rod to the ship side, and the distance between the chuck and the ship side clamp is adjusted by rotating the lower screw to adapt to ship side fixing equipment of different thicknesses; the fixing force of the ship side clamp on the upper extension rod is adjusted by rotating the upper screw to adjust the extension rod, thereby achieving the relative elevation of the multi-beam transducer;
[0015] (2) The flange of the equipment of this application is provided with a watertight plug-in hole for watertight connection of the data cable on the equipment transducer; in conjunction with the cable threading hole at the bottom of the lower extension rod, it is used to guide the data cable inside the extension rod to the deck to prevent the water flow from exerting force on the data cable. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] Other features, objects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the detailed description of the non-limiting embodiments with reference to the following drawings:
[0017] Figure 1 This is a front view of the overall structure of the utility model;
[0018] Figure 2 This is a rear view of the overall structure of the utility model;
[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the flange connection of the equipment of this utility model;
[0020] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the ship side clamp of the present invention.
[0021] The figure shows:
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[0023] DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0024] The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments. The following embodiments will help those skilled in the art further understand the present invention, but are not intended to limit the present invention in any way. It should be noted that a person skilled in the art may make various variations and improvements without departing from the scope of the present invention. Such variations and improvements are all within the scope of protection of the present invention.
[0025] Example
[0026] According to the utility model, a multi-beam side mounting bracket suitable for multi-specification ship side is provided, such as Figure 1-4 As shown, the system comprises a side clamp 11, an upper extension rod 1, a lower extension rod 8, a flange 7, and an equipment flange 9. The upper end of the lower extension rod 8 is connected to the upper extension rod 1 via the flange 7. The upper extension rod 1, flange 7, and lower extension rod 8 are hollow. A multibeam equipment data cable 16 is threaded through the upper and lower extension rods 1 and 8, passing through a cable hole 12 and connecting to a transducer watertight plug 15. The upper extension rod 1 is mounted on the side of the survey vessel via the side clamp 11. One side of the side clamp 11 is secured to the side of the survey vessel via a chuck 6. The upper extension rod 1 is mounted on the other side of the side clamp 11. The equipment flange 9 is welded to the lower end of the lower extension rod 8, and a multibeam echo sounder 14 is mounted at its bottom. The flange 7 has eight screw holes, which are used to secure the upper and lower extension rods 1 and 8 together via bolts. The equipment flange 9 also has eight reserved screw holes for connecting to the multibeam echo sounder 14.
[0027] A cable threading hole 12 is provided at the lower end of the lower extension rod 8. The cable threading hole 12 is located on the upper side of the equipment flange 9 and is used to guide the multi-beam equipment data cable 16 inside the extension rod to the deck to prevent the multi-beam equipment data cable 16 from being subjected to stress by water flow; a watertight wire insertion hole 13 is provided on the equipment flange 9, and the watertight wire insertion hole 13 corresponds to the cable threading hole 12. A transducer watertight plug 15 is provided in the watertight wire insertion hole 13, which is used for watertight connection of the multi-beam equipment data cable 16 on the equipment transducer.
[0028] The ship's side fixture 11 includes an upper extension rod clamping station 2, an upper screw 3, a screw fixing platform 4, a lower screw 5, a chuck 6, and a screw hole 10. The upper screw 3 and lower screw 5 are arranged in parallel. The upper extension rod clamping station 2 is connected to the screw fixing platform 4 at its bottom, which is provided with a screw hole 10. The upper screw 3 passes through the corresponding screw hole 10 to connect to the upper extension rod clamping station 2, and the lower screw 5 passes through the screw hole 10 to connect to the chuck 6. The upper extension rod 1 passes through the upper extension rod clamping station 2 and the screw fixing platform 4, respectively. The upper extension rod 1 is fixed to the upper extension rod clamping station 2 by the upper screw 3. The upper extension rod 1 is then fixed to the side of the measurement vessel by the chuck 6.
[0029] Working principle: First, assemble the equipment on the deck platform of the survey vessel. First, install the multi-beam echo sounder equipment 14 on the equipment flange 9. Connect the upper extension rod 1 and the lower extension rod 8 of the equipment through the flange 7 and fix them with screws. Pass the multi-beam equipment data cable 16 from the top of the upper extension rod 1, pass it out from the opening of the lower extension rod 8, and connect it to the transducer watertight plug 15. Fix the upper extension rod 1 into the ship's side clamp 11, adjust the tightness of the upper screw 3, and fix the upper extension rod in the appropriate position. Set the connected ship's side clamp 11 as a whole on the ship's side, start tightening the lower screw 5, until the chuck 6 is tightly clamped to the ship's side to ensure that the measurement bracket will not shake. Complete the side installation of the multi-beam equipment and start the measurement operation.
[0030] In the description of this application, it should be understood that the terms "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc., indicating the orientation or position relationship, are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on this application.
[0031] The above describes specific embodiments of the present invention. It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and those skilled in the art may make various changes or modifications within the scope of the claims, which do not affect the essence of the present invention. The embodiments of this application and the features in the embodiments may be combined with each other in any manner unless there is a conflict.
Claims
1. A multi-beam side mounting bracket suitable for multi-specification ship sides, characterized in that: include: A ship side clamp (11), an upper extension rod (1), a lower extension rod (8), a flange (7) and an equipment flange (9), wherein the upper end of the lower extension rod (8) is connected to the upper extension rod (1) through the flange (7), the upper extension rod (1) is installed on the side of the measuring ship through the ship side clamp (11), and one side of the ship side clamp (11) is fixed to the side of the measuring ship through a chuck (6), the upper extension rod (1) is installed on the other side of the ship side clamp (11), the lower end of the lower extension rod (8) is connected to the equipment flange (9), and a multi-beam echo sounder device (14) is installed at the bottom of the equipment flange (9).
2. The multi-beam side mounting bracket applicable to multiple specifications of ship sides according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The ship side clamp (11) includes an upper extension rod clamping position (2), an upper screw (3), a screw fixing platform (4), a lower screw (5), a chuck (6) and a screw hole (10). The bottom of the upper extension rod clamping position (2) is connected to the screw fixing platform (4), and the screw fixing platform (4) is provided with the screw hole (10). The upper screw (3) passes through the corresponding screw hole (10) to be connected to the upper extension rod clamping position (2), and the lower screw (5) passes through the screw hole (10) to be connected to the chuck (6).
3. The multi-beam side mounting bracket applicable to multiple specifications of ship side according to claim 2, characterized in that: The upper extension rod (1) passes through the upper extension rod clamping position (2) and the screw fixing platform (4) respectively, the upper extension rod (1) is fixed to the upper extension rod clamping position (2) through the upper screw (3), and the upper extension rod (1) is fixed to the side of the measurement ship through the chuck (6).
4. The multi-beam side mounting bracket applicable to ships of various specifications according to claim 3 is characterized in that: A cable threading hole (12) is provided at the lower end of the lower extension rod (8), and the cable threading hole (12) is located on the upper side of the equipment flange (9).
5. The multi-beam side mounting bracket applicable to multiple specifications of ship sides according to claim 4, characterized in that: The equipment flange (9) is provided with a watertight wire insertion hole (13), the watertight wire insertion hole (13) corresponds to the cable threading hole (12), and a transducer watertight plug (15) is provided in the watertight wire insertion hole (13).
6. The multi-beam side mounting bracket applicable to ships of various specifications according to claim 5, characterized in that: The upper extension rod (1), the flange (7) and the lower extension rod (8) are hollow inside.
7. The multi-beam side mounting bracket applicable to ships of various specifications according to claim 6, characterized in that: A multi-beam device data cable (16) is passed through the upper extension rod (1) and the lower extension rod (8), and the multi-beam device data cable (16) passes through the cable hole (12) and is connected to the transducer watertight plug (15).
8. The multi-beam side mounting bracket applicable to ships of various specifications according to claim 2, characterized in that: The upper screw (3) and the lower screw (5) are arranged in parallel.
9. The multi-beam side mounting bracket applicable to ships of various specifications according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower end of the lower extension rod (8) is welded with the equipment flange (9).