Depth-keeping directional control device for ship wake flow model

By using the lifting and tensioning mechanism of the guide track system, the problems of high cost and insufficient track straightness in the fixed-depth and directional navigation of ship models were solved, achieving low-cost, convenient, and stable navigation and improving the quality of wake experiments.

CN223597151UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-25CHINA STATE SHIPBUILDING CORP LTD RESEARCH INSTITUTE 719
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Application Number
CN202520243203.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-02-17
Publication Date
2025-11-25
Estimated Expiration
2035-02-17

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Technical Problem

Existing technologies for controlling the directional and depth-controlled movement of ship models suffer from high costs, cumbersome setup, and insufficient track straightness, making it difficult to balance economy and stability.

Method used

A liftable guide rail system is adopted, which uses guide cables and drive wheels to form a closed loop track. Combined with a tensioning mechanism and a lifting mechanism, it ensures that the ship model sails stably on the guide rail, reduces costs and improves the straightness of the track.

Benefits of technology

It enabled the ship model to navigate stably under different water depth conditions, reduced the cost of track layout, improved the straightness and ease of use of the track, and enhanced the stability and effectiveness of the wake experiment.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a fixed-depth directional control device for a ship wake flow model, which belongs to the technical field of ship wake flow tests and comprises vertical frames arranged at two ends in an experimental pool, a guide rail is arranged between the vertical frames, and the ship model sails between the two vertical frames through the guide rail. A lifting mechanism for controlling the depth of the guide rail in the experiment pool is further installed on the vertical frame, the guide rail comprises transmission wheels and guide cables, the guide cables are in a closed ring shape and are connected to the transmission wheels at the two ends in a sleeving mode to form an upper guide rail and a lower guide rail, and sliding connecting frames are installed on the two sides of the ship model; the sliding connecting frame on each side is connected with the upper guide rail and the lower guide rail in a sliding mode, and after the sliding connecting frames are connected with the lower guide rails, the lower guide rails are pushed to incline in the direction away from the upper guide rails. According to the utility model, through the height-adjustable guide rail, the ship model is effectively controlled to sail in a fixed-depth and directional manner.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to ship wake test technical field especially relates to a ship wake model depth orientation control device. BACKGROUND

[0002] Ship wake scale model test is one of the key means to obtain ship wake characteristics by simulating or actual testing to study the wake characteristics generated when the ship sails and its influence on the surrounding environment. In the test process, to ensure that the test results meet the actual operation conditions of the ship and the test data have good guiding value for the design of the actual ship, whether the wake model can sail according to the predetermined depth and direction is particularly important for the test quality.

[0003] In order to ensure that the ship model can sail at a stable depth and direction during simulation, a running track is generally set to achieve this purpose. However, the traditional rigid track has high manufacturing cost and is complicated to lay out, and has poor flexibility. Although the use of flexible track, such as cable, can reduce the construction cost, it cannot guarantee the straightness of the track during long-distance guidance. Therefore, the existing control ship model cannot reasonably combine the advantages of the two types of tracks during depth orientation sailing. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0004] The utility model discloses a ship wake model depth orientation control device, which has the advantages of low laying cost, high track straightness and convenient and fast use.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the technical scheme adopted by the utility model is as follows:

[0006] A ship wake model depth orientation control device, comprising stands installed at both ends of an experimental pool, a guide track is arranged between the stands, and a ship model sails between the two stands through the guide track. A lifting mechanism is installed on the stand to control the depth of the guide track in the experimental pool. The guide track comprises a transmission wheel and a guide cable. The guide cable is a closed ring that is sleeved on the transmission wheel at both ends to form an upper guide track and a lower guide track. Sliding connection frames are installed on both sides of the ship model. Each sliding connection frame is slidingly connected with the upper guide track and the lower guide track. When the sliding connection frame is connected with the lower guide track, the lower guide track is tilted away from the upper guide track.

[0007] Preferably, the sliding connection frame comprises an upper sliding frame and a lower sliding frame fixed on the mounting plate, the upper sliding frame is fixed on the adjusting seat, a sliding groove is formed on the mounting plate, the adjusting seat is in sliding connection with the sliding groove, and an adjusting bolt is further installed on the top of the adjusting seat and used for controlling the up-down movement of the adjusting seat.

[0008] Preferably, a sliding wheel is installed on the lower sliding frame and extends downward to slide with the lower guide rail.

[0009] Preferably, one end of the guide rail is further provided with a tensioning mechanism, the tensioning mechanism comprises a tensioning cylinder and a moving base, and a transmission wheel is installed on the moving base and is driven to move away from the opposite transmission wheel by the tensioning cylinder.

[0010] Preferably, the lifting mechanism comprises a lifting frame and a traction rope, the guide rail is installed on the lifting frame, the bottom end of the traction rope is connected with the lifting frame, and the top end of the traction rope passes through a plurality of fixed pulleys and is connected with a winding disc, and the winding disc is driven by a lifting motor.

[0011] Preferably, the lifting frame is in sliding connection with a vertical frame through a connecting plate, a plurality of positioning holes are formed on the vertical frame, a fixing pin is installed on the connecting plate, and the fixing pin is fixed in the positioning holes.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the advantages of the following:

[0013] The guide rail is used for the ship model to run on the guide rail, the water depth and the direction are certain, the stability of the wake experiment is guaranteed, the guide rail is realized by using the guide cable, the cost is saved and the track arrangement is convenient when sailing at a long distance, the upper guide rail and the lower guide rail are composed of a closed ring-shaped guide cable, the sliding connection frame can be connected with two guide rails, the weight of the ship model is effectively shared, the service life of the guide rail is prolonged, the lower guide rail is tilted away from the upper guide rail when the sliding connection frame is connected with the lower guide rail, the connecting mode can tighten the upper guide rail because the upper guide rail and the lower guide rail are a guide cable, the straightness of the upper guide rail is guaranteed, and the experimental effect is enhanced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 It is a whole structure schematic view of the depth-keeping and direction-keeping control device.

[0015] Figure 2 It is a structure schematic view of the guide rail.

[0016] Figure 3 It is a structure schematic view of the sliding connection frame.

[0017] Figure 4 It is a structure schematic view of the tensioning mechanism.

[0018] Figure 5 The utility model discloses a lifting mechanism structure schematic view.

[0019] In the drawing: 1, stand, 2, lifting mechanism, 3, guide rail, 4, ship model, 5, sliding connection frame, 6, tensioning mechanism, 7, upper guide rail, 8, lower guide rail, 9, transmission wheel, 10, mounting plate, 11, upper slide frame, 12, lower slide frame, 13, sliding wheel, 14, sliding slot, 15, adjusting seat, 16, adjusting bolt, 17, lifting frame, 18, tensioning cylinder, 19, moving base, 20, slide rail, 21, traction rope, 22, fixed pulley, 23, reel, 24, lifting motor, 25, positioning hole, 26, fixed pin, 27, connecting plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] In order to make the technical means, creation features, purposes and effects of the utility model easy to understand, the utility model is further described below in combination with specific embodiments.

[0021] As Figure 1 As shown in the drawing, a kind of ship wake model depth setting directional control device is disclosed, including the stand 1 of installation in both ends of experimental pool, guide rail 3 is arranged between stand 1, for ship model 4 through guide rail 3 navigation between two stand 1, stand 1 still is equipped with the lifting mechanism 2 of control guide rail 3 in experimental pool depth, stand 1 is arranged at the both ends of experimental pool, and each stand 1 is the end of guide rail 3, therefore ship model 4 navigation between two stand 1, just can study the wake characteristics generated when ship model 4 navigation, guide rail 3 is to be able to guarantee the navigation direction and navigation depth of ship model 4, and guide rail 3 uses lifting mechanism 2 to control its depth in experimental pool, so that the navigation of ship model 4 in different water depth can be realized.

[0022] In the whole depth setting directional control device, guide rail 3 determines depth setting directional parameter, such as Figure 2As shown, the guide rail 3 includes a transmission wheel 9 and a guide cable, the guide cable is a closed ring shape and is sleeved on the transmission wheel 9 at both ends to form an upper guide rail 7 and a lower guide rail 8, the ship model 4 is installed with a sliding connection frame 5 on both sides, the sliding connection frame 5 on each side is in sliding connection with the upper guide rail 7 and the lower guide rail 8, and after the sliding connection frame 5 is connected with the lower guide rail 8, the lower guide rail 8 is pushed to tilt away from the upper guide rail 7. In order to ensure that the ship model 4 can sail on the guide rail 3, although the ship model 4 itself has a certain buoyancy, the guide rail 3 also needs to have a certain bearing capacity, and the cost of pursuing a longer guide rail 3 is lower, so the guide cable is used as the body of the guide rail 3, the guide cable cooperates with the transmission wheel 9, a guide cable connected at the head and tail is sleeved on the two transmission wheels 9 to form the upper guide rail 7 and the lower guide rail 8, the upper guide rail 7 and the lower guide rail 8 are essentially a guide cable, only the transmission wheel 9 changes the bending direction, so that a guide cable becomes two, improving its bearing capacity, and the sliding connection frame 5 is connected with the upper and lower guide rails, so the weight of the ship model 4 is evenly distributed, in order to maintain the straightness of the upper and lower guide rails, the sliding connection frame 5 in contact with the lower guide rail 8 can push the lower guide rail 8 to tilt away from the upper guide rail 7, which will further tighten the upper guide rail 7, ensuring the straightness of the upper guide rail 7.

[0023] As shown in Figure 3 The sliding connection frame 5 includes an upper sliding frame 11 and a lower sliding frame 12 fixed on the mounting plate 10, the upper sliding frame 11 is fixed on the adjusting seat 15, the mounting plate 10 is provided with a sliding groove 14, the adjusting seat 15 is in sliding connection with the sliding groove 14, the top of the adjusting seat 15 is also provided with an adjusting bolt 16 for controlling the upward and downward movement of the adjusting seat 15, the upper sliding frame 11 is in sliding connection with the upper guide rail 7, and the lower sliding frame 12 is in sliding connection with the lower guide rail 8, in order to facilitate the installation of the two sliding frames on the guide rail, the upper sliding frame 11 is designed to be adjustable, the distance between the upper sliding frame 11 and the lower sliding frame 12 is first controlled to be larger, so that the lower sliding frame 12 can be placed on the lower guide rail 8, and then the upper sliding frame 11 is controlled to move downward by the adjusting bolt 16, so as to reduce the distance between the two sliding frames, so that the upper sliding frame 11 is also placed on the surface of the upper guide rail 7, and the connection between the sliding connection frame 5 and the guide rail 3 is completed.

[0024] As mentioned above, the lower guide rail 8 will be supported to tilt, so the sliding wheel 13 is installed on the lower sliding frame 12, the sliding wheel 13 extends out of the lower sliding frame 12 and is in sliding contact with the lower guide rail 8, the sliding wheel 13 is used as a structure for supporting the outward tilt of the lower guide rail 8, reducing the wear of the lower guide rail 8, as shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3It can be seen that the upper slide 11 is a straight bar type, so the contact area with the straight upper guide rail 7 is large, it is not easy to fall off, and it will not wear the upper guide rail 7. If the lower slide 12 is also a straight bar type, the inclined lower guide rail 8 will wear the lower slide 12 at both ends, so the lower slide 12 is not used as the main structure to bear gravity, and the contact area does not need to be considered. Only the sliding wheel 13 needs to be set as a structure to reduce wear.

[0025] As shown in Figure 4 One end of the guide rail 3 is also provided with a tensioning mechanism 6, which includes a tensioning cylinder 18 and a moving base 19. The transmission wheel 9 is installed on the moving base 19 and is pushed by the tensioning cylinder 18 to move away from the opposite transmission wheel 9. Since the guide rail 3 adopts a cable guide structure, a tensioning mechanism 6 is needed to ensure that the cable is in a tight state. The tensioning mechanism 6 uses a tensioning cylinder 18 to push the transmission wheel 9 in the opposite direction to pull apart the distance between the two transmission wheels 9 on the same guide rail 3, achieving the effect of tensioning. The transmission wheel 9 is installed on the moving base 19, and the moving base 19 is slidingly installed on the slide rail 20 of the lifting frame 17, ensuring the smoothness of the moving base 19.

[0026] As shown in Figure 5 The lifting mechanism 2 includes a lifting frame 17 and a traction rope 21. The guide rail 3 is installed on the lifting frame 17, and the bottom end of the traction rope 21 is connected to the lifting frame 17. The top end passes through a plurality of fixed pulleys 22 and is connected to a winding drum 23. The winding drum 23 is driven by a lifting motor 24. The lifting mechanism 2 uses a rope lifting method. The lifting frame 17 adjusts the up-down position by pulling the traction rope 21. The traction rope 21 is wound on the winding drum 23. As the lifting motor 24 drives the winding drum 23 to wind and unwind the rope, the effect of adjusting the lifting of the lifting frame 17 is achieved. After adjusting the height of the lifting frame 17, the height needs to be locked. The lifting frame 17 is slidingly connected to the stand 1 through a connecting plate 27. A plurality of positioning holes 25 are formed on the stand 1. A fixed pin 26 is installed on the connecting plate 27. The fixed pin 26 is fixed with the positioning hole 25. Different depths are locked by inserting the fixed pin 26 into the corresponding positioning hole 25. In this way, the stability of the guide rail 3 can be ensured when the lifting frame 17 is fixed.

[0027] It is apparent for a person skilled in the art that the present application is not limited to the details of the above-described exemplary embodiments, but that it can be implemented in other concrete forms without departing from the spirit or the essential characteristics of the present application. Therefore, the embodiments should be considered as exemplary and non-limiting, the scope of the present application being defined by the claims appended hereto rather than by the above description, and all the changes which fall within the meaning and the scope of the equivalent elements of the claims are intended to be embraced therein. Any reference signs in the claims should not be construed as limiting the claims to the figures in which the reference signs are used.

[0028] Furthermore, it should be understood that although the present specification describes exemplary embodiments, not every embodiment contains only one independent technical solution, and the present specification is described in this way only for the sake of clarity, and a person skilled in the art should consider the specification as a whole, and the technical solutions in each embodiment can also be appropriately combined to form other embodiments that a person skilled in the art can understand.

Claims

1. A device for depth control and directional control of a ship wake model, comprising vertical stands (1) installed at both ends of an experimental pool, a guide track (3) is arranged between the vertical stands (1) for a ship model (4) to sail between the two vertical stands (1) through the guide track (3), and a lifting mechanism (2) for controlling the depth of the guide track (3) in the experimental pool is further installed on the vertical stands (1), characterized in that, The guide rail (3) comprises a transmission wheel (9) and a guide cable, the guide cable is a closed ring which is sleeved on the transmission wheel (9) at both ends to form an upper guide rail (7) and a lower guide rail (8), a sliding connection frame (5) is installed on both sides of the ship model (4), the sliding connection frame (5) on each side is in sliding connection with the upper guide rail (7) and the lower guide rail (8), and after the sliding connection frame (5) is connected with the lower guide rail (8), the lower guide rail (8) is pushed to tilt away from the upper guide rail (7).

2. A ship wake flow model depth directing control device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The sliding connection frame (5) comprises an upper sliding frame (11) and a lower sliding frame (12) fixed on a mounting plate (10), the upper sliding frame (11) is fixed on an adjusting seat (15), the mounting plate (10) is provided with a sliding groove (14), the adjusting seat (15) is in sliding connection with the sliding groove (14), and the top of the adjusting seat (15) is further provided with an adjusting bolt (16) for controlling the up-down movement of the adjusting seat (15).

3. A ship wake flow model depth directing control device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The lower sliding frame (12) is provided with a sliding wheel (13) extending downward from the lower sliding frame (12) and in sliding contact with the lower guide rail (8).

4. The ship wake flow model depth-holding directional control device according to claim 1, characterized in that, One end of the guide rail (3) is further provided with a tensioning mechanism (6), the tensioning mechanism (6) comprises a tensioning cylinder (18) and a moving base (19), the transmission wheel (9) is installed on the moving base (19) and is pushed by the tensioning cylinder (18) to move away from the opposite transmission wheel (9).

5. A ship wake flow model depth directing control device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The lifting mechanism (2) comprises a lifting frame (17) and a traction rope (21), the guide rail (3) is installed on the lifting frame (17), the bottom end of the traction rope (21) is connected with the lifting frame (17), the top end of the traction rope (21) passes through a plurality of fixed pulleys (22) and is connected with a winding disc (23), and the winding disc (23) is driven by a lifting motor (24).

6. A ship wake flow model depth directing control device according to claim 5, characterized in that The lifting frame (17) is in sliding connection with the stand (1) through a connecting plate (27), a plurality of positioning holes (25) are formed in the stand (1), a fixed pin (26) is installed on the connecting plate (27), and the fixed pin (26) is fixed in the positioning hole (25).