Pull-type side-scan sonar laying device

Abstract

The utility model provides a towed side-scan sonar laying device. The towed side-scan sonar laying device comprises an equipment platform, a side-scan tow fish, a laying device, a lower rotating shaft, an upper rotating shaft, a lower laying rod and an upper laying rod. The equipment platform is fixedly mounted on a deck of an external surveying vessel; a cable penetrating hole is reserved in the laying device, and the laying device is connected with the side sweeping tow fish through a cable; the laying device is also connected with the upper rotating shaft through an upper laying rod; the upper rotating shaft is connected with a lower rotating shaft through a lower laying rod; the lower rotating shaft is mounted on the equipment platform; the upper rotating shaft and the lower rotating shaft are both electric rotating shafts. According to the side sweeping tow fish laying device, the laying device is used for replacing manpower to drag the side sweeping tow fish, and the rotating shaft is matched with the laying rod, so that the side sweeping tow fish is laid, manpower is liberated, operators do not need to lay and drag the side sweeping tow fish with hands, and the personal safety of the operators is ensured.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the device field of side -scan sonar, specifically, relates to the device of side -scan sonar of towing type. BACKGROUND

[0002] The side -scan sonar or seabed topography appearance is a kind of underwater detection equipment based on echo sounding principle.The technology is to emit sound wave to side to explore the acoustic structure and medium property of water body, sea surface, seabed (including upper stratum), and provides powerful tool for marine topography and seabed geological survey.

[0003] The side -scan sonar needs to enter the deep sea work under the pulling of cable, and it is very unsafe to be put and towed by hand due to the poor offshore measurement environment, so it is of great significance to develop a kind of side -scan sonar without manual putting and towing for future scanning work. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0004] In view of the defects in the prior art, the utility model aims at providing a device of side -scan sonar of towing type.

[0005] According to the device of side -scan sonar of towing type provided by the utility model, the device includes equipment platform, side -scan towfish, dispenser, lower shaft, upper shaft, lower dispenser rod and upper dispenser rod;

[0006] The equipment platform is installed and fixed on the deck of outside measurement ship;

[0007] The dispenser is reserved with cable passing hole, and the dispenser is connected with the side -scan towfish through cable;The dispenser is also connected with the upper shaft through the upper dispenser rod;The upper shaft is connected with the lower shaft through the lower dispenser rod;The lower shaft is installed on the equipment platform;The upper shaft and the lower shaft are all electric shafts.

[0008] Preferably, the side -scan towfish includes tail fin, transducer, towfish traction buckle and towfish main body;

[0009] The towfish traction buckle is installed on the top of the towfish main body and is connected with the cable;

[0010] The tail fin is installed on the tail of the towfish main body;

[0011] The number of transducers is one or more, and the transducers are connected with the towfish main body.

[0012] Preferably, the number of transducers is one, and the towfish main body is also provided with counterweight, the counterweight and the transducer are all installed on the side of the towfish main body and are symmetrically distributed along the towfish main body.

[0013] Preferably, the number of transducers is two, both of which are installed on the side of the fish body and symmetrically distributed along the fish body.

[0014] Preferably, a wire box is further included, which is installed beside the equipment platform and is provided with data transmission sockets and power access sockets.

[0015] The upper rotating shaft, the lower rotating shaft and the deployer are in communication connection with the wire box.

[0016] Preferably, the equipment platform is welded to the deck of a surveying ship.

[0017] Preferably, the top end of the upper deployer is welded to the deployer.

[0018] Preferably, the cable is a data cable.

[0019] Preferably, the cable is a Kevlar data cable.

[0020] Compared with the prior art, the present application has the following beneficial effects:

[0021] The present application uses the deployer to replace manual side-scan fish towing, and through the cooperation of the rotating shaft and the deployer, the side-scan fish is deployed, and the human power is liberated, so that the operator does not need to manually deploy and tow, and the personal safety of the operator is ensured. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

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

[0023] Figure 1 Fig. 1 is a structural schematic view of the present application;

[0024] Figure 2 Fig. 2 is a schematic view from another angle; Figure 1 Fig. 3 is a structural schematic view of a side-scan fish of the present application;

[0025] Figure 3 Fig. 4 is a structural schematic view of the present application during deployment;

[0026] Figure 4 Fig. 5 is a structural schematic view of the present application after complete deployment;

[0027] Figure 5 Fig. 6 is a structural schematic view of the present application after complete deployment;

[0028] Fig. 7 shows:

[0029] DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The utility model is below combining specific embodiment to carry out detailed explanation. The following examples will help the person skilled in the art further understand the utility model, but do not limit the utility model in any form. It should be pointed out that for ordinary skilled person in the art, without departing from the utility model concept, still can make a number of changes and improvement. These all belong to the protection scope of the utility model.

[0031] The utility model provides a kind of towed side scan sonar deployment device, including equipment platform 1, side scan tow fish 5, deployer 6, lower shaft 11, upper shaft 10, lower deployment rod 13 and upper deployment rod 14;The equipment platform 1 is fixedly installed on the deck of outside measurement ship;Specifically, the equipment platform 1 is welded with the deck of outside measurement ship and is connected.

[0032] Cable hole is reserved on deployer 6, and deployer 6 is connected with side scan tow fish 5 by cable;Deployer 6 is also connected with upper shaft 10 by upper deployment rod 14;Upper shaft 10 is connected with lower shaft 11 by lower deployment rod 13;That is, upper deployment rod 14 is connected with lower deployment rod 13 by upper shaft 10, and specifically, upper deployment rod 14 top end is welded with deployer 6 and is connected.

[0033] Lower shaft 11 is installed on equipment platform 1;That is, lower deployment rod 13 is connected with equipment platform 1 by lower shaft 11.Both upper shaft 10 and lower shaft 11 are electric shafts.

[0034] Side scan tow fish 5 includes tail fin 2, transducer 3, tow fish traction buckle 4 and tow fish main body 51;Tow fish traction buckle 4 is installed on the top of tow fish main body 51, and is connected with cable;Tail fin 2 is installed on the tail of tow fish main body 51;The number of transducer 3 is one or more, and transducer is connected with tow fish main body 51.

[0035] In a preferred embodiment, the number of transducers 3 is one, and a counterweight is also installed on tow fish main body 51, the counterweight and transducer 3 are both installed on the side of tow fish main body 51, and are symmetrically distributed along tow fish main body 51. In another preferred embodiment, the number of transducers 3 is two, and the two transducers 3 are both installed on the side of tow fish main body 51, and are symmetrically distributed along tow fish main body 51.

[0036] The towed side scan sonar deployment device also includes line box 8, and line box 8 is fixedly installed beside equipment platform 1;Line box 8 is provided with data transmission socket 7 and power access socket 9;Upper shaft 10, lower shaft 11 and deployer 6 are all in communication connection with line box 8.

[0037] Preferably, the cable is a data cable, and specifically, the cable is a Kevlar data cable.

[0038] The side-scan sonar deployment device has a storage state and a deployment state, when in the storage state, referring to Figure 2 , the side-scan towfish 5, the deployment device 6, the upper rotating shaft 10, the lower deployment rod 13 and the upper deployment rod 14 are all located on the equipment platform 1; the lower deployment rod 13 and the upper deployment rod 14 are in a folded state.

[0039] When in the deployment state, referring to Figure 4 , Figure 5 , the side-scan towfish 5, the deployment device 6, the upper rotating shaft 10, the lower deployment rod 13 and the upper deployment rod 14 all leave the equipment platform 1, and the lower deployment rod 13 and the upper deployment rod 14 are in a deployed state.

[0040] The use process of the utility model is as follows:

[0041] First, fix the equipment platform 1 on the deck platform of a surveying ship, which can be welded on the deck; connect the computer in the control room on the ship with the data socket 7, and connect the power cord to the power socket 9. Then control the rotating shaft through the computer to make the deployment rod rotate, hoist the towfish to a safe height, as shown in Figure 4 , and then control the rotating shaft of the deployment rod through the computer to hoist the towfish outside the ship side, as shown in Figure 5 . At this time, control the deployment device to release the Kevlar data cable to deploy the towfish to the designated depth and start collecting data. The recovery of the utility model is the reverse operation of the deployment step; the utility model can deploy the towfish by the side and deploy the towfish from the stern according to the requirements.

[0042] The utility model can also be understood as follows: two deployment rods are connected with the equipment platform through two rotating shafts, the equipment platform is installed on a surveying ship, and the side-scan sonar towfish is connected to the deployment device 6 through the load-bearing data cable. The utility model adopts the stretching and folding deployment rod mode to complete the automatic deployment of the side-scan sonar during the surveying process. The utility model adjusts the length of the load-bearing data cable to determine the depth of the towfish under water.

[0043] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, therefore it cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0044] The specific embodiments of the present application are described above. It needs to be understood that the present application is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and various changes or modifications can be made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the claims, which does not affect the essential content of the present application. In the case of no conflict, the embodiments of the present application and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other arbitrarily.

Claims

1. A towed side scan sonar deployment apparatus, characterized by, The device platform (1), the side-scan towfish (5), the deployer (6), the lower rotating shaft (11), the upper rotating shaft (10), the lower deployer rod (13) and the upper deployer rod (14) are included. The device platform (1) is fixedly installed on the deck of a surveying ship. The deployer (6) is provided with a cable passing hole, and the deployer (6) is connected with the side-scan towfish (5) through a cable. The deployer (6) is further connected with the upper rotating shaft (10) through the upper deployer rod (14). The upper deployer rod (14) is connected with the lower deployer rod (13) through the upper rotating shaft (10). The lower rotating shaft (11) is installed on the device platform (1). The upper rotating shaft (10) and the lower rotating shaft (11) are both electric rotating shafts.

2. The towed side scan sonar deployment apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The side-scan towfish (5) includes a tail fin (2), a transducer (3), a towfish traction buckle (4) and a towfish main body (51).

3. The towed side scan sonar deployment apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The towfish traction buckle (4) is installed on the top of the towfish main body (51) and is connected with the cable.

4. The towed side scan sonar deployment apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The tail fin (2) is installed on the tail of the towfish main body (51). The number of the transducers (3) is one or more, and the transducers are connected with the towfish main body (51).

5. The towed side scan sonar deployment apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The number of the transducers (3) is one, and the towfish main body (51) is further provided with a counterweight.

6. The towed side scan sonar deployment apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The number of the transducers (3) is two, and the two transducers (3) are both installed on the side of the towfish main body (51) and are symmetrically distributed along the towfish main body (51).

7. The towed side scan sonar deployment apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The line box (8) is installed beside the device platform (1).

8. The towed side scan sonar deployment apparatus of claim 7, wherein, The upper rotating shaft (10), the lower rotating shaft (11) and the deployer (6) are in communication connection with the line box (8). The device platform (1) is welded with the deck of the surveying ship. The top end of the upper deployer rod (14) is welded with the deployer (6). The cable is a data cable. The cable is a Kevlar data cable.

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