Reflective warning rubber fender

By installing buffer components and reflective warning systems inside the rubber fenders, the problems of poor buffering effect of rubber fenders when ships are berthed and difficulty in judging their position at night are solved, achieving safer berthing and warning effects.

CN223853270UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-30QINGDAO DAYANGHENGTONG RUBBER&PLASTIC CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520419555.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-11
Publication Date
2026-01-30
Estimated Expiration
2035-03-11

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Technical Problem

Existing rubber fenders offer poor protection and cushioning when ships are docked, and their position is difficult to determine accurately at night or in low visibility conditions, increasing the risk of collisions.

Method used

A buffer assembly, including a buffer section, elastic element, and piston, is constructed inside the fender. The buffer assembly gradually absorbs the impact force, and reflective strips and warning components provide warnings in low-light conditions, thereby reducing collision accidents.

Benefits of technology

It improves the cushioning performance of ships when berthing, reduces the risk of sudden stop due to impact, and provides effective visual and auditory warnings at night, thus reducing the probability of accidents.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a reflective warning rubber fender, which relates to the technical field of rubber fenders and comprises a main body made of rubber materials and serving as a main structural part of the fender. The cavity is constructed in the main body, a buffer part is mounted in the cavity through an elastic piece I, and the buffer part partially protrudes out of the main body; the reflective strips I are arranged on the two sides of the surface of the main body; the reflective strip II is arranged on the surface of the buffer part; due to the fact that the buffering assembly is arranged in the fender, when a ship impacts on the fender, impact force firstly acts on the buffering part, then the buffering part can compress the first elastic piece and the filling part, at the moment, the filling part can push the piston and the second elastic piece, the first elastic piece and the second elastic piece can be compressed, and the first elastic piece and the second elastic piece can be compressed. Therefore, under the combined action, the impact force can be gradually absorbed, the impact effect is relieved, and the ship can stop step by step instead of directly causing impact sudden stop on the fender.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to rubber fender technical field especially relates to a reflective warning rubber fender. BACKGROUND

[0002] The rubber fender is also called rubber baulk, and is excellent anti-collision equipment of wharf ships, which is installed on the wharf or the ship (the rubber fender is fixed on the wharf or the ship by iron chain or bolt when being used), and is used to absorb the collision energy between the ship and the wharf or the ship when berthing or mooring, so as to ensure the operation safety when the ship is berthing or moving, and protect the ship and the wharf from being damaged.

[0003] Referring to the existing patent announcement No. CN217298802U, a rubber fender with good reflective performance, comprising a fender body and a mounting and fixing part arranged on both sides of the fender body, the fender body is arched, and the mounting and fixing part extends from both ends of the fender body to both sides, respectively, the rubber fender of the utility model effectively increases the reflective area of the rubber fender by arranging the reflective equipment on the fender body, and has good reflective effect, which can play a good warning and prompting role on the ship driver in the case of dim light.

[0004] However, the existing rubber fender has poor protection and buffering effect for the berthing of the ship in the actual use process, and is usually used to protect the ship by the rubber material of the fender, but the buffering effect is poor under the action of the rubber alone, the inertia generated by the sudden stop of the ship when berthing is large, and in the night or low-visibility conditions, due to the dead angle of light or insufficient lighting, the ship driver often has difficulty in accurately judging the position and state of the fender, thereby increasing the risk of collision accidents. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0005] The utility model aims at solving the shortcomings in the prior art, and provides a reflective warning rubber fender, which has the advantages that the fender is internally provided with a buffering assembly, so that when the ship impacts the fender, the impact force first acts on the buffering part, then the buffering part can compress the elastic member one and the filling part, at this time, the filling part can push the piston and the elastic member two, so that the impact force can be gradually absorbed under the joint action, the impact effect is reduced, and the ship can gradually berth instead of being suddenly stopped by the impact on the fender.

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

[0007] A reflective warning rubber fender, comprising:

[0008] A main body made of rubber material, which is the main structural part of the fender;

[0009] A cavity is configured inside the main body, an inside of the cavity is provided with a buffer part through an elastic member one, and the buffer part is partially protruded from the main body;

[0010] A first light reflection strip is arranged on both sides of the surface of the main body;

[0011] A second light reflection strip is arranged on the surface of the buffer part;

[0012] An inside of the cavity is connected with a buffer assembly arranged movably, and the surface of the main body is connected with a prompt assembly.

[0013] The buffer assembly further comprises a partition, an elastic member two, a connecting rod and a piston.

[0014] The partition is fixed in the cavity, the connecting rod is connected to the surface of the partition and is perpendicular to the partition, the piston is installed at one end of the connecting rod away from the partition, the elastic member two is connected between the piston and the partition, and an inside of the cavity is filled with a filling part between the two pistons.

[0015] The filling part is made of an elastic material and is in contact with the buffer part.

[0016] The prompt assembly further comprises an opening, a rotating rod, a movable part and a knocking part.

[0017] The opening is arranged on the surface of the main body and is communicated with the cavity, the rotating rod is installed in the opening, the movable part is connected to the surface of the rotating rod, and the knocking part is installed on both sides of the surface of the main body.

[0018] The movable part is partially arranged in the cavity and is in contact with the connecting rod, and the other end of the movable part is arranged on one side of the knocking part.

[0019] The weight of the movable part arranged outside the main body is greater than the weight of the movable part arranged in the cavity.

[0020] The lower part of the main body is provided with mounting holes on both sides.

[0021] The utility model discloses the inside structure of the fender is provided with the buffer assembly, when the ship impacts the fender, the impact force will first act on the buffer part, and then the buffer part can compress the elastic member one and the filling part, at this time, the filling part can push the piston and the elastic member two, so that the impact force can be gradually absorbed under the joint action, the impact effect is slowed down, and the ship can gradually dock, instead of the impact of the fender.

[0022] 1. The reflective warning rubber fender, by setting the buffer part, elastic piece one and buffer assembly cooperation, so that the ship in the impact of the fender, the impact force will first act on the buffer part, and then the buffer part can compress the elastic piece one and the filling part, at this time the filling part can push the piston and elastic piece two, thereby under the joint action can gradually absorb the impact force, slow down the impact effect, and make the ship can gradually stop, rather than the impact of the fender sudden stop.

[0023] 2. The reflective warning rubber fender, by setting the reflective strip one, reflective strip two and prompt assembly, because the reflective strip can be distributed in the multiple angle position of the rubber fender, so that under the action of the reflective strip, the light emitted by the ship driving at night can be reflected on the reflective strip and the warning effect, convenient for parking, at the same time, after the ship impacts the fender, the impact force can be transmitted to the movable piece, the movable piece is turned over under the action of the rotating rod to knock the knocking part to produce powerful sound, which is convenient for personnel to master whether to stop at the fender position or not to impact the shore body, and can play a good warning and prompt effect on the ship driver in the case of dim light. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 The whole structure of the reflective warning rubber fender is shown in the figure.

[0025] Figure 2 The front view structure of the reflective warning rubber fender is shown in the figure.

[0026] Figure 3 The reflective warning rubber fender is shown in the figure. Figure 2 The enlarged structure of A in the figure.

[0027] In the figure: 1, main body; 2, mounting hole; 3, reflective strip one; 4, buffer part; 5, reflective strip two; 6, knocking part; 7, movable piece; 8, opening; 9, cavity; 10, elastic piece one; 11, filling part; 12, piston; 13, elastic piece two; 14, connecting rod; 15, partition; 16, rotating rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The technical scheme of the patent will be further described in detail in combination with specific implementation manners.

[0029] The embodiments of the patent will be described in detail below, and the examples of the embodiments are shown in the drawings, wherein the same or similar reference signs represent the same or similar elements or elements with the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the patent, and cannot be understood as a limitation of the patent.

[0030] In the description of the present patent, it needs to be understood that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present patent and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present patent.

[0031] In the description of the present patent, it needs to be understood that unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connecting", "connecting", "setting" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, set, or detachably connected, set, or integrally connected, set. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present patent can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0032] Referring to Figures 1 to 3 A reflective warning rubber fender, comprising: a main body 1, which is the main structural part of the fender and is made of rubber material, has good elasticity and impact resistance; a cavity 9 is constructed inside the main body 1, the inside of the cavity 9 is provided with a buffer part 4 through an elastic part 10, and the buffer part 4 is partially protruding from the main body 1, the buffer part 4 will first be impacted by the ship, so that the buffer part 4 can be deformed when colliding to further absorb the impact force; a reflective strip 3 is arranged on both sides of the surface of the main body 1; a reflective strip 5 is arranged on the surface of the buffer part 4, which can reflect light in the night or dark environment, improve the visibility of the fender, help the ship driver to identify the position of the fender at a long distance, so as to avoid the occurrence of collision accident; the inside of the cavity 9 is connected with a movably arranged buffer assembly, which can relatively move when colliding to further consume the impact force and improve the buffering performance of the fender; the surface of the main body 1 is connected with a prompt assembly, which can emit a warning signal under the cooperation of the buffer assembly to remind the ship driver.

[0033] Specifically, referring to Figures 1 to 2The buffer assembly comprises the partition plate 15, the elastic member two 13, the connecting rod 14 and the piston 12; the partition plate 15 is fixed in the cavity 9, the connecting rod 14 is connected to the surface of the partition plate 15 and is perpendicular to the partition plate 15, the piston 12 is installed at the end of the connecting rod 14 away from the partition plate 15, the elastic member two 13 are connected between the piston 12 and the partition plate 15, the inside of the cavity 9 is filled with the filling part 11 between the two pistons 12, through this embodiment, when the fender is impacted, the impact force is transmitted to the buffer assembly through the buffer part 4, the filling part 11 is deformed, and the impact force is collectively absorbed, at the same time, the piston 12 starts to move under the action of the impact force, and the elastic member two 13 is compressed or stretched, the movement of the piston 12 makes the impact force dispersed in the cavity 9, after the impact force disappears, the elastic force of the elastic member can reset the piston 12 and the buffer part 4, and prepare for the next impact, so that the fender can more effectively absorb and disperse the impact force when impacted, thereby improving the buffering performance of the fender.

[0034] Further, the filling part 11 is made of elastic material, and the filling part 11 is in contact with the buffer part 4, through this design, the filling part 11 as an elastic material can adopt foamed EVA, foamed polyurethane and the like, and has a certain buffering capacity, when the fender is impacted, the filling part 11 can absorb part of the impact force, and work together with the buffer part 4 to form a double buffering effect, so that the fender can more effectively disperse and absorb the impact force when impacted, thereby reducing the damage to the ship and the wharf.

[0035] Specifically, referring to Figures 1 to 3 The prompt assembly comprises the opening 8, the rotating rod 16, the movable member 7 and the knocking part 6; the opening 8 is arranged on the surface of the main body 1 and is in communication with the cavity 9, the rotating rod 16 is installed in the opening 8, the movable member 7 is connected to the surface of the rotating rod 16, and the knocking part 6 is installed on both sides of the surface of the main body 1, through this embodiment, when the fender is impacted, the impact force is transmitted to the rotating rod 16 and the movable member 7 through the buffer part 4 and the buffer assembly, so that the movable member 7 can be flipped under the action of the rotating rod 16, further, the movable member 7 is partially located in the cavity 9 and is in contact with the connecting rod 14, and the other end of the movable member 7 is located on one side of the knocking part 6, through this design, the movable member 7 can cause knocking to the knocking part 6 when flipped, and then strong sound is generated, which is convenient for personnel to master whether to stop at the fender position or to cause impact to the shore body, and the visual and auditory double prompts are realized.

[0036] Further, the weight of the part of the movable member 7 located outside the main body 1 is greater than the weight of the part of the movable member 7 located in the cavity 9, through this design, after the movable member 7 is flipped by the rotating rod 16 to cause knocking to the knocking part 6, the outside part of the movable member 7 can also move away from the knocking part under the action of its gravity under the resetting action of the buffer assembly and the buffer part 4, so as to prepare for the next knocking.

[0037] Further, the lower part of the body 1 is configured with mounting holes 2 on both sides, through which the reflective warning rubber fender can be conveniently installed on the wharf or other structures that need to be protected from collision.

[0038] Working principle: when using the utility model, first, the rubber fender is installed and fixed on the shore through the mounting hole 2, and then when the ship impacts the fender during berthing, the impact force will first act on the buffer part 4, at this time, the buffer part 4 can compress the elastic member one 10 and the push filling part 11, at this time, the filling part 11 can push the piston 12 and the elastic member two 13, so that under the joint action, the impact force can be gradually absorbed, the impact effect is slowed down, and the ship can gradually berth, rather than being directly impacted by the fender to stop suddenly, and when the piston 12 is pushed during berthing, the connecting rod 14 connected with the piston 12 can push the movable part 7 to overturn under the action of the rotating rod 16, at this time, the other end of the movable part 7 can knock the knocking part 6 to produce a powerful sound, which is convenient for personnel to master whether to berth at the fender position or to impact the shore body, and the reflective strips are arranged at multiple angle positions of the rubber fender, so that under the action of the reflective strips, the light emitted by the ship during night driving and berthing can be reflected on the reflective strips and play a warning role, which can play a good warning and prompting role on the ship driver in the case of dim light.

[0039] The above is only the preferred specific implementation of the utility model, but the protection scope of the utility model is not limited to this, any skilled person in the technical field can make equivalent replacement or change according to the technical scheme and the utility model concept of the utility model within the technical range disclosed by the utility model, which should be covered in the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A retroreflective warning rubber fender, characterized by, The utility model provides a kind of fender, including: Main body (1), as the main structural part of fender, is made of rubber material; Cavity (9) is configured inside the main body (1), the inside of the cavity (9) is equipped with buffer part (4) by elastic element one (10), and buffer part (4) part protrudes the surface of main body (1) and is provided; Reflective strip one (3) is arranged on both sides of the surface of the main body (1); Reflective strip two (5) is arranged on the surface of the buffer part (4); The inside of the cavity (9) is connected with movably arranged buffer assembly, and the surface of the main body (1) is connected with prompt assembly.

2. A retroreflective warning rubber fender according to claim 1, characterized in that The buffer assembly includes: partition (15), elastic element two (13), connecting rod (14) and piston (12); The partition (15) is fixed in the cavity (9), the connecting rod (14) is connected on the surface of the partition (15) and is perpendicular to the partition (15), the piston (12) is installed at one end of the connecting rod (14) away from the partition (15), the elastic element two (13) is connected between the piston (12) and the partition (15), and the inside of the cavity (9) is filled with filling part (11) between the two pistons (12).

3. A retroreflective warning rubber fender according to claim 2, wherein The filling part (11) is configured as elastic material, and the filling part (11) is in contact with the buffer part (4).

4. The retroreflective warning rubber fender according to claim 1, wherein The prompt assembly includes: opening (8), rotating rod (16), movable element (7) and knocking part (6); The opening (8) is opened in the surface of the main body (1) and is communicated with the cavity (9), the rotating rod (16) is installed in the opening (8), the movable element (7) is connected on the surface of the rotating rod (16), and the knocking part (6) is installed on both sides of the surface of the main body (1).

5. A retroreflective warning rubber fender according to claim 4, wherein The movable element (7) is partially located in the cavity (9) and is in contact with the connecting rod (14), and the other end of the movable element (7) is located on one side of the knocking part (6).

6. A retroreflective warning rubber fender according to claim 5, wherein The weight of the movable element (7) located outside the main body (1) is greater than the weight of the movable element (7) located in the cavity (9).

7. A retroreflective warning rubber fender according to claim 1, wherein The lower part of the main body (1) is configured with mounting hole (2) on both sides.

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  • Rubber fender with good light reflecting performance

    CN217298802U