Flexible apron fixing structure for hovercraft

By using a flexible apron fixing structure with self-locking connections of slots and teeth, and equipped with an emergency release device, the problems of stress concentration and poor sealing performance of the hovercraft apron are solved, achieving the effects of uniform stress distribution and quick disassembly.

CN223982511UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-10DEQING QIANGYE SHIP EQUIP CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-26
Publication Date
2026-03-10

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Technical Problem

The existing connection structure of the hovercraft apron causes stress concentration, which easily leads to cracks, poor sealing performance, and serious air cushion pressure loss, affecting the continuous use of the hovercraft.

Method used

The apron adopts a flexible apron fixing structure, including the apron body, fixing straps, connecting base and modular connecting components. It uses slots and teeth to achieve self-locking fixing and is equipped with an emergency release device to ensure automatic separation when the tensile force exceeds the threshold.

Benefits of technology

It achieves better sealing performance, reduces air cushion pressure loss, ensures quick assembly and disassembly and uniform force distribution, and avoids the problem of being unable to disassemble in emergency situations.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the related technical field of hovercraft aprons, and discloses a flexible apron fixing structure for a hovercraft, which comprises an apron body and a fixing band arranged on the circumferential edge of the apron body, and a connecting base used for being connected with a contact surface of a hull is further arranged on the inner side of the apron body. And the connecting assembly is used for connecting the fixing belt and the connecting base. A better sealing interface can be formed through the arrangement of the three-layer structure of the apron body, the fixing belt and the connecting base, the pressure loss of the air cushion is in the lowest state, the purpose of quick assembly and disassembly can be achieved through the arrangement of the clamping grooves and the clamping teeth in the limiting parts, the whole connecting structure is relatively flexible, and the service life is long. The stress of the whole hovercraft apron is evenly distributed, the whole structure can be more conveniently disassembled through the arrangement of the emergency disengaging device, and the problem that the whole structure cannot be disassembled under the emergency condition is avoided.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to air cushion craft skirt related technical field especially is flexible skirt fixing structure for air cushion craft. BACKGROUND

[0002] Air cushion craft skirt is important component in air cushion craft structure, and it can provide enough performance support for the operation of air cushion craft.

[0003] The connecting structure of most air cushion craft skirts adopts bolted plate type fixing, which leads to stress concentration on the basis of rigid connection, cracks are easy to occur at the skirt edge, the sealing performance is poor, the air cushion pressure loss is serious, and it is not conducive to the continuous use of air cushion craft. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0004] The utility model discloses flexible skirt fixing structure for air cushion craft, and solves the problem in the above background technique.

[0005] The utility model solves its technical problem and realizes the following technical scheme:

[0006] Flexible skirt fixing structure for air cushion craft, including skirt body and the fixed band that is located at the circumferential edge of skirt body, the inside of skirt body still is equipped with the connecting base that is used for and the hull contact surface connection, still including the connecting assembly of connecting fixed band and connecting base, the connecting assembly includes the several clamping slots that are opened in the inside of skirt body and the limiting portion that is matched with several clamping slots, and the clamping fixed of two through the clamping tooth of self locking function, the inside of connecting base still is equipped with the emergency release device that is used for when skirt bears the automatic separation of the tension that exceeds the set threshold value.

[0007] Preferably, the fixed band is composed of a polyester fiber woven layer and a polyurethane wear-resistant coating.

[0008] Preferably, the limiting portion and the connecting base are hollowly arranged, and a plurality of connecting rods are arranged between the limiting portion and the connecting base for fixing the limiting portion.

[0009] Preferably, the emergency release device includes a pressure trigger unit arranged in the limiting portion and a guide sliding groove opened in the limiting portion for telescopic clamping tooth.

[0010] Preferably, the clamping tooth is symmetrically arranged in an up-down direction and penetrates the connecting base to be clamped into the clamping slot.

[0011] Preferably, the fixed band is composed of a silicone rubber foaming material.

[0012] The advantages and positive effects of this utility model are as follows: the three-layer structure of the apron body, the fixing strap, and the connecting base can form a better sealing interface, minimizing the pressure loss of the air cushion; the grooves and teeth in the limiting part enable quick assembly and disassembly; the entire connecting structure is relatively flexible, ensuring uniform stress distribution on the entire air cushion apron; and the emergency disassembly device makes disassembly of the entire structure more convenient, avoiding the problem of being unable to disassemble in emergency situations. Attached Figure Description

[0013] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0014] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;

[0015] The markings in the attached diagram are described below:

[0016] 1. The apron itself;

[0017] 2. Fixing strap;

[0018] 3. Connect the base;

[0019] 4. Connecting component; 41. Slot; 42. Limiting part; 421. Connecting rod; 43. Locking tooth;

[0020] 6. Emergency detachment device; 61. Pressure triggering unit; 62. Guide groove. Detailed Implementation

[0021] The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. These drawings are simplified schematic diagrams, illustrating only the basic structure of the present invention, and therefore only show the components relevant to the present invention.

[0022] The embodiments of this utility model will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings:

[0023] Reference Figure 1As shown, the apron of a hovercraft is an important component of the hovercraft structure, providing sufficient performance support for its operation. Most existing hovercraft aprons use bolt-plate fixing structures, leading to stress concentration on a rigid connection. This causes cracks at the apron edges, poor sealing performance, and significant air cushion pressure loss, hindering the continuous use of the hovercraft. To address these issues, a flexible apron fixing structure for hovercraft is proposed, including an apron body 1 and fixing straps 2 located on the circumferential edge of the apron body 1. The apron body 1 also has a connecting base 3 for connecting to the hull surface. Furthermore, it includes a modular connecting assembly 4 connecting the fixing straps 2 and the connecting base 3. The connecting assembly 4 includes components opened on the apron body... The skirt body 1 has several slots 41 on its inner side and limiting parts 42 that cooperate with the slots 41. The two are locked together by locking teeth 43 with self-locking function. The connecting base 3 is also provided with an emergency release device 6 for automatic separation when the skirt is subjected to tensile force exceeding a set threshold. The three-layer structure of the skirt body, the fixing strap and the connecting base can form a better sealing interface, so that the air cushion pressure loss is minimized. The slots and teeth in the limiting parts can achieve quick assembly and disassembly. The entire connection structure is relatively flexible, so that the stress distribution of the entire air cushion apron is uniform. The emergency release device makes the disassembly of the entire structure more convenient and avoids the problem of being unable to disassemble in an emergency.

[0024] It should be noted that the fixing strap 2 is composed of a polyester fiber woven layer and a polyurethane wear-resistant coating. The combination of the polyester fiber woven layer and the polyurethane wear-resistant coating can ensure and improve the strength and performance of the fixing strap 2.

[0025] Furthermore, the limiting part 42 and the connecting base 3 are hollowly arranged, and a plurality of connecting rods 421 for fixing the limiting part 42 are provided between them; the setting of the connecting rods 421 can achieve the stability of the limiting part 42 in the connecting base 3, and ensure that the limiting of the tooth 43 and the slot 41 is more stable.

[0026] It should also be noted that the emergency detachment device 6 includes a pressure triggering unit 61 located within the limiting part 42 and a guide groove 62 located within the limiting part 42 for the extension and retraction of the locking teeth 43. One end of the locking teeth 43 extends into the guide groove 62 and its extension and retraction are controlled by the pressure triggering unit 61. The emergency detachment device 6 ensures that when the hovercraft skirt is entangled in water plants during use, the entire hovercraft skirt can be detached by retracting the locking teeth 43, thus preventing the hovercraft from being trapped for a long time.

[0027] Additionally, the locking teeth 43 are arranged symmetrically in an up-down pattern and penetrate the connecting base 3 to engage with the locking slot 41.

[0028] It is worth mentioning that the fixing band 2 is made of silicone rubber foam material.

[0029] It should be emphasized that the embodiments described in this utility model are illustrative rather than limiting. Therefore, this utility model is not limited to the embodiments described in the specific implementation. Any other implementation methods derived by those skilled in the art based on the technical solutions of this utility model are also within the scope of protection of this utility model.

Claims

1. A flexible skirt attachment structure for a hovercraft, characterised in that: The utility model relates to a kind of skirt, including apron body (1) and the fixed band (2) of being located at the circumferential edge of the apron body (1), the inside of the apron body (1) is further equipped with the connecting pedestal (3) for and ship body contact surface connection, further including the connecting assembly (4) of connecting fixed band (2) and connecting pedestal (3);The connecting assembly (4) includes several card slots (41) being opened in the inside of the apron body (1) and the limiting portion (42) being matched with several card slots (41), and both are realized by the clamping tooth (43) of band self-locking function Clamping fixed, the inside of the connecting pedestal (3) is further equipped with emergency release device (6) for when skirt bears tensile force more than set threshold value automatically separates.

2. The flexible skirt fixation structure for a hovercraft according to claim 1, characterized by: The fixed band (2) is composed of a polyester fiber woven layer and a polyurethane wear-resistant coating.

3. The flexible skirt fixation structure for a hovercraft according to claim 1, characterized by: The limiting portion (42) and the connecting pedestal (3) are hollowly arranged, and a plurality of connecting rods (421) for fixing the limiting portion (42) are arranged between the limiting portion (42) and the connecting pedestal (3).

4. The flexible skirt fixation structure for a hovercraft according to claim 1, characterized by: The emergency release device (6) includes a pressure trigger unit (61) arranged in the limiting portion (42) and a guide sliding groove (62) opened in the limiting portion (42) for the expansion and contraction of the clamping tooth (43), one end of the clamping tooth (43) extends into the guide sliding groove (62) and is controlled to expand and contract by the pressure trigger unit (61).

5. The flexible skirt fixation structure for a hovercraft according to claim 4, characterized by: The clamping tooth (43) is symmetrically arranged in an up-down manner and penetrates the connecting pedestal (3) to be clamped into the card slot (41).

6. The flexible skirt fixation structure for a hovercraft according to claim 1, characterized by: The fixed band (2) is composed of a silicone rubber foaming material.