Self-adaptive speed-measuring meter counter device for submarine cable laying

The design of the adaptive velocimeter device solved the problems of detecting the length of submarine cables and the changes in cable laying speed during the laying process. It enabled stable positioning and real-time monitoring of submarine cables of different diameters, thus improving the safety and efficiency of submarine cable laying.

CN224019846UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-20Shanghai Salvage Bureau of the Ministry of Transport
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CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
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Filing Date
2025-04-25
Publication Date
2026-03-20

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Technical Problem

During the laying of submarine cables, the length detection and the change in cable laying speed affect the safety and efficiency of the cable laying operation, and the submarine cable is affected by water flow and the dynamic displacement of ships, resulting in irregular displacement and jumping.

Method used

Design an adaptive speed meter device that uses a pressing roller and a counting roller in conjunction, and connects to a boom assembly via a spring cable assembly, so that the position of the pressing roller can float adaptively. Combined with a guide assembly and a force sensor, the tension of the submarine cable is monitored in real time. The counting roller transmits motion to an absolute encoder and an overspeed switch through a split gearbox for real-time detection.

Benefits of technology

It enables stable limiting speed measurement and metering of submarine cables of different diameters, preventing cable jumping, improving the safety and flexibility of submarine cable laying, and ensuring the stability and safety of the submarine cable laying process.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a self-adaptive speed-measuring and meter-counting device for submarine cable laying, which relates to the technical field of speed-measuring and meter-counting devices and comprises a support, a spring inhaul cable assembly, a pressing carrier roller, a counting carrier roller and a guide assembly, the counting carrier roller is mounted on one side of the top of the support through a machine base, and an arm support assembly is mounted on the other side of the top of the support. Connecting rods are arranged on the two sides of the arm frame assembly, a pressing carrier roller is rotationally arranged between the two connecting rods, one ends of the two spring inhaul cable assemblies are connected with the two connecting rods respectively, and the guide assembly comprises a first vertical guide roller and a second vertical guide roller. According to the utility model, the pressing carrier roller is matched with the counting carrier roller for use, a submarine cable can be stably limited on the counting carrier roller for speed measurement and meter counting, and the connecting rod for mounting the pressing carrier roller is connected with the arm support assembly through the spring inhaul cable assembly, so that the position of the pressing carrier roller can adaptively float; submarine cables with different diameters can be limited on the counting carrier roller, and the use flexibility is high.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of velocimeter technology, and in particular to an adaptive velocimeter device for submarine cable laying. Background Technology

[0002] Submarine cables are cables wrapped in insulating materials and used to achieve functions such as communication and power transmission across sea areas. They are an important component of modern marine engineering and global communication networks. Submarine cables are laid on the seabed and are divided into submarine communication cables and submarine power cables. Communication cables are mainly used for the Internet, telephone, and data transmission, with fiber optic communication as the core technology. Power cables are used for island power supply, offshore oil and gas platforms, offshore wind power, seabed exploration, marine scientific research, and other fields.

[0003] During submarine cable laying, the length detection and monitoring of the cable, as well as the cable-laying speed, directly affect the effectiveness and safety of the operation. In actual cable-laying environments, the submarine cable experiences irregular displacement and jumping due to the influence of water currents and the dynamic displacement of ships, resulting in large variations in the cable-laying speed and significantly impacting operational safety and efficiency. Therefore, this invention proposes an adaptive velocimeter device for submarine cable laying to address the shortcomings of existing technologies. Summary of the Invention

[0004] To address the aforementioned problems, the purpose of this utility model is to provide an adaptive speed and meter measuring device for submarine cable laying. By using a clamping roller and a counting roller in conjunction, the submarine cable can be stably confined on the counting roller for speed and meter measuring. Furthermore, the connecting rod for mounting the clamping roller is connected to the boom assembly via a spring cable assembly, allowing the clamping roller to adaptively float. This enables the confinement of submarine cables of different diameters on the counting roller, resulting in high flexibility in use.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution:

[0006] An adaptive velocimeter device for submarine cable laying includes a bracket, a spring cable assembly, a clamping roller, a counting roller, and a guide assembly. A counting roller is mounted on one side of the top of the bracket via a base, and a boom assembly is mounted on the other side of the top of the bracket. Connecting rods are provided on both sides of the boom assembly, with one end of each connecting rod rotatably mounted to the boom assembly. A clamping roller is rotatably mounted between the two connecting rods, and the clamping roller is positionally adapted to the counting roller. Spring cable assemblies are provided on both side walls of the boom assembly, with one end of each set of spring cable assemblies connected to one of the two sets of connecting rods. A mounting base is provided on the top of the bracket between the base and the boom assembly. The guide assembly includes a first vertical guide roller and a second vertical guide roller, which are symmetrically arranged, and the lower ends of both the first and second vertical guide rollers are rotatably connected to the top of the mounting base.

[0007] Further improvement lies in that the inside of the base is internally provided with a transfer gearbox, an absolute value encoder and an overspeed switch, the shaft end of the counting godet is connected with the input end of the transfer gearbox, the absolute value encoder and the overspeed switch are connected with the two output ends of the transfer gearbox, and the central shaft of the counting godet is provided with a force sensor.

[0008] Further improvement lies in that the arm support assembly comprises a vertical seat and a top plate, the top plate is arranged on one side of the upper end of the vertical seat, and a through groove is arranged on the vertical seat.

[0009] Further improvement lies in that the spring cable assembly comprises a cavity sleeve, a pull rod, a high-strength spring, a piston and a buffer partition plate, the buffer partition plate is arranged at the middle of the inside of the cavity sleeve, the inside of the cavity sleeve on both sides of the buffer partition plate is provided with a piston, one end of the piston is provided with a pull rod, and the high-strength spring is arranged outside the pull rod.

[0010] Further improvement lies in that one end of the high-strength spring is connected with the inside of the piston, the other end of the high-strength spring is connected with the inside of the cavity sleeve, and one end of the pull rod extends out of the end of the cavity sleeve.

[0011] Further improvement lies in that the connecting rod is provided with a first rotating pin, the side wall of the vertical seat is provided with a second rotating pin, one end of a group of the pull rods is rotationally connected with the first rotating pin, and one end of another group of the pull rods is rotationally connected with the second rotating pin.

[0012] The beneficial effects of the utility model are that the utility model cooperates with the counting godet by setting the pressing godet, can realize the stable speed metering of the submarine cable on the counting godet, the connecting rod of the pressing godet is connected with the arm support assembly through the spring cable assembly, the position of the pressing godet can be self-adaptively floated, the submarine cable of different diameters can be positioned on the counting godet, and the utility model has high flexibility in use.

[0013] The utility model sets up the guide assembly that is composed of first vertical guide roller and second vertical guide roller, can prevent the submarine cable from appearing jumping displacement because of its rigidity and the effect of ship sea current, the central shaft of the counting godet is provided with the force sensor and can monitor the submarine cable tension in real time, the counting godet can pass transfer gearbox and transmit motion to absolute value encoder and overspeed switch, the absolute value encoder can detect the winding and unwinding speed and length of the submarine cable in real time, the overspeed switch can make overspeed protection function for the sudden situation, the adaptive speed metering device of the submarine cable laying of the utility model has high operation safety. ACCURACY

[0014] Fig. 1 It is a three-dimensional schematic view of the utility model structure;

[0015] Fig. 2The utility model discloses a machine base internal structure overhead view schematic view.

[0016] Fig. 3 The utility model discloses a spring cable assembly structure schematic view.

[0017] Among them: 1, support, 2, spring cable assembly, 201, cavity sleeve, 202, pull rod, 203, high -strength spring, 204, piston, 205, buffer baffle, 3, compression tight roller, 4, counting roller, 5, machine base, 6, connecting rod, 7, mounting seat, 8, first vertical guide roller, 9, second vertical guide roller, 10, transfer gear box, 11, absolute value encoder, 12, overspeed switch, 13, force sensor, 14, stand, 15, top plate, 16, through slot, 17, first rotation pin, 18, second rotation pin. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] In order to deepen the understanding of the utility model, the utility model will be further described in the following embodiment, and the embodiment is only used to explain the utility model, and does not constitute the limitation to the protection scope of the utility model. Embodiment one

[0019] According to Figs. 1-3 As shown in the figure, the embodiment proposes a kind of self-adapting speedometer meter device for sea cable laying, including support 1, spring cable assembly 2, compression tight roller 3, counting roller 4 and guide assembly, the counting roller 4 is installed on the top one side of support 1 by machine base 5, the top other side of support 1 is equipped with armrest assembly, the two sides of armrest assembly are equipped with connecting rod 6, one end of connecting rod 6 is rotatably installed with armrest assembly, and compression tight roller 3 is rotatably arranged between two connecting rod 6, and the position of compression tight roller 3 and counting roller 4 is adapted, spring cable assembly 2 is equipped on the two side walls of armrest assembly, one end of two spring cable assemblies 2 is connected with two connecting rod 6 respectively, mounting seat 7 is equipped on the top of support 1 between machine base 5 and armrest assembly, the guide assembly includes first vertical guide roller 8 and second vertical guide roller 9, first vertical guide roller 8 and second vertical guide roller 9 are symmetrically arranged, and the lower end of first vertical guide roller 8 and second vertical guide roller 9 is rotatably connected with the top of mounting seat 7.

[0020] The self-adaptive speed measuring and metering device for submarine cable laying of the utility model runs, the pressing roller 3 limits the submarine cable on the counting roller 4, the submarine cable is inserted from between the first vertical guide roller 8 and the second vertical guide roller 9, and then laying is carried out.When the diameter of the submarine cable becomes larger, the position of the pressing roller 3 can be self-adaptively adjusted, specifically, control is realized through the spring cable assembly 2, the force sensor 13 is mounted on the central shaft of the counting roller and can monitor the submarine cable tension in real time, the counting roller 4 can pass the transfer case 10 to transmit motion to the absolute value encoder 11 and the overspeed switch 12, the absolute value encoder 11 can detect the winding and unwinding speed and length of the submarine cable in real time, and the overspeed switch 12 can perform overspeed protection function for sudden conditions, so that the self-adaptive speed measuring and metering device for submarine cable laying of the utility model has high operation safety.

[0021] The machine base 5 is internally provided with the transfer case 10, the absolute value encoder 11 and the overspeed switch 12, the shaft end of the counting roller 4 is connected with the input end of the transfer case 10, the absolute value encoder 11 and the overspeed switch 12 are connected with the two output ends of the transfer case 10, and the force sensor 13 is arranged on the central shaft of the counting roller 4.

[0022] The utility model discloses a pressing roller 3 and counting roller 4 are used in cooperation, can realize the stable speed metering of the submarine cable that is limited on the counting roller 4, and the connecting rod 6 of installing pressing roller 3 is connected with the arm support assembly through the spring cable assembly 2, so that the position of the pressing roller 3 can be self-adaptively floated, can satisfy that the submarine cable of different diameters is limited on the counting roller 4, and the use flexibility is high, the utility model discloses a guide assembly that is composed of the first vertical guide roller 8 and the second vertical guide roller 9, can prevent the submarine cable from appearing jumping displacement because of the rigidity of itself and the action of ship sea current. Example two

[0023] According to Figs. 1-3As shown, the embodiment proposes a kind of adaptive speedometer metering device for laying submarine cable, including support 1, spring cable assembly 2, compression roller 3, counting roller 4 and guide assembly, one side of the top of support 1 is installed with counting roller 4 by machine base 5, the other side of the top of support 1 is installed with armrest assembly, the both sides of armrest assembly are equipped with connecting rod 6, one end of connecting rod 6 is rotatably installed with armrest assembly, and compression roller 3 is rotatably arranged between two connecting rod 6, the position of compression roller 3 is adapted with counting roller 4, spring cable assembly 2 is equipped on the both side walls of armrest assembly, one end of two groups of spring cable assembly 2 is respectively connected with two groups of connecting rod 6, installation seat 7 is equipped on the top of support 1 between machine base 5 and armrest assembly, the guide assembly includes first vertical guide roller 8 and second vertical guide roller 9, first vertical guide roller 8 and second vertical guide roller 9 are symmetrically arranged, and the lower end of first vertical guide roller 8 and second vertical guide roller 9 is rotatably connected with the top of installation seat 7.

[0024] The armrest assembly includes vertical seat 14 and top plate 15, one side of the upper end of vertical seat 14 is equipped with top plate 15, and vertical seat 14 is provided with through slot 16.

[0025] The spring cable assembly 2 includes cavity sleeve 201, pull rod 202, high-strength spring 203, piston 204 and buffer partition plate 205, the buffer partition plate 205 is arranged at the middle of the inside of cavity sleeve 201, the inside of cavity sleeve 201 on the both sides of buffer partition plate 205 is equipped with piston 204, one end of piston 204 is provided with pull rod 202, and high-strength spring 203 is arranged on the outside of pull rod 202. One end of high-strength spring 203 is connected with the inside of piston 204, the other end of high-strength spring 203 is connected with the inside of cavity sleeve 201, and one end of pull rod 202 extends out of the end of cavity sleeve 201. First rotating pin 17 is arranged on connecting rod 6, second rotating pin 18 is arranged on the side wall of vertical seat 14, one end of one group of pull rod 202 is rotatably connected with first rotating pin 17, and one end of another group of pull rod 202 is rotatably connected with second rotating pin 18. When the spring cable assembly 2 of the utility model assists compression roller 3 to carry out adaptive position adjustment, high-strength spring 203 is compressed by being pulled by pull rod 202, so that compression roller 3 rotates a certain angle according to the diameter of submarine cable, obtains a certain compression force to compress submarine cable of various specifications and diameters, and piston 204 moves in the inside of cavity sleeve 201 during pulling process in pull rod 202, and buffer partition plate 205 can play a buffering protection role when piston 204 resets.

[0026] The basic principle, main features and advantages of the present application are shown and described above. Those skilled in the art should understand that the present application is not limited by the above examples, and the above examples and descriptions in the specification are only to illustrate the principles of the present application. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application, various changes and improvements can be made to the present application, and these changes and improvements all fall within the scope of the claimed present application. The scope of protection of the present application is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An adaptive velocimeter device for submarine cable laying, characterized in that: The system includes a support frame (1), a spring cable assembly (2), a pressure roller (3), a counting roller (4), and a guide assembly. The counting roller (4) is mounted on one side of the top of the support frame (1) via a base (5), and a boom assembly is mounted on the other side of the top of the support frame (1). Connecting rods (6) are provided on both sides of the boom assembly. One end of each connecting rod (6) is rotatably mounted to the boom assembly, and a pressure roller (3) is rotatably positioned between the two connecting rods (6). The pressure roller (3) is positionally matched to the counting roller (4). Spring cable assemblies (2) are provided on both sides of the boom assembly. One end of each of the two sets of spring cable assemblies (2) is connected to one of the two sets of connecting rods (6). The top of the bracket (1) between the base (5) and the boom assembly is provided with a mounting seat (7). The guide assembly includes a first vertical guide roller (8) and a second vertical guide roller (9). The first vertical guide roller (8) and the second vertical guide roller (9) are symmetrically arranged, and the lower ends of the first vertical guide roller (8) and the second vertical guide roller (9) are rotatably connected to the top of the mounting seat (7).

2. The adaptive velocimeter device for submarine cable laying according to claim 1, characterized in that: The base (5) is equipped with a gearbox (10), an absolute encoder (11) and an overspeed switch (12). The shaft end of the counting roller (4) is connected to the input end of the gearbox (10). The absolute encoder (11) and the overspeed switch (12) are connected to the two output ends of the gearbox (10). A force sensor (13) is provided on the central shaft of the counting roller (4).

3. The adaptive velocimeter device for submarine cable laying according to claim 1, characterized in that: The boom assembly includes a base (14) and a top plate (15). The top plate (15) is provided on one side of the upper end of the base (14), and a through groove (16) is provided on the base (14).

4. The adaptive velocimeter device for submarine cable laying according to claim 3, characterized in that: The spring cable assembly (2) includes a cavity sleeve (201), a pull rod (202), a high-strength spring (203), a piston (204), and a buffer plate (205). The cavity sleeve (201) is provided with a buffer plate (205) in the middle. The cavity sleeve (201) on both sides of the buffer plate (205) is provided with a piston (204). One end of the piston (204) is provided with a pull rod (202). The pull rod (202) is sleeved with a high-strength spring (203) on the outside.

5. The adaptive velocimeter device for submarine cable laying according to claim 4, characterized in that: One end of the high-strength spring (203) is connected to the inside of the piston (204), and the other end of the high-strength spring (203) is connected to the inside of the cavity sleeve (201). One end of the pull rod (202) extends out of the end of the cavity sleeve (201).

6. The adaptive velocimeter device for submarine cable laying according to claim 5, characterized in that: The connecting rod (6) is provided with a first rotating pin (17), and the side wall of the stand (14) is provided with a second rotating pin (18). One end of one set of the pull rods (202) is rotatably connected to the first rotating pin (17), and one end of the other set of the pull rods (202) is rotatably connected to the second rotating pin (18).