Floating navigation mark for inland waterway

By installing channel depth warning units and depth measurement units on floating navigation marks in inland waterways, using digital signal lights to display depth, and enhancing stability through counterweights and water resistance components, the problems of navigation marks being unable to display depth and being prone to tipping over have been solved, thus improving the navigation marks' resistance to wind and waves and the durability of the signal lights.

CN224029188UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-24江西省赣东航道事务中心
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-04-28
Publication Date
2026-03-24

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Technical Problem

Existing floating navigation marks in inland waterways cannot directly indicate the depth of the waterway, which makes it easy for ships to misjudge and hit the bottom during the dry season. At the same time, the residual waves generated by ships during navigation can easily overturn the navigation marks and increase the risk of damage to signal lights.

Method used

A floating navigation beacon was designed, which includes a channel depth warning unit and a depth measurement unit. It uses digital signal lights to display channel depth and enhances stability through counterweights and water resistance components to prevent tipping.

Benefits of technology

It enables real-time display of channel depth in inland waterways, improves the navigation marks' resistance to wind and waves, and reduces the risk of damage to signal lights.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a floating navigation mark for an inland waterway, and relates to the field of shipping equipment. The floating navigation mark for the inland waterway comprises a floating piece and an anchor chain, and a waterway depth warning unit and a plurality of waterway depth measuring units are installed on the upper side and the lower side of the floating piece respectively; the channel depth warning unit comprises two groups of digital signal lamps; the channel depth measuring unit comprises a counterweight piece, a water resistance piece and a depth sensor. According to the floating navigation mark for the inland waterway, the waterway depth measuring unit is used for detecting the depth of a water area, then the monitored depth is displayed through the two sets of digital signal lamps, and meanwhile in the using process of the floating piece, the counterweight piece at the bottom provides anchoring stability for the floating piece in multiple directions; and meanwhile, the water resistance of the whole channel depth measuring unit moving upwards is increased by using the water resistance piece, so that the floating piece has better wind and wave resistance, and the digital signal lamp cannot be damaged due to falling of residual waves in the sailing process of the ship.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the field of shipping equipment, in particular to a floating navigation mark for inland waterway. BACKGROUND

[0002] Compared with sea shipping channel, inland waterway has the characteristics of low depth, small width, small wave and small influence of tidal flood. In the inland waterway, floating navigation marks are usually arranged on both sides of the channel to identify the specific position of the channel and avoid the grounding and stranding accidents of the ship when the ship runs to the shallow water area.

[0003] However, the existing floating navigation mark of the inland waterway usually directly adopts a simple buoy type mark and is anchored in the water by an anchor chain. The mark is usually only used for position identification when the ship sails. For some areas prone to fog or having night navigation line, a signal lamp is arranged on the mark for easy viewing. However, in actual use, on the one hand, the depth of the channel cannot be directly displayed, and on the other hand, in the dry season, the ship with large load is prone to grounding due to misjudgment, and the residual wave generated when the ship sails is easy to overturn the mark, increasing the damage risk of the signal lamp on the mark. Therefore, the present application provides a floating navigation mark for inland waterway. SUMMARY

[0004] In view of the shortcomings of the prior art, the present application provides a floating navigation mark for inland waterway, which solves the problem that the existing navigation mark in the inland waterway cannot directly display the depth of the channel, leading to the misjudgment of the ship in the dry season and the residual wave generated when the ship sails, which is easy to overturn the mark and increases the damage risk of the signal lamp on the mark.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the present application realizes the following technical scheme: a floating navigation mark for inland waterway, comprising a floating member and an anchor chain installed at the bottom of the floating member, a channel depth warning unit is installed at the top of the floating member, and a plurality of channel depth measuring units are installed at the bottom of the floating member.

[0006] The channel depth warning unit comprises two groups of digital signal lamps, and the two groups of digital signal lamps are used for combined display of the depth of the channel.

[0007] The channel depth measuring unit comprises a counterweight and a water resistance member fixedly arranged at the top of the counterweight, a depth sensor is installed in the counterweight, the depth sensor is in signal transmission connection with the digital signal lamp, the counterweight is used for keeping the depth sensor vertically downward and facing the water bottom, and the water resistance member is used for providing vertical water resistance for the floating member.

[0008] Preferably, an anchoring member is fixedly installed at the bottom of the anchor chain, and the anchoring member is anchored with the water bottom to limit the movement of the floating member.

[0009] Preferably, the channel depth warning unit further comprises a fixed seat fixedly arranged at the top of the floating member, and a support column is fixedly arranged at the top of the fixed seat, and two groups of the digital signal lamps are installed on the top of the support column.

[0010] Preferably, coaxial fixing is arranged at the top of the support column, and two groups of installation discs are arranged at the top of the support column, and the two groups of digital signal lamps are multiple, and the multiple digital signal lamps are arranged in an annular array on the outer wall of the two groups of installation discs, and are used for multi-angle display of the channel depth.

[0011] Preferably, the digital signal lamps on the upper and lower groups of installation discs display the units of depth and tenths of depth respectively, and the depth unit is m.

[0012] Preferably, a stabilizing disc is fixedly arranged at the outer wall of the top of the support column, and an inclined support rod is fixedly arranged at the side of the stabilizing disc, and a ring-shaped frame is fixedly welded at the bottom of the inclined support rod, and the ring-shaped frame is fixedly installed on the floating member.

[0013] Preferably, photovoltaic panels are installed between the two groups of inclined support rods, and a storage battery is arranged in the floating member, and the storage battery is used for storing the converted electric energy of the photovoltaic panels and supplying the digital signal lamps and the depth sensor.

[0014] Preferably, a signal line is installed between the depth sensor and the digital signal lamp, and a waterproof connecting rope is installed between the water resistance member and the floating member, and the signal line is arranged in the waterproof connecting rope.

[0015] The utility model discloses a floating navigation mark for inland river channel, and has the beneficial effects as follows: the water depth of the position is detected through the channel depth measuring unit, and then the detected depth is displayed through two groups of digital signal lamps, and in the use process of the floating member, the weight at the bottom gives the floating member the anchoring stability in multiple directions, and the water resistance of the whole channel depth measuring unit moving upwards is increased by using the water resistance member, so that the floating member has better wind and wave resistance, and the digital signal lamp is not damaged due to the overturning caused by the afterwave in the navigation process of the ship. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] Fig. 1 It is the whole outer surface structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0017] Fig. 2 It is the channel depth warning unit structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0018] Fig. 3 It is the channel depth measuring unit internal structure section view of the utility model.

[0019] In the figure: 1, floating piece; 12, anchor chain; 13, anchoring piece; 2, channel depth warning unit; 21, fixing seat; 22, support column; 23, inclined bracing rod; 24, ring frame; 25, stabilizing disc; 26, mounting disc; 27, digital signal lamp; 3, photovoltaic panel; 4, channel depth measuring unit; 41, counterweight; 42, water resistance; 43, depth sensor; 44, signal line; 45, waterproof connecting rope. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the embodiments of the present application more clear, the technical scheme in the embodiments of the present application is described clearly and completely. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0021] The floating navigation mark for inland waterway provided in the embodiments of the present application solves the problem that the existing navigation marks in the inland waterway cannot directly display the channel depth, which causes the ship to easily touch the bottom due to misjudgment during the dry season, and the residual wave generated when the ship sails easily overturns the navigation mark, increasing the risk of damage to the signal lamp on the navigation mark.

[0022] In order to better understand the above technical scheme, the above technical scheme will be described in detail below in combination with the drawings in the specification and specific embodiments.

[0023] The embodiments of the present application disclose a floating navigation mark for an inland waterway.

[0024] According to the accompanying Figs. 1-3 As shown, the floating navigation mark for an inland waterway comprises a floating piece 1 and an anchor chain 12 mounted at the bottom of the floating piece 1, and the bottom of the anchor chain 12 is fixedly provided with an anchoring piece 13, which is anchored to the water bottom to limit the movement of the floating piece 1.

[0025] The top of the floating piece 1 is provided with a channel depth warning unit 2, which comprises two groups of digital signal lamps 27, and the two groups of digital signal lamps 27 are used for combined display of the channel depth. The top ends of the support columns 22 are coaxially fixedly provided with two groups of mounting discs 26, and the two groups of digital signal lamps 27 are multiple, and the multiple digital signal lamps 27 are arranged in an annular array on the outer walls of the two groups of mounting discs 26, and are used for multi-angle display of the channel depth. The digital signal lamps 27 on the upper and lower two groups of mounting discs 26 respectively display the units and tenths of the water depth, and the depth unit is m, for example, the upper digital signal lamp 27 is 2, and the lower digital signal lamp 27 is 7, so the channel depth is 2.7 m, and;

[0026] The bottom of the floating piece 1 is provided with a plurality of channel depth measuring units 4; the channel depth measuring unit 4 comprises a counterweight 41 and a water resistance piece 42 fixedly arranged on the top of the counterweight 41, the counterweight 41 is provided with a depth sensor 43, the depth sensor 43 is in signal transmission connection with the digital signal lamp 27, the counterweight 41 is used for keeping the depth sensor 43 vertically downward and facing the water bottom; the water resistance piece 42 is used for providing vertical water resistance for the floating piece 1, and the depth sensor 43 can detect the depth of the water bottom by the counterweight 41, the water resistance piece 42 is horizontally arranged in the water layer under the action of the counterweight 41, when the floating piece 1 is inclined, the upwardly tilted side of the floating piece 1 pulls the channel depth measuring unit 4 on the side to move upward, at this time, the water resistance piece 42 and the counterweight 41 can play a resistance role, so as to avoid the side inclination of the floating piece 1.

[0027] The channel depth warning unit 2 further comprises a fixed seat 21 fixedly arranged on the top of the floating piece 1, the top of the fixed seat 21 is fixedly provided with a support column 22, two groups of digital signal lamps 27 are installed on the top of the support column 22, a stable disc 25 is fixedly arranged on the outer wall of the top of the support column 22, an inclined support rod 23 is fixedly arranged on the side of the stable disc 25, and a ring-shaped frame 24 is fixedly welded to the bottom end of the inclined support rod 23, the ring-shaped frame 24 is fixedly installed on the floating piece 1, and the two groups of digital signal lamps 27 are stably supported.

[0028] A plurality of inclined support rods 23 are installed between each other, a photovoltaic panel 3 is installed between the two inclined support rods 23, the inside of the floating piece 1 is provided with a storage battery, the storage battery is used for storing the converted electric energy of the photovoltaic panel 3 and supplying the digital signal lamp 27 and the depth sensor 43, the depth sensor 43 adopts an ultrasonic sensor, and a control circuit board is integrally arranged in the depth sensor 43, which is used for processing the water depth data detected by the ultrasonic sensor and controlling the two groups of digital signal lamps 27 to display the units and tenths respectively.

[0029] A signal line 44 is installed between the depth sensor 43 and the digital signal lamp 27, a waterproof connecting rope 45 is installed between the water resistance piece 42 and the floating piece 1, the signal line 44 is arranged in the waterproof connecting rope 45, so as to avoid the signal line 44 being pulled off and at the same time play a waterproof effect.

[0030] Working principle; the device is used, through the anchor 13 and the anchor chain 12, the floating piece 1 is anchored in the designated water area position, then through the multiple channel depth measuring units 4 at the bottom thereof, the water depth of the position is detected, and the average is automatically calculated, so as to determine the average depth of the area, and the channel depth monitored is displayed through two groups of digital signal lamps 27, the upper digital signal lamp 27 displays the unit place, and the lower digital signal lamp 27 displays the tenth place, for example, the upper digital signal lamp 27 is 2, and the lower digital signal lamp 27 is 7, so the channel depth is 2.7m, and through the annular arrangement of multiple digital signal lamps 27 on each group of mounting plates 26, even if the floating piece 1 rotates in actual use, the digital signal lamp 27 can be observed from any direction;

[0031] Meanwhile, during the use of the floating piece 1, the counterweight 41 at the bottom gives the floating piece 1 multiple directional anchoring stability, and the water resistance element 42 is used to increase the water resistance of the entire channel depth measuring unit 4 moving upward, so that the floating piece 1 has better wind and wave resistance, and the digital signal lamp 27 will not be damaged due to the overturning of the residual wave during the sailing of the ship.

[0032] The basic principle and main features of the utility model and the advantages of the utility model are shown and described. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the utility model is not limited by the above-mentioned embodiments, and the above-mentioned embodiments and the description in the specification are only to illustrate the principle of the utility model, and various changes and improvements can be made to the utility model without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model, and these changes and improvements all fall within the scope of the utility model claimed. The scope of protection of the utility model is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A floating buoy for inland waterways, comprising a float (1) and an anchor chain (12) mounted on the bottom of the float (1), characterized in that, The top of the floating component (1) is equipped with a channel depth warning unit (2), and the bottom of the floating component (1) is equipped with multiple channel depth measuring units (4). The channel depth warning unit (2) includes two sets of digital signal lights (27), which are used to display the channel depth in combination; The channel depth measurement unit (4) includes a counterweight (41) and a water resistance component (42) fixedly installed on the top of the counterweight (41). A depth sensor (43) is installed in the counterweight (41). The depth sensor (43) is connected to the digital signal light (27) for signal transmission. The counterweight (41) is used to keep the depth sensor (43) vertically downward and facing the bottom of the water. The water resistance component (42) is used to provide vertical water resistance for the floating component (1).

2. A floating navigation buoy for inland waterways according to claim 1, characterized in that: An anchor (13) is fixedly installed at the bottom of the anchor chain (12), and the anchor (13) is anchored to the bottom of the water to restrict the movement of the floating part (1).

3. A floating navigation buoy for inland waterways according to claim 1, characterized in that: The channel depth warning unit (2) also includes a fixed seat (21) fixedly installed on the top of the floating part (1), and a support column (22) is fixedly installed on the top of the fixed seat (21), and two sets of digital signal lights (27) are installed on the top of the support column (22).

4. A floating navigation buoy for inland waterways according to claim 3, characterized in that: The top of the support column (22) is coaxially fixed with two sets of mounting plates (26). Both sets of digital signal lights (27) are multiple, and the multiple digital signal lights (27) are arranged in a ring array on the outer wall of the two sets of mounting plates (26) for displaying the channel depth from multiple angles.

5. A floating navigation buoy for inland waterways according to claim 4, characterized in that: The digital signal lights (27) on the upper and lower sets of mounting plates (26) respectively display the units and tenths of the water depth, and the depth unit is m.

6. A floating navigation buoy for inland waterways according to claim 3, characterized in that: A stabilizing plate (25) is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the top of the support column (22). A diagonal brace (23) is fixedly installed on the side of the stabilizing plate (25). A ring frame (24) is fixedly welded to the bottom of the diagonal brace (23). The ring frame (24) is fixedly installed on the floating part (1).

7. A floating navigation buoy for inland waterways according to claim 6, characterized in that: Photovoltaic panels (3) are installed between each pair of the multiple diagonal braces (23). A battery is installed inside the floating component (1). The battery is used to store the electrical energy converted by the photovoltaic panels (3) and to supply the digital signal light (27) and the depth sensor (43).

8. A floating navigation buoy for inland waterways according to claim 7, characterized in that: A signal line (44) is installed between the depth sensor (43) and the digital signal light (27), and a waterproof connecting rope (45) is installed between the water resistance component (42) and the floating component (1), with the signal line (44) threaded through the waterproof connecting rope (45).