Easily retractable deep sea hydrophone

By combining the active roller assembly and the movable driven roller assembly with the quick-release water removal assembly, the problems of cable entanglement and seawater corrosion in deep-sea hydrophones have been solved, enabling smooth cable winding and seawater removal, and extending the equipment's lifespan.

CN224105315UActive Publication Date: 2026-04-10江苏水声技术有限公司
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
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Filing Date
2025-05-26
Publication Date
2026-04-10

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Technical Problem

Existing deep-sea hydrophones are prone to cable tangling during cable deployment and retraction, and seawater on the cables can corrode the transmission components, affecting their service life.

Method used

An active roller assembly and a movable driven roller assembly were designed to work together, combined with a quick-release dewatering assembly, to achieve the winding of cables of different diameters and the removal of seawater. The lower installation of the quick-release dewatering assembly reduces seawater corrosion.

Benefits of technology

It enables smooth cable winding and effective removal of seawater, reduces corrosion of transmission components, and extends the service life of the equipment.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an easily retractable deep sea hydrophone, which comprises a mounting rack and a take-up assembly, and the take-up assembly is fixedly mounted at the top of the mounting rack. The transmission assembly is composed of a driving roller assembly and a movable driven roller assembly, and the driving roller assembly and the movable driven roller assembly are installed on the left side and the right side of an inner cavity of the installation frame correspondingly; and the quick-disassembly type water removal assembly is movably mounted at the lower end of the inner cavity of the mounting frame, and the quick-disassembly type water removal assembly is located at the bottom of the transmission assembly. According to the cable winding device, the driving roller assembly and the movable driven roller assembly are used in cooperation, cables of different diameters are conveyed, winding of the cables is facilitated, meanwhile, seawater on the surfaces of the cables is scraped away in cooperation with the quick-disassembly type water removal assembly, and due to the arrangement that the quick-disassembly type water removal assembly is installed in the lower position, the cable winding device is convenient to use. And corrosion of seawater to the transmission assembly can be reduced.
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Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of hydrophone technology, and in particular relates to an easy-to-retract deep-sea hydrophone. Background Technology

[0002] Linear towed deep-sea hydrophones are important equipment in marine geophysical surveys, capable of receiving acoustic reflection signals from the seabed. However, existing deep-sea hydrophones lack automatic retraction and winding functions, which can cause long cables to become tangled and coiled during winding, affecting their performance.

[0003] CN221528905U discloses an easy-to-retract deep-sea hydrophone, including a mounting frame, a base, a storage component, a transmission component, and a hydrophone component. The mounting frame and base are fixedly connected. The storage component is mounted on the mounting frame, and the transmission component is mounted on the base. The transmission component is configured to work with the hydrophone component, which is mounted on the storage component. This easy-to-retract deep-sea hydrophone, through its integrated design, enables automatic cable retraction and deployment, reducing manual labor and improving cable winding efficiency, preventing cable tangling. Furthermore, the design removes seawater from the cable during winding, preventing residual seawater from corroding the cable and the retraction / deployment device, thus improving performance.

[0004] During use, it was found that the tapered silicone sleeve, located above the transmission component, caused seawater removed from the cable to flow onto the surface of the transmission component during cable rewinding. This could easily corrode the components and affect their lifespan. Therefore, an easy-to-retract deep-sea microphone was designed to solve this problem. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of this invention is to provide an easy-to-retract deep-sea hydrophone, which has the advantages of removing water and rewinding deep-sea hydrophones with cables of different diameters, in order to solve the aforementioned technical problems.

[0006] The technical solution of this utility model to solve the above-mentioned technical problems is as follows: an easy-to-retract deep-sea hydrophone, comprising: a mounting frame and a cable retraction assembly, wherein the cable retraction assembly is fixedly installed on the top of the mounting frame; a transmission assembly, wherein the transmission assembly consists of a driving roller assembly and a movable driven roller assembly, wherein the driving roller assembly and the movable driven roller assembly are respectively installed on the left and right sides of the inner cavity of the mounting frame; and a quick-release water removal assembly, wherein the quick-release water removal assembly is movably installed at the lower end of the inner cavity of the mounting frame, and the quick-release water removal assembly is located at the bottom of the transmission assembly.

[0007] Further, the take-up assembly comprises two fixed plates, both of which are fixedly installed on the top of the mounting frame through a support plate, the support plate is welded with the fixed plate and the mounting frame respectively, a take-up shaft is rotatably connected between the two fixed plates, the surface of any one of the fixed plates is fixedly installed with a motor, one end of the take-up shaft extends to the outside of the fixed plate and is fixedly installed with the output shaft of the motor, and the surface of any one of the support plates is welded with a mounting portion.

[0008] Further, the driving roller assembly comprises a driving roller rotatably connected in the inner cavity of the mounting frame, the surface of the mounting frame is fixedly installed with a driving motor, and the output shaft of the driving motor extends to the inner cavity of the mounting frame and is installed with the driving roller.

[0009] Further, the movable driven roller assembly comprises a U-shaped frame sliding in the inner cavity of the mounting frame, and the inner cavity of the U-shaped frame is rotatably connected with a roller through a rotating shaft.

[0010] Further, both ends of the rotating shaft extend to the outside of the U-shaped frame and are installed with rollers, the front and rear sides of the mounting frame are both provided with rolling grooves matched with the rollers, the side, away from the roller, of the U-shaped frame is rotatably connected with a threaded rod, the threaded rod is threadedly connected in the inner cavity of the mounting frame, and the side, away from the U-shaped frame, of the threaded rod extends to the outside of the mounting frame and is fixedly installed with a hand wheel.

[0011] Further, the quick-release water removal assembly comprises a fixed cylinder sliding in the bottom of the inner cavity of the mounting frame, the bottom of the fixed cylinder is threadedly connected with a clamping cylinder, and a water removal ring is clamped between the fixed cylinder and the clamping cylinder, the front and rear sides of the surface of the fixed cylinder are both welded with sliding rods, the surface of the mounting frame is provided with movable grooves matched with the sliding rods, the surface of the sliding rod is threadedly connected with a nut, and the nut is attached to the surface of the mounting frame.

[0012] The utility model discloses the beneficial effect is:

[0013] 1, the utility model discloses the cooperation of driving roller assembly and movable driven roller assembly realizes the conveying of the cable of different diameters, is convenient for winding, and simultaneously cooperates quick -release water removal assembly and removes the sea water on the surface of the cable, and can reduce the corrosion of sea water to transmission assembly through the setting of the lower installation of quick -release water removal assembly;

[0014] 2, the utility model discloses the cooperation of roller and rolling groove, when the size of cable changes and needs to move the roller, the roller can roll in the inner cavity of the rolling groove, first, can prevent the deviation of the sliding of U-shaped frame, second, can reduce the resistance of sliding, makes the sliding more smooth;

[0015] 3、The utility model discloses a quick detachable water removing assembly is arranged, can realize the replacement of water removing ring fast and conveniently, thereby convenient to the surface of different size cable water removing operation is carried out to the surface of different size cable water removing operation is carried out.

[0016] 4、The utility model discloses a quick detachable water removing assembly is arranged, can realize the replacement of water removing ring fast and conveniently, thereby convenient to the surface of different size cable water removing operation is carried out to the surface of different size cable water removing operation is carried out. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] The above and / or other aspects of the present utility model will become more apparent by describing in detail the preferred embodiments thereof with reference to the attached drawings in which:

[0018] Figure 1 It is the use time perspective schematic diagram of an embodiment of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 It is the bottom perspective schematic diagram of an embodiment of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 It is the movable driven roller assembly perspective schematic diagram of an embodiment of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 4 It is the quick detachable water removing assembly perspective split schematic diagram of an embodiment of the utility model.

[0022] In the drawings, the component list represented by each sign is as follows:

[0023] 1, mounting frame, 2, take-up assembly, 21, fixed plate, 22, take-up shaft, 23, motor, 24, mounting portion, 3, driving roller assembly, 4, movable driven roller assembly, 41, U-shaped frame, 42, rotating shaft, 43, roller, 44, pulley, 45, threaded rod, 46, hand wheel, 5, quick detachable water removing assembly, 51, fixed cylinder, 52, clamp cylinder, 53, water removing ring, 54, sliding rod, 55, nut, 6, support plate, 7, rolling groove, 8, movable slot. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] In the following, the embodiment of the easy take-up type deep sea hydrophone of the utility model will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0025] Figures 1-4 The utility model discloses an easy take-up type deep sea hydrophone, which comprises:

[0026] The mounting frame 1 and the take-up assembly 2 are fixedly installed on the top of the mounting frame 1, specifically, the take-up assembly 2 comprises two fixed plates 21, both of which are fixedly installed on the top of the mounting frame 1 through the support plates 6, the support plates 6 are welded with the fixed plates 21 and the mounting frame 1 respectively, the two fixed plates 21 are rotationally connected with a take-up shaft 22, the surface of any one of the fixed plates 21 is fixedly installed with a motor 23, one end of the take-up shaft 22 extends to the outside of the fixed plate 21 and is fixedly installed with the output shaft of the motor 23, and the surface of any one of the support plates 6 is welded with a mounting portion 24;

[0027] The transmission assembly is composed of the driving roller assembly 3 and the movable driven roller assembly 4, the driving roller assembly 3 and the movable driven roller assembly 4 are respectively installed on the left and right sides of the inner cavity of the mounting frame 1, specifically, the driving roller assembly 3 comprises a driving roller rotationally connected in the inner cavity of the mounting frame 1, the surface of the mounting frame 1 is fixedly installed with a driving motor, the output shaft of the driving motor extends to the inner cavity of the mounting frame 1 and is installed with the driving roller, specifically, the movable driven roller assembly 4 comprises a U-shaped frame 41 sliding in the inner cavity of the mounting frame 1, the inner cavity of the U-shaped frame 41 is rotationally connected with a roller 43 through a rotating shaft 42, specifically, both ends of the rotating shaft 42 extend to the outside of the U-shaped frame 41 and are installed with the rollers 44, the front and rear sides of the mounting frame 1 are both provided with rolling grooves 7 used in cooperation with the rollers 44, through the cooperation of the rollers 44 and the rolling grooves 7, when the size of the cable changes and the roller 43 needs to be moved, the rollers 44 will roll in the inner cavity of the rolling grooves 7, which can prevent the U-shaped frame 41 from deviating during sliding and reduce the sliding resistance to make the sliding more smooth, the side of the U-shaped frame 41 away from the roller 43 is rotationally connected with a threaded rod 45, the threaded rod 45 is screwedly connected in the inner cavity of the mounting frame 1, the side of the threaded rod 45 away from the U-shaped frame 41 extends to the outside of the mounting frame 1 and is fixedly installed with a hand wheel 46;

[0028] The quick-release water removal assembly 5 is movably installed at the lower end of the inner cavity of the mounting frame 1, and is located at the bottom of the transmission assembly. Specifically, the quick-release water removal assembly 5 comprises a fixed cylinder 51 sliding at the bottom of the inner cavity of the mounting frame 1, a clamping cylinder 52 threadedly connected to the bottom of the fixed cylinder 51, and a water removal ring 53 clamped between the fixed cylinder 51 and the clamping cylinder 52. Through the arrangement of the quick-release water removal assembly 5, the water removal ring 53 can be quickly and conveniently replaced, so that the surface of the cable of different sizes can be conveniently subjected to water removal operation. The front and rear sides of the surface of the fixed cylinder 51 are both welded with sliding rods 54, and the surface of the mounting frame 1 is provided with movable grooves 8 for cooperation with the sliding rods 54. Through the cooperation of the sliding rods 54 and the movable grooves 8, when the size of the cable changes, the quick-release water removal assembly 5 can be slid according to the size of the cable, so that the quick-release water removal assembly 5 is located directly below the roller cylinders of the driving roller assembly 3 and the movable driven roller assembly 4, thereby reducing the bending of the cable during conveying and avoiding affecting the service life of the cable. The surface of the sliding rod 54 is threadedly connected with a nut 55, and the nut 55 is attached to the surface of the mounting frame 1.

[0029] Working principle: when the utility model is used, the user locks one end of the deep-sea hydrophone cable on the surface of the take-up shaft 22, rotates the hand wheel 46 to drive the threaded rod 45 to rotate, thereby pushing the U-shaped frame 41 to slide in the inner cavity of the mounting frame 1 towards the driving roller assembly 3, so that the roller 43 and the driving roller clamp the cable, then the quick-release water removal assembly 5 is slid to keep the cable straight, and the nut 55 is rotated to lock the sliding rod 54 in the inner cavity of the movable groove 8, thereby locking the quick-release water removal assembly 5 at the bottom of the mounting frame 1, then the motor 23 and the driving motor are started, thereby driving the driving rollers in the driving roller assembly 3 to rotate, cooperating with the use of the movable driven roller assembly 4, pulling the cable upwards, and winding the cable on the surface of the take-up shaft 22, realizing the conveying of the cable of different sizes and diameters, facilitating winding, and cooperating with the quick-release water removal assembly 5 to scrape off the seawater on the surface of the cable. Through the arrangement of the lower installation of the quick-release water removal assembly 5, the corrosion of seawater to the transmission assembly can be reduced. When the size of the cable changes and the water removal ring 53 cannot remove the water, the clamping cylinder 52 can be rotated and detached to remove and replace the water removal ring 53, thereby realizing the water removal of the cable of different sizes and diameters.

[0030] In summary: the easy-to-retract deep-sea hydrophone realizes the conveying of the cable of different diameters through the cooperation of the driving roller assembly 3 and the movable driven roller assembly 4, facilitates winding, and cooperates with the quick-release water removal assembly 5 to scrape off the seawater on the surface of the cable. Through the arrangement of the lower installation of the quick-release water removal assembly 5, the corrosion of seawater to the transmission assembly can be reduced.

Claims

1. A deep sea hydrophone of the easy stowable type, characterized in that, Include: Mounting frame (1) and take-up assembly (2), the take-up assembly (2) is fixedly installed on the top of mounting frame (1); Transmission assembly, the transmission assembly is composed of driving roller assembly (3) and movable driven roller assembly (4), the driving roller assembly (3) and movable driven roller assembly (4) are respectively installed on the left and right sides of the inner cavity of mounting frame (1); Quick-release water removal assembly (5), the quick-release water removal assembly (5) is movably installed at the lower end of the inner cavity of mounting frame (1), and the quick-release water removal assembly (5) is located at the bottom of the transmission assembly.

2. The easy-deployable deep ocean hydrophone of claim 1, wherein, The take-up assembly (2) includes two fixed plates (21), the two fixed plates (21) are fixedly installed on the top of the mounting frame (1) by the support plate (6), the support plate (6) is welded with the fixed plate (21) and the mounting frame (1) respectively, the take-up shaft (22) is rotatably connected between the two fixed plates (21), the surface of any one fixed plate (21) is fixedly installed with a motor (23), one end of the take-up shaft (22) extends to the outside of the fixed plate (21) and is fixedly installed with the output shaft of the motor (23), and the surface of any one support plate (6) is welded with a mounting portion (24).

3. The easy-deployable deep ocean hydrophone of claim 1, wherein, The driving motor is fixedly installed on the surface of the mounting frame (1), and the output shaft of the driving motor extends to the inner cavity of the mounting frame (1) and is installed with the driving roller.

4. The easy-deployable deep ocean hydrophone of claim 1, wherein, The movable driven roller assembly (4) includes a U-shaped frame (41) sliding in the inner cavity of the mounting frame (1), and the inner cavity of the U-shaped frame (41) is rotatably connected with a roller (43) through a rotating shaft (42).

5. The easy-deployable deep ocean hydrophone of claim 4, wherein, Both ends of the rotating shaft (42) extend to the outside of the U-shaped frame (41) and are installed with a roller (44), the front and rear sides of the mounting frame (1) are provided with rolling grooves (7) matched with the rollers (44), one side of the U-shaped frame (41) away from the roller (43) is rotatably connected with a threaded rod (45), the threaded rod (45) is screwedly connected in the inner cavity of the mounting frame (1), and one side of the threaded rod (45) away from the U-shaped frame (41) extends to the outside of the mounting frame (1) and is fixedly installed with a hand wheel (46).

6. The easy-deployable deep ocean hydrophone of claim 1, wherein, The quick-release water removal assembly (5) includes a fixed cylinder (51) sliding in the bottom of the inner cavity of the mounting frame (1), the fixed cylinder (51) is screwedly connected with a clamping cylinder (52) at the bottom, a water removal ring (53) is clamped between the fixed cylinder (51) and the clamping cylinder (52), sliding rods (54) are welded on the front and rear sides of the surface of the fixed cylinder (51), the surface of the mounting frame (1) is provided with movable grooves (8) matched with the sliding rods (54), and the surface of the sliding rod (54) is screwedly connected with a nut (55), and the nut (55) is attached to the surface of the mounting frame (1).

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  • Easily retractable deep sea hydrophone

    CN221528905U