A deployment device for oceanographic observations

Abstract

The utility model discloses a kind of for ocean observation's laying device, belong to the field of ocean observation, including bearing vehicle body, the bearing vehicle body is installed with wheel, the bottom of bearing vehicle body is provided with sliding mechanism, the sliding mechanism includes at least two parallelly arranged slide rails, multiple rolling support members are arranged at interval on the slide rail, sliding mechanism is slidably provided with the bearing plate for placing to be launched object. Through the combination design of parallel slide rail and rolling support member, form low-friction sliding guide structure, so that bearing plate can be smoothly moved along slide rail, significantly reduce the thrust demand of to-be-launched object in the process of laying, convenient to operate, the interval arrangement of multiple rolling support members can evenly disperse bearing plate load, ensure that sliding mechanism does not occur significant deformation when loading heavy observation equipment, improve the load-bearing reliability of device, the structure design is compatible with the laying demand of small and medium-sized anchor platform and mobile observation platform simultaneously, with universality.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of marine observation, specifically, it relates to a deployment device for marine observation. Background Technology

[0002] Eulerian and Lagrange methods are two main forms of ocean observation. Ocean observation platform deployment devices are key technological equipment for deploying Eulerian and Lagrange method ocean observation platforms into the sea to achieve three-dimensional monitoring of the marine environment. Traditional ocean observation platform deployment operations are technically complex, difficult to execute, and have high requirements for the platform, personnel, auxiliary machinery, sea conditions, ship speed, and heading. They also involve long operation times, are sensitive to environmental and weather conditions, and the deployment methods for each platform vary significantly, making rapid deployment difficult when the operational window is short. For example, Chinese patent CN112793716A discloses a universal buoy deployment and retrieval device, including a stern clamp, two fixed plates fixed to the stern clamp, and an A-frame rotatably connected to the two fixed plates. The outer side of the A-frame is rotatably connected to a fixed lifting device that can stably place the buoy via a pivot. This universal buoy deployment and retrieval device can clamp and fix the buoy through the fixed lifting device, and the fixed lifting device can also drive the buoy to move in the vertical direction to achieve stable placement of the buoy. At the same time, the driving component can drive the A-frame and the U-frame to move, so that the A-frame and the fixed lifting device and the buoy can move away from the stern clamp.

[0003] With the increasing global demand for marine research and monitoring, some sea areas cannot be used for operations that require stopping or even slowing down. In addition, the marine environment is complex and changeable. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop a "time-saving, labor-saving, efficient and easy-to-use" marine observation deployment device when conducting marine observations in special sea areas with limited operating time.

[0004] In view of the above, this application is hereby submitted. Utility Model Content

[0005] The technical problem this invention aims to solve is to overcome the shortcomings of existing technologies and provide a deployment device for ocean observation. This invention is achieved through the following technical solution:

[0006] A deployment device for ocean observation includes a carrier vehicle body with wheels mounted on it. A sliding mechanism is provided at the bottom of the carrier vehicle body. The sliding mechanism includes at least two parallel slide rails with multiple rolling support members spaced apart on the slide rails. A carrier plate for placing the object to be deployed is slidably mounted on the sliding mechanism.

[0007] Preferably, a trolley handle is installed on one side of the carrier body.

[0008] Preferably, the rolling support is a pulley or a roller.

[0009] Preferably, the two sides of the carrier body parallel to the sliding mechanism are provided with through guide rails, and the two sides of the carrier plate are slidably disposed in the guide rails.

[0010] Preferably, an opening and closing baffle assembly is provided around the upper side of the carrier body.

[0011] Preferably, the opening and closing baffle assembly includes a front baffle and a side baffle.

[0012] Preferably, the carrier body is provided with a vehicle body locking unit for fixing the position of the carrier body.

[0013] Preferably, the vehicle body locking unit includes wheel brakes mounted on the wheels;

[0014] And / or, the vehicle body locking unit includes a detachable wedge-shaped fixing block;

[0015] And / or, the vehicle body locking unit includes a fixing cable mounting position disposed on the side of the carrier vehicle body for installing fixing cables to fix the carrier vehicle body to the transport vehicle or transport vessel.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are:

[0017] 1. By combining parallel slide rails and rolling support components, a low-friction sliding guide structure is formed, which allows the load-bearing plate to move smoothly along the slide rail. This significantly reduces the thrust required for the object to be deployed during the deployment process, enabling convenient "gravity unloading" operations. The spaced arrangement of multiple sets of rolling support components can evenly distribute the load on the load-bearing plate, ensuring that the sliding mechanism does not undergo significant deformation when loading heavy observation equipment, thus improving the load-bearing reliability of the device. This structural design is also compatible with the deployment needs of small and medium-sized anchor platforms and mobile observation platforms, and has universality.

[0018] 2. By using pulleys or rollers as rolling supports, rolling friction can replace sliding friction, which can reduce the moving resistance of the bearing plate by more than 40%. This significantly reduces manpower consumption, especially when the observation platform is heavy. This type of rolling support has a simple structure, is easy to maintain, and can be adapted to the marine salt spray corrosion environment by replacing the wear-resistant material (such as stainless steel or engineering plastics), thus extending the service life of the device.

[0019] 3. The sliding fit structure between the guide rail and the side of the support plate can limit the horizontal offset of the support plate and prevent the object to be deployed from tilting or getting stuck during the sliding process. The through guide rail design also provides lateral support for ultra-long observation platforms (such as long cable assemblies) to ensure that the assembly enters the water along a straight trajectory during deployment and prevents tangling and knotting. Attached Figure Description

[0020] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the first load-bearing vehicle body structure of this utility model;

[0021] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the second load-bearing vehicle body structure of this utility model;

[0022] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the wheel structure of this utility model;

[0023] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the wedge-shaped fixing block structure of this utility model.

[0024] In the diagram: 1. Carrier body; 11. Wheel; 12. Slide rail; 13. Pulley; 14. Carrier plate; 15. Cart handle; 16. Guide rail; 17. Front baffle; 18. Side baffle; 111. Wheel brake; 2. Wedge-shaped fixing block; 21. Anti-slip strip; 22. Auxiliary gripper; 23. Friction strip. Detailed Implementation

[0025] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0026] like Figure 1 – Figure 4 As shown, this embodiment provides a deployment device for ocean observation, including a carrier vehicle 1, on which wheels 11 are installed. A sliding mechanism is provided at the bottom of the carrier vehicle 1. The sliding mechanism includes at least two parallel slide rails 12. Multiple rolling support members are spaced apart on the slide rails 12. A carrier plate 14 for placing the object to be deployed is slidably provided on the sliding mechanism.

[0027] By combining the parallel slide rail 12 with the rolling support, a low-friction sliding guide structure is formed, which allows the bearing plate 14 to move smoothly along the slide rail 12. This significantly reduces the thrust required for the object to be placed during deployment, enabling convenient "gravity unloading" operations. The spaced arrangement of multiple sets of rolling support can evenly distribute the load on the bearing plate 14, ensuring that the sliding mechanism does not undergo significant deformation when loading heavy observation equipment, thus improving the load-bearing reliability of the device. This structural design is compatible with the deployment needs of small and medium-sized anchor platforms and mobile observation platforms, and has universality.

[0028] A trolley handle 15 is installed on one side of the carrier hull 1. The trolley handle 15 allows the operator to move the carrier hull 1 on the deck working surface by pushing it manually, without relying on large mechanical assistance. This adapts to the working conditions of non-professional scientific research vessels such as volunteer boats. The side-mounted handle is ergonomically designed, making it easy to stably control the vehicle's steering in a swaying environment, thus improving the flexibility and safety of the deployment operation.

[0029] Preferably, the rolling support is a pulley 13 or a roller. Using a pulley 13 or a roller as the rolling support, rolling friction is used instead of sliding friction, which can reduce the moving resistance of the bearing plate 14 by more than 40%. This significantly reduces manpower consumption, especially when the observation platform is heavy. This type of rolling support has a simple structure, is easy to maintain, and can be adapted to the corrosive marine salt spray environment by replacing the wear-resistant material (such as stainless steel or engineering plastics), thus extending the service life of the device.

[0030] Preferably, the two sides of the carrier body 1 parallel to the sliding mechanism are provided with through guide rails 16, and the two sides of the carrier plate 14 are slidably disposed in the guide rails 16.

[0031] The sliding fit structure between the guide rail 16 and the side of the support plate 14 can limit the horizontal offset of the support plate 14, preventing the object to be deployed from tilting or getting stuck during the sliding process. The through-type guide rail 16 design also provides lateral support for ultra-long observation platforms (such as long cable assemblies), ensuring that the assembly enters the water along a straight trajectory during deployment and preventing tangling and knotting.

[0032] An opening and closing baffle assembly is provided around the upper side of the carrier vehicle 1. The opening and closing baffle assembly around the carrier vehicle 1 can form a closed protective structure during transportation to prevent the observation platform components from falling off due to the turbulence of the ship. During deployment, specific baffles (such as the front baffle 17) can be opened as needed to achieve precise control of "sequential unloading", avoid the chaos of water entry caused by the simultaneous deployment of multiple components, and improve the standardization of the deployment process.

[0033] Preferably, the opening and closing baffle assembly includes a front baffle 17 and a side baffle 18. The combined design of the front baffle 17 and the side baffle 18 has a clear functional division: the front baffle 17 serves as the main unloading port during deployment, cooperating with the "gravity unloading" operation to ensure that the rear of the observation platform enters the water first; the side baffle 18 can be opened when loading ultra-wide components, breaking through the vehicle width limitation, for example, accommodating large observation equipment with a width ≥ 1.2m, thus expanding the applicability of the device.

[0034] The carrier vehicle 1 is equipped with a vehicle locking unit for fixing its position. The vehicle locking unit can fix the carrier vehicle 1 to the ship's deck, effectively resisting the hull swaying under harsh sea conditions, avoiding safety hazards caused by vehicle slippage during deployment, and the multi-scenario adaptable locking design allows the device to operate stably when the ship is moored, drifting, or sailing, breaking through the limitations of traditional deployment devices on the operating ship speed.

[0035] Preferably, the vehicle body locking unit includes a wheel brake 111 mounted on the wheel 11, which can quickly lock the rotation of the wheel 11 to achieve immediate stopping of the vehicle body, and is suitable for safe fixing in emergency sea conditions;

[0036] And / or, the vehicle body locking unit includes a detachable wedge-shaped fixing block 2 (including an anti-slip strip 21 at the bottom, an auxiliary gripper 22 on the side and a friction strip 23 facing the wheel 11), which generates static friction by wedging into the gap between the wheel 11 and the deck, providing an additional 30% fixing force in windy and wavey environments to ensure the vehicle body's anti-overturning safety.

[0037] And / or, the vehicle body locking unit includes a fixing cable mounting position set on the side of the carrying vehicle body 1 for installing fixing cables. The carrying vehicle body 1 is fixed to the transfer vehicle or transfer vessel by fixing cables. The vehicle body can be rigidly connected to the vessel structure by ropes to form multi-directional tensile constraints, adapting to extreme operating scenarios under high sea states and expanding the environmental adaptability of the device.

[0038] Specifically, the carrier body 1 adopts a rectangular frame structure with a length of 300cm, a width of 80cm, and a height of 45cm. It is welded from 316L stainless steel square tubes and the surface is hot-dip galvanized. It can withstand a load of 1000kg without deformation.

[0039] The slide rail 12 is a U-shaped channel steel, and the pulley 13 is mounted between the U-shaped channel steels with a track gauge of 40cm. The inner surface is polished, and a set of rolling support components is installed every 20cm.

[0040] The rolling support is a polyurethane-coated pulley 13 with a diameter of 8cm and a width of 3cm. When each set of pulleys 13 bears a load of 200kg, the deformation is ≤0.5mm.

[0041] The bearing plate 14 is made of pine plywood, 25mm thick, coated with epoxy resin, and edge-wrapped, and can bear a load of 500kg.

[0042] The rolling support reduces frictional resistance by 65%, allowing a single person to push equipment weighing 500 kg.

[0043] The evenly distributed pulleys 13 disperse the load and prevent localized stress from causing deformation of the slide rail 12;

[0044] Corrosion-resistant materials extend the service life of equipment to more than 5 years, and the maintenance cycle can be extended to once every three months.

[0045] The trolley handle 15 adopts a U-shaped structure or a sheet metal structure with a straight tube bent in the middle, and is made of stainless steel tube. The surface can be covered with an anti-slip rubber layer.

[0046] The guide rail 16 is an L-shaped or C-shaped aluminum alloy profile with a groove 15mm-55mm wide on the inner side; the two sides of the bearing plate 14 are embedded in the groove of the guide rail 16 with a gap controlled at 1-2mm.

[0047] Working principle

[0048] Loading phase:

[0049] Open all the baffles and place the observation equipment on the support plate 14;

[0050] If the equipment is too wide, the side panel 18 can be opened to assist in loading;

[0051] Close and lock the baffle to ensure the equipment is secure.

[0052] Transportation phase:

[0053] Push the vehicle to the work position using the trolley handle 15;

[0054] Engage wheel brakes 111, insert wedge-shaped fixing blocks 2, and connect the vehicle body to the ship using fixing cables. Deployment phase:

[0055] Open all the baffles and adjust the vehicle body angle to tilt the load-bearing plate 14.

[0056] The observation equipment slides along the slide rail 12 under the action of gravity, and smoothly enters the water by sliding downwards at an angle;

[0057] The support plate 14 can be submerged in water along with the equipment, serving as a disposable consumable that is convenient, quick, and inexpensive. Recycling stage:

[0058] Release the fixing cable and retract the wedge-shaped fixing block 2;

[0059] Push the vehicle back to its storage location, clean and maintain it, and then put it back into use.

[0060] Application scenarios

[0061] Research vessel operations: rapid deployment of anchor buoys and underwater mooring systems;

[0062] Volunteer boats assist in observation: facilitating the deployment of underwater gliders and profiling buoys;

[0063] Emergency monitoring: Enables rapid deployment in adverse sea conditions, improving response speed.

Claims

1. A deployment device for ocean observation, comprising a carrier vehicle (1) on which wheels (11) are mounted, and a sliding mechanism is provided at the bottom of the carrier vehicle (1), characterized in that: The sliding mechanism includes at least two parallel slide rails (12), and multiple rolling support members are spaced apart on the slide rails (12). A carrier plate (14) for placing the object to be placed is slidably provided on the sliding mechanism.

2. The deployment device for ocean observation according to claim 1, characterized in that: A trolley handle (15) is installed on one side of the carrier body (1).

3. A deployment device for ocean observation according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rolling support is a pulley (13) or a roller.

4. A deployment device for ocean observation according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that: The two sides of the carrier body (1) parallel to the sliding mechanism are provided with through guide rails (16), and the two sides of the carrier plate (14) are slidably arranged in the guide rails (16).

5. A deployment device for ocean observation according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that: An opening and closing baffle assembly is provided around the upper side of the carrier body (1).

6. A deployment device for ocean observation according to claim 5, characterized in that: The opening and closing baffle assembly includes a front baffle (17) and a side baffle (18).

7. A deployment device for ocean observation according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that: The carrier body (1) is provided with a vehicle body locking unit for fixing the position of the carrier body (1).

8. A deployment device for ocean observation according to claim 7, characterized in that: The vehicle body locking unit includes wheel brakes (111) mounted on the wheels (11); And / or, the vehicle body locking unit includes a detachable wedge-shaped fixing block (2); And / or, the vehicle body locking unit includes a fixing cable mounting position provided on the side of the carrier vehicle body (1) for installing fixing cables to fix the carrier vehicle body (1) to the transport vehicle or transport vessel.

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