Anti-impact roof marker

By employing a combination of buffer springs and auxiliary springs to reinforce the components in the top buoy, the problem of the top buoy being prone to failure under ship collisions and strong winds has been solved, thereby achieving greater impact resistance and extending the service life of the top buoy.

CN224477047UActive Publication Date: 2026-07-10FUZHOU NAVIGATION MARK OFFICE EAST CHINA SEA NAVIGATION SUPPORT CENT MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT +1

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
FUZHOU NAVIGATION MARK OFFICE EAST CHINA SEA NAVIGATION SUPPORT CENT MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT
Filing Date
2025-08-15
Publication Date
2026-07-10

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

The existing top markers are prone to breakage during ship collisions, and the springs are easily deactivated in high winds, affecting their service life.

Method used

An impact-resistant top marker was designed, which uses a combination of buffer springs and auxiliary springs, combined with reinforcing components, and an interlocking linkage structure to ensure that the springs do not lose power in strong winds and extend their service life.

Benefits of technology

Under conditions of ship collision and strong winds, the buffer springs and auxiliary springs can effectively reset, reduce fatigue, and extend the service life of the top beacon.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to the traffic sign technical field of channel, especially the anti -impact type top mark. Bracket top mark pole and the connecting disc of top mark pole top setting, the fixed disc is arranged below the connecting disc, the buffer spring is arranged between connecting disc and fixed disc, the buffer disc is further arranged between connecting disc and fixed disc, the buffer spring is arranged between connecting disc and buffer disc, the auxiliary spring is further arranged between buffer disc and fixed disc, the utility model discloses through the increase of auxiliary spring, the first deformation is the characteristic of buffer spring when blowing, ensure that it can also guarantee basic reset after the disability of buffer spring, at the same time, through the setting of strengthening assembly, it will not produce the disability caused by exceeding the elastic limit due to the deformation and the excessive bending of too big under certain wind force, thereby under the condition of guaranteeing deformable buffer, improve the service life.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of waterway traffic sign technology, and in particular relates to an impact-resistant top sign. Background Technology

[0002] A buoy is a navigational aid that floats on the water's surface. It is anchored in a designated location to indicate the extent of a navigational channel, point out shoals, obstructions, or other special-purpose navigational aids. A top marker is attached to the top of the buoy and provides navigational guidance at sea.

[0003] In existing technology, the top of the buoy is usually fixed to the top of the buoy with bolts. However, ships are not as easy to control as cars on the road during navigation. As a result, ships often collide with the top buoy, causing the top buoy rod to break and affecting the use of the top buoy.

[0004] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, various technical solutions have been proposed. Among them, the most widely used solution is to add a spring at the connection between the top buoy and the buoy or on the top buoy rod, using the elasticity of the spring to buffer the impact and reset. However, in actual use, the sea is often windy and the wind force is strong, which causes the spring to be in working state for a long time, resulting in its failure and thus affecting its use. Utility Model Content

[0005] This invention addresses the technical problem of easy failure in existing spring buffer structures by proposing an impact-resistant top marker that is reasonably designed, simple in structure, easy to process, and can effectively improve the service life of the top marker.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution adopted by this utility model is as follows: This utility model provides an impact-resistant top marker, including a top marker rod and a connecting plate disposed at the top of the top marker rod. A fixing plate is disposed below the connecting plate. A buffer spring is disposed between the connecting plate and the fixing plate. A buffer plate is also disposed between the connecting plate and the fixing plate. The buffer spring is disposed between the connecting plate and the buffer plate. An auxiliary spring is also disposed between the buffer plate and the fixing plate. The buffer spring and the auxiliary spring are coaxially arranged with the connecting plate, the buffer plate, and the fixing plate. The connection plate and the buffer plate, as well as the buffer plate and the... A reinforcing assembly is also provided between the fixed plates. The reinforcing assembly includes a first connecting rod hinged to the bottom surface of the connecting plate or the buffer plate and a second connecting rod hinged to the top surface of the buffer plate or the fixed plate. The first connecting rod and the second connecting rod are hinged together, and the hinge point of the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod is located near the buffer spring or the auxiliary spring. The reinforcing assembly between the connecting plate and the buffer plate and the reinforcing assembly between the buffer plate and the fixed plate are staggered. At most two evenly distributed reinforcing assemblies are provided between the connecting plate and the buffer plate, and at most two evenly distributed reinforcing assemblies are provided between the buffer plate and the fixed plate.

[0007] Preferably, a tension spring is also provided between the first link and the second link, and the tension spring is located at the end away from the hinge point of the first link and the second link.

[0008] Preferably, two evenly distributed reinforcing components are provided between the connecting disk and the buffer disk.

[0009] Preferably, two evenly distributed reinforcing components are provided between the buffer disk and the fixed disk.

[0010] Compared with the prior art, the advantages and positive effects of this utility model are as follows:

[0011] This utility model provides an impact-resistant top marker. By adding an auxiliary spring, it takes advantage of the fact that the buffer spring deforms first when blown by the wind, ensuring that it can basically return to its original position even after the buffer spring fails. At the same time, by strengthening the components, it will not deform or bend excessively under certain wind forces, thus preventing failure caused by exceeding the elastic limit. This improves the service life while ensuring deformable buffering. Attached Figure Description

[0012] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0013] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the impact-resistant top marker provided in Example 1;

[0014] Figure 2 This is a front view of the impact-resistant top marker provided in Example 1;

[0015] In the above figures, 1. Top marker; 2. Connecting plate; 3. Buffer plate; 4. Fixed plate; 5. Buffer spring; 6. Auxiliary spring; 7. Reinforcing assembly; 71. First connecting rod; 72. Second connecting rod; 73. Tension spring. Detailed Implementation

[0016] To better understand the above-mentioned objectives, features, and advantages of this utility model, the present utility model will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be noted that, unless otherwise specified, the embodiments and features described in these embodiments can be combined with each other.

[0017] Many specific details are set forth in the following description in order to provide a full understanding of the present invention. However, the present invention may also be implemented in other ways different from those described herein. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed in the following specification.

[0018] Example 1, such as Figure 1 , Figure 2 As shown, this embodiment aims to provide an impact-resistant top marker that is both anti-collision and has a long service life. To this end, the impact-resistant top marker provided in this embodiment includes a top marker rod 1 and a connecting plate 2 set on the top of the top marker rod 1. A fixing plate 4 is set below the connecting plate 2, and a buffer spring 5 is set between the connecting plate 2 and the fixing plate 4. The above structure is the structure of the existing top marker, so it will not be described in detail in this embodiment.

[0019] Considering that there are two main causes of spring failure—one is fatigue due to frequent use, and the other is permanent deformation due to exceeding the elastic limit—in this embodiment, a buffer plate 3 is provided between the connecting plate 2 and the fixed plate 4, and a buffer spring 5 is provided between the connecting plate 2 and the buffer plate 3. An auxiliary spring 6 is also provided between the buffer plate 3 and the fixed plate 4. The buffer spring 5 and the auxiliary spring 6 are coaxially arranged with the connecting plate 2, the buffer plate 3, and the fixed plate 4. In this way, when the top label is blown by the wind, the buffer spring 5 deforms more and works more frequently during most windy conditions, while the auxiliary spring 6 deforms less and does not work or works less frequently. This means that after the buffer spring 5 fails, the auxiliary spring 6 can continue to work, thereby improving its service life.

[0020] To further improve service life, a reinforcing component 7 is provided between the connecting plate 2 and the buffer plate 3, and between the buffer plate 3 and the fixed plate 4. The reinforcing component 7 includes a first connecting rod 71 hinged to the bottom surface of the connecting plate 2 or the buffer plate 3 and a second connecting rod 72 hinged to the top surface of the buffer plate 3 or the fixed plate 4. The first connecting rod 71 and the second connecting rod 72 are hinged together, so that the first connecting rod 71 and the second connecting rod 72 form a common connecting rod structure, thereby playing a supporting role to a certain extent and reducing the workload of the buffer spring 5 and the auxiliary spring 6.

[0021] To facilitate the bending of the buffer spring 5 and the auxiliary spring 6, in this embodiment, the hinge point of the first link 71 and the second link 72 is located close to the buffer spring 5 or the auxiliary spring 6. This ensures relatively convenient movement between the first link 71 and the second link 72, thereby facilitating the bending of the buffer spring 5 and the auxiliary spring 6.

[0022] To avoid interference and affect movement, in this embodiment, the reinforcing component 7 between the connecting disk 2 and the buffer disk 3 is staggered with the reinforcing component 7 between the buffer disk 3 and the fixed disk 4. At most two evenly distributed reinforcing components 7 are provided between the connecting disk 2 and the buffer disk 3, and at most two evenly distributed reinforcing components 7 are provided between the buffer disk 3 and the fixed disk 4.

[0023] In this embodiment, two evenly distributed reinforcing components 7 are provided between the connecting disk 2 and the buffer disk 3, and two evenly distributed reinforcing components 7 are provided between the buffer disk 3 and the fixing disk 4. The four reinforcing components 7 are arranged in a cross shape, and the main reason for providing two in each layer is to avoid interference and ensure that the springs can bend, so that no matter which direction the impact comes from, at least one of the two springs can deform, thereby ensuring its impact resistance.

[0024] To further improve the service life of the top marker, in this embodiment, a tension spring 73 is also provided between the first link 71 and the second link 72. The tension spring 73 is located at the end away from the hinge point of the first link 71 and the second link 72. The presence of the tension spring 73, together with the buffer spring 5 and the auxiliary spring 6, makes the structure of the first link 71 and the second link 72 relatively stable, thereby improving the wind resistance to a certain extent. This reduces the working frequency of the buffer spring 5 and the auxiliary spring 6, thereby reducing fatigue and increasing service life.

[0025] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model in any other way. Any person skilled in the art may make changes or modifications to the above-disclosed technical content to create equivalent embodiments for application in other fields. However, any simple modifications, equivalent changes, and modifications made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present utility model without departing from the technical solution of the present utility model shall still fall within the protection scope of the technical solution of the present utility model.

Claims

1. An impact-resistant top marker, comprising a top marker rod and a connecting plate disposed at the top of the top marker rod, wherein a fixing plate is disposed below the connecting plate, and a buffer spring is disposed between the connecting plate and the fixing plate, characterized in that, A buffer plate is also provided between the connecting plate and the fixed plate. A buffer spring is provided between the connecting plate and the buffer plate. An auxiliary spring is also provided between the buffer plate and the fixed plate. The buffer spring and the auxiliary spring are coaxially arranged with the connecting plate, the buffer plate, and the fixed plate. A reinforcing component is also provided between the connecting plate and the buffer plate, and between the buffer plate and the fixed plate. The reinforcing component includes a first connecting rod hinged to the bottom surface of the connecting plate or the buffer plate and a second connecting rod hinged to the top surface of the buffer plate or the fixed plate. The first connecting rod and the second connecting rod are hinged together. The hinge point of the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod is located close to the buffer spring or the auxiliary spring. The reinforcing component between the connecting plate and the buffer plate and the reinforcing component between the buffer plate and the fixed plate are staggered. At most two evenly distributed reinforcing components are provided between the connecting plate and the buffer plate, and at most two evenly distributed reinforcing components are provided between the buffer plate and the fixed plate.

2. The impact-resistant top marker according to claim 1, characterized in that, A tension spring is also provided between the first link and the second link, and the tension spring is located at the end away from the hinge point of the first link and the second link.

3. The impact-resistant top marker according to claim 2, characterized in that, Two evenly distributed reinforcing components are provided between the connecting disk and the buffer disk.

4. The impact-resistant top marker according to claim 3, characterized in that, Two evenly distributed reinforcing components are provided between the buffer disk and the fixed disk.