Water-floating device

The water floating device with a bottom plate, lid plate, and end covers addresses stability and assembly issues, reducing volume and enhancing structural strength for easier transportation and smoother floating.

JP2025500581AActive Publication Date: 2025-01-09SUNNY RICH AGRIC & BIOTECH
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Application Number
JP2024539851
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2022-01-14
Publication Date
2025-01-09
Estimated Expiration
2042-01-14

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Technical Problem

Existing floating bodies, such as single cylindrical floats, suffer from poor floating stability, difficulty in assembly, and large volume, making them cumbersome for transportation and storage.

Method used

A water floating device comprising a bottom plate with recessed parts, a lid plate, and end covers, designed with diagonal walls and connecting grooves, allowing for easy assembly and stacking, reducing volume, and enhancing structural strength and stability.

Benefits of technology

The device achieves improved floating stability, reduced volume for easier transportation, and enhanced assembly convenience, while providing good structural strength and smooth floating performance.

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Abstract

A waterborne floating device is provided. [Solution] The above-water floating body device of the present invention includes a bottom plate 1, a cover plate 2, and two end covers. The bottom plate has two adjacent lower recesses 11. Each lower recess has a lower bottom wall 13. The two side edges of the lower bottom wall are provided with an inner lower wall 14 and an outer lower wall 15 that are obliquely oriented and extend outward, respectively, in the upward direction. The cover plate is provided with two upper extension walls 21. A joint groove 22 is provided by recessing downward at a position corresponding to the lower connecting wall 16 of the bottom plate. The joint groove has an upper bottom wall 23. The two side edges of the upper bottom wall are provided with an inner upper wall 24 that is obliquely oriented and extends outward, respectively, in the upward direction. An upper horizontal wall 25 is provided outward at the top edges of the two inner upper walls. The upper horizontal wall is connected to the upper extension wall, and the two end covers are plate-shaped bodies that can be closely attached to the two end positions after the cover plate and the bottom plate are combined. As a result, the present invention has good floating stability, structural strength, and the effect of reducing the timber volume.
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Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a floating body device on water, and mainly to a floating body having good structural strength and floating stability and capable of reducing its volume. [Background technology]

[0002] In order to make more effective use of the water body, it is now common to install a floating platform on the water body. Usually, the platform has a rigid frame made of multiple rod bodies, above which a solar power generation system or other fishing-related objects can be installed, and below the frame, multiple linear hollow cylindrical floats are installed, so that the frame and the upper objects can float on the water body by the floats. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0003] The single cylindrical float described above is prone to rotation when placed on the water body and has poor floating stability, so multiple cylindrical floats must be combined, but the cylindrical floats are not easy to connect to the external frame members, making assembly inconvenient and the connection stability poor. In addition, the individual cylindrical floats themselves cannot be disassembled, which results in a large volume of the floating body, which is disadvantageous in terms of loading and transportation.

[0004] Currently, there are floats manufactured using blow molding, but they have the disadvantages of being expensive to manufacture and being bulky, making them difficult to transport and store.Currently, there are floats manufactured using block foam, but block foam has low structural strength, is difficult to connect to an external frame, and is also bulky, taking up a large amount of space, making it difficult to load and transport. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a water floating device which has good structural strength and floating stability and can be reduced in volume.

[0006] The water floating body device of the present invention includes a bottom plate, a cover plate, and two end covers, the bottom plate is linear and has two adjacent lower recesses, the two lower recesses have a space area between them, each lower recess has a horizontal lower bottom wall, the two side edges of the lower bottom wall are respectively provided with an inclined inner lower wall and an inclined outer lower wall extending outward, the inner lower walls of the two lower recesses are adjacent to each other, and the height of the inner lower wall is lower than that of the outer lower wall, the top ends of the two inner lower walls are provided with a horizontal lower connecting wall, and the two outer lower walls have lower extension walls extending horizontally outward, the cover plate is installed above the bottom plate and can be tightly attached to the upper positions of the two lower recesses, The cover plate has a linear shape, and two upper extending walls are provided at positions corresponding to the two lower extending walls, and a joint groove corresponding to the long side direction is provided downwardly at the position corresponding to the lower connecting wall, and the joint groove has an upper bottom wall that can abut against the lower connecting wall, and the two side edges of the upper bottom wall are each provided with an upwardly oriented inner upper wall that extends outwardly in an oblique direction, and the top edges of the two inner upper walls are each provided with an upper horizontal wall in the outward direction, and the upper horizontal walls are connected to the upper extending walls, and the two end covers are plate-shaped bodies and can be tightly attached to the two end positions after the cover plate and the bottom plate are combined, and when the bottom plate, the cover plate and the two end covers are combined, a floating body having a hollow portion is formed.

[0007] Further, an outer upper wall is provided downwardly at the outer edge of the upper lateral wall, which extends outwardly and is obliquely oriented so as to be connected to the upper extending wall.

[0008] Furthermore, the end cover has outer edges on the sides thereof which come into contact with the outer surfaces of the ends of the bottom plate and the cover plate.

[0009] Additionally, the end cover has ribs on its inner surface.

[0010] Furthermore, the inner surface of the end cover is provided with an inner edge that abuts against the inside of the ends of the bottom plate and the cover plate.

[0011] Furthermore, the inner surface of the end cover is provided with fitting grooves into which the ends of the bottom plate and the cover plate are inserted for installation.

[0012] Furthermore, the end cover further includes a waterproof packing, which is installed in the insertion groove of the end cover.

[0013] Further, the cover plate is provided with a horizontal joint groove which corresponds to the vertical direction of the joint groove and intersects with the joint groove. Effect of the Invention

[0014] The water floating device of the present invention makes it possible to stack multiple bottom plates and multiple cover plates, which can significantly reduce the volume of materials and facilitate transportation and storage.

[0015] The joint groove of the cover plate of the floating body device of the present invention is inserted and connected with the end of the external frame, which provides good assembly convenience and stability between the floating body and the external frame. In addition, when the floating body device of the present invention is placed on a water body, the positions corresponding to the two lower recesses float on the water surface at the same time, which can provide a relatively large recovery torque, improve the smoothness of floating, reduce the swaying of objects placed above the floating body, and provide good floating stability. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0016] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a partially exploded perspective view of a first embodiment of a water floating body device according to the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 1 is a partial assembled perspective view of a first embodiment of a water floating body device according to the present invention. [Diagram 3] FIG. 1 is a partial assembly cross-sectional view of a first embodiment of a water floating body device according to the present invention. [Figure 4] 1 is a conceptual diagram of a first embodiment of a water floating body device according to the present invention, in which a plurality of bottom plates and a plurality of cover plates are stacked. [Diagram 5]1 is a conceptual diagram of a first embodiment of the water floating body device according to the present invention coupled with an external frame and installed on a water body. FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional assembly view of an end cover according to a second embodiment of the water floating body device of the present invention. [Figure 7] FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional assembly view of an end cover according to a third embodiment of the water floating body device of the present invention. [Figure 8] FIG. 11 is a partial assembled perspective view of a float which is a fourth embodiment of the water floating body device according to the present invention. [Figure 9] 13 is a three-dimensional assembled perspective view of a float and a frame according to a fourth embodiment of the water floating device of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 10] FIG. 11 is a structural cross-sectional view of a fifth embodiment of the water floating device according to the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS EXAMPLES

[0017] In the following embodiments, components having similar functions in the present invention are designated by the same reference numerals. Please refer to Figs. 1 to 3 which show a first embodiment of a floating body on water according to the present invention. The first embodiment includes a bottom plate 1, a cover plate 2, and two end covers 3 (one end cover 3 is shown in the figure), the bottom plate 1 can be made of plastic and can be manufactured by extrusion or pressing to increase manufacturing efficiency, the bottom plate 1 is linear and has two adjacent lower recesses 11, the two lower recesses 11 have a space area 12 between them, each lower recess 11 has a horizontal lower bottom wall 13, the two side edges of the lower bottom wall 13 are respectively provided with an inclined inner lower wall 14 and an inclined outer lower wall 15 extending outwardly in the upward direction, the inner lower walls 14 of the two lower recesses 11 are adjacent to each other, and the height of the inner lower wall 14 is lower than the outer lower wall 15, the top ends of the two inner lower walls 14 are provided with a horizontal lower connecting wall 16, and the two outer lower walls 15 have a lower extension wall 17 extending horizontally outwardly.

[0018] The cover plate 2 can be made of plastic, and can be manufactured by extrusion or pressing to increase manufacturing efficiency. The cover plate 2 is installed above the bottom plate 1 and can be closely attached to the upper position of the two lower recesses 11. The cover plate 2 has a straight shape, and two upper extending walls 21 are provided at positions corresponding to the two lower extending walls 17 of the bottom plate 1. At a position corresponding to the lower connecting wall 16 of the bottom plate 1, a joint groove 22 corresponding to the long side direction of the cover plate 2 is provided by recessing downward. The joint groove 22 has an upper bottom wall 23 that can abut against the lower connecting wall 16. The two side edges of the upper bottom wall 23 are each provided with an inner upper wall 24 that is obliquely oriented and extends outward, and an upper horizontal wall 25 is provided in the outward direction at the top edges of the two inner upper walls 24. The outer edge of the upper horizontal wall 25 is provided with an outer upper wall 26 that is obliquely oriented and extends outward and is connected to the upper extending wall 21.

[0019] The end cover 3 can be made of plastic, is a plate-like body, and can be tightly attached to the two end positions after the cover plate 2 and the bottom plate 1 are combined. When the bottom plate 1, the cover plate 2, and the two end covers 3 are combined, a floating body having a hollow portion 10 is formed. The side of the end cover 3 is provided with an outer edge 31 that can abut against the outer surfaces of the ends of the bottom plate 1 and the cover plate 2, and a plurality of ribs 32 are provided on the inner surface.

[0020] Please refer to Figures 1 and 4. In the water floating body device according to the present invention, the inner lower wall 14 and the outer lower wall 15 are designed to be oblique, so that multiple bottom plates 1 can be stacked up and down, and the inner upper wall 24 and the outer upper wall 26 are designed to be oblique, so that multiple cover plates 2 can be easily stacked, which allows the material volume to be significantly reduced and facilitates transportation and storage, and the end covers 3 are also thin and can be easily stacked (not shown).

[0021] The water floating body device of the present invention can close the bottom plate 1 on the cover plate 2, and the upper extension wall 21, the lower extension wall 17, the upper bottom wall 23, and the lower connecting wall 16 can be abutted together and then waterproof adhesive (not shown) or other sealing material can be provided to connect and fix them, and the two end covers 3 can be assembled and installed at both ends of the bottom plate 1 and the cover plate 2, respectively, and the outer edges 31 can be abutted against the bottom plate 1 and the cover plate 2 and then fixed with waterproof adhesive (not shown) or other sealing material, thereby sealing the hollow portion 10 and assembling a buoyant float; furthermore, the bottom plate 1 and the cover plate 2 of the present invention have multiple bends at various angles, and the end covers 3 have a design of ribs 32, so that they can have good structural strength in terms of torsional rigidity and impact resistance.

[0022] Please refer to Fig. 5. The joint groove 22 of the cover plate 2 of the floating body device on water according to the present invention can be provided for inserting and connecting the end of the external frame 4, the bottom edge of the inner upper wall 24 can abut the external frame 4, and the joint member 41 can be inserted through the upper bottom wall 23 and the lower connecting wall 16 to connect with the frame 4, which can provide good assembly convenience and stability effect between the floating body and the external frame 4. In addition, when the present invention is placed on the water 5, the positions corresponding to the two lower recesses 11 can float on the water surface 51 at the same time, and can have a relatively large recovery torque, and the central space area 12 can reduce the impact of waves, reduce the contact area and contact resistance with the water 5, improve the smoothness of floating, and reduce the swaying of the objects placed above the floating body, and have a good floating stability effect. EXAMPLES

[0023] Please refer to Fig. 6 which shows a second embodiment of the water floating body device according to the present invention. The second embodiment is similar to the first embodiment, but the main difference is that the inner surface of the end cover 3 is provided with an inner edge 33 which can abut against the inside of the ends of the bottom plate 1 and the cover plate 2, and the inner edge 33 can be connected and fixed to the bottom plate 1 and the cover plate 2 by a waterproof adhesive (not shown) or other connecting material, so as to provide a good sealing effect. EXAMPLES

[0024] Please refer to Fig. 7 which shows the third embodiment of the water floating body device according to the present invention. The third embodiment is similar to the first embodiment, but the main difference is that the inner surface of the end cover 3 is provided with an insertion groove 34 into which the ends of the bottom plate 1 and the cover plate 2 can be inserted and installed, and a waterproof packing 35 is further installed in the insertion groove 34, so that after the end cover 3 is joined to the bottom plate 1 and the cover plate 2, the bottom plate 1 and the cover plate 2 can be connected and fixed with the waterproof adhesive (not shown) or other joining material, and the waterproof packing 35 improves the sealing and waterproofing effect. EXAMPLES

[0025] Please refer to Figures 8 and 9, which shows the fourth embodiment of the floating body device on water according to the present invention. The fourth embodiment is similar to the first embodiment, but the main difference is that the cover plate 2 is provided with a horizontal joint groove 27 that corresponds to the vertical direction of the joint groove 22 and intersects with the joint groove 22, which can improve the strength of the cover plate 2; furthermore, the joint groove 22 and the horizontal joint groove 27 can be joined with the frame 4 having a cross-shaped bottom end, which can further improve the robustness of the connection between the floating body and the frame 4. EXAMPLES

[0026] Please refer to Fig. 10, which is the fifth embodiment of the water floating body device according to the present invention. The fifth embodiment is similar to the first embodiment, but the main difference is that the cover plate 2 does not have the outer upper side wall 26 of Fig. 1, and the upper lateral wall 25 and the upper extending wall 21 are flush with each other, so that the volume of the hollow part 10 of the floating body is smaller than that of the first embodiment, and the same effect as the first embodiment can be achieved.

[0027] As described above, the water floating body device of the present invention is a novel float design, and has good floating stability, structural strength, and the effect of reducing material volume. However, the above-mentioned examples are merely illustrative of the present invention and do not limit the present invention in any way. Any modifications that can achieve the same effect based on the spirit of the present invention are within the scope of the design of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0028] 1 Bottom plate 10 Hollow part 11 Lower recess 12 Space Area 13 Lower bottom wall 14 Inner lower wall 15 Lower outer wall 16 Lower connecting wall 17 Lower extension wall 2 Lid plate 21 Upper extension wall 22 Joint groove 23 Upper bottom wall 24 Inside upper wall 25 Upper side wall 26 Upper outer wall 27 Lateral joint groove 3 End Cover 31 Outer edge 32 Ribs 33 Medial edge 34 Inset groove 35 Waterproof packing 4 Frames 41 Joint materials 5 water 51 Water surface

Claims

1. a bottom plate having a linear shape and two adjacent lower recesses, the two lower recesses having a space area therebetween, each lower recess having a horizontal lower bottom wall, the two side edges of the lower bottom wall each having an inclined inner lower wall and an inclined outer lower wall extending outward, the inner lower walls of the two lower recesses being adjacent to each other, the height of the inner lower wall being lower than the outer lower wall, the top ends of the two inner lower walls being provided with a horizontal lower connecting wall, and the two outer lower walls each having a lower extension wall extending horizontally outward; a cover plate, which is installed above the bottom plate and is in close contact with the upper positions of the two lower recesses, has a straight shape, has two upper extending walls at positions corresponding to the two lower extending walls, and has a joint groove corresponding to the long side direction recessed downwardly at the position corresponding to the lower connecting wall, the joint groove having an upper bottom wall that can abut against the lower connecting wall, and the two side edges of the upper bottom wall each have an inner upper wall that is obliquely oriented and extends outward, and an upper horizontal wall is provided in the outward direction at the top edges of the two inner upper walls, and the upper horizontal wall is connected to the upper extending wall; and two end covers each of which is a plate-like body and can be closely attached to two end positions after the cover plate and the bottom plate are combined; A water floating body device, characterized in that when the bottom plate, the cover plate, and the two end covers are combined, a float having a hollow portion is formed.

2. 2. The water floating body device according to claim 1, characterized in that an outer upper wall extending outwardly and connected to the upper extending wall is provided at the outer edge of the upper horizontal wall and extending downwardly.

3. 2. The water floating body device according to claim 1, wherein the end cover has an outer edge on a side thereof which abuts against the outer surfaces of the ends of the bottom plate and the cover plate.

4. 4. The water floating body device according to claim 3, characterized in that the inner surface of the end cover is provided with ribs.

5. 2. The water floating body device according to claim 1, wherein the inner surface of the end cover is provided with an inner edge that abuts against the inside of the ends of the bottom plate and the cover plate.

6. 2. The water floating body device according to claim 1, characterized in that an inner surface of the end cover is provided with fitting grooves into which the ends of the bottom plate and the cover plate are inserted for installation.

7. 7. The water-borne floating body device according to claim 6, further comprising a waterproof packing, the waterproof packing being installed in a fitting groove of the end cover.

8. 2. The water floating body device according to claim 1, wherein the cover plate is provided with a horizontal joint groove which corresponds to the vertical direction of the joint groove and intersects with the joint groove.

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