CN101808889B

CN101808889B - Bracing for boat

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Publication number: CN101808889B
Application number: CN2008801092802A
Authority: CN
Inventors: G·R·阿热; S·皮弗利; E·J·库瑞
Original assignee: QuickBoats Pty Ltd
Current assignee: QuickBoats Pty Ltd
Priority date: 2007-08-24
Filing date: 2008-08-22
Publication date: 2013-12-18
Anticipated expiration: 2028-08-22
Also published as: CA2727533A1; EP2190730A1; WO2009026619A1; EP2190730A4; NZ583892A; EP2190730B1; CN101808889A; AU2008291679A1; AU2008291679B2

Abstract

A means for bracing a boat, such as a collapsible boat, is described. The means for bracing includes a first member which extends between one side of the boat and the other, and at least one second member extending between a bottom panel and the first member. The first member is rigid, the second member may be rigid or may be formed from flexible cables. The second member is generally held in tension, and acts to restrict the movement of its associated bottom panel in at least one direction.

Description

Bracing or strutting arrangement for canoe

Technical field

The present invention relates to the bracing or strutting arrangement of canoe.The present invention be more particularly directed to the bracing or strutting arrangement of collapsible canoe, the canoe that collapsible canoe such as the plate with hinged forms.Specifically, the present invention relates to a kind of method, the method is used for supporting so canoe so that hardness and rigidity to be provided when propping up structure at canoe.

Background technology

People know a kind of folding canoe, and it has the hull mainly formed by a plurality of hinged plates.So canoe can be folded into basically flat structure, so that then transportation and storage, strut it to form suitable hull form in order to use on the water surface.The applicant has described a folding canoe like this in Application No. 11/282,128, and this paper is to introduce the content of this patent application referring to mode.

In the design of traditional canoe, comprise hardness and the rigidity of torsional stiffness, by providing by traversing the flank that shell laterally extends, obtain.These flanks provide lateral-supporting, have supplemented the longitudinal supporting that the bottom plating by longeron, planking and shell provides, and therefore on two yardsticks, have strengthened shell.Its result, set up hardness and the rigidity of shell, especially, and in response to the rigidity of twisting resistance.

In collapsible canoe, although done all effort, verifiedly can not include in the above described manner flank in.Its result, many collapsible canoe torsional rotation forces cause that the ability of distortion is restricted.

A kind of method supported in collapsible canoe that is used to provide is to reach this purpose with the canoe seat.So supporting is unsuccessful mostly because seat spacing is in shell, and in the canoe bottom with the deck of boat directly being connected.

By transom being connected on the every deck of boat, can near the canoe transom, obtain torsional stiffness to a certain degree.Usually, the transom of collapsible canoe is detachable member.Suitable connection structure can be very complicated, and makes the canoe assembling more difficult.

The present invention seeks a kind of device that supports collapsible canoe, and it has overcome some above-mentioned shortcoming at least in part.

Summary of the invention

According to an aspect of the present invention, a kind of device that supports canoe is provided, this kind of canoe has both sides and at least one base plate, bracing or strutting arrangement comprises the first member and at least one second component, the first member extends between canoe one side and opposite side, described at least one second component extends between base plate and the first member, and wherein, described at least one second component limits its base plate be associated moving along at least one direction.Advantageously, when standing twisting resistance, this contributes to limit the torsion of shell.This canoe can be folding canoe.

Usually, collapsible canoe has two base plates.In this case, two second components are preferably arranged, stretch out a second component in each plate.

The first member can comprise towards the protrusion of fore or stern extension, second component is attached on this protrusion.Protrusion can be arranged on the bow or stern of ship, for example, is arranged on the transom of ship.

The first member and base plate can respectively have the holding device for second component.One of holding device preferably is positioned on base plate, and it can allow second component to be connected to this holding device, in order to can rotate around holding device.Second component can hook another holding device, and this another holding device can be from the extended protrusion of the first member.

Second component can be rigidity.Second component has adjustable length, and can be tightened up when being connected between corresponding holding device.

The first member can be seat.In the preferred embodiment that is supported on canoe bow place, the first member is the back seat extended between the ship both sides, and this seat has and extends back and be arranged on the protrusion on transom.This allows motor to be arranged on transom, makes capable and vibration be delivered to seat and be delivered to thus shipboard by this protrusion.Second component is connected to base plate, in order to can rotate around their connecting device, then is hooked on protrusion.This allows stern and the bottom of ship to lock together with rigid manner.

Perhaps, second component can be flexible, for example, is rope or cable.Flexible second component can be connected on protrusion, and is arranged through the hook-loop structure and is attached to the holding device on base plate.

Second component can be recombiner unit, for example, by the first cable from the first member to downward-extension with from upwardly extending the second cable of base plate, forms, and the first and second cables connect by connecting device.Connecting device can be adjusted, and can provide tension force to the first and second cables.

The second cable can extend on another cable of at least one anchorage point by holding device from this connecting device.This anchorage point can be at the bow place.

In the preferred embodiment that is supported on canoe bow place, this anchorage point is positioned on the nose-cone of collapsible two-piece type.This nose-cone comprises two elastic arms, and when when assembling structure, elastic arm forms the arc bow of ship.This allows the canoe assembled easily to be handled from front, and, in the low speed collision event, also is used for making the damage of other canoe is reduced to minimum.Elastic arm can have between the gap between its outer end in assembling structure, to allow rope or chain by between arm.

Nose-cone has two parts that inwardly suspend, and when two parts are got together, they provide anchorage point.The action of the second cable tensioning is acted on two parts of nose-cone, they are entered in the structure strutted together.Anchorage point can be hook, and the second cable can entangle this hook.

The first member can be the cross bar near bow.The first cable can be connected to the first member, also can be connected to removable bow lid, so that the bow lid is fixed in position.The first member can be alternatively nose-cone.

The accompanying drawing explanation

Will be convenient to further describe the present invention with reference to accompanying drawing, accompanying drawing illustrates the preferred embodiment of bracing or strutting arrangement of the present invention.Other embodiment is also possible, and therefore, the particularity in accompanying drawing should not be understood to replace the previously described generality of the present invention.In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is the canoe planar view with bracing or strutting arrangement according to the present invention;

Fig. 2 a is the partial cross sectional views had according to the canoe of the bracing or strutting arrangement of first embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 b is the partial cross sectional views of amplification of the stern of Fig. 2 a canoe;

Fig. 3 a is the partial cross sectional views had according to the canoe part of the bracing or strutting arrangement of second embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 3 b is another alternative cut away view of Fig. 3 a canoe part;

Fig. 4 is the section drawing of the bow of Fig. 1 canoe, and the bracing or strutting arrangement according to second embodiment of the invention is shown;

Fig. 5 is the cut away view of the bow of Fig. 4 canoe;

Fig. 6 is the cut away view of amplification of the bow part of Fig. 4 canoe;

Fig. 7 a is the block diagram of nose-cone of two-piece type of taking from the bow of Fig. 1 canoe, is shown as the structure assembled; And

Fig. 7 b is the block diagram of Fig. 7 a nose-cone, is shown as in folding process.

The specific embodiment

With reference to accompanying drawing, there is the collapsible canoe 10 of bow 12 and stern 14 shown in figure.Collapsible canoe 10 is to form according to method described in Application No. 11/282,128.Collapsible canoe 10 has two side plates: left breast board 16 and right breast board 18; And two base plates 20.

Collapsible canoe 10 has bracing or strutting arrangement at bow 12 and stern 14 places.The bracing or strutting arrangement of stern 14 is according to the first embodiment of the present invention, therefore will at first be described.

Stern 14 comprises the first member that is back seat 22 forms.Back seat 22 extends between left breast board 16 and right breast board 18, and uses releasable connecting device to be attached to rigidly each

side breast board

16,18.

Back seat 22 has two protrusions, and they are the form of the longitudinal rod 24 extended towards stern 14 from back seat 22.Bar 24 is arranged on the transom 26 of canoe 10.This structure is such situation: in use, the power that the outboard motor from being arranged on transom 26 sends and vibration can be delivered on

side breast board

16,18 by bar 24 and back seat 22.This and power form sharp contrast with the former collapsible canoe that vibration is delivered on shell by transom 26.This general structure is arranged in existing description the in Application No. 11/282,128.

The second component that is rigid supporting rod 28 forms in use extends between each base plate 20 and corresponding longitudinal rod 24.Can clearly see strut bar 28 in Fig. 2 a and 2b.

The second connecting device 32 that each strut bar 28 has the first connecting device 30 for being connected to base plate 20 and is used for being connected to longitudinal rod 24.

The first connecting device 30 is the hook form basically, and be arranged to be positioned at base plate 20 on the first holding device 34 coordinate.The first holding device 34 is formed by the longitudinal extension bar of base plate 20 tops.In the time of around hook 30 is engaged in bar 34, strut bar 28 can rotate around bar 34 in the substantially vertical plane of a substantial lateral alignment.

The second connecting device 32 comprises hinged lock part 36.This hinged lock part 36 can be moved between Unclosing structure and closing structure.When lock part 36 is in Unclosing structure, strut bar 28 can freely rotate around the first holding device 34, and the obliquity from base plate 20 turns to strut bar 28 upper ends and is shelved on a certain position on longitudinal rod 24.Then hinged lock part 36 can be hooked on longitudinal rod 24 also fixing in place, prevents the relative motion of strut bar 28 and longitudinal rod 24.Should be realized that, longitudinal rod 24 is as the second holding device, in order to receive the second connecting device 32.

Strut bar 28 also can comprise take-up device 38.When lock part 36 is fixed on longitudinal rod 24, this take-up device can be operated, in order to slightly reduce the length of strut bar 28, thereby makes its tensioning.Should be realized that, once strut bar 28 hooks the first holding device 34, lock onto on longitudinal rod 24, and be tightened up, base plate by restricted, at least limits the motion that it moves apart back seat 22 with respect to the motion of back seat 22.It should further be appreciated that, the tension of strut bar 28 will pass through longitudinal rod 24 and base plate 20, and the compressive force to transom 26 is provided.This effect can or be clamped in position the transom locking, and prevents the special relative motion vertically of transom.

Strut bar 28 is gone back its length of capable of regulating, for example, uses a kind of female thread structure to be adjusted.

When two strut bars 28 are connected and strain, reach the distribution of one " case (box) " power at stern 14 places of canoe 10.Therefore stern is locked together rigidly.Be applied to any twisting resistance on the stern 14 of canoe 10 and will act as the torsion ship hull.Any torsion of ship hull will cause at least one strut bar 28 to elongate.Therefore the tension force of strut bar 28 act on and make strut bar produce prestress, allows strut bar 28 opposing applied forces, and the torsion of restriction shell.This improves again hardness and the rigidity of canoe 10 integral body.

Fig. 3 a and 3b illustrate the bracing or strutting arrangement according to stern 14 places of second embodiment of the invention.In this embodiment, second component is the form of flexible cable 128.Each cable 128 is connected to longitudinal rod 24 by the second connecting device that is sleeve coupling structure 132 forms.Cable 128 is connected to base plate 20 by means of the hook-loop structure with the first connecting device 30.

Preferably, cable 128 comprises in use provides tension.

Should be realized that, although with reference to Application No. 11/282,128, shown the bracing or strutting arrangement at canoe stern place, this bracing or strutting arrangement also can be applied on other canoe, for example, has the canoe that is molded in the transom on canoe back.

The bracing or strutting arrangement at bow 12 places is a third embodiment in accordance with the invention, can in Fig. 4 to 6, see.

Bow 12 comprises the first member that is cross bar 42 forms.Cross bar 42 extends between left breast board 16 and right breast board 18, and uses releasable connecting device to be attached to rigidly on each

side breast board

16,18.

Bow also comprises compound second component, and this second component comprises the first cable 44, the second cable 46 and connecting device 48.

In the embodiment of accompanying drawing, three the first cables 44 are arranged.Two the first cable 44a extend downwardly into connecting device 48 from cross bar 42.In practice, two the first cable 44a are two half-units of single cable.The 3rd the first cable 44b extends to connecting device 48 from removable bow lid 50.

Two the first cable 44a respectively are connected to cross bar 42 by means of suitable holding device.This can be releasable connection, can be maybe permanent connection.

In the embodiment of accompanying drawing, single the second cable 46 is arranged.This second cable 46 forms a ring, and this encircles by the first support 54 on anchorage point 52, each base plate 20 and the second support 56 on each base plate 20, and upwards arrives connecting device 48.

For the first cable 44a, the second cable 46 can be two single ropes or cable, 20 1 of each base plates.

The second support 56 serves as for the holding device on the base plate 20 of second component.

Anchorage point 52 is positioned at bow 12.Collapsible canoe 10 in accompanying drawing has folding two-piece type nose-cone 58, and it is positioned at bow 12, will be further described hereinafter.Anchorage point 52 is positioned to make to be applied to tightening force (being acted on such as the second cable 46 by the tension) effect of position 52 and two of nose-cone 58 is moved to together.This can clearly see clearly in Fig. 6.Nose-cone 58 can be the part of bow lid 50.Should be realized that, in alternative embodiment, nose-cone can be single-piece.

Two anchorage points 52 are cooperated and formation passage 53.The second cable 46 extends from the support 55 of its outer end, and described support 55 is configured as and is placed in passage 53.

The connecting device 48 of accompanying drawing embodiment is bands, and this band upper end has ring 60, the first cables 44 and can be fixed by this ring, and there is hook 62 the band lower end, and hook 62 can hold the second cable 46.This band comprises the bracelet 64 for adjusting and tightening up.

In the embodiment of accompanying drawing, but the first cable 44 relative rigidityes, and the second cable 46 is flexible ropes.When canoe is assembled, utilize bracelet 64, the tension of connecting device 48 makes the first and second cable 44,46 tensionings.This realizes nose-

cone

58 and 50 lockings of bow lid in place.So also realize that its mode is similar to the above-mentioned supporting way to stern 14 to the restriction of base plate 20 motions.

The effect of these structural limitations base plate 20 motions depends on the geometric configuration of the second cable 46 to a certain extent.Especially, at the second cable 46, be in the situation of single ring as shown in the figure, it is necessary the device that comprises that the restriction rope slides by support 54,56.The second support 56 and/or the first support 54 can also move apart canoe 10 centers towards

side breast board

16,18, in order to change the angle of tensioning function on cable 46.

The nose-cone 58 of two-piece type can clearly see Fig. 7 a and 7b.Nose-cone 58 is arranged to be fitted on the bow 12 of canoe 10, and the sealing of watertight is provided at the bow place.

Nose-cone 58 has the fore 70 formed by two elastic arms 72.Arm 72 is curved toward each other, to form the profile of arc at bow 12 places.Therefore arched arm 72 can be used as the handle of canoe 10.In addition, the elastic behavior of arm 72 means that they can be used as " energy disperser " of canoe 10, to prevent from breaking other canoe in the low speed collision process.

In the mechanism propped up, the outer end of arm 72 is spaced slightly each other.This gap can be used to through a rope or chain, for example, is connected to rope or chain on sea-anchor.

The various modifications and variations that technical personnel will become apparent that in the art all are considered to include within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. a device that supports collapsible canoe, described canoe has both sides and at least one base plate, described bracing or strutting arrangement comprises the first member and at least one second component, described the first member extends between a side and opposite side of described canoe, described at least one second component extends between base plate and described the first member, wherein, described at least one second component is connected to the bottom of described canoe and limits its base plate be associated moving along at least one direction, in the flexible nose-cone of the bow of described canoe, described elastic nose cone is arranged to be fitted in the described both sides of hull and the forward end of described at least one base plate.

2. the device of the collapsible canoe of support as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, described canoe has at least two base plates, and each base plate has the described second component that extends to described the first member from corresponding described base plate.

3. the device of the collapsible canoe of support as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, described the first member has at least one vertical protrusion, and described protrusion serves as the holding device for described second component.

4. the device of the collapsible canoe of support as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, described the first member is seat.

5. the device of the collapsible canoe of support as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, at least one second component is rotatable around the holding device on described base plate.

6. the device of the collapsible canoe of support as claimed in claim 5, is characterized in that, at least one second component has adjustable length, and can enter tension.

7. the device of the collapsible canoe of support as described as claim 5 or 6, is characterized in that, at least one second component is arranged to hook the holding device of described the first member.

8. the device of the collapsible canoe of support as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, at least one second component is rigidity.

9. the device of the collapsible canoe of support as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described second component is recombiner unit, described recombiner unit forms by the first cable from described the first member to downward-extension with from upwardly extending the second cable of described base plate, and described the first cable is connected by connecting device with the second cable.

10. the device of the collapsible canoe of support as claimed in claim 9, is characterized in that, described connecting device is adjustable, thinks that described the first cable and the second cable provide tension force.

11. the device of the collapsible canoe of support as claimed in claim 9, is characterized in that, from described connecting device, the holding device by described the first member extends at least one anchorage point to described the second cable.

12. the device of the collapsible canoe of support as claimed in claim 11, is characterized in that, described anchorage point is the bow place at described canoe.

13. the device of the collapsible canoe of support as claimed in claim 11, is characterized in that, described nose-cone is the nose-cone of two-piece type.

14. the device of the collapsible canoe of support as claimed in claim 13 is characterized in that described anchorage point is positioned on described nose-cone, the effect of straining described second component makes two of described nose-cone to be combined.

15. the device of the collapsible canoe of support as described as any one in claim 9 to 14, is characterized in that, described the first member is the cross bar near the described bow of described canoe.

16. the device of the collapsible canoe of support as described as any one in claim 9 to 14 is characterized in that described the first member is the nose-cone of described canoe.