CN110341887B - Connecting device for wave glider water surface floating body and umbilical cable - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a connecting device of a wave glider water surface floating body and an umbilical cable, which relates to the field of ships and ocean engineering and comprises a device shell, a first base plate, a second base plate, a first clamping strip, a bolt, a second clamping strip and a knob, wherein the device shell is respectively connected with the first base plate and the second base plate, the first base plate is positioned at the upper part of the second base plate, the first clamping strip, the bolt, the second clamping strip and the knob are arranged in the device shell, the umbilical cable joint is fixed by the first clamping strip, the bolt is in butt joint with the first clamping strip, the bolt is fixed by the second clamping strip, and the knob controls the switch of the second clamping strip. The application method of the invention comprises the following actions: inserting the umbilical cable joint into the first clamping strip; inserting the latch into the device housing from above, locking the first strip; and the second clamping strip is pushed into the groove of the bolt by rotating the knob, so that the bolt is fixed. The wave glider is safe and reliable in structure and convenient to disassemble, and the sailing safety of the wave glider under severe sea conditions is guaranteed.

Description

Connecting device for wave glider water surface floating body and umbilical cable

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of ship and ocean engineering, in particular to a connecting device for a water surface floating body of a wave glider and an umbilical cable.

Background

Since the 21 st century, the development of ocean resources has become a hot point of worldwide research, and people pay attention to how to develop and utilize abundant energy sources stored in the broad ocean. Accordingly, various advanced marine survey and development facilities have emerged. The wave glider as a novel unmanned vehicle on the water surface consists of a water surface floating body, an underwater glider and an umbilical cable for connecting the water surface floating body and the underwater glider. The water surface floating body provides buoyancy and provides energy for communication, control and data acquisition by installing a solar panel; the underwater glider can convert the up-and-down fluctuating energy of waves into the forward driving force of the wave glider, so that the wave glider theoretically has the cruising ability of infinite voyage. However, to realize long-term ocean voyage of the wave glider, the safety of the wave glider structure under extremely severe sea conditions needs to be ensured. Considering that the surface float is under extreme wave impact, the transient loads between the umbilical and the surface float may pose a threat to the safety of the float structure. Therefore, a connecting device between the umbilical cable and the water surface floating body needs to be designed, and the safety of the wave glider in sailing under severe sea conditions can be guaranteed.

Therefore, those skilled in the art have endeavored to develop a connection device between an umbilical and a surface float, which can ensure the safety of a wave glider in a severe sea condition.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is that in extremely severe sea conditions, the transient loads between the umbilical and the surface float resulting from the impact of sea waves may pose a threat to the safety of the float structure.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention provides a connecting device for a water surface floating body of a wave glider and an umbilical cable, which comprises a device shell, a first base plate, a second base plate, a first clamping strip, a bolt, a second clamping strip and a knob, wherein the device shell penetrates through the first base plate and the second base plate, the first base plate is positioned at the upper part of the second base plate, the first clamping strip, the bolt, the second clamping strip and the knob are arranged in the device shell, the umbilical cable joint is fixed by the first clamping strip, the bolt is in butt joint with the first clamping strip, the bolt is fixed by the second clamping strip, and the knob controls the switch of the second clamping strip.

Furthermore, the device shell extends into a reserved square hole in the center of the water surface floating body and is connected with the second base plate reserved at the bottom of the water surface floating body, the first base plate is fixed on the upper surface of the water surface floating body, and the first base plate is connected with the device shell.

Further, the device housing is connected with the first base plate through a bolt, and the device housing is provided with a housing extending mechanism with a threaded hole and connected with the second base plate through a bolt.

Further, the first clamping strip is oval in cross section.

Further, the bolt includes upper portion rings and two cuttings, upper portion rings are used for lifting by crane wave glider surface of water body, the cuttings insert the device shell, pin first card strip.

Further, the cutting is inserted into the device shell, the first clamping strip is locked, the cutting is pulled out of the device shell, the first clamping strip is unlocked, and the cutting controls the first clamping strip switch.

Further, the cross section of the second clamping strip is oval.

Further, the knob is a cylindrical member having an elliptical cross section.

The application method of the connecting device of the wave glider water surface floating body and the umbilical cable comprises the following actions:

a. inserting the umbilical into the first clamping strip;

b. inserting said latch into said device housing from above, locking said first strap;

c. and rotating the knob to push the second clamping strip into the groove of the bolt, so as to fix the bolt.

Further, in action a, the first clamping strip is butted with the groove of the umbilical joint, so as to fix the umbilical.

The invention provides a device for connecting a water surface floating body of a wave glider with an umbilical cable, which has the following technical effects:

1. the device enables the umbilical cable to be conveniently detached;

2. instant load between the umbilical cable and the water surface floating body is dispersed, and instant large tensile force transmitted by the umbilical cable can be dispersed to the ship body under the combined action of the backing plates on the upper surface and the lower surface of the water surface floating body, so that overlarge local stress is avoided;

3. the structure is safe and reliable, the problem that the instantaneous load between the umbilical cable and the water surface floating body can threaten the safety of the floating body structure under the severe sea condition is solved, and the safety of the wave glider in sailing under the severe sea condition is ensured.

The conception, the specific structure and the technical effects of the present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings to fully understand the objects, the features and the effects of the present invention.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic, mid-section view of the present invention;

fig. 2 is an overall schematic of the present invention.

Wherein, 1-a hoisting ring; 2-a first backing plate; 3-a knob; 4-a second card strip; 5-a first card strip; 6-a housing extension mechanism; 7-a second backing plate; 8-umbilical joint; 9-cutting; 10-device housing.

Detailed Description

The technical contents of the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be more clearly and easily understood by referring to the drawings attached to the specification. The present invention may be embodied in many different forms of embodiments and the scope of the invention is not limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

In the drawings, structurally identical elements are represented by like reference numerals, and structurally or functionally similar elements are represented by like reference numerals throughout the several views. The size and thickness of each component shown in the drawings are arbitrarily illustrated, and the present invention is not limited to the size and thickness of each component. The thickness of the components may be exaggerated where appropriate in the figures to improve clarity.

As shown in fig. 1, the connection device comprises a first base plate 2 fixed with the water surface floating body, a second base plate 7 reserved at the bottom of the floating body, a first clamping strip 5 for fixing an umbilical cable joint 8, a plug strip 9 for controlling the switch of the first clamping strip 5, a second clamping strip 4 for fixing the plug strip 9 and a knob 3 for controlling the switch of the second clamping strip 4.

As shown in fig. 2, the present connection device further comprises a device housing 10, the device housing 10 having a housing extension mechanism 6 with a threaded hole. The first backing plate 2 and the second backing plate 7 are respectively positioned at the upper end and the lower end of the device shell 10, the first backing plate 2 is fixed on the upper surface of the water surface floating body, and the first backing plate 2 is connected with the device shell 10 through bolts. The second backing plate 7 is pre-buried at the bottom of the water surface floating body, and the second backing plate 7 is connected with the device shell 10 through bolts. Inside first card strip 5, cutting 9, second card strip 4 and knob 3 were located device shell 10, first card strip 5 and umbilical cable joint 8's recess butt joint, first card strip 5 is pinned to cutting 9, second card strip 4 and cutting 9's recess butt joint, and knob 3 pushes second card strip 4 into in the recess of cutting 9 to pin the bolt.

In the preferred embodiment of the invention, firstly, the device shell 10 extends into a square hole reserved in the center of the water surface floating body and is connected with a second cushion plate 7 reserved at the bottom of the floating body through a shell extension mechanism 6; then the first base plate 2 is connected with the device shell 10 and the upper surface of the water surface floating body through bolts; then inserting the umbilical cable joint 8 into the device shell 10 from the lower side, wherein the first clamping strip 5 is in butt joint with the groove of the umbilical cable joint 8, then inserting the inserting strip 9 into the connecting device from the upper side so as to lock the first clamping strip 5 and fix the umbilical cable joint 8; and finally, the second clamping strip 4 is pushed into the groove of the inserting strip 9 by rotating the knob 3, so that the bolt is locked. The connection between the floating body and the umbilical cable is completed at the moment, and the hoisting ring 1 is provided for hoisting the water floating body.

The foregoing detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the invention has been presented. It should be understood that numerous modifications and variations could be devised by those skilled in the art in light of the present teachings without departing from the inventive concepts. Therefore, the technical solutions available to those skilled in the art through logic analysis, reasoning and limited experiments based on the prior art according to the concept of the present invention should be within the scope of protection defined by the claims.

Claims (6)

1. A connecting device for a water surface floating body and an umbilical cable of a wave glider is characterized by comprising a device shell, a first base plate, a second base plate, a first clamping strip, a bolt, a second clamping strip and a knob, wherein the device shell extends into a square hole reserved in the center of the water surface floating body and is provided with a shell extending mechanism with a threaded hole; the first base plate is positioned at the upper end of the device shell, and the second base plate is positioned at the lower end of the device shell; the first base plate is used for fixing the upper surface of the water surface floating body, the device shell is connected with the first base plate through bolts, the second base plate is embedded at the bottom of the water surface floating body, and the device shell is connected with the second base plate through bolts; the first clamping strip, the bolt, the second clamping strip and the knob are arranged inside the device shell, the umbilical cable connector is fixed to the first clamping strip, the bolt is in butt joint with the first clamping strip, the bolt is fixed to the second clamping strip, and the knob controls the second clamping strip to be switched on and off; the bolt comprises an upper hanging ring and two inserting strips, wherein the upper hanging ring is arranged at the top of the connecting device and is used for hoisting the wave glider water surface floating body; the inserting strip is inserted into the device shell and locks the first clamping strip; the inserting strip is pulled out of the device shell, and the first clamping strip is unlocked; the umbilical connector is inserted into the device shell from the lower side of the device shell, the first clamping strip is butted with the groove of the umbilical connector, and the inserting strip is inserted from the upper side so as to lock the first clamping strip to fix the umbilical connector; and pushing the second clamping strip into the groove of the inserting strip by rotating the knob.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first strap is oval in cross-section.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second strap is oval in cross-section.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the knob is a cylindrical member having an elliptical cross-section.

5. A method of using the device of any one of claims 1 to 4 to connect a surface float of a wave glider to an umbilical, the method comprising the acts of:

a. inserting the umbilical into the first clamping strip;

b. inserting said latch into said device housing from above, locking said first strap;

c. and rotating the knob to push the second clamping strip into the groove of the bolt, so as to fix the bolt.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the first clamping bar engages a groove of the umbilical connector in act a to secure the umbilical.

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