EP0389576B1 - Mine-sweeping means for removing anchor cable mines - Google Patents

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EP0389576B1
EP0389576B1 EP19890907754 EP89907754A EP0389576B1 EP 0389576 B1 EP0389576 B1 EP 0389576B1 EP 19890907754 EP19890907754 EP 19890907754 EP 89907754 A EP89907754 A EP 89907754A EP 0389576 B1 EP0389576 B1 EP 0389576B1
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Günter Backstein
Annette Brinkmann
Steffen Weber
Klaus-Jürgen POHL
Eckhard Knabel
Hermann Schaper
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  • the invention relates to a mine clearing device for clearing anchor mines, as defined in the preamble of claim 1.
  • Such mine clearance devices are known per se, for example from DE 35 28 329.
  • the known mine clearing devices have the disadvantage that relatively complex clamping devices are required, and that the delivery drone is loaded with strong static and dynamic moments during the search run due to the heavy weight of the mine clearing device and thus disrupt the maneuverability of the drone.
  • a further disadvantage of the known mine clearing device is that buoyancy means which can be activated must be used to ascend the device along the anchor rope. These require a relatively large space and are expensive and easily prone to failure.
  • the object of the present invention is therefore to develop a mine clearing device which can be brought in particular by underwater drones in such a way that the maneuverability of the drone is influenced as little as possible by the clearing device and that activatable buoyancy means are not required.
  • the present invention is therefore based on the idea that the maneuverability of the delivery device, in particular the drone, is hardly disturbed by the weight of the mine clearance device, since the mine clearance device is buoyancy-neutral during the transportation process.
  • the required buoyancy is then achieved by dropping a buoyancy weight so that buoyancy means that can be activated can be dispensed with.
  • Fig. 1 shows a schematic representation for explaining the invention.
  • 1 denotes an anchor mine, which is connected via an anchor rope 2 (or an anchor chain) to a weight (anchor chair) 4 standing on the seabed 3.
  • An underwater drone 5, which is connected via a cable 6 to the mine hunting boat, not shown, is controlled in the vicinity of the anchor line 2.
  • the drone 5 is connected to the mine clearing device 100 according to the invention via a delivery rod 7.
  • the drone 5 When the drone 5 approaches the anchor rope 2, the latter is pressed by the inlet rails 101, 102 into a clamping device (not shown in FIG. 1). As soon as the anchor rope 2 is in the clamping device of the mine clearing device 100, the drone 5 with the delivery rod 7 releases from the mine clearing device 100 and the mine clearing device 100 rises according to the invention without activatable buoyancy means along the anchor rope 2 to the mine 1.
  • Fig. 2 shows the mine clearing device according to the invention in detail.
  • the inlet rails are again designated 101 and 102. These inlet rails are located on the lead housing 103, the head part of which is identified by 104 and the lower part by 105.
  • the clamping device essentially consists of the clamping levers 107 and 108 arranged on the head part of the housing 104 and of the clamping levers 109 and 110 arranged on the lower part of the housing and only partially visible.
  • the clamping levers are each about pivot points 111, 112 (for those on the lower part of the housing 105 arranged clamping levers, these pivot points are not visible) movable.
  • Clamping lever guides 113 are located between the clamping levers 107 and 108 or 109 and 110.
  • the respective clamping lever guide 113 has a pin 114, 115 which engage in guide slots 116, 117 in the respective clamping lever 114, 115.
  • a locking pin 126 engages in a longitudinal groove 127 of the buoyancy weight 119 and ensures that the clamping levers 107 to 110 are relieved of weight.
  • the delivery rod 7 (FIG. 1) is connected at its end facing the mine clearing device 100 to the mine clearing device 100 via an adapter 119, the buoyancy weight 118 and the clamping levers 107 to 110.
  • Adapter 119 and delivery rod 7 are fastened to one another by means of a pin 128.
  • the underwater drone 5 (FIG. 1) is brought to the anchor rope or anchor chain and attached with the mine clearing device 100.
  • the anchor rope 2 presses against the clamping lever guide 113 and, due to the obliquely outwardly directed guide slots 116, 117, causes the clamping lever 107, 108 to clasp the anchor rope.
  • the drone 5 now moves backwards, it pulls the adapter 119 and the buoyancy weight 118 back in addition to the delivery rod 7. As soon as the safety pin 126 connected to the mine clearing device 100 no longer engages in the longitudinal groove 127 of the buoyancy weight 118, the latter slips through a sleeve 129 of the adapter and falls onto the seabed.
  • the buoyancy caused by the loss of the buoyancy weight 118 ensures that the mine clearing device 100 ascends along the anchor rope 2 to the mine 1, the aim being that the mine clearing device approaches the mine vessel as far as possible. in order to achieve the best possible effect of the active charge 124 installed in the mine clearing device 100.
  • electronics 121 located in the clearing device are activated, which, after a dead time phase, which serves to remove the delivery drone 5 from the clearing location, enables the two active charges 124, 125 in the mine clearing device 100 by means of acoustically coded sonar signals during one to ignite after a certain period of time after the clinging process.
  • the active charge 124 built into the mine clearing device 100 acts in the direction of the mine vessel and is intended to destroy it. If this does not succeed because the distance between the clearing device 100 and the sump 1 is too large, the anchor rope 2 of the mine 1 is severed by a second built-in cutting charge 125, so that the mine can float, where it is then cleared on the surface by bombardment.
  • a target area lighting device (not shown here) is released by the clearing device 100, which floats to the surface and illuminates the target area, so that mines destroyed by the active charge 124 cannot be cleared at night after floating .

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The high weight of mine-sweeping means transported by droning impedes the manoeuverability of the drone. To improve the manoeuverability, the invention proposes that the weight of the mine-sweeping means (100) be chosen so that it is practically unaffected by buoyancy during transport and that, after the anchor cable is encircled by the clamping device, the mine-sweeping means (100) is made buoyant by casting off a tare weight (118).

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Minenräumgerät zum Räumen von Ankertauminen, wie es im Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1 definiert ist.The invention relates to a mine clearing device for clearing anchor mines, as defined in the preamble of claim 1.

Derartige Minenräumgeräte sind an sich beispielsweise aus der DE 35 28 329 bekannt. Die bekannten Minenräumgeräte besitzen allerdings den Nachteil, daß relativ aufwendige Klemmvorrichtungen erforderlich sind, und daß die Verbringerdrohne mit starken statischen und dynamischen Momenten während der Suchfahrt aufgrund des hohen Gewichtes des Minenräumgerätes belastet ist und somit die Manövrierfähigkeit der Drohne stören. Nachteilig ist ferner bei der bekannten Minengeräumgerät, daß zum Aufsteigen des Gerätes entlang des Ankertaus aktivierbare Auftriebsmittel verwendet werden müssen. Diese benötigen einen relativ großen Platz und sind teuer und leicht störanfällig.Such mine clearance devices are known per se, for example from DE 35 28 329. However, the known mine clearing devices have the disadvantage that relatively complex clamping devices are required, and that the delivery drone is loaded with strong static and dynamic moments during the search run due to the heavy weight of the mine clearing device and thus disrupt the maneuverability of the drone. A further disadvantage of the known mine clearing device is that buoyancy means which can be activated must be used to ascend the device along the anchor rope. These require a relatively large space and are expensive and easily prone to failure.

Die Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung besteht daher darin, ein insbesondere durch Unterwasserdrohnen verbringbares Minenräumgerät so weiterzuentwickeln, daß die Manövrierfähigkeit der Drohne durch das Hinenräumgerät möglichst wenig beeinflußt wird, und daß aktibierbare Auftriebsmittel nicht benötigt werden.The object of the present invention is therefore to develop a mine clearing device which can be brought in particular by underwater drones in such a way that the maneuverability of the drone is influenced as little as possible by the clearing device and that activatable buoyancy means are not required.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß durch die Merkmale des kennzeichnenden Teils des Anspruchs 1 gelöst.This object is achieved by the features of the characterizing part of claim 1.

Weitere besonders vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung ergeben sich aus den Unteransprüchen.Further particularly advantageous embodiments of the invention result from the subclaims.

Der vorliegenden Erfindung liegt also der Gedanke zugrunde, daß die Manövrierfähigkeit der Verbringungsvorrichtung, insbesondere der Drohne, durch das Gewicht des Minenräumgerätes kaum gestört wird, indem das Minenräumgerät während des Verbringungsvorganges auftriebsneutral ist. Durch Abwurf eines Tariergewichtes wird dann der erforderliche Auftrieb erreicht, so daß aktivierbare Auftriebsmittel entfallen können.The present invention is therefore based on the idea that the maneuverability of the delivery device, in particular the drone, is hardly disturbed by the weight of the mine clearance device, since the mine clearance device is buoyancy-neutral during the transportation process. The required buoyancy is then achieved by dropping a buoyancy weight so that buoyancy means that can be activated can be dispensed with.

Weitere Vorteile und Einzelheiten der Erfindung werden im folgenden anhand eines Ausführungsbeispiels mit Hilfe von Figuren erläutert.Further advantages and details of the invention are explained below using an exemplary embodiment with the aid of figures.

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  • Fig. 1 eine schematische Darstellung zur Erläuterung der Erfindung; und
  • Fig. 2 ein erfindungsgemäßes Minenräumgerät.
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  • Fig. 1 is a schematic representation for explaining the invention; and
  • Fig. 2 shows a mine clearing device according to the invention.

Fig. 1 zeigt eine schematisch Darstellung zur Erläuterung der Erfindung. Dabei ist mit 1 eine Ankertaumine bezeichnet, die über ein Ankertau 2 (oder eine Ankerkette) mit einem auf dem Meeresgrund 3 stehenden Gewicht (Ankerstuhl) 4 verbunden ist. Eine Unterwasserdrohne 5, die über ein Kabel 6 mit dem nicht dargestellten Minenjagdboot verbunden ist, wird in die Nähe des Ankertaus 2 gesteuert.Fig. 1 shows a schematic representation for explaining the invention. 1 denotes an anchor mine, which is connected via an anchor rope 2 (or an anchor chain) to a weight (anchor chair) 4 standing on the seabed 3. An underwater drone 5, which is connected via a cable 6 to the mine hunting boat, not shown, is controlled in the vicinity of the anchor line 2.

Über einen Verbringerstab 7 ist die Drohne 5 mit dem erfindungsgemäßen Minenräumgerät 100 verbunden.The drone 5 is connected to the mine clearing device 100 according to the invention via a delivery rod 7.

Bei Annäherung der Drohne 5 an das Ankertau 2 wird letzteres durch die Einlaufschienen 101, 102 in eine in Fig.1 nicht dargestellte Klemmvorrichtung gedrückt. Sobald sich das Ankertau 2 in der Klemmvorrichtung des Minenräumgerätes 100 befindet, löst sich die Drohne 5 mit dem Verbringerstab 7 von dem Minenräumgerät 100 und das Minenräumgerät 100 steigt erfindungsgemäß ohne aktivierbare Auftriebsmittel entlang des Ankertaus 2 zur Mine 1 auf.When the drone 5 approaches the anchor rope 2, the latter is pressed by the inlet rails 101, 102 into a clamping device (not shown in FIG. 1). As soon as the anchor rope 2 is in the clamping device of the mine clearing device 100, the drone 5 with the delivery rod 7 releases from the mine clearing device 100 and the mine clearing device 100 rises according to the invention without activatable buoyancy means along the anchor rope 2 to the mine 1.

Fig. 2 stellt das erfindungsgemäße Minenräumgerät im einzelnen dar. Dabei sind die Einlaufschienen wiederum mit 101 und 102 bezeichnet. Diese Einlaufschienen befinden sich an dem Mienengehäuse 103, dessen Kopfteil mit 104 und dessen Unterteil mit 105 gekennzeichnet sind. Die Klemmvorrichtung besteht im wesentlichen aus den am Kopfteil des Gehäuses 104 angeordneten Klemmhebeln 107 und 108 sowie aus den am Unterteil des Gehäuses angeordneten und nur teilweise sichbaren Klemmhebeln 109 und 110. Die Klemmhebel sind jeweils um Drehpunkte 111, 112 (für die am Unterteil des Gehäuses 105 angeordneten Klemmhebel sind diese Drehpunkte nicht sichtbar) bewegbar. Zwischen den Klemmhebeln 107 und 108 bzw. 109 und 110 befinden sich Klemmhebelführungen 113. Die jeweilige Klemmhebelführung 113 weist einen Zapfen 114, 115 auf, die in Führungesschlitze 116, 117 in den jeweiligen Klemmhebel 114, 115 eingreifen.Fig. 2 shows the mine clearing device according to the invention in detail. The inlet rails are again designated 101 and 102. These inlet rails are located on the lead housing 103, the head part of which is identified by 104 and the lower part by 105. The clamping device essentially consists of the clamping levers 107 and 108 arranged on the head part of the housing 104 and of the clamping levers 109 and 110 arranged on the lower part of the housing and only partially visible. The clamping levers are each about pivot points 111, 112 (for those on the lower part of the housing 105 arranged clamping levers, these pivot points are not visible) movable. Clamping lever guides 113 are located between the clamping levers 107 and 108 or 109 and 110. The respective clamping lever guide 113 has a pin 114, 115 which engage in guide slots 116, 117 in the respective clamping lever 114, 115.

Auf der den Einlaufschienen 101, 102 abgewandten Seite der Klemmhebel 107, 108 greifen letztere in Nuten des Tariergewichtes 118 ein und blockieren dieses Tariergewicht.On the side of the clamping levers 107, 108 facing away from the inlet rails 101, 102, the latter engage in grooves of the buoyancy weight 118 and block this buoyancy weight.

Außerdem greift ein Sicherungsstift 126 in eine Längsnut 127 des Tariergewichtes 119 ein und sorgt für eine Gewichtsentlastung der Klemmhebel 107 bis 110.In addition, a locking pin 126 engages in a longitudinal groove 127 of the buoyancy weight 119 and ensures that the clamping levers 107 to 110 are relieved of weight.

Der Verbringerstab 7 (Fig. 1) ist an seinem dem Minengeräumgerät 100 zugewandten Ende über einen Adapter 119, das Tariergewicht 118 und die Klemmbebel 107 bis 110 mit dem Minenräumgerät 100 verbunden. Dabei sind Adapter 119 und Verbringerstab 7 mittels eines Stiftes 128 miteinander befestigt.The delivery rod 7 (FIG. 1) is connected at its end facing the mine clearing device 100 to the mine clearing device 100 via an adapter 119, the buoyancy weight 118 and the clamping levers 107 to 110. Adapter 119 and delivery rod 7 are fastened to one another by means of a pin 128.

In dem Gehäuse 103 des Minenräumgerätes 100 befinden sich außerdem der an sich bekannte Zünder 122 mit den ebenfalls aus der eingangs erwähnten Offenlegungsschrift DE 35 28 329 bekannten Schneidladung 125 und der Wirkladung 124.In the housing 103 of the mine clearing device 100 there is also the detonator 122, known per se, with the cutting charge 125 and the active charge 124, which are also known from the published patent application DE 35 28 329.

Im folgenden wird kurz auf die Funktionsweise des Ausführungsbeispieles eingegangen: Nach einer Sonarvoraufklärung wird die Unterwasserdrohne 5 (Fig. 1) mit dem Minenräumgerät 100 an das Ankertau bzw. die Ankerkette verbracht und aufgesetzt. Dabei drückt das Ankertau 2 gegen die Klemmhebelführung 113 und bewirkt durch die schräg nach außen gerichteten Führungsschlitze 116, 117 der Klemmhebel 107, 108 ein Umklammern des Ankertaus. Die der Einlaufschiene abgewandten Enden der Klemmhebel, welche während des Verbindungsvorganges in Nuten des Tariergewichtes 118 eingreifen, bewegen sich nach außen, so daß das Tariergewicht freigegeben wird und allenfalls noch durch den Stift 126 gehalten wird.The mode of operation of the exemplary embodiment is briefly discussed below: After a sonar pre-reconnaissance, the underwater drone 5 (FIG. 1) is brought to the anchor rope or anchor chain and attached with the mine clearing device 100. The anchor rope 2 presses against the clamping lever guide 113 and, due to the obliquely outwardly directed guide slots 116, 117, causes the clamping lever 107, 108 to clasp the anchor rope. The ends of the clamping levers facing away from the infeed rail, which engage in grooves of the buoyancy weight 118 during the connection process, move outwards, so that the buoyancy weight is released and is possibly still held by the pin 126.

Fährt die Drohne 5 nun rückwärts, so zieht sie außer dem Verbringerstab 7 auch den Adapter 119 und das Tariergewicht 118 zurück. Sobald der mit dem Minenräumgerät 100 verbundene Sicherungsstift 126 nicht mehr in die Längsnut 127 des Tariergewichtes 118 eingreift, rutscht letzteres durch eine Hülse 129 des Adapters hindurch und fallt auf den Meeresgrund.If the drone 5 now moves backwards, it pulls the adapter 119 and the buoyancy weight 118 back in addition to the delivery rod 7. As soon as the safety pin 126 connected to the mine clearing device 100 no longer engages in the longitudinal groove 127 of the buoyancy weight 118, the latter slips through a sleeve 129 of the adapter and falls onto the seabed.

Nachdem Lösen des Minenräumgerätes 100 von dem Verbringerstab 7 sorgt der durch den Wegfall des Tariergewichtes 118 bewirkte Auftrieb, daß das Minenräum- gerät 100 entlang des Ankertaues 2 zur Mine 1 aufsteigt, wobei angestrebt wird, daß das Minenräumgerät sich soweit wie möglich dem Minengefäß nähert, um eine möglichst optimale Wirkung der in dem Minenräumgerät 100 eingebauten Wirkladung 124 zu erreichen.After the mine clearing device 100 has been released from the delivery rod 7, the buoyancy caused by the loss of the buoyancy weight 118 ensures that the mine clearing device 100 ascends along the anchor rope 2 to the mine 1, the aim being that the mine clearing device approaches the mine vessel as far as possible. in order to achieve the best possible effect of the active charge 124 installed in the mine clearing device 100.

Während des Lösevorganges des Räumgerätes 100 vom Verbringerstab 7 wird eine im Räumgerät befindliche Elektronik 121 aktiviert, die es gestattet nach einer Totzeitphase, die dem Entfernen der Verbringerdrohne 5 vom Räumort dient, die beiden Wirkladungen 124, 125 im Minenräumgerät 100 durch akustisch kodierte Sonarsignale während einer bestimmten Zeitdauer nach den Anklammerungsvorgang zu zünden.During the release process of the clearing device 100 from the delivery rod 7, electronics 121 located in the clearing device are activated, which, after a dead time phase, which serves to remove the delivery drone 5 from the clearing location, enables the two active charges 124, 125 in the mine clearing device 100 by means of acoustically coded sonar signals during one to ignite after a certain period of time after the clinging process.

Die in das Minenräumgerät 100 eingebaute Wirkladung 124 wirkt in Richtung des Minengefäßes und soll dieses zerstören. Gelingt das nicht, weil der Abstand zwischen Räumgerät 100 und Hinengefäß 1 zu groß ist, wird durch eine zweite eingebaute Schneidladung 125 das Ankertau 2 der Mine 1 durchtrennt, so daß die Mine aufschwimmen kann, wo sie dann an der Oberfläche durch Beschuß geräumt wird.The active charge 124 built into the mine clearing device 100 acts in the direction of the mine vessel and is intended to destroy it. If this does not succeed because the distance between the clearing device 100 and the sump 1 is too large, the anchor rope 2 of the mine 1 is severed by a second built-in cutting charge 125, so that the mine can float, where it is then cleared on the surface by bombardment.

Vorzugsweise wird vor dem Zünden der Wirkladung 124 und der Schneidladung 125 eine hier nicht dargestellte Zielgebietebeleuchtungseinrichtung von dem Räumgerät 100 freigegeben, die an die Oberfläche aufschwimmt und das Zielgebiet beleuchtet, so daß nicht durch die Wirkladung 124 zerstörte Minen nach dem Aufschwimmen auch nachts geräumt werden können.Preferably, before the ignition of the active charge 124 and the cutting charge 125, a target area lighting device (not shown here) is released by the clearing device 100, which floats to the surface and illuminates the target area, so that mines destroyed by the active charge 124 cannot be cleared at night after floating .

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  • 1 Mine, Akertaumine1 mine, acre mine
  • 2 Ankertau, Ankerkette2 anchor rope, anchor chain
  • 3 Meeresgrund3 seabed
  • 4 Gewicht, Ankerstuhl4 weight, anchor chair
  • 5 Unterwasserdrohne5 underwater drones
  • 6 Kabel6 cables
  • 7 Verbringerstab7 delivery rod
  • 100 Minenräumgerät100 mine clearing device
  • 101 Einlaufschienen101 infeed rails
  • 102 Einlaufschienen102 infeed rails
  • 103 Gehäuse103 housing
  • 104 Kopfteil des Geschäuses104 head part of the casing
  • 105 Unterteil des Gehäuses
       Klemmvorrichtung, bestehend aus:    105 lower part of the housing
    Clamping device, consisting of:
  • 107 Klemmhebel107 clamping lever
  • 108 Klemmhebel108 clamping lever
  • 109 Klemmhebel109 clamping lever
  • 110 Klemmhebel110 clamping lever
  • 111 Drehpunkt111 fulcrum
  • 112 Drehpunkt112 fulcrum
  • 113 Klemmhebelführung113 Clamp lever guide
  • 114 Zapfen der Klemmhebelführung114 Pin of the clamping lever guide
  • 115 Zapfen der Klemmhebelführung115 Pin of the clamping lever guide
  • 116 Führungsschlitze116 guide slots
  • 117 Führungsschlitze117 guide slots
  • 118 Tariergewicht118 buoyancy weight
  • 119 Adapter119 adapters
  • 120 Hydrophone120 hydrophones
  • 121 Elektronik121 electronics
  • 122 Zünder122 detonators
  • 123 Übertragungsladung123 transfer charge
  • 124 Wirkladung124 active charge
  • 125 Schneidladung125 cutting charge
  • 126 Sicherungsstift126 locking pin
  • 125 Längsnut des Tariergewichtes125 longitudinal groove of the buoyancy weight
  • 128 Stift128 pens
  • 129 Hülse des Adapters 119 für das Tariergewicht 118129 Sleeve of the adapter 119 for the buoyancy weight 118

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  1. Mine sweeping apparatus (100) for clearing moored mines (1), the mine sweeping apparatus (100) having entrance guide (101,102) connected with the housing (103), for guiding the mine mooring line (2) and also a clamping device for clamping the mine mooring line (2), the mine sweeping apparatus (100) ascending along the mooring line (2) up to the mine (1) after embracing the said mooring line (2), characterised by the fact that the mine sweeping device (100) is fitted with a holding device (107,108; 109,110; 126) with a jettisonable counterbalance weight (118), that the weight of the mine sweeping apparatus (100) with the jettisonable counterbalance weight (118) is selected to ensure that it will be largely of neutral buoyancy in the water during the positioning operation, and that after the mooring line (2) has been embraced by the clamping device the ascending movement of the mine sweeping apparatus (100) is brought about by jettisoning the counterbalance weight (118).
  2. Mine sweeping apparatus (100) in accordance with Claim 1, characterised by the fact that the housing (103) and/or the principal assemblies (122,124,121) of the mine sweeping apparatus (100) consist of light metal or light constructional materials such as rigid expanded plastic.
  3. Mine sweeping apparatus in accordance with Claim 1 or 2, characterised by the fact that the clamping device consists of at least two clamping levers (107, 108; 109,110), the clamping levers (107,108; 109;110) are in each case mounted to be rotatable about a fulcrum (111,112), those parts of the clamping levers (107,108; 109,110) which face towards the entrance guides (101,102) are interconnected by a clamping lever guide (113) in such a way that when the mooring line (2) is forced against the clamp lever guide (113) the clamping levers (107,108; 109,110) surround the mooring line (2), and that those ends of the clamping levers (107,108; 109,110) which are farther away from the entrance guide (101,102) and which hold the counterbalance weight (118) move away from one another and thus release the counterbalance weight (118).
  4. Mine sweeping apparatus in accordance with any one of Claims 1 to 3, characterised by the fact that the counterbalance weight (118) is held not only by the clamping levers (107,108; 109,110) but also by a further holding device (126) which does not release the counterbalance weight (118) until the device (5,7) by which the mine sweeping apparatus (100) is moved into position detaches itself from the mine sweeping apparatus (100).
  5. Mine sweeping apparatus in accordance with Claim 3, characterised by the fact that the clamping device consists of four clamping levers (107,108; 109,110) two of which said clamping levers are positioned at the top of the housing (104) and two at the bottom of the housing (105).
  6. Mine sweeping apparatus in accordance with any one of Claims 1 to 5, characterised by the fact that the device (5,7) for conveying the mine sweeping apparatus (100) into position consists of an underwater drone (5) connected with the mine sweeping apparatus (100) through a positioning bar (7).
  7. Mine sweeping apparatus in accordance with Claim 1, characterised by the fact that the coupling of the positioning bar (7) to the mine sweeping apparatus (100) is provided by an adaptor (119) and that the adaptor (119) contains a counterbalance weight (118) mounted so as to be movable in a sleeve (129), the adaptor (119) being rigidly connected to the positioning bar (7).
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