EP2551185B1 - Wasser- oder Unterwassergerät und entsprechendes Ankoppelungsverfahren - Google Patents

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EP2551185B1
EP2551185B1 EP12177504.3A EP12177504A EP2551185B1 EP 2551185 B1 EP2551185 B1 EP 2551185B1 EP 12177504 A EP12177504 A EP 12177504A EP 2551185 B1 EP2551185 B1 EP 2551185B1
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63GOFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
    • B63G8/00Underwater vessels, e.g. submarines; Equipment specially adapted therefor
    • B63G8/001Underwater vessels adapted for special purposes, e.g. unmanned underwater vessels; Equipment specially adapted therefor, e.g. docking stations
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63BSHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B21/00Tying-up; Shifting, towing, or pushing equipment; Anchoring
    • B63B21/56Towing or pushing equipment
    • B63B21/58Adaptations of hooks for towing; Towing-hook mountings
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63BSHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B21/00Tying-up; Shifting, towing, or pushing equipment; Anchoring
    • B63B21/56Towing or pushing equipment
    • B63B21/66Equipment specially adapted for towing underwater objects or vessels, e.g. fairings for tow-cables
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63BSHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B27/00Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers
    • B63B27/18Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers of cableways, e.g. with breeches-buoys
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63CLAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C11/00Equipment for dwelling or working underwater; Means for searching for underwater objects
    • B63C11/34Diving chambers with mechanical link, e.g. cable, to a base
    • B63C11/36Diving chambers with mechanical link, e.g. cable, to a base of closed type
    • B63C11/42Diving chambers with mechanical link, e.g. cable, to a base of closed type with independent propulsion or direction control
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63GOFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
    • B63G8/00Underwater vessels, e.g. submarines; Equipment specially adapted therefor
    • B63G8/42Towed underwater vessels
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63BSHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B27/00Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers
    • B63B27/16Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers of lifts or hoists
    • B63B2027/165Deployment or recovery of underwater vehicles using lifts or hoists
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63GOFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
    • B63G8/00Underwater vessels, e.g. submarines; Equipment specially adapted therefor
    • B63G8/001Underwater vessels adapted for special purposes, e.g. unmanned underwater vessels; Equipment specially adapted therefor, e.g. docking stations
    • B63G2008/002Underwater vessels adapted for special purposes, e.g. unmanned underwater vessels; Equipment specially adapted therefor, e.g. docking stations unmanned
    • B63G2008/004Underwater vessels adapted for special purposes, e.g. unmanned underwater vessels; Equipment specially adapted therefor, e.g. docking stations unmanned autonomously operating

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  • the present invention relates to the field of submarine or marine gear, and in particular a device for securing such a machine.
  • the document WO 01/21476 describes a submersible device for launching, maintenance and recovery of a submersible vehicle comprising in particular a recovery platform comprising a first connection to a surface vehicle and a second connection to a submersible vehicle.
  • the submersible vehicle comprises for this purpose a connection means of complementary shape to the second connection of the recovery platform.
  • Such a recovery device is complex and does not allow effective attachment of the marine machine to a traction cable.
  • the object of the present invention is to overcome the disadvantages of the state of the art.
  • the object of the invention is to propose a submersible machine comprising its own securing means in a marine environment so as to be autonomous while effectively clinging to a recovery cable which can be a traction cable and avoiding the influence of vertical movements due to the swell.
  • the invention relates to a marine or submarine device according to claim 1.
  • the marine or submarine device finds the cable by detection and is then guided by its own detection means to a tow rope that can be ballasted, the cable is then locked effectively to the machine through the means of hooking located at the front of the machine.
  • the gear thus secured may, for example, be subsequently towed in a moving part such as a receiving cage or directly on a ramp in order to be reassembled, if it is immersed, on the surface of the water.
  • the attachment means are located at one end of the machine, but may also be located on the outer surface of the body of the machine.
  • the clamp comprises a detection portion by contact of the cable.
  • the attachment means may comprise at least one locking valve located in the hook for the passage of the cable.
  • the machine is, for example, autonomous and includes internal propulsion means.
  • the contactless detection means comprise at least one sensor which can be acoustic (for example a sonar), laser or video.
  • a marine or underwater vehicle As illustrated on the figures 1 and 2 , a marine or underwater vehicle, referenced 1 as a whole, is intended to be recovered by a recovery device (not shown) connected for example by hoisting ropes to a boat or a naval surface vehicle (not shown) .
  • the recovery device comprises, for example, a moving part (not shown), such as a receiving cage and a traction cable 2, a first end 2a is connected to a front end of the receiving cage, for example to a pulling winch (not shown) and a second free end 2b intended to be hooked by the machine 1.
  • the vehicle 1 may, for example, be a submersible or floating underwater vehicle and designed, for example, to perform surveillance and / or underwater inspection.
  • the underwater vehicle 1 extends along a longitudinal axis and comprises a main body 3 of generally cylindrical shape, or torpedo.
  • the body 3 is provided with a stabilizer 4 fixed to a rear end 3a and provided to ensure the stability of the displacement of the vehicle 1, and longitudinal thrusters 5 fixed on one side and the other of the body 3 forward
  • the vehicle 1 also comprises a front portion 3b which may, for example, comprise a camera (not shown) for observing the seabed.
  • the vehicle 1 is thus autonomous and includes its own means of internal propulsion.
  • the front part 3b of the machine 1, illustrated in detail on the Figures 3 to 5 comprises non-contact detection means 6 of the traction cable 2, such as a sonar, capable of guiding the machine 1 towards the traction cable 2 and the hooking means 7 of the cable 2 situated at a front end 3b 1.
  • the non-contact detection means 6 is located on the upper part of the machine 1, in a housing 6a provided for this purpose.
  • the non-contact detection means 6 may, for example, be controlled to exit this housing 6a in order to look for the traction cable 2. It will be noted that the non-contact detection means could also be directly attached to the outer surface of the housing. gear 1.
  • the clamps 9a, 9b are rotatable between a closed position, visible on the figure 3 , in contact with the outer surface 3c of the machine 1, an open position, visible on the figures 2 and 4 , deviating from the outer surface 3c of the machine 1 and a hooking position, visible on the figures 1 and 5 , in which each clamp 9a, 9b cooperates with a curved tip 8c, 8d so as to leave a space E for the passage of the cable 2 between each clamp 9a, 9b and the outer surface 3c of the machine 1.
  • a single clamp 9a could be used.
  • Each clamp 9a, 9b comprises a base 10a, 10b connected to a pivoting mechanism (not shown), comprising for example a set of cylinders, and a protruding portion 11a, 11b outwardly of generally parallelepipedal shape.
  • the front part 3b of the machine 1 has grooves 9c in which the tongs 9a, 9b are housed in the closed position visible on the figure 3 .
  • the closed position corresponds in particular to a transit position.
  • the parts of the clamp 9a, 9b located in the housings 9c of the machine 1 are shown in dotted lines in the figures.
  • a stud 9d can be placed inside the machine 1 in order to avoid the contact between the clamps 9a, 9b when they are in the closed position.
  • the arrangement of the clamps 9a, 9b in the recesses provided for this purpose in the body 3 of the machine 1 makes it possible to prevent the clamps 9a, 9b from clinging to elements during the transit of the machine 1.
  • the grippers 9a, 9b are actuated simultaneously by the electronic control unit in an open position deviating from the outer surface 3c of the machine 1, as visible on the figures 2 and 4 .
  • each clamp 9a, 9b When the traction cable 2 is detected by one of the contact detection means 12a, 12b respectively located on a clamp 9a, 9b, the clamps 9a, 9b are simultaneously actuated in a hooking position, visible on the figure 3 , in which each clamp 9a, 9b cooperates with a curved end 8c, 8d so as to leave a space E for the passage of the cable 2 between the clamp 9a, 9b and the outer surface 3c of the machine 1.
  • the propulsion means (not shown) of the machine 1 are stopped so that the traction cable 2 slides towards the rigid rod 8b, and slides through one of the locking valves 13a, 13b located in the hook 8 to its weighted end serving as a stop.
  • the machine 1 hooked to the traction cable 2 the machine 1 is towed, for example using a winch in a receiving cage to position the front, called "nose", of the gear 1 in a docking means, for example in a mobile receiving cone.
  • the machine 1 and housed in the cage can then be raised to the surface.
  • the invention is not limited to the use of such a receiving cage to recover the marine gear. Any other means of recovering a marine gear by means of a traction cable may be used.
  • such a coupling device can be easily adapted to existing systems, for example by using a cable equipped with an end ballast and also requires no human intervention at sea.

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  1. Wasser- oder Unterwassergerät, das zur Ankopplung an ein Rückholkabel (2) ausgeführt ist, wobei das Gerät Mittel (6) zur kontaktlosen Detektion, die in der Lage sind, das Rückholkabel zu detektieren und das Gerät (1) zum Kabel (2) hinzuführen, und Mittel (7) zur Ankopplung des Kabels (2), die sich an dem Gerät (1) befinden, umfasst, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Ankopplungsmittel (7) mindestens einen Haken (8) und mindestens eine Greifvorrichtung (9a, 9b), die zwischen einer geschlossenen Position im Kontakt mit der Außenfläche (3c) des Geräts (1), einer geöffneten Position von der Außenfläche (3c) des Geräts (1) beabstandet und einer Ankopplungsposition, in der die Greifvorrichtung (9a, 9b) mit dem Haken (8) derart zusammenwirkt, dass ein Raum (E) für den Durchgang des Kabels (2) zwischen der Greifvorrichtung (9a, 9a) und der Außenfläche (3c) des Wassergeräts (1) gelassen wird, drehbeweglich ist, umfassen.
  2. Wasser- oder Unterwassergerät nach Anspruch 1, wobei sich die Ankopplungsmittel (7) an einem Ende (3b) des Geräts (1) befinden.
  3. Wasser- oder Unterwassergerät nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Greifvorrichtung (9a, 9b) einen Abschnitt (12a, 12b) zur Detektion des Kabels (2) durch Kontakt umfasst.
  4. Wasser- oder Unterwassergerät nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Ankopplungsmittel (7) mindestens eine sich im Haken (8) befindende Verriegelungsklappe (13a, 13b) zum Durchgang des Kabels (2) umfassen.
  5. Wasser- oder Unterwassergerät nach Anspruch 3 und 4, das eine elektronische Steuereinheit umfasst, die zum Führen des Geräts (1) in Abhängigkeit von den Mitteln (6) zur kontaktlosen Detektion zum Zugkabel (2) hin, zum Ansteuern der Position der Greifvorrichtung (9a, 9b) in Abhängigkeit von den von dem Abschnitt zur Detektion durch Kontakt (12a, 12b) bereitgestellten Daten und zur Verriegelung der Klappe (13a, 13b) nach dem Durchgang des Kabels (2) in der Lage ist.
  6. Wasser- oder Unterwassergerät nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, das die Greifvorrichtungen (9a, 9b) umfasst.
  7. Wasser- oder Unterwassergerät nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es autonom ist und Antriebsmittel umfasst.
  8. Wasser- oder Unterwassergerät nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei dem die Mittel (6) zur Detektion ohne Kontakt mindestens einen Sensor umfassen.
  9. Verfahren zur Ankopplung eines Wasser- oder Unterwassergeräts (1) nach den vorhergehenden Ansprüchen an ein Rückholkabel (2), bei dem:
    - das Kabel detektiert und das Wasser- oder Unterwassergerät (1) mit Mitteln (6) zur kontaktlosen Detektion zum Kabel (2) hingeführt wird;
    - das Kabel (2) mit den sich auf dem Wasser- oder Unterwassergerät (1) befindenden Ankopplungsmitteln (7) angekoppelt wird, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass bei Detektion des Kabels (2) durch die Mittel (6) zur kontaktlosen Detektion eine Greifvorrichtung (9a, 9b) in eine geöffnete Position von der Außenfläche (3c) des Geräts (1) beabstandet betätigt wird.
  10. Ankopplungsverfahren nach Anspruch 9, wobei bei Detektion des Kabels (2) durch die sich auf der Greifvorrichtung (9a, 9b) befindenden Mittel (12a, 12b) zur kontaktlosen Detektion die Greifvorrichtung (9a, 9b) in eine Ankopplungsposition betätigt wird, in der die Greifvorrichtung (9a, 9b) mit einem Haken (8) derart zusammenwirkt, dass ein Raum (E) zum Durchgang des Kabels (2) zwischen der Greifvorrichtung (9a, 9b) und der Außenfläche (3c) des Wassergeräts (1) gelassen wird.
  11. Ankopplungsverfahren nach Anspruch 10, wobei, wenn sich das Kabel (2) in dem Raum (E) zwischen der Greifvorrichtung (9a, 9b) und der Außenfläche (3c) des Wasserfahrzeugs (1) befindet, das Kabel (2) zu einer sich in dem Haken (8) befindenden Verriegelungsklappe (13a, 13b) gleiten gelassen wird und das Kabel (2) durch Verriegelung der Klappe (13a, 13b) verriegelt wird.
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