EP2826705A1 - Système de plongée autonome à alarme automatique - Google Patents
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- EP2826705A1 EP2826705A1 EP13760725.5A EP13760725A EP2826705A1 EP 2826705 A1 EP2826705 A1 EP 2826705A1 EP 13760725 A EP13760725 A EP 13760725A EP 2826705 A1 EP2826705 A1 EP 2826705A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63C—LAUNCHING, 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
- B63C11/00—Equipment for dwelling or working underwater; Means for searching for underwater objects
- B63C11/02—Divers' equipment
- B63C11/18—Air supply
- B63C11/20—Air supply from water surface
- B63C11/202—Air supply from water surface with forced air supply
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63C—LAUNCHING, 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
- B63C11/00—Equipment for dwelling or working underwater; Means for searching for underwater objects
- B63C11/02—Divers' equipment
- B63C11/26—Communication means, e.g. means for signalling the presence of divers
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63C—LAUNCHING, 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
- B63C11/00—Equipment for dwelling or working underwater; Means for searching for underwater objects
- B63C11/02—Divers' equipment
- B63C11/18—Air supply
- B63C2011/188—Air supply comprising warning means for breathing gas run-out
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- the present invention relates to a self-contained diving system with an automatic alarm which is so simple and safe that it can be used by persons of any constitution, including children, the elderly and the disabled; using it, several divers are able to simultaneously breathe the air which is supplied to them by a cylinder of compressed air which is attached to a mobile float, which means that the users do not have to carry its weight or volume.
- the mobile float which can easily be transported by land since it has removable wheels and which has the compressed air cylinder attached to it, performs various functions because, apart from being pulled along by the water without effort thanks to its aerohydrodynamic shape, it serves as a lifeboat, if required, and it is possible to store, both inside of it and on the fastenings it is provided with on its outside, objects for personal use and any accessory of a suitable size which is required to be transported during diving. This avoids having to carry them on one's body and constantly hauling them around, as is the case in diving with the traditional equipment.
- Putting on the equipment is also very simple since no harnesses of any type have to be worn, merely a belt with a buckle fastening fitted with a device that is used to fasten the hose, adjust its exit angle and its length between the belt and the adjuster which the user has on his/her mouth, enabling the belt to be adjusted immediately to any size and to the height of the person and replacing the classic couplings of a predetermined size.
- the belt also incorporates the weights which are used to practice diving, enabling the whole unit to be detached if necessary by means of the same aforementioned totally novel, simple and multifunctional device, enabling the same to be dispensed with by a simple tug without the divers losing their air supply at any time.
- All these components are those available to us in a self-contained diving system with an automatic alarm that is so simple and safe to use that it opens up to a large number people the possibility of venturing into the underwater world where previously the conventional equipment created an insurmountable barrier for them and prevented them in most cases from experiencing the unique sensations provided by independent diving, breathing the compressed air adjusted to the same pressure as that of the user.
- the bell diving system appeared between the 16 th and 17 th centuries. This involved introducing an underwater receptacle which maintained the air within at the same pressure as the device, enabling the diver to enter it to breathe and move short distances. Since it was used for a number of years it was improved by supplying air to it from the surface through wax and oil impregnated hoses.
- the open diving helmet was invented which, improved and patented in 1837, serves as a model for all the diving helmets that are still used today and which are known by the name of the "traditional diving system or system with diving helmet”.
- the first "diving system with pure oxygen” was patented in 1878. It had a closed circuit with a breathing bag, oxygen cylinder and a cartridge containing the carbon dioxide purifying element, this being the precursor to the equipment used by today's combat divers.
- the first diving equipment with a self-contained helmet became known by the name of the "scuba system", which is the system that uses one or more compressed air cylinders which the diver carries on his back and are attached by means of fastenings, and finally also fastened to hydrostatic vests, and, by means of automatic regulators, supply air at the same ambient pressure as that of the user at any time. From that time until the present date a wide range of apparatuses and accessories with the most sophisticated and advanced technology have come onto the market, facilitating the practice of diving both in the professional field and as a sporting activity.
- the user To dive with the "scuba system", the user must carry, in addition to the diving goggles, the fins and the snorkel, the compressed air cylinder/s which are attached to the body by means of a coupling or hydrostatic vest, and which, with a weight normally of between 12 and 20 kg each, make it impossible in some cases to be able to move around with them when they are out of the water without external assistance. If the inconvenience of also wearing a belt with weights, an emergency adjuster, control devices, a knife, etc., is added to this, the result is a feeling of discomfort which takes a lot of effort to overcome.
- the "hookah system” which was born almost at the same time as the scuba, and uses the same regulators as it, is the system which is generally used by the professionals who carry out underwater work. It consists of motor compressors which, when installed on a quay, jetty or boat, supply air via hoses to the divers, the constant presence of expert personnel being necessary, by law, to control the handling of the equipment externally. This, combined with the noise and the pollution generated when internal combustion engines are used, and, in particular, the limitation of its movement capacity, has meant that this diving system is not used by those who dive for leisure, tourism or sport.
- the holder of the present invention developed new equipment constituting the object of the utility model U200802561, the general features of which are as follows: the cylinders are attached to or installed inside a mobile float, the air supply hoses serve as depth limiters an emergency automatic filling device is present.
- the invention relates to a "self-contained diving system with an automatic alarm", comprising various elements, a great many of them designed exclusively for it, which, when properly interconnected, combine to produce a unit suitable for diving which enables this sport to be enjoyed more easily, comfortably and safely than any such state of the art systems. It can be used by any kind of person and is suitable for those who, because of their constitution and build, would find it difficult to go diving with conventional diving equipment.
- this "self-contained diving system with an automatic alarm” is able to operate with compressed air cylinders different from those normally used for diving, such as those used by fire brigades, among other professionals, which are designed to withstand the same pressures as steel cylinders, between 200 and 300 bars and more, but which are much lighter than those cylinders since they are produced from carbon compounds. Since the cylinders in this novel equipment remain on the surface connected to the float, they could technically be used, thereby reducing the weight of the unit as a whole, but the volume of those on the market and their higher price make their use impracticable for the time being.
- aluminium cylinders which are normally used for diving in many parts of the world not only have a greater volume than steel cylinders but are ballasted so that they are balanced underneath the water. It would only be possible for the major production plants to eliminate this extra weight and incorporate them in their production processes with large series.
- this "self-contained diving system with an automatic alarm” allows the use of cylinders containing pure oxygen which, when breathed at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure for a controlled length of time, and under medical supervision, enables the therapeutic method known as oxygenotherapy to be practised.
- This therapy has a beneficial effect on all types of persons, particularly elderly people and people who are ill.
- this is the first self-contained diving system which is totally self-contained, without the users having to carry the cylinder on their back, without the use of motors of any type, but rather only the compressed air supplied to the diver from the cylinder that is fixed to its mobile float and uses holes for the supply of air, since the divers are able to move in comfort without requiring external assistance of any type, comprising among its elements an underwater automatic alarm actuated by the air in the cylinder to warn the users when they must complete the dive.
- the system has a device which enables the divers to easily release the ballast belt without losing the air supply at any time.
- the first thing we have to do is secure the diving cylinder (4) by means of its straps (3) to the float (1), by attaching it by its handles (12) and transporting it on its removable wheels (2) as far as the water, when we use it from the shore, or else take it on board a boat, if we want to, and place it in the water from the boat.
- the users will adjust the length of the hoses (24T) to their measurement, the hoses replacing the conventional hoses with a predetermined length, from their fastening on the novel multifunctional part (29) to their connection to the second stage regulator (32) by simply removing the pin (30) which attaches it, and refastening it when they are adjusted to the desired measurement.
- This also provides the hoses at this point with an angle of exit (29F) which prevents the divers from becoming tangled in them whilst swimming. They will also adjust the belt (26) to their height by means of the buckles (27).
- the air in the cylinder passes through the high pressure hose (8) to the connection of the body of the warning device (6A) and through the low pressure hose (9) to the bell (7), the contact plate (6F) determining the sounding time, which plate touches the spherical pushbutton (10) and can be replaced by others with different diameters for the purpose of adjusting the operating times of the bell (7).
- connections consist of a locking sleeve (23B) which fastens the hose by locking it to the tip of (23E), a lock nut (23C) and the novel seal, preferably teflon (23D), which, when placed between the body of the part with the O-ring (23E) and the nut (23C), enables a simple connection to be converted to a high-security drawing point that is totally novel and easily absorbs the hose kinks that are produced when the divers turn under the water, thus at the same time preventing the metal to metal friction and intensified wear to which this gives rise when all the elements are subject to the pressure from the compressed air.
- the part (23F) is a threaded body which enables the connection (23) to be used instead of the quick-release connection (11), and which will replace it if it can also be threaded to the first stage regulator (5). Although we would take a little more time to connect it, it has the advantage of being much more economical. If we wanted to connect two hoses together at a given time by means of threaded connections (12), we could do this using the double-threaded connection (23G).
- the divers can release the belt (26), with all its accessories, including the weights (28), by simply pulling on the cord (31), which causes the pin (30) to eject from the totally novel multifunctional part (29), thus releasing the adjustable hose (24T), then proceeding to unhook the buckles (27) to release the belt, with weights, without the divers at any time losing the air supply which reaches them via the second stage regulator (32).
- the multifunctional part (29) which is fastened, together with the base (29A), to the belt (26), and which prevents the body of the part (29B) from having any lateral movement relative to the base of the belt (26), also performs other functions, for, apart from attaching to the hose (24T), it also serves to adjust it, to cause it to have a preestablished exit angle (29F), thus preventing it from interfering with the divers when they are moving, and finally it is also used as an element for releasing the belt, as already described.
- the entire set of parts described, constituting the object of the invention, comprise the components of this "self-contained diving system with an automatic alarm", enabling several people to dive at the same time, which means that it is the simplest, most comfortable, safest and easiest system to use from among all those of the present state of the art, thereby providing the opportunity for people of any constitution to dive with compressed air, including children, the elderly and disabled persons, as already indicated above.
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Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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ES201200268A ES2425713B1 (es) | 2012-03-14 | 2012-03-14 | Sistema de Buceo Autónomo con alarma automática |
PCT/ES2013/000059 WO2013135921A1 (fr) | 2012-03-14 | 2013-03-06 | Système de plongée autonome à alarme automatique |
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EP2826705A1 true EP2826705A1 (fr) | 2015-01-21 |
EP2826705A4 EP2826705A4 (fr) | 2016-02-24 |
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EP (1) | EP2826705A4 (fr) |
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WO (1) | WO2013135921A1 (fr) |
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