GB1110630A - A buoyancy control system - Google Patents

A buoyancy control system

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Publication number
GB1110630A
GB1110630A GB45691/66A GB4569166A GB1110630A GB 1110630 A GB1110630 A GB 1110630A GB 45691/66 A GB45691/66 A GB 45691/66A GB 4569166 A GB4569166 A GB 4569166A GB 1110630 A GB1110630 A GB 1110630A
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Prior art keywords
air
chamber
buoyancy
water
control system
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GB45691/66A
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BLUE MERIDIAN CO Inc
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BLUE MERIDIAN CO Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63G—OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
    • B63G8/00—Underwater vessels, e.g. submarines; Equipment specially adapted therefor
    • B63G8/14—Control of attitude or depth
    • B63G8/22—Adjustment of buoyancy by water ballasting; Emptying equipment for ballast tanks
    • 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
    • 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
    • B63C11/22—Air supply carried by diver
    • B63C11/2245—With provisions for connection to a buoyancy compensator

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Pulmonology (AREA)
  • Other Liquid Machine Or Engine Such As Wave Power Use (AREA)
  • Level Indicators Using A Float (AREA)

Abstract

1,110,630. Buoyancy control system. BLUE MERIDIAN CO. Inc. 12 Oct., 1966 [22 Oct., 1965], No. 45691/66. Headings B7A and B7M. The volume of the air space within the free-flooding buoyancy chamber 10 of a buoyancy control system is controlled by the adjustable water level sensing means 22 which is electrically connected to an air supply means by cable 30 and causes air to be introduced into the chamber 10 through air lines 14a, 14b and inlet ports 10a, 10b when the water of the air-water interface of the air space within the chamber contacts the water level sensing means 22. Opening 15a of a vertically adjustable pipe 15 provides fluid communication between the interior of the chamber 10 and the surrounding water and as bar 20 fixed to pipe 15 adjustably supports the water level sensing means 22 which is fixed to platform 24, vertical movement of pipe 15 by handle 16 decreases buoyancy by allowing air to escape when the air-water interface of the air space within the chamber is at or below opening 16a and increases buoyancy by causing air to be introduced when the interface is at or above the water level sensing means. Fig. 3 (not shown) illustrates the buoyancy control system attached to an anti-shark cage. It may also be part of a mine or warhead or be attached to a submarine observation platform or prospecting device.
GB45691/66A 1965-10-22 1966-10-12 A buoyancy control system Expired GB1110630A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US501953A US3335685A (en) 1965-10-22 1965-10-22 Buoyancy control system and devices employing same

Publications (1)

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GB1110630A true GB1110630A (en) 1968-04-24

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US (1) US3335685A (en)
BE (1) BE688504A (en)
DE (1) DE1278867B (en)
GB (1) GB1110630A (en)
NL (1) NL6615020A (en)

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US3384043A (en) * 1967-03-20 1968-05-21 Rehrer Kenneth Sport fishing device
US3416478A (en) * 1967-07-18 1968-12-17 Wesley K. Markham Watercraft
US3732838A (en) * 1968-10-08 1973-05-15 F Kriedt Submersible salvage unit and method of operation
US4372239A (en) * 1980-03-03 1983-02-08 General Dynamics, Pomona Division Undersea weapon with hydropulse system and periodical seawater admission
US4341173A (en) * 1980-03-03 1982-07-27 General Dynamics, Pomona Division Hydropulse underwater propulsion system
US4548148A (en) * 1983-01-25 1985-10-22 Bloomfield Iii John W Glass bottom boat
US9921327B2 (en) 2015-03-25 2018-03-20 Cgg Services Sas Submerged front end buoy

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FR401917A (en) * 1909-04-09 1909-09-21 Luiz De Mello Marques Diving device for submarines and similar devices
US2887976A (en) * 1953-10-13 1959-05-26 Clinton R Hanna Hovering apparatus for submarines and other buoyant objects
US3252439A (en) * 1961-12-07 1966-05-24 Shell Oil Co Underwater oil gathering installation
US3179962A (en) * 1963-12-24 1965-04-27 John C Shear Flotation apparatus and mechanical control therefor
US3190256A (en) * 1964-06-18 1965-06-22 Emerson D Buie Underwater vehicle

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BE688504A (en) 1967-04-19
DE1278867B (en) 1968-09-26
NL6615020A (en) 1967-04-24
US3335685A (en) 1967-08-15

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