JP2002061237A - Floating body device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To transport or store a large amount of potable water on the sea by recycling PET bottles disused as waste. SOLUTION: The floating body device has a plurality of the PET bottles 3, a net 7 surrounding the whole of a plurality of the bottles 3 and buoyancy members 17 annexed to the net 7, the sealable bottles 3 disused as waste are used as a plurality of the bottles 3, the bottles 3 are filled with potable water and sealed hermetically, and potable water can be transported or stored. Vessels having various sizes may also be contained as a plurality of the bottles 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a floating device for transporting or storing water.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Irrigation water, such as drinking water, is expected to be in short supply worldwide in the future. In countries that consume drinking water, installation of desalination plants to supply them is performed. However, installing a desalination plant also has a problem of securing an installation place and affecting the environment caused by operation after the installation. In addition, installing a desalination plant generally has high installation and operating costs.

[0003] In order to solve this problem, it is conceivable that water is transported by sea by a ship such as a tanker, but the cost of shipping a ship is too high. Therefore, it has been studied to reduce the cost by transporting the water in a large-capacity bag.

On the other hand, a large amount of containers are consumed due to the development of industry and improvement of social life. Accordingly, a large amount of containers are discarded, and, for example, a large amount of plastic bottles are discharged. From the viewpoint of effective use of resources and energy, the importance of reusing these discarded containers is increasing.

[0005]

In order to transport a large amount of water in a large-capacity bag and transport it by sea, it is necessary to have a durable and reliable bag that prevents seawater from entering. further,
Provide an air pocket in the bag to float the bag in seawater. However, providing the air reservoir in the bag reduces the space for storing the water and reduces the transportation efficiency of the water.

[0006] Storing water on the ground must solve the problems of storage facilities and locations. On the other hand, there is still no technology that can be practically satisfactory at the research and development stages of the technology for recycling discarded containers.

[0007] It is an object of the present invention to recycle a container discarded as waste and transport or store a large amount of water on water.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention comprises a plurality of containers, a surrounding member surrounding the whole of the plurality of containers, and a buoyancy member attached to the surrounding member. As the plurality of containers, a sealable container discarded as waste is used, the container is filled with water, and the container is sealed, and the water can be transported or stored.

By doing so, a plurality of containers can be filled with service water and sealed. Further, the whole of the plurality of containers filled with the water can be surrounded by the surrounding member. Since the buoyancy member is attached to the surrounding member, a plurality of containers surrounded by the surrounding member can be floated on water. The floating body device formed in this way can store service water by floating on water.

Further, by connecting a powered tugboat to the floating body device, the floating body device can be moved and water can be transported. Further, since a plurality of containers are used as sealable containers discarded as waste, the discarded containers can be reused to transport or store a large amount of water on water.

[0011] The plurality of containers may include large and small containers. In this way, the containers discharged and discarded from homes and the like include those of various sizes, but can be reused without sorting the sizes.

Next, each requirement constituting the present invention will be described in more detail. The container is a sealable container discarded as waste. The container may be a completely sealed container without a lid, or may be a container with a lid that can be sealed by covering with a lid. Examples of such containers include containers made of synthetic resin having a lid for drinking and containers made of aluminum alloy, such as plastic bottles made of these materials.

However, the present invention is not limited to containers made of these materials, but may be other containers that can be sealed. In short, a container that can be hermetically sealed and has corrosion resistance, a metal container that has been subjected to anticorrosion treatment and coating treatment, or the like may be used. The size of the containers may be the same, or may be a mixture of large and small containers. By the way, containers discarded as waste
As such, it is strong, relatively readily available, and economical.

The enclosing member is not particularly limited as long as it surrounds the whole of the plurality of containers and is resistant to damage and corrosion resistance to water. Examples of the surrounding member include a net such as a fish net, a flexible wire net, a cloth, a synthetic resin material, and a nonwoven fabric. Furthermore, although the enclosing member can be used even if it is new, it may be used and discarded.

On the outside of the enclosing member, ropes, wires, wires, wires, It is preferable to be bound at an appropriate position using a flexible elongated member such as a chain or a band. The degree and strength of the binding is such that the inner container does not deform.

The buoyancy member is fixedly attached to the enclosing member and floats the enclosing member, the container, the flexible elongated member and the like in water. A floating body having a cylindrical, spherical, or other shape, or a lighter substance than water, for example, a cylindrical, prismatic, spherical, or other floating body formed of a synthetic resin is used. The position where the buoyancy member is fixed is provided at an appropriate position so that the entire surrounding member floats in a well-balanced manner.

The service water is emergency water, other than drinking water, and others. Water means seawater or freshwater, including the case of seas, lakes and rivers.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of a floating body device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, FIG.
In FIG. 3, the same or equivalent structures and working parts are denoted by the same reference numerals.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a floating body device according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line II of FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, a floating body device 1 of the present embodiment is used when transporting drinking water (service water) by sea or storing it at sea, and includes a plurality of plastic bottles (containers) 3 and a plurality of pets. Bottle 3
And a plurality of buoyancy members 17 attached to the net 7.

The plurality of plastic bottles 3 are containers that are discarded as waste and can be closed with a lid. This PET bottle 3 is filled with drinking water and sealed. The plurality of plastic bottles 3 may be of the same size (size), or may be a mixture of large and small containers. FIG.
3 shows only a part of the plastic bottle 3, the plastic bottle 3 is provided almost entirely inside the net 7. Also,
The direction in which the plastic bottle 3 is provided may be random.

The net 7 surrounds the whole of the plurality of plastic bottles 3 and may be a new net, but a used discarded net, for example, a discarded fish net is used. in this case,
The size of the mesh (mesh or hole) of the net 7 is smaller than the cross section of the PET bottle 3 enclosed inside. The outer side of the net 7 is arranged so that the inner PET bottle 3 is not biased toward a rear end, that is, toward the left end in FIG. 1 when the floating device 1 is towed by a tugboat 21 during storage or transportation. They are tied up and down at appropriate intervals.

The horizontal direction (towing direction) 23 is tied up by a plurality of appropriate horizontal ropes 9. The vertical direction (vertical direction) 24 is also tied up by a plurality of appropriate vertical ropes 11. The degree and strength of the binding are such that the inside plastic bottle 3 is not deformed or damaged. In addition, the horizontal rope 9 and the vertical rope 11
Fixed to

As shown in FIG. 2, the floating body device 1 of the present embodiment comprises vertical ropes 1 provided at appropriate intervals in the horizontal direction 23.
A plurality of buoyancy members 17 are provided at the position 1 in the width direction 25. The number of the buoyancy members 17 can be changed according to the width of the floating body device 1. The floating body device 1 is towed by the tugboat 21 via the tow rope 13.

As shown in FIG. 3, the buoyancy member 17 is fixed to the net 7 via the hanging rope 18 and the vertical rope 11, and is attached so as to lift the net 7 and the plastic bottle 3. Further, the buoyancy members 17 are mutually connected in the width direction 25 by the auxiliary ropes 19. Both ends of the buoyancy member 17 or the auxiliary rope 19 at both ends are fixed to the net 7. Buoyancy member 1
Numeral 7 floats in the seawater 27, and a cylindrical, spherical or other floating body having a hollow inside and formed of a substance lighter than water is used. Is done.

Further, the position where the buoyancy member 17 is provided is such that the buoyancy member 17 has a maximum buoyancy.
7 is provided so as to sink in seawater 27. Therefore, the upper end of the buoyancy member 17 is equal to or lower than the sea level (below the sea level).

The floating body device 1 of the present embodiment having the above-described structure operates as follows. That is, in FIG.
The plurality of plastic bottles 3 are filled with drinking water and sealed. A plurality of plastic bottles 3 filled with drinking water and hermetically sealed are entirely surrounded by a net 7. The buoyancy member 1 has a net 7
7 is provided, the plurality of plastic bottles 3 surrounded by the net 7 can float on the seawater 27. The floating body device 1 thus formed can store drinking water by being floated on the seawater 27.

Further, by connecting the floating body device 1 and a towed boat 21 with power by a towing rope 13, the floating body device 1 can be towed by the towed boat 21 and transport drinking water. Furthermore, since a plurality of plastic bottles 3 are used as sealable plastic bottles discarded as waste, it is necessary to reuse the discarded plastic bottles 3 to transport or store a large amount of drinking water at sea. Can be.

When the plurality of plastic bottles 3 include containers of large and small sizes, the plastic bottles 3 discharged and discarded from homes and the like include those of various sizes. 3 can be reused without sorting.

[0029]

According to the present invention, a large amount of water can be transported or stored on water by reusing containers discarded as waste.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a floating body device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line II of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Floating body device 3 PET bottle (container) 7 Net (enclosure member) 17 Buoyancy member 27 Seawater (water)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A container comprising: a plurality of containers; a surrounding member surrounding the whole of the plurality of containers; and a buoyancy member attached to the surrounding member, wherein the plurality of containers are sealable and discarded as waste. A floating body device in which a container is used, the container is filled with service water, and the container is sealed, so that the service water can be transported or stored. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of containers are:
Floating device comprising containers of large and small sizes.