JP3260276B2 - Catamaran cleaning boat - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a catamaran type cleaning boat for collecting suspended matter (garbage) floating on the water surface.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional catamaran type cleaning boat, a floating substance floating on the water surface is guided between the fuselage by cruising at a low speed.
They are captured by a container-type recovery net cage placed between the fuselage, or transported to a recovery container installed on the hull by a conveyor provided between the fuselage.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned catamaran type cleaning boat, the floating material is simply guided by the hull to recover the floating material between the fuselage bodies. Therefore, the recovery rate of the floating material is poor.

[0004] In addition, floating substances floating on the water surface are often blown downwind, for example, and are often accumulated densely in a narrow place. The above-mentioned cleaning boat recovers floating substances by sailing. However, in such a narrow water area, the ship cannot sail sufficiently and cannot collect suspended matters.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a catamaran type cleaning boat capable of solving the above-mentioned problems.

[0006]

Means for solving the problems according to the present invention is to provide a guide body for guiding a floating substance floating on the water surface between the fuselage to each bow of the catamaran type hull. Each of the guides has a base end rotatably supported by the bow of each fuselage about a vertical axis, and the guides are opened so as to protrude forward of the catamaran type hull. an attitude switching device for switching to a retracted position in which both the guide body along the stern direction is provided, is guided by the guide member
A water turbine for generating suspended water and guiding it between the fuselage
Is provided, and the gears constituting the turbine
And a horizontal axis at right angles to the bow and aft direction
It is configured to be freely rotatable and guided between the fuselage with this water wheel
A ship for collecting suspended matter at a predetermined location on a catamaran hull
An endless conveyor that is long in the direction of the
Conveyors at the front and rear ends of the conveyor frame, respectively.
At right angles to the bow and tail direction, it is freely rotatable around the horizontal axis, and
Rollers with driving sprockets are supported
And a motor for rotating this roller is provided.
The endless net is wound around these rollers,
The drive chain provided in this endless net,
Construct the sprocket for driving the roller and the turbine
It is configured to mesh with the teeth of a gear.
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[0007] According to the above structure, each fuselage of a catamaran type hull is provided.
Guide suspended matter floating on the water surface between the fuselage at the neck
Guides are provided for each of these guides around a vertical axis.
It is rotatably supported and each guide body is in the recovery guide posture.
And a switching device for switching between the storage position and
A water turbine for guiding the suspended matter guided by each guide between the fuselage
Floats guided by this water turbine are
The hull has a conveyor for collecting
Guide floating objects between the fuselage with both guides by sailing
Then, the guided floating material is used to generate the water flow of the turbine.
As a result, even when the hull is anchored,
And collect it in place on the hull via a conveyor.
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[0008]

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the first embodiment of the present invention,
This will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in the general views of FIGS. 1 and 2, a catamaran type cleaning boat 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention is for recovering floating substances 1 on the water surface, and each body of a catamaran type hull 3. At the four bows, a curved plate-shaped guide 5 is provided for guiding (introducing) the floating material 1 between the fuselage 4 by running the catamaran hull 3.

Each of the guides 5 is rotatably supported at its base end about a vertical shaft member 7 rotatably supported by a bow of each of the torso 4 via a mounting member 6. 5
In a recovery guide position A opened so as to protrude forward of the catamaran type hull 3, and a storage position B in which both guide members 5 extend in the bow and tail direction.
A switching device 8 is provided for switching between.

In the switching device 8, a cylinder 9a is rotatably supported around the longitudinal axis member 10 at each bow of the fuselage 4, and the distal end of the rod 9b has another longitudinal axis at the base end of the guide body 5. It comprises a pair of hydraulic opening / closing cylinder devices 9 connected via a member 11 and a hydraulic pump device 12 installed on the catamaran hull 3 for driving the both opening / closing cylinder devices 9. .

In this configuration, when the hydraulic pump device 12 is driven to extend the rod 9b of each of the opening and closing cylinder devices 9, each guide body 5 rotates around the vertical shaft member 7, and the phantom line in FIG. As shown by, each fuselage 4 opens in a C-shape in plan view in front of the bow. When the catamaran hull 3 is made to sail in this state, the floating matter 1 on the water surface is efficiently guided between the fuselage 4 by the guides 5.

By the way, when the guide 5 is not used until the vehicle arrives at the destination or when the collection of the suspended matter 1 is completed, the hydraulic pump device 12 is driven to open and close the opening and closing cylinder devices 9. When the rod 9b is pulled, each guide body 5 rotates around the vertical shaft member 7 to be in the storage posture B along the bow and tail direction, so that the water resistance can be suppressed to a small value at the time of sailing.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the twin-body cleaning boat 2 according to the first embodiment of the present invention holds floating material 1 collected between the bodies 4 by the two guides 5 between the bodies 4. A water wheel 25 (an example of a water flow generation device) for guiding and a floating material 1 guided between the fuselage 4 by a water flow W generated by driving the water wheel 25 are mounted on a predetermined location of the hull 3 and described below. An endless conveyor 27 (an example of a recovery device) that is long in the fore-and-aft direction for transporting to the loading net basket 26 is provided.

The conveyor 27 includes a conveyor frame 31 supported on a pair of supports 28 (tumbler) mounted on the deck of the hull 3 through a swing shaft 30 so as to be swingable, and a conveyor frame 31. A relatively fine endless net 34 wound around rollers 32 and 33 rotatably supported at the front and rear ends of 31, and arranged at the ends of the rollers 32 and 33 and provided on both sides of the endless net 34 And a transport motor 37 for driving the rear roller 33.

And, a support column 38 erected on the bow side deck.
The conveyor frame 31 is swung about the swing shaft 30 by a pair of swing cylinder devices 40 in which a cylinder 40a is rotatably mounted on the shaft and a rod 40b is rotatably mounted in front of the conveyor frame 31. It is configured to move.

The water turbine 25 is supported rotatably about a horizontal axis 41 perpendicular to the bow and stern direction.
A plurality of blades 42 radially disposed around the periphery and having substantially the same width as the endless net 34, and a gear 44 having teeth 43 attached to both sides of the blades 42 and meshing with the drive chain 36 around the blades 42. The water wheel 25 thus configured is supported on the conveyor frame 31 by V-shaped support legs 45 for supporting both ends of the horizontal shaft 41 in the middle of the conveyor frame 31.

Below the water wheel 25, a water flow path for the water flow W generated by driving the water wheel 25 is formed, and a water flow path forming tray 46 for efficiently generating the water flow W is formed.
The tray 46 is open at the top and front and rear, and has a recess 47 into which the front of the conveyor 27 enters at the bow side.
The tray 46 is mounted on the conveyor frame 31 via mounting column members 47a.

The transfer motor 37 and the swinging cylinder device 40 are driven by the hydraulic pump device 12.
Drive. In this configuration, in order to reduce water resistance during sailing, each swing cylinder device 40 is driven to move the conveyor 27 upward around the swing shaft 30 so as to be kept away from the water surface.

When the floating material 1 collected between the bodies 4 is guided between the bodies 4 by the guides 5, the tip of the conveyor 27 is moved downward from the state in which the conveyor 27 is moved up around the swing shaft 30. And the water wheel 25 and the tray 46 are conveyed to the conveyor 2
Water with 7

Next, when the transport motor 37 is driven, the drive chain 36 and the endless net 34 rotate, and together with the rotation of the drive chain 36, the water wheel 25 connected thereto via a gear 44 rotates. , The water flow W moving toward the stern side is generated on the water surface, and the suspended matter 1 taken in between the fuselage 4 moves between the fuselage 4 toward the stern side, reaches the tip of the conveyor 27, and reaches the tip of the conveyor 27. 27
Is transferred on the endless net 34.

Further, the catamaran type cleaning boat 2 in the present embodiment.
Is a container-type mesh basket 26 for loading the suspended matter 1 conveyed by the conveyor 27 (rectangular in plan view with the upper side open).
Is disposed on the stern side between the fuselage 4, and a guide device 51 for moving the net cage 26 toward the stern side to a position where it can be suspended by the suspension cable 50 of the crane device installed on the quay side, for example.
Is provided.

The guide device 51 includes a pair of left and right guide rails 5 arranged between the fuselage 4 and inclined downward toward the bow.
3, a frame-shaped carriage 55 which is movably mounted on the guide rails 53 via wheels 54, and has a central opening for inserting the net basket 26, and the carriage 55 is mounted on the guide rails 53. Reciprocating device 5 for reciprocating movement
6 is comprised.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the reciprocating device 56 includes a shaft 58 rotatably supported via a bearing 57 on a mounting table 59 supported between the fuselage 4 on the stern side. A sprocket 60 fitted in the middle of the shaft 58, a bogie moving motor 62 for driving a chain 61 wound around the sprocket 60, a pair of pulleys 63 fitted on both sides of the shaft 58, 63 and a wire rope 64 stretched at the end of the carriage 55.

On the side of the mesh basket 26, an engagement frame 65 is attached to engage with the carriage 55 from above. In the guide device 51 configured as described above, when the net basket 26 is installed on the hull 3, the bogie moving motor 62 is first driven to wind up the wire rope 64 and the bogie 55.
Is moved upward, the mesh basket 26 is hung by the hanging rope 50 of the crane device, and the mesh basket 26 is lowered until the engagement frame 65 is engaged with the upper surface of the bogie 55.

In order to reduce the water resistance during traveling, the position of the bogie 55 is located above the hull 3.
When the vehicle arrives at the target place, the bogie moving motor 62 is driven to pull out the wire rope 64 from the pulley 63, and the bogie 55 is moved forward along the guide rail 53 by its weight, whereby the net basket 26 is moved. It is located below the rear of the conveyor 27.

When the suspended matter 1 conveyed and dropped by the conveyor 27 accumulates in the net basket 26 (when the cleaning operation is completed), the carriage moving motor 62 is driven to wind up the wire rope 64, The trolley 55 is moved upward to sail with reduced water resistance, and when it arrives at the quay, the net basket 26 is hung by the hanging rope 50 of the crane apparatus, and the net basket 26 is lifted to the quay to remove the floating material 1. to recover.

After the catamaran-type cleaning boat 2 as described above travels to a narrow water area and stops, the guide bodies 5 are set to the recovery guide posture A, and the conveyor 27 is driven to rotate the water wheel 25. If the floating material 1 flowing between the fuselage 4 by generating the water flow W in the stern direction is loaded on the net basket 26 by the conveyor 27 and the cleaning operation is performed, it is a narrow water area that cannot be sailed. Can also collect the suspended matter 1.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Components having the same functions as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals. In the second embodiment of the present invention, a guide device 51 for moving the net basket 26 includes a pair of left and right guide rails 53, a cart 55, and a reciprocating device 56.
Is a mounting rod member 7 which is passed over the front and rear portions of both guide rails 53.
A pair of first guide pulleys 72 rotatably supported at 0 via a central shaft member 71, and are arranged on the respective first guide pulleys 72 and rotated at predetermined positions of the catamaran type hull 3 via a central shaft member 73. A pair of freely supported second guide pulleys 74, and a moving cylinder device 75 disposed between the two second guide pulleys 74 for moving the net basket 26 along the guide rails 53 via the wire rope 64; And a pair of moving pulleys 77 attached to the tip of a rod portion 76 of the moving cylinder device 75.

The wire rope 64 is composed of a rear wire rope 78 and a front wire rope 79. One end of the rear wire rope 78 is fixed to a rear portion of the engagement frame 65, and the middle of the one end is the first first wire rope. It is wound around the guide pulley 72 and one of the second guide pulleys 74.
And one of the movable pulleys 77.

The front wire rope 79 has one end fixed to the front portion of the engagement frame 65, and is wound around the other first guide pulley 72 while being wound around the other second guide pulley 74. And the other movable pulley 77.

The other ends of the wire ropes 78 and 79 are fixed to predetermined positions of the catamaran hull 3 via fixing pieces 80. In this configuration, the movement of the net basket 26 along the guide rail 53 is performed by the movement cylinder device 7.
5 by driving the moving cylinder device 75.
When the rod portion 76 is moved to the bow side, for example, the net basket 26 can be moved to the stern side as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 7, and when the rod portion 76 is moved to the stern side, 7, the basket 26 can be moved to the bow side.

The other configuration, operation, and effect are the same as those of the first embodiment, and the description is omitted. In the above-described second embodiment, the guide rail 5 in which the net basket 26 is inclined is used.
3, but is not limited to this. As shown in FIGS.
Is formed so as to be inclined along the inclination of the conveyor 27, the guide rail 53 is installed horizontally on the catamaran hull 3, and the reciprocating movement device 56 shown in the second embodiment is used for meshing. The basket 26 may be moved.

[0034]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the guide body for guiding the floating material floating on the water surface between the fuselages is provided at each bow of the catamaran type hull. The floating body can be efficiently guided between the fuselage by sailing the catamaran type hull, and this guide is supported rotatably about the vertical axis, and the guide is collected and guided. A switching device for switching to the attitude is provided, so that it is not in the way by setting it to the storage attitude when not in use, and the conveyer collects floating substances guided between the fuselage to a predetermined place on the catamaran hull be able to. Also
By rotating the rollers provided on the conveyor
Rotating the turbine to guide suspended matter between the fuselage
Can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration side view of a twin-body cleaning boat showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the entire configuration.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a conveyor and a water wheel.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged side view of the water turbine.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the guide device.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view showing a state in which a net basket is installed on a hull using the guide device.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of a guide device for a catamaran type cleaning boat according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a side view of the entire configuration of a catamaran type cleaning boat showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of the entire configuration.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Floating substance 2 Catamaran type cleaning boat 3 Catamaran type hull 4 Body 5 Guide 8 Switching device 9 Opening / closing cylinder device 12 Hydraulic pump device 25 Waterwheel 26 Mesh basket 27 Conveyor 35 Chain drive sprocket 37 Transport motor 31 Conveyor frame Reference Signs List 40 swinging cylinder device 51 guide device 53 guide rail 56 reciprocating device 64 wire rope 72 first guide pulley 74 second guide pulley 75 moving cylinder device 77 moving pulley A recovery guide posture B storage posture W water flow

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Mitsuko Murakami 5-3-28 Nishikujo, Konohana-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Inside Hitachi Zosen Corporation (72) Inventor Yasuo Nakai 5 Nishikujo, Konohana-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka No. 3-28, Hitachi Zosen Corporation (56) References JP-A-2-95999 (JP, A) JP-A-4-339909 (JP, A) Fully open Showa 54-172494 (JP, U) Fully open Hei 5-28799 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B63B 35/32 B63B 1/12

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A guide body for guiding a floating substance floating on the water surface between the fuselage is provided at each bow of the catamaran type hull. A recovery guide attitude that is supported by the fuselage bow so as to be rotatable around a vertical axis, and that both guides are open so as to protrude forward of the catamaran type hull;
Switching device for switching on and the retracted position in which both the guide body along the stern direction is provided, the floating matter which is guided by the guide member, to generate a water flow body
A water wheel is provided to guide the water wheel between the water wheels.
Constituent gear has teeth around it and bow
The waterwheel is configured to be rotatable around a horizontal axis at right angles.
Endless long endless for recovery to a fixed location
Type conveyor, which is located at the front and rear ends of the conveyor frame, respectively.
It is at right angles to the bow and stern direction and is freely rotatable about the horizontal axis.
Rollers provided with three drive sprockets
And a motor for rotating this roller is provided.
Endless nets are wound around these rollers.
The drive chain installed on this endless net
Constitutes the sprocket for driving the roller and the turbine
A catamaran type cleaning boat characterized in that it is configured to mesh with a tooth portion of a rotating gear .