JPH0313119Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Technical field of the invention] The present invention relates to a mooring, storage and launching device for a soft airship, and in particular to a mooring, storage and launching device for a soft airship that can safely and easily moor, store and launch an airship. Relating to storage and launch devices.

[Prior art]

BACKGROUND ART Soft airships are generally known in which a airtight bag-like fuselage body is filled with a buoyancy gas such as helium, and a compressive or bending load is supported by the internal pressure of the fuselage body.

By the way, unlike rigid airships, this type of soft airship does not have a skeleton inside the body, so when mooring it, the so-called single point support method is used, in which the partially reinforced tip of the body is anchored to the mast. is taken.

However, with this method, the support stability of the airship is poor, and especially when exposed to crosswinds, the rear end of the aircraft may swing horizontally or vertically, or in the worst case, the airship may roll over. .

In addition, when storing this type of airship, conventionally it is stored in a hangar with a fixed roof, so when storing a moored airship, first unmoor the airship and It is necessary to move the aircraft to the entrance of the hangar and then confirm that there are no crosswinds before storing it, which poses a problem in that it takes a long time to store the equipment. Furthermore, when launching a stored airship, the same operations as described above are required, although the procedure is reversed, and there is a problem that the task is not easy.

[Purpose of invention]

The present invention was developed in view of the current situation, and it is easy to moor, store, and launch, and there is no risk of damaging the aircraft, and it also eliminates the risk of the rear end of the aircraft swinging or rolling over in the event of a crosswind. The purpose is to provide a completely free mooring, storage and launching device for soft airships.

[Summary of the idea]

The present invention consists of a storage section that opens at least upwards by a pair of side walls that face each other at a distance slightly wider than the width of the airship's body and extend in the longitudinal direction of the airship, and a mast is installed in this storage section. At the same time, the airship is moored above the storage area, and the air blowing mechanism that moves up and down in the storage area blows air toward the wings installed on the gondola of the airship to generate downward lift on the wings. This allows the airship to be stored in the storage area, and also allows the airship to be raised to the launch position and launched, making it possible to easily moor, store, and launch the airship without touching the airship, and also during lifting and lowering operations. , it is characterized by completely preventing malfunctions such as overturning even in the event of a crosswind.

[Example of idea]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Figures 1 and 2 show the mooring, storage, and launching devices for a soft airship constructed by modifying a car carrier; 1 in the figure is the car carrier;
This car carrier 1 is capable of navigating under its own power by being driven by an engine 2.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the hold 3 of this car carrier 1 constitutes a square groove-shaped storage hold 4 whose upper deck side and stern side are removed, the stern side is closed, and the stern side is closed and opens upward. The depth of the hangar 4 is such that an airship 5 having a flexible fuselage 5a with a diameter of 20 m and a length of 60 m and a gondola 5b provided on the underside of the fuselage 5a can be almost completely stored.
It is set at about 20m, and both side walls 4a of the storage warehouse 4
The width dimension between them is set to about 23 to 25 m, which is slightly wider than the diameter of the fuselage 5a.

At the bow side end of the hangar 4, there is a mast 7 that removably moors the tip of the fuselage 5a of the airship 5 via a vertically movable mooring device 6, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. It is erected, and the airship 5 can be raised and lowered along the mast 7 as the mooring device 6 moves up and down.

Wings 9 are attached to both sides of the gondola 5b of the airship 5 through telescopic poles 8, as shown in FIG. It is designed to be stored inside. Each of these wings 9
As shown in FIG. 5, the wing is formed in a cross-sectional shape that is a vertically inverted horizontal wing of a normal airplane, and is set to have an upward slope toward the rear end of the airship 5. As shown by arrow F in FIG. 5, the air pressure on the lower side of both wings 9 decreases compared to the air pressure on the upper side due to air blowing from a fan 10, which will be described later, and this generates a downward lift force. It's getting old.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 4, the fan 10 has a pair of left and right fans that move up and down within the storage space 4 using rails 11 provided on both side walls 4a of the storage space 4 as guides. They are respectively provided at the tips of the arms 12a of the elevating body 12, and are adapted to move up and down together with the elevating body 12 between the upper end and the lower end of the rail 11. The air blown from both fans 10 generates a downward lift force on both wings 9 as shown by arrow F in FIG. As the container 4 descends, it gradually lowers and is stored in the storage warehouse 4.

A plurality of control nozzles 13 are installed on both side walls 4a of the storage space 4 at required intervals in the longitudinal direction at the upper end and center of the inner surface, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3. Each of these control nozzles 1
3, when the airship 5 is stored in the hangar 4 or raised to the launch position, air is discharged diagonally upward toward the airship 5 located above the hangar 4. The air allows the axial direction of the airship 5 to be perfectly aligned with the axial line of the storage hold 4. In addition, on the upper end surface of both side walls 4a of the storage space 4, there are
As shown in the figure, cushioning materials 14 made of air mats or the like are installed in each case so that the airship 5 will not be damaged even if the airship 5 should come into contact with them.

In addition, at the center of the bottom of the storage space 4, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, there is provided a square hole-shaped stepped part extending in the longitudinal direction of the storage space 4 and having a mesh stretched over the open end. A fan 15 is installed in the stepped portion and is driven to rotate normally when the airship 5 stored in the storage hold 4 is raised to the starting position. By driving the fan 15 in normal rotation, an upward airflow is generated, and this airflow can assist the airship 5 to ascend.

Next, the effect will be explained.

When mooring the airship 5, the airship 5 approaches the car carrier 1 moored from the leeward side with its bow facing upwind, and the tip of the fuselage 5a is attached to the mooring device 6 located at the upper end of the mast 7. The vessel is moored by a method known to the public. As a result, the airship 5 is moored above the hangar 4 as shown by the solid line in FIG.

Next, the mooring device 6 is gradually lowered along the mast 7, and air is discharged from each control nozzle 13. Then, the air from each control nozzle 13 causes the axis of the airship 5 to completely align with the axis of the storage hold 4, and in this state, the airship 5 gradually descends.

When the airship 5 has descended to the position shown by the solid line in FIG. , the elevating body 12 is lowered along the rail 11. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the air blown from the fan 10 hits the wings 9 of the airship 5, generating downward lift on the wings 9, and the airship 5 begins to descend due to this lift. When the airship 5 descends, the elevating body 12 also descends automatically or manually, so that the wings 9 and the fan 10 gradually descend while maintaining the positional relationship shown in FIG. 5.
Finally, the airship 5 is stored in the hangar 4 as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, when the airship 5 stored in the hangar 4 is unmoored and launched, the telescopic pole 8 is contracted and the wings 9 are stored in the gondola 5b of the airship 5, and the lower part of the mast 7 is The mooring device 6 located at is raised along the mast 7. Then, as the mooring device 6 rises, the airship 5 also gradually rises, and finally reaches the state shown by the solid line in FIG. At this time, a fan 15 installed at the bottom of the hangar 4 is activated to generate an upward airflow to assist the airship 5 in rising.

Once the airship 5 has been raised to the upper end of the mast 7, the mooring of the mooring device 6 is released by a known method, and the airship 5 is separated from the mast 7 and launched.

In order to store the airship 5 in the hangar 4, the airship 5 is stored in the hangar 4 by utilizing the downward lift generated by applying air from the fan 10 to the wings 9. Can be stored. Therefore, it is easy to store and there is no risk of damaging the soft body 5a.

In addition, when launching the stored airship 5, the fan 15 is activated to generate an upward airflow, and this airflow assists the airship 5 to rise, so touch the airship 5. Aircraft 5a can be launched easily without
There is no risk of damage.

In addition, when storing the airship 5 in the storage space 4 or launching the stored airship 5, the control nozzle 13
Since the attitude of the airship 5 is controlled by discharging air from the
The axis of the storage space 4 can be completely aligned with the axis of the storage space 4 to safely store and start the vehicle. In addition, at this time, since a cushioning material 14 is arranged on the upper end surfaces of both side walls 4a of the hangar 4, even if the airship 5 should come into contact with the upper end surfaces of the both side walls 4a of the hangar 4 during storage and launch, the airship 5 is not likely to be damaged.

In addition, when the airship 5 is stored in the hangar 4, the airship 5 is almost completely covered by the hangar 4, so even if the car carrier 1 receives a strong crosswind while navigating, the airship 5 It is safe because there is no risk that the rear end side will swing laterally or vertically or roll over. Furthermore, since the airship 5 is placed stationary within the hangar 4, it is easy to inspect the airship 5 or change the appearance of advertisements.

In addition, the storage warehouse 4 is open upward, and the mast 7 is installed inside the storage warehouse 4, so that
By simply raising and lowering the airship 5 moored to the mast 7 along the mast, operations from mooring to storage and from storage to launch can be smoothly performed.

In the above embodiment, a case has been described in which the car carrier 1 is modified to configure the mooring, storage, and launching device for a soft airship, but other types of ships may be modified or a newly built ship may be used. Alternatively, the mooring, storage and launching device may be configured on a ship without an engine, and the ship may be towed using a tugboat or the like.

Further, the mooring, storage and launching device for the soft airship may not be provided on the ship, but may be provided, for example, on a truck having wheels. This allows it to be used on land as well.

Further, in the embodiment described above, the mooring tool 6 is movable up and down along the mast 7, but the mooring tool 6 may be fixed to the upper end of the mast 7 so that the mast 7 can expand and contract. Further, the cushioning material 14 may be installed not only on the upper end surfaces of both side walls 4a of the storage warehouse 4 but also on the inner surface thereof.

In addition, although not particularly explained in the above embodiment,
When storing the airship 5 in the hangar 4, the fan 1
5 may be reversely driven to generate an airflow from above to below within the storage hold 4, and the airship 5 may be sucked and stored by this airflow. This is convenient when the blade 9 or the fan 10 breaks down.

[Effect of idea]

As explained above, the present invention configures a storage section that opens at least upwardly by a pair of side walls that face each other at a distance slightly wider than the width of the airship and extend in the longitudinal direction of the airship. The airship is moored above the storage area with a mast erected in the storage area, and a blower mechanism that moves up and down inside the storage area blows air toward the wings installed on the gondola of the airship to apply downward lift to the wings. This lift force is used to store the airship in the storage area and raise the stored airship to the starting position of the mast for launch, making it easy to store and launch the airship without touching the airship. You can launch a stored airship. Therefore, there is no risk of damaging the airship, especially the fuselage, during the work. Furthermore, since the airship is stored in the storage section and moored, there is no problem such as the airship swinging sideways or vertically or rolling over even if it is exposed to strong crosswinds.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a plan view of Figure 1, Figure 3 is a - of Figure 1.
Line sectional view, Figure 4 is a detailed view of the main part of Figure 3, Figure 5
The figure is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between wings provided on an airship and a fan that blows air to the wings. 1...car carrier, 2...engine, 4...
Hangar, 4a... side wall, 5... airship, 5a...
Aircraft, 5b...Gondola, 6...Mooring equipment, 7...
Mast, 9... Wings, 10, 15... Juan, 12
... Elevating body, 12a... Arm, 13... Control nozzle, 14... Cushioning material.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] 1. A pair of side walls forming a storage section that faces each other at a distance slightly wider than the width of the airship, extends in the longitudinal direction of the airship, and opens at least upward; a mast that is erected and locks the tip of the aircraft body in a vertically movable manner; a wing provided on the gondola of the airship; Mooring of a soft airship, characterized in that the airship is provided with an air blowing mechanism that generates a lift force, and the airship is stored in a storage section by the lift force generated in the wings, and the airship being stored is raised to a starting position of a mast and launched. , storage and launching device. 2. Claim 1 of the utility model registration claim characterized in that air nozzles are provided near the upper ends of both side walls to control the attitude of the airship by discharging air toward the airship located above the storage section. Mooring, storage and launching equipment for soft airships. 3. The mooring, storage and launching device for a soft airship as set forth in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a cushioning material is disposed on at least a portion of the upper surface or inner surface of both side walls. 4. The mooring, storage and launching device for a soft airship as set forth in claim 1, 2 or 3 of the utility model registration claim, characterized in that the extending direction of both side walls can be adjusted according to the wind direction. 5. A flexible airship according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4 of the utility model registration claim, characterized in that the mast is extendable and retractable so that the locking part at the tip of the fuselage can be moved up and down. Mooring, storage and launching equipment. 6 Claims 1 and 2 for utility model registration characterized in that the wings can be stored inside the gondola
Mooring, storage, and launching device for a soft airship according to paragraph 3, paragraph 4, or paragraph 5.