JPH0425492Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Industrial Application Field" The present invention relates to a mooring device for an underwater residential facility that allows a person to experience normal living underwater.

``Conventional technology'' Recently, it has been proposed to establish underwater living facilities for the purpose of underwater observation and leisure sports in the sea, lakes, rivers, etc., and some have been experimentally created in Japan. There is. This underwater living facility is designed to allow people to experience the same life underwater as they do on land for a certain amount of time, and it allows them to experience a change in their way of thinking due to a marked change in their living environment. It is intended to enable

This underwater habitat is constructed by injecting high-pressure air into an airtight space made up of walls and maintaining the interior at a pressure higher than the water pressure, allowing the entrance and exit in the bottom wall to remain open. It is designed to prevent water from entering.

Therefore, this facility will be floating in the water, but it must be tethered by some means to prevent it from drifting away due to the movement of water.
For this purpose, anchor materials installed on the bottom of the water and facilities have been connected by chains.

``Problem that the invention seeks to solve'' However, although this underwater living facility is of great significance in that it allows the experience of normal life underwater, it does not stop there; It is also of great significance that you can observe the ecology of underwater fish, shellfish, plankton, and other creatures from the window.

Therefore, if the above-mentioned anchor materials, chains, etc. are exposed underwater, there are drawbacks such as the underwater scenery is severely damaged and fish and shellfish become wary and run away, making it impossible to observe them adequately. It was hot.

The present invention was devised to solve the above-mentioned problems.The mooring system for underwater accommodation facilities should be adapted to the underwater natural environment as much as possible, thereby improving the scenery from inside the facility and The purpose is to prevent any negative impact on the habitat of

``Means for Solving the Problems'' The present invention is designed to connect a house body that is installed underwater and injects high-pressure air to form an airtight air chamber inside, and an artificial reef that is installed on the bottom of the water. , connected with a mooring material such as a chain, and on the surface of the artificial reef,
It is constructed by applying a paint to which seaweed tends to adhere, and by attaching fibers to the anchoring material.

``Function'' With the above-mentioned configuration, the house body installed underwater forms an airtight air chamber inside by injecting high-pressure air, so the living experience inside is similar to that on land. be able to. In this case, access to and from the interior will be done through the entrance and exit made in the bottom wall, but as mentioned above, high-pressure air is constantly injected into the interior, so even if it is left open, water will not leak out. They do not invade the water and float in the water.

The house body is connected to the artificial reef using a chain or other mooring material, so it will not drift.

In addition, the surface of artificial reefs is coated with paint that makes it easy for seaweed to adhere to them, so if they are left underwater for a certain period of time, the surface will look almost the same as other natural underwater reefs. Similarly, since fibers are attached to the anchoring material, these fibers give the appearance of a plant swaying in water, similar to seaweed.

“Example” The drawing shows an example of the mooring device for an underwater living facility according to the present invention, and shows a house body 1 installed underwater.
is composed of, for example, a top wall, a side wall, and a bottom wall, and has an entrance/exit 2 in the bottom wall, and the internal size is selected depending on the purpose of use, and it can be either cylindrical or rectangular. It is also possible to have a hierarchical structure of two or more levels.

As an air supply means for this house body 1 whose interior is formed into an airtight air chamber space, for example, high-pressure air may be injected from an external compressor (not shown) on water or on the ground, or a predetermined amount of air may be injected into the interior. A high pressure cylinder (not shown) may be provided.

Furthermore, although the entrance/exit 2 is always open, there is no risk of water entering if the internal air pressure is kept higher than the water pressure.

Next, the house body 1 is moored to an artificial reef 4 on the bottom of the water via a mooring material 3 such as a chain. This artificial reef 4 is formed of, for example, concrete, and its surface is coated with a paint 5 to which seaweed tends to adhere.

Examples of the paint 5 to which seaweed tends to adhere include those containing ferrous sulfide. As is well known, ferrous sulfide is known as a component to which plankton tends to adhere, especially in the sea, and is extremely favorable for the growth of seaweed.

Then, string-like or band-like fibers 6 are attached to the anchoring material 3 by winding them or the like.

In the drawing, reference numeral 1' is a small house made of cloth-like synthetic resin material inflated into a hemispherical shape by press-fitting air.It can be used as an underwater tent or as a resting place for divers or underwater It serves the function of providing a place for conversation.

``Effect of the invention'' This invention has the structure as explained above, so when looking through the water from inside the underwater accommodation,
Artificial mooring materials, etc. are not visible, and these mooring materials, etc. blend into the natural underwater environment, allowing you to enjoy the underwater scenery in its entirety, and preventing fish and shellfish from being wary. Since there is no water, it has many excellent effects, such as being able to observe the natural ecology near the underwater facility.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawing is a front view showing an embodiment of the present invention. Explanation of symbols, 1...House body, 2...Entrance/exit,
3...Mooring material, 4...Artificial reef, 5...Paint, 6
……fiber.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A house body 1 that is installed underwater and pressurizes high-pressure air to form an airtight air chamber inside, and an artificial reef 4 that is installed on the bottom of the water are connected by a mooring material 3 such as a chain, A mooring device for an underwater residential facility, in which a paint 5 to which seaweed easily adheres is applied to the surface of the artificial reef 4, and fibers 6 are attached to the mooring material 3.