JPS6024742Y2 - Spatudo type underwater observation tower - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a movable spud-type underwater observation tower with an observation room that is submerged under the water surface.

In recent years, marine parks have been developed in various places, and within these parks, fixed underwater observation towers that allow observation of underwater ecology are being constructed, and some of them have been put into practical use.

However, conventional underwater observation towers of this type require a foundation to be constructed on the seabed at the installation location, while the observation tower body manufactured on land must be towed to the installation location and installed and fixed on the foundation. There wasn't.

Therefore, when using the method of constructing a fixed underwater observation tower as described above, the seabed environment is destroyed when the foundation is constructed on the seabed, so it is necessary to create an artificial environment or feed fish after the construction. However, it was difficult to observe the natural underwater ecology, and at the same time, the cost of constructing an underwater observation tower rose significantly.

Therefore, in view of the current situation, the present invention has a movable configuration that allows the main body of the underwater observation tower to be installed on any seabed without destroying the seabed environment using spuds, and in particular, the spud mechanism. It was devised with the aim of simplifying the structure and making it easier to move the main body.

Hereinafter, the features of the product of the present invention will be explained in detail based on the illustrated embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the main parts of an embodiment of the present invention. The main body of the underwater observation tower consists of an upper chamber 1 that protrudes above the water surface, an observation room 2 that sinks below the water surface, and a water surface section that connects the two. 3, and is constructed as a floating body that maintains a float-like buoyancy balance by means of a ballast 4 placed under the floor of the observation room 2.

The upper chamber 1 is provided with an entrance 6 that communicates with the floating pier 5, and a spiral staircase 7 provided in the water surface section 3 or an elevator device 8 shown in the third figure showing another embodiment of the present invention. The structure is such that the observation room 2 can be entered and exited through a hoistway.

The observation room 2 submerged in water is provided with a central cylinder 9 serving as a support at the center thereof, and a spud 10 is suspended and stored in the central cylinder 9.

Therefore, the relationship between the center tube 9 and the spud 10 is such that the length of the spud 10 is such that the upper end remains within the center tube 9 when the spud 10 is lowered to the seabed. The length is configured such that the spud 10 can be sufficiently pulled up and stored therein.

One end of a hanging cable 11 is attached to the top of the spud 10, and the other end of the hanging cable 11 is connected to a machine room provided around the lower part of the central cylinder 9 via a roller 12 arranged at the upper part of the central cylinder 9. It is connected to 13 winding machines 14.

This winding machine 14 is constituted by a normal winch mechanism that winds up the suspension rope 11 electrically or manually and maintains the winding state using a locking rook 15 and a locking handle 16.

According to the observation tower of the present invention having the above-described structure, the float-type main body is constructed with a dog or the like, and after being towed to a desired installation location with the spud stored in the center tube 9, the winding machine 14 When the suspension rope 11 is released from the locking handle 16, the spud 10 falls to the seabed due to its own weight and is struck.

Thereafter, with the locking handle 16 in the unlocked position, the suspension cable 1 between the roller 12 and the winding machine 14 is
Attach the balance weight 17 to 1.

By doing this, the main body of the observation tower is moved up and down by waves through the spud 10 inserted into the seabed, but is not moved by tides or wind, and remains at the installation location.

According to the vertical movement of the observatory body, the suspension rope 1 of the spud 10
1 is always tensioned uniformly by the action of the balance weight 17 installed earlier, so it does not come together in the middle.

), the audience is guided to the underwater observation room 2 and allowed to enjoy underwater observation through the window 17.

However, when changing the installation location or approaching a typhoon,
When moving or evacuating the main body of the observation tower, first, use the winding machine 14 to wind up the slack in the suspension cable 11 at low tide.
By keeping this fixed, the increased buoyancy of the observatory during high tide can be used to pull out the spud 10 that has dug into the seabed, and if the amount of spud 10 that has been pulled up is insufficient, it can be pulled out again to the shallow water. By lowering the spud 10 to the seabed and repeating the above-mentioned tide fishing, the spud 10
The spud 10 can be easily pulled up and stored in the center tube 9 by human power without requiring special power to pull up the spud.

Since the observation tower body storing the spud 10 can be easily towed and moved, changing the installation location or temporarily evacuation is extremely easy.

As mentioned above, the underwater observation tower according to the present invention uses removable spuds for the central cylinder part, so there is no need for foundation work on the seabed to install the observation tower.
Therefore, there is no risk of destroying the environment at the installation location, and
In addition to being able to reduce equipment costs and being able to move freely to any installation location,
In particular, the observation tower of this invention always floats with a constant amount of water regardless of the tide, so there is no risk of being buried by spring tides, making it highly safe.Furthermore, spuds can be pulled up by tide fishing. Since no special electric power is required for the spud equipment, only the power needed for indoor lighting and ventilation is required, and the cost of power equipment can be reduced, making it extremely effective. There are many things to do.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of the main parts of an embodiment of the underwater observation tower according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the spud liquid lifting mechanism in the underwater observation tower of the present invention, and Fig. 3 is a diagram illustrating the underwater observation tower of the present invention. It is a main part block diagram which shows another Example. 1...Upper room, 2...Observation room, 3...
...Water surface section, 4...Ballast, 6...
...Entrance, 7...Spiral staircase, 8...
Elevator device, 9... Center cylinder, 10...
... Spud, 11... Suspension rope, 14...
...winding machine.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An upper chamber having an entrance and an exit and an underwater observation room equipped with a central tube are connected by a water surface section provided with a hoistway, and the underwater observation chamber is equipped with ballast, and the central tube is wrapped with a suspension cable. A spud-type underwater observation tower that is equipped with a spud attached to a take-off machine that can be moved up and down.