KR102106610B1 - Life boat for emergency escape - Google Patents

Abstract

A lifeboat for emergency escape is disclosed.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the body portion; An impact damper part provided to be shock-absorbable inside the front of the body part; An impact detection unit that senses an impact applied to the impact damper unit; A control unit that receives a signal from the impact detection unit and outputs a predetermined control signal; A boarding capsule disposed on the rear side of the shock damper part and formed of a buoyant body so that a boarding space is formed so that passengers can board and float on water; Hatch means provided to be opened and closed on the upper side of the boarding capsule from the body part and opened by the control unit; And a launching means provided to support the boarding capsule at the bottom of the boarding capsule and expanding by the control unit to push the boarding capsule upwards, a lifeboat for emergency escape may be provided.

Description

LIFE BOAT FOR EMERGENCY ESCAPE

The present invention relates to a lifeboat for emergency escape.

In general, one of the causes of many human accidents among large ships in operation or marine plants built in the sea to discover, drill, or produce marine resources such as oil or gas, which are underwater resources, is It is known to be due to the fire or explosion of offshore plants.

Therefore, it is essential for the ship to have a lifeboat for the escape of the crew or passengers in case of such an emergency, and this lifeboat is installed on the deck and dropped on the sea to enable the escape of the crew or passengers.

There are many types of lifeboats, and they are largely classified into two types according to the launching method. First, there is a universal type lifeboat of the davit launchable type, and secondly, a free fall type. There is a lifeboat.

The free-fall type lifeboat is installed in a state inclined at a constant angle to the inclined surface provided at the stern of the ship, and is obtained by potential energy, advancing in the water, and rising to the surface. Free-fall type lifeboats have the advantage of being very fast in descending speed, as they fall directly from the hull to the surface of the water, but there is a disadvantage in that a strong impact is exerted on the front part that comes into contact with water for the first time in the process of obtaining a lifeboat.

Moreover, if the maritime situation is poor or if the ship is inclined severely and the falling height of the lifeboat becomes high, the lifeboat will be obtained under conditions different from the initially designed intake conditions. As a result, there is a concern that lifeboats may be severely damaged and passengers may be injured.

Korea Public Utility Model No. 20-2014-0006382

In one embodiment of the present invention, when a lifeboat launched in a free-falling manner in case of emergency escape from a ship gets into the sea, it minimizes the amount of impact on the front part that first comes into contact with water, and the boarding space is automatically separated from the lifeboat after acquisition We want to provide a lifeboat for emergency escapes that may result in injury.

According to an aspect of the invention, the body portion; A shock damper part disposed inside the front of the body part and provided to alleviate the shock applied to the front of the body part; An impact detection unit that senses an impact applied to the impact damper unit; A control unit receiving a signal from the shock detection unit and generating a predetermined control signal; A boarding capsule provided to be detachable from the body part inside the body part, disposed behind the impact damper part, and formed with a buoyancy body to form a boarding space therein and float in the water; Hatch means provided to be opened and closed on the upper side of the boarding capsule from the body portion and opened according to the control signal generated by the control unit; And a launching means provided to support the boarding capsule under the boarding capsule and expanding according to the control signal generated by the control unit to push the boarding capsule upward, to provide a lifeboat for emergency escape. You can.

In addition, the shock damper unit may be configured as an air bag filled with gas therein to absorb or cushion the shock applied to the front of the body unit.

In addition, the shock detection unit may be configured to communicate with the shock damper unit and generate a detection signal in proportion to the amount of impact applied to the shock damper unit.

In addition, the control unit may be configured to send a predetermined control signal to the hatch means first, when the detection signal of the shock detection unit is greater than or equal to a preset value, to operate the hatch means first, and then to operate the firing means.

In addition, the hatch means, a hatch door rotatably installed on the upper side of the boarding capsule in the body portion; And a hatch driver connected to a rotational shaft of the hatch door to provide power required for opening the hatch door, and driven by a control signal of the control unit.

Here, the launching means comprises: an electromagnet part spaced apart from the lower side of the boarding capsule; It is disposed on the upper side of the electromagnet portion is attached to the electromagnet portion by a magnetic force when the magnetization of the electromagnet portion, a moving body supporting the boarding capsule; And an elastic body that is elastically installed between the electromagnet portion and the mobile body and expands when the electromagnet portion is non-magnetized to provide an upward external force to the mobile body.

According to an embodiment according to the present invention, when a lifeboat launched in a free-falling manner in the event of an emergency escape from a ship, it is possible to minimize the impact delivered to the passengers by reducing the impact amount of the front part that first comes into contact with the water when it comes into the seawater, Since the boarding space is automatically separated from the lifeboat and injured after ingestion, the safety of passengers is guaranteed.

1 is a side view schematically showing the configuration of a lifeboat for emergency escape according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing a control relationship of a lifeboat for emergency escape according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 and 4 are views for explaining the configuration and operation of the hatch means in the lifeboat for emergency escape according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 and 6 is a view for explaining the configuration and operation of the launch means in the lifeboat for emergency escape according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a configuration and operation according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following description is one of several aspects of the present invention that can be patented, and the following description may form part of the detailed description of the present invention.

However, in describing the present invention, detailed descriptions of known configurations or functions may be omitted to clarify the present invention.

The present invention can be applied to various changes and may include various embodiments, and specific embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in the detailed description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to a specific embodiment, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Terms including ordinal numbers such as first and second may be used to describe various components, but the corresponding components are not limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one component from another.

When an element is said to be 'connected' or 'connected' to another component, it is understood that other components may be directly connected to or connected to the other component, but other components may exist in the middle. It should be.

The terms used in this application are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

Hereinafter, a lifeboat for emergency escape according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 and 2, the lifeboat 10 for emergency escape according to an embodiment of the present invention helps the emergency evacuation to the sea by quickly and safely burning the occupants by causing an emergency such as a fire, for example, on a ship As a device, it may include a body portion 100, an impact damper portion 200, an impact detector 300, a control unit 400, a boarding capsule 500, a hatch means 600 and a launch means 700. .

The body portion 100 is to form the overall appearance of the lifeboat 10, and is made of a streamlined shape along the front-rear direction so as to be easily obtained at sea level, and is configured to accommodate the above other components.

Here, the body portion 100 may be made of a structure that is gradually widened toward the rear while being sharp and the front portion of the body portion 100 is smoothly launched by reducing the impact with the water surface when dropped to the sea level.

On the other hand, the shock damper unit 200 is accommodated in the front inside of the body portion 100, as shown in Figure 1, the impact applied to the front portion of the body portion 100 when the body portion 100 is obtained at sea level It is provided to buffer. As the impact applied to the front portion of the body portion 100 is buffered, the amount of impact transmitted to the passengers in the boarding capsule 500 may be minimized.

Since the shock damper part 200 is accommodated in front of the body part 100, it can be made of a structure that is pointed at the front of the body part 100 and widens toward the back, so that the front part of the body part 100 is formed. It may be composed of an air bag filled with gas therein to absorb or cushion the applied shock. Air or nitrogen may be used as the gas charged in the shock damper unit 200.

Therefore, when the body portion 100 is obtained at the sea level, the impact amount due to collision with the sea level is transmitted to the shock damper unit 200, and when the impact energy is input, the gas filled therein As it is compressed, shock energy can be absorbed or absorbed to reduce shock transmitted to the passenger.

The shock detector 300 is an element capable of sensing the shock applied to the shock damper 200 and outputting it as a predetermined detection signal, as shown in FIG. 1.

The shock detection unit 300 may be installed inside or outside one side of the shock damper unit 200, and when the shock detection unit 300 is installed outside the shock damper unit 200, the shock damper unit 200 and It is possible to detect the amount of impact applied to the shock damper unit 200 through communication via the connection pipe 310.

The shock detector 300 is provided with a gas filled in the shock damper unit 200, and a pressure sensor for measuring the pressure of the gas may be used, and accordingly, the shock amount applied to the shock damper unit 200 can be detected. have. Accordingly, the impact detection unit 300 may generate a predetermined detection signal in proportion to the amount of impact applied to the impact damper unit 200.

Meanwhile, the control unit 400 may receive a detection signal provided by the impact detection unit 300 and output a predetermined control signal by comparing it with a preset value (reference value) stored therein.

If the amount of impact applied to the shock damper unit 200 through the shock sensor 300 is greater than or equal to a preset value, the control unit 400 may determine that the lifeboat 10 has been obtained at sea level and output a predetermined control signal.

When outputting a control signal, the control unit 400 may be configured to send the control signal to the hatch means 600 first to operate the hatch means 600 first, and then to operate the firing means 700. This will be explained again later.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the boarding capsule 500 is accommodated inside the body portion 100 so as to be detachable from the body portion 100, and the impact damper portion 200 is provided in the body portion 100. Arranged at the rear, the lifeboat 10 may be configured to be cushioned in the shock damper unit 200 before being delivered to the boarding capsule 500.

The boarding capsule 500 is provided with a boarding space of a predetermined size so that a crew or a passenger can board, and various means (for example, chairs and seat belts) necessary for emergency escape and boarding may be provided.

The boarding capsule 500 is provided in a form accommodated inside the body part 100 before the lifeboat 10 is obtained at sea level, but once the lifeboat 10 is obtained at sea level in an emergency escape situation, the body part 100 It can be composed of a buoyant body so that it can be floated without sinking from the sea. Accordingly, the boarding capsule 500 may be made of a material of a buoyancy body that can float on the whole or may be configured to fill air inside the body of the boarding capsule 500.

Hereinafter, the hatch means 600 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

Hatch means 600 of the body portion 100 so that when the body portion 100 is obtained in the sea, the boarding capsule 500 is separated from the body portion 100 to escape to the outside of the body portion 100 As a configuration to open a part, the hatch means 600 is provided to be opened and closed on the upper side of the boarding capsule 500 in the body part 100 and is operated before the firing means 700 by the control signal of the control unit 400 Can be opened.

Specifically, the hatch means 600 may include a hatch door 610 and a hatch driver 620.

The hatch door 610 is an element that is rotatably installed on one side of the body portion 100 positioned above the boarding capsule 500. The hatch door 610 is rotatably installed by the rotating shaft 611, and is configured to maintain airtightness so that external water does not flow inside when the hatch door 610 is closed.

Here, although one hatch door 610 may be installed in the body part 100, it takes a lot of time to open the hatch door 610 when only one hatch door 610 is configured in the emergency escape situation to the sea. Therefore, for quick opening, the hatch door 610 may be installed to be divided into a plurality of parts on the upper side of the body portion 100.

Accordingly, when the plurality of hatch doors 610 are closed in contact with each other as shown in FIG. 3, the inside of the body portion 100 may be protected from the outside to maintain airtightness, and open as shown in FIG. 4. When the body portion 100 is opened, a portion of the boarding capsule 500 under the body portion 100 may be discharged to the outside of the body portion 100.

In addition, the hatch driving unit 620 is configured to be power-connected to the rotating shaft 611 of the hatch door 610, and the hatch driving unit 620 provides power required to open the hatch door 610 to open the hatch door 610. You can.

The hatch driving unit 620 is driven by the control signal of the control unit 400 as described above, and when the hatch driving unit 620 is driven, rotates the rotating shaft through a power transmission element (for example, a power transmission shaft, chain, belt, etc.) By doing so, the hatch door 610 can be opened.

At this time, since the hatch driving unit 620 is coupled to the rotating shaft 611 through the power transmission element 621, when the hatch driving unit 620 is not operated while the hatch door 610 is closed, the hatch door 610 is It is configured not to open freely. That is, the hatch door 610 may be opened only when the hatch driver 620 is driven by the control signal of the control unit 400. Here, the hatch driving unit 620 may be implemented as a bidirectional driving motor capable of forward rotation or reverse rotation by an external electrical signal.

Meanwhile, the launching means 700 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.

The launching means 700, after the lifeboat 10 is obtained in the sea, after the above-described hatching means 600 is opened, the boarding capsule 500 through the opened hatching means 600, the body portion 100 It is a configuration that allows you to escape outside.

That is, the launching means 700 is provided to support the boarding capsule 500 in the normal state from the bottom of the boarding capsule 500, and when operated by the control unit 400 during an emergency escape, the boarding capsule 500 expands to the upper side. It is strongly pushed so that the boarding capsule 500 escapes to the outside of the body part 100.

Specifically, the launching means 700 may include an electromagnet portion 710, a moving body 720, and an elastic body 730.

The electromagnet portion 710 is installed on the body portion 100 located under the boarding capsule 500, and a plurality of electromagnet portions 710 may be provided. The plurality of electromagnet parts 710 may be spaced apart from each other at regular intervals in the horizontal and vertical directions in the body part 100 in consideration of the lower area of the boarding capsule 500.

The electromagnet unit 710 is configured to be magnetized by an external electrical signal, for example, a control signal from the control unit 400, to generate a magnetic force of a predetermined size so that a substance attached to the magnet is attached.

In addition, the moving body 720 is disposed on the upper side of the electromagnet portion 710, and is made of a material attached to the magnet, and may be attached to the electromagnet portion 710 by magnetic force when magnetizing the electromagnet portion 710. The moving body 720 is disposed under the boarding capsule 500 to support the boarding capsule 500.

The elastic body 730 is an element that connects the electromagnet portion 710 and the mobile body 720 and is elastically compressed between the electromagnet portion 710 and the mobile body 720. When the electromagnet portion 710 is non-magnetic, the magnetic force is released. The moving body 720 is freed from the electromagnet portion 710, and accordingly, the elastic body 730 expands with the elastic repulsive force of the elastic body 730, thereby providing an external force in the upward direction to the moving body 720. The elastic body 730 may use a super elastic spring to provide a strong elastic repulsive force to the mobile body 720 so that the boarding capsule 500 can be launched.

When the mobile body 720 is provided with an external force in the upward direction by the elastic body 730, the boarding capsule 500 supported by the mobile body 720 may be fired upward by transmitting its force to the boarding capsule 500. have.

In addition, a seating sheet 740 in contact with the boarding capsule 500 may be provided on an upper portion of the mobile body 720. The seating seat 740 may prevent the moving body 720 from directly contacting the boarding capsule 500 and the boarding capsule 500 is damaged by friction.

As described above, the present invention has been described using preferred embodiments, but the scope of rights of the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described, and any person having ordinary knowledge in the art may be within the scope of the present invention. Substitution and modification of components are possible, and this also belongs to the rights of the present invention.

10: lifeboat
100: body portion 200: shock damper portion
300: impact detection unit 400: control unit
500: boarding capsule 600: hatch means
610: hatch door 611: rotating shaft
620: hatch driving unit 621: power transmission element
700: launching means 710: electromagnet
720: moving body 730: elastic body
740: seating sheet

Claims (6)

Body part;
A shock damper part disposed inside the front of the body part and provided to alleviate the shock applied to the front of the body part;
An impact detection unit that senses an impact applied to the impact damper unit;
A control unit receiving a signal from the shock detection unit and generating a predetermined control signal;
A boarding capsule provided to be detachable from the body part inside the body part, disposed behind the impact damper part, and having a boarding space formed therein and floating in water;
Hatch means provided to be opened and closed on the upper side of the boarding capsule from the body portion and opened according to the control signal generated by the control unit; And
It is provided to support the boarding capsule from the lower portion of the boarding capsule, and expanding means in response to the control signal generated by the control unit to push the boarding capsule upwards.
The hatch means,
A hatch door rotatably installed on the upper portion of the boarding capsule in the body portion; And
It is connected to the rotating shaft of the hatch door to provide the power required to open the hatch door, and includes a hatch driver driven by the control signal of the control unit,
The control unit is configured to send a predetermined control signal to the hatch means first to operate the hatch means first and then to operate the firing means when the detection signal of the shock detector is greater than or equal to a preset value,
The launching means, in order to launch the boarding capsule in an upward direction that is different from the direction of the impact applied to the front of the body portion, the boarding capsule is opened by the hatching means after the hatch door is opened by rotation. Lifeboat for emergency escape, pushing out to the open top. According to claim 1,
The impact damper portion, the lifeboat for emergency escape, consisting of an air bag filled with gas therein to absorb or buffer the impact applied to the front of the body portion. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The impact sensing unit is configured to communicate with the shock damper unit to generate a detection signal in proportion to the amount of impact applied to the shock damper unit, a lifeboat for emergency escape. delete delete According to claim 1,
The launch means,
An electromagnet portion spaced apart from the lower side of the boarding capsule;
It is disposed on the upper side of the electromagnet portion is attached to the electromagnet portion by a magnetic force when the magnetization of the electromagnet portion, a moving body supporting the boarding capsule; And
An elastic body which is elastically installed between the electromagnet portion and the moving body and expands when the electromagnet portion is non-magnetized to provide an external force in the upward direction to the moving body;
A lifeboat for emergency escape, including.

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