KR20160014248A - Buoy Apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A buoy apparatus having a position maintenance function is disclosed. The buoy apparatus having a position maintenance function, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a floating body which floats on the water and of which at least a part is located under the water; a weight body which maintains the balance of the floating body under the water; a fixing part which fixes the weight bod to a sea floor; and connecting ropes which connect the floating body to the weight body and connects the weight body to the fixing part.

Description

[0001] Buoy Apparatus [0002]

More particularly, the present invention relates to a buoy device for indicating a route or dangerous goods of a ship such as a fishing boat or a commercial vessel, which is easy to maintain its position.

In general, buoys are set up to direct vessels or to warn the presence of dangerous vessels, such as reefs or shipwrecks, to assist in safe navigation of the ship. Or, fish farmers in the coastal area are used to float the fish nets such as seaweed, steaks, and oysters on the sea, or to raise the fish nets at a certain position in the cage farms.

Conventionally, even if the buoy is fixedly installed, there is a disadvantage that the installation position of the buoy is varied by a natural phenomenon such as an ocean current or a typhoon. Accordingly, there is a problem that the management of the buoy is not easy.

In addition, a general buoy is fixed to the seabed to be able to resist the tide by two or more anchors. In order to maintain a certain place on the sea where the water level changes from time to time, a heavy chain is used more than necessary and in order to support this heavy chain, I have to install it.

In addition, the bar fixed anchor buoy is limited to the sea area where the depth of the water does not change, and there are disadvantages that it is inevitable to install. When the water depth is low, the buoy is big and the water depth is small. There is a problem in that it can not be replaced quickly and flexibly at the time of failure.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to overcome the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is as follows.

First, the present invention is intended to provide a buoy apparatus that can maintain a position and height that is constant even when the depth of water changes.

Second, the present invention is to provide a buoy device in which the breaking force is improved and the position can be easily maintained.

Third, the present invention is to provide a buoy apparatus in which position maintenance is easy to operate the luminous body by producing electricity regardless of the weather.

Fourthly, the present invention aims to provide a buoy apparatus that can be miniaturized and is easy to maintain its position.

Fifth, the present invention is to provide a buoy apparatus which can minimize the resistance of a bird and can easily maintain its position.

The problems of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a buoy device for easily maintaining a position, the buoy device including a float, a weight, a fixing part, and a connecting rope.

The float may float above the water surface, but at least a portion may be below the water surface.

The weight can maintain the balance of the float below the water surface.

The fixing portion can fix the weight to the underside.

The connecting rope may connect the float, the weight, the weight, and the fixing portion to each other.

The weight may be formed with a hollow through which the connecting rope penetrates.

The cross section of the portion of the float located below the water surface may be formed in a streamlined shape.

A radar reflector may be provided on at least one side of the portion located above the water surface of the float.

The surface of the portion located above the water surface of the float may comprise the radar reflector.

Meanwhile, the float, the weight, and the fixing portion are provided with a connection ring for fixing the connection rope, and the connection ring can be rotated 360 degrees to prevent the connection rope from being twisted.

The fixing part may be provided with a clip for increasing the breaking force of the fixing part.

The clip may include a rotation coupling portion rotatably coupled to the fixed portion and a bottom insertion portion extending downward at a predetermined angle from an end of the rotation coupling portion. As the rotary coupling portion rotates downward, the seabed insertion portion is inserted into the seabed and the seabed can be grasped.

Meanwhile, a light emitting unit including a light emitting body provided on the float may be provided.

The light emitting unit may further include an operation unit that operates the light emitting unit using electricity generated by a temperature difference.

The effects of the present invention will be described below.

First, according to the present invention, the buoyant and the weight are fixed to the seabed by the fixing part, so that the height and the position can be maintained even when the depth of the water is changed, It is possible to miniaturize the size of the gate.

Second, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a buoy device that can easily maintain a position can be provided with a clip for fixing the fixing portion to the seabed so as to improve the wave force of the fixing portion.

Third, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the light emitting unit is provided with an operation unit for generating electricity in a temperature difference manner, so that the light emitting unit can be operated regardless of the weather.

Fourthly, according to the present invention, it is possible to minimize the influence of algae by forming a streamlined cross-section of the portion located below the water surface of the float.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

The foregoing summary, as well as the detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present application set forth below, may be better understood when read in conjunction with the appended drawings. For the purpose of illustrating the invention, there are shown preferred embodiments in the figures. It should be understood, however, that this application is not limited to the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown.
Brief Description of the Drawings Fig. 1 is a view showing a buoy device which is easy to maintain position according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a view illustrating a fixing unit of a buoy device which is easy to maintain in position according to an embodiment of the present invention; And
3 is a view showing a float of a buoy apparatus that is easy to maintain in position according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood, however, that the appended drawings illustrate the present invention in order to more easily explain the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. You will know.

In describing the embodiments of the present invention, it is to be noted that elements having the same function are denoted by the same names and numerals, but are substantially not identical to elements of the prior art.

Also, the terms used in the present application are used only to describe certain embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like are used to specify that there is a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component or a combination thereof described in the specification, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

FIG. 1 is a view showing a buoy apparatus in which position maintenance is easy according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 1, a buoy device for facilitating position maintenance according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, a buoy apparatus that can easily maintain a position according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a float 100, a weight 200, a fixing unit 200, and a connecting rope 400 .

The float 100 may be partly empty or made of a material having a specific gravity lower than that of the water, floating on the water surface 10, and partly located below the water surface 10. To this end, the lower portion of the float 100 may be filled with liquid. Alternatively, the specific gravity of float 100 is similar to the specific gravity of water, but slightly lower than the specific gravity of water, so that a portion of float 100 may be submerged and some of the float 100 may be located above water surface 10.

In addition, the float 100 may have buoyancy enough to float on the water surface 10 continuously despite the force that the weight 200 will pull from below.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the portion of the float 100 positioned below the water surface 10 will be referred to as the lower fluid 110, and the portion located above the water surface 10 will be referred to as the upper float 120 .

The cross-section of the lower fluid 110 may be streamlined. This minimizes the resistance of the bird received by the lower fluid 110 and minimizes the movement range of the float 100.

The upper fluid 120 may have a cylindrical shape with a circular cross-section.

The weight 200 can balance the float 100 at the bottom of the float 100. For this purpose, the weight 200 may be made of a metal having a high specific gravity. Generally, algae are largely observed on the water surface 10, but as the depth of water increases, algae decrease. Therefore, even if the water surface 10 swings, the moving range of the float 100 can be reduced and balanced by the weight 200 positioned at a deep water depth.

The fixing portion 200 can fix the weight 200 to the underside 20. The fixing unit 200 plays a role similar to a general anchor and can restrict the movement of the weight 200 by fixing the weight 200 to the underside 20.

Thus, the buoy apparatus which is easy to maintain the position according to the embodiment of the present invention can be always located in a certain region despite fluctuation of the depth of water and fluctuation of the water surface 10 according to the tide.

The float 100 and the weight 200 and the weight 200 and the fixing part 200 may be connected to each other by a connecting rope 400. The connecting rope 400 connecting the float 100 and the weight 200 and the connecting rope 400 connecting the weight 200 and the fixing part 200 may be separately provided, The float 100, the weight 200 and the fixing part 200 may be connected to each other.

The total length of the connecting rope 400 here must be sufficient to allow the securement 200 to float above the water surface 10 and allow the float 100 to be located in the water, The length of the connecting rope 400 between the bottom of the ship 200 and the weight 200 may be shorter than the depth of the bottom 20 from the depth of the sea.

In the drawing of this embodiment, one connecting rope 400 connects the float 100, the weight 200 and the fixing part 200 as an example.

In this case, a hollow 210 through which the connecting rope 400 passes may be formed at the center of the weight 200. The connecting rope 400 may be coupled to the lower portion of the float 100 and the upper portion of the weight 200 and may be coupled to the fixing portion 200 located below the weight 200 through the hollow 210 .

To this end, the float 100, the weight 200, and the fixing part 200 may be provided with connection rings 410 to which the connection ropes 400 are fixed, respectively. Here, the connection loop 410 may be provided to be rotatable 360 degrees about a rotation axis in a direction perpendicular to the water surface 10 or the sea floor 20. [ Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the connecting rope 400 from being twisted as the float 100 and the weight 200 move by the current.

Meanwhile, a radar reflector 140 may be provided on at least one side of the upper fluid 120. The radar reflector 140 may have a net-like surface having a high reflectance of electromagnetic waves generated from the ship. The radar reflector 140 may have a cross-section in cross-section so that reflection can be obtained even when an electromagnetic wave is incident in any direction.

Alternatively, instead of providing a separate radar reflector 140, the surface of the upper fluid 120 may be a laser reflector 140.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a fixing unit of a buoy apparatus that can easily maintain a position according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 2, the fixing unit 200 of the buoy device which is easy to maintain the position according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail.

As shown in FIG. 2, at least one side of the fixing part 200 may be provided with a clip 310 for fixing the fixing part 200 to the seabed 20, for increasing the breaking force.

The clip 310 includes a rotation coupling portion 310a rotatably coupled to the fixing portion 200 and a bottom insertion portion 310a extending downward at an angle of about 90 degrees from the rotation coupling portion 310a, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > 310b. ≪ / RTI > That is, the clip 310 may have a shape.

When the fixing part 200 descends to the seabed 20, the rotation coupling part 310a of the clip 310 is leveled with the fixing part 200 by the resistance of the water and the end of the seabed insertion part 310b is located at the bottom The bottom surface insertion portion 310b can be inserted into the bottom of the sea bottom 20. [

As shown in FIG. 2 (a), at first, the rotary coupling portion 310a is horizontal with the fixing portion 200, and the seabed insertion portion 310b inserted into the seabed 20 is perpendicular to the sea floor surface 20 The fixed part 200 moves little by little as time passes and the rotating part 310a gradually rotates to the bottom so that the submarine inserting part 310b is pierced by the seabed 20 The shape of the clip 310 may be '>' as shown in FIG. 2 (b).

Finally, as shown in FIG. 2 (c), the rotary coupling part 310a completely rotates downward, and the rotary coupling part 310a and the fixing part 200 are perpendicular to each other, And may be in parallel with the fixing portion 200.

This allows the clip 310 to pierce the bottom of the seabed 20 to grab the seabed 20 and improve the seizing power of fixing the seam 200 to the seabed 20.

3 is a view showing a float of a buoy apparatus that is easy to maintain in position according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the light emitting unit 130 of the buoy device which can easily maintain the position according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

The float 100 may include a light emitting portion 130 including a light emitting body 132 provided on the upper portion of the fluid 120.

An LED bulb having a low power consumption rate can be applied to the light emitting unit 132 in consideration of a marine situation in which power supply is not easy.

Further, the light emitting unit 130 may further include an operation unit 134 that operates the light emitting body 132 using electricity generated by the temperature difference.

The operation unit 134 includes a first metal 134a provided in the lower fluid 110 to be immersed in water, a second metal 134b disposed in the upper portion of the water surface 10 in the upper fluid 120, And a capacitor 134c storing electricity generated by the seebeck effect according to a temperature difference between the first metal 134a and the second metal 134b.

Since the Seebeck effect is generally known to those skilled in the art, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As a temperature difference between the first metal 134a and the second metal 134b, more specifically, electricity is generated by a low water temperature and a high atmospheric temperature difference in summer, and electricity is generated by a high water temperature and a low temperature difference in winter Therefore, it can overcome the disadvantages of the photovoltaic power generation method which is difficult to develop in inclement weather.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention can be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. It is obvious to them. Therefore, the above-described embodiments are to be considered as illustrative rather than restrictive, and the present invention is not limited to the above description, but may be modified within the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

10: Water Surface 20: Sea floor
100: float 110: bottom float
120: upper part fluid 130: light emitting part
132: light emitting body 134: operation unit
134a: first metal 134b: second metal
134c: capacitor 140: radar reflector
200: weight body 210: hollow
300: fixing part 310: clip
310a: Rotary coupling portion 310b:
400: connecting rope 410: connecting ring

Claims (10)

A float floating above the water surface, at least partially below the water surface;
A weight for maintaining the balance of the float below the water surface;
A fixing unit for fixing the weight to the seabed; And
A connecting rope connecting the float and the weight, the weight and the fixing portion to each other;
Wherein the position detecting means detects the position of the target object. The method according to claim 1,
In the weight,
And a hollow is formed through the connecting rope. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein a cross section of a portion of the float located below the water surface is formed in a streamlined shape and is easy to maintain its position. The method according to claim 1,
And the radar reflector is provided on at least one side of the portion located above the water surface of the float to facilitate maintenance of the position. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the surface of the portion located above the water surface of the float is made up of the radar reflector and is easy to maintain its position. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the float, the weight, and the fixing portion are provided with connection rings for fixing the connection rope,
Wherein the connection ring is rotatable 360 degrees so as to be easily held in position to prevent the connection rope from being twisted. The method according to claim 1,
In the fixing portion,
And a clip is provided to increase the breaking force of the fixing part. 8. The method of claim 7,
The clip,
A rotatable coupling portion rotatably coupled to the fixed portion; And
An underside insertion portion extending downward at a predetermined angle from an end of the rotary coupling portion; / RTI >
As the rotary coupling portion rotates downward, the submarine inserting portion is inserted into the seabed, and the position where the submarine is grasped can be easily maintained. The method according to claim 1,
And a light emitting unit including a light emitting body provided on the float. 10. The method of claim 9,
The light-
And an operation unit for operating the light emitter using electricity generated by the temperature difference.

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