KR20230120367A - Apparatus for removing the floating organism - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is an apparatus for removing floating organisms capable of collecting and removing floating organisms.
The floating organism removal device includes a guide rail, a basket movably coupled to the guide rail and collecting floating organisms on the surface of the water or underwater, and a basket rotatably coupled to the guide rail and rotating by the basket while the basket moves along the guide rail. It includes a scraper that removes floating organisms collected in the basket as it becomes.

Description

Apparatus for removing the floating organism}

The present invention relates to a floating organism removal device, and more particularly, to a floating organism removal device capable of collecting and removing floating organisms in the sea.

In general, various industrial facilities (eg, power plants) built on the coast take in seawater and use the taken seawater in various ways. For example, a power plant may use the extracted seawater as cooling water required for the power plant, or may drop the extracted seawater and use it as power generation. At this time, the power plant needs to take in seawater from which suspended organisms (for example, moss) and other foreign substances floating in the water have been removed. That is, only seawater that does not contain floating organisms, floating matters, and other foreign substances can be used as normal cooling water or used as power generation.

Conventionally, seawater was taken in through an intake of a power plant, and floating organisms, floating matters, and other foreign substances were collected in the seawater through a screen installed near the intake.

However, this method failed to collect all floating organisms, floating matters and other foreign substances. As a result, seawater containing floating organisms, floating matters and other foreign substances passes through the intake port and flows into the power plant, and floating organisms, floating matters and other foreign substances accumulate in the water intake space and block the intake port. As the water intake is clogged, there is a problem in that seawater is not smoothly introduced into the water intake space.

In addition, when the intake port is blocked and seawater is not smoothly introduced into the intake space, the operation of the entire power plant may be stopped, and there is a problem in that economic loss occurs due to the shutdown of the power plant.

In addition, as floating organisms, floating matters, and other foreign substances accumulate in the water intake, there is a problem that odors are generated in the water intake space and seawater is polluted.

KR 10-2009-0116872 A

The present invention is to solve the above problems, and provides a floating organism removal device capable of collecting and removing floating organisms.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for removing floating organisms capable of collecting floating organisms corresponding to the height of the water surface according to the difference between the tide and the tide.

An apparatus for removing floating organisms according to embodiments of the present invention for solving the above problems includes a guide rail; A basket movably coupled to the guide rail and collecting floating organisms on the surface of the water or underwater; and rotatably coupled to the guide rail, while the basket rotates while moving along the guide rail. a scraper for removing floating organisms collected in the basket; includes

The basket includes a basket body having an accommodating space therein, and a door that opens and closes at least a portion of the basket body, and the guide rail is in a state in which the door closes at least a portion of the basket body. It includes; at least one support guide for supporting the door to maintain the.

The guide rail includes a pair of guide frames, and the at least one support guide extends from at least one of the pair of guide frames.

The basket includes at least one mesh net for draining water contained inside the basket to the outside of the basket while preventing the floating organisms from escaping while the basket moves along the guide rail. .

The basket is provided on one side of the basket body and further includes at least one guide block slidably coupled to the guide rail.

The scraper includes a shaft rotatably connected between the pair of guide frames, a pair of rotation frames fixed to one end and the other end of the shaft and rotating together with the shaft, and rotation of the pair and a scraping plate connected to the frame obliquely and configured to push the floating organisms collected in the accommodation space out of the basket while moving in contact with the bottom surface of the basket while the basket moves.

The basket is slidable along the guide rail between a first position where the floating organisms are collected and a second position where the floating organisms collected therein are removed.

Between the first position and the second position, a first section in which the door is supported by the support guide and maintains a state in which at least a portion of the basket body is closed, while the door rotates in a first direction A second section in which the basket body is opened and a third section in which the scraper moves along the inner surface of the door in a state in which the door fully opens the basket body are sequentially arranged.

The scraper contacts the bottom surface of the basket from any point in the first section to start rotating along a second direction opposite to the first direction, and rotates over the second section and the third section. while pushing the floating organisms collected in the receiving space out of the basket.

The scraper and the door are configured to rotate in association with the movement of the basket, respectively.

A first sensor for measuring a distance to the water surface; and a second sensor for measuring a distance to the basket; and a first sensor value received from the first sensor and a second sensor received from the second sensor and a processor configured to compare the values to adjust the height of the basket from the water surface.

A wire connected to the basket; and a wheel on which the wire is wound; and a drive motor for rotating and driving the wheel so that the wire is wound around the wheel or the wire is unwound from the wheel, further comprising the processor. controls the driving of the drive motor to rotate the wheel to adjust the height of the basket from the water surface.

Further comprising a load sensor installed in the basket and measuring a load applied to the basket, wherein the processor compares the sensor value received from the load sensor with a predetermined value, and the sensor value is equal to or equal to the predetermined value If it is larger, the basket is moved from the first position to the second position.

The basket further includes a connecting bar connecting one inner surface and the other inner surface, the connecting bar includes a rib protruding from the outer circumferential surface and a hooking hole formed in the rib, and the wire is passed through a hook provided at one end thereof. It is connected to the locking hole.

The first sensor and the second sensor are laser sensors.

An apparatus for removing floating organisms according to embodiments of the present invention for solving the above problems is a first position in front of a water intake of a facility where floating organisms are collected on the surface or in the water, and the floating organisms collected therein are a basket movable between the removed second position; a drive motor for driving the basket; A first sensor that measures the distance to the surface of the water; a second sensor for measuring a distance to the basket; and a processor comparing the first sensor value received from the first sensor with the second sensor value received from the second sensor and controlling the driving motor so that the height of the basket from the water surface is maintained within a predetermined range. include

According to the present invention, it is possible to collect floating organisms in the sea and remove the collected floating organisms. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress or prevent the accumulation of floating organisms at the water intake of the water intake facility and blockage of the water intake. Therefore, seawater can smoothly flow into the water intake facility.

In addition, the trapping position of floating organisms can be organically adjusted according to the difference between the tide and the tide in the ocean. Accordingly, it is possible to more effectively collect floating organisms floating on the surface of the water.

In addition, by smoothly introducing seawater into the water intake, it is possible to prevent the operation of the water intake facility from being stopped.

In addition, it is possible to prevent odors from being generated in the water intake facility due to the accumulation of floating organisms in the water intake, and to suppress or prevent environmental pollution from occurring in the water intake facility.

1 is a perspective view of a water intake facility and an airborne organism removal device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a view showing a state in which floating organisms are collected by a floating organism removal device;
3 is a view showing a state in which floating organisms collected by the floating organism removal device are removed with a box;
4 is a view sequentially illustrating a process of removing floating organisms;
5 is a view showing the state of adjusting the position of the basket in a low tide state of the sea.
6 is a view showing a state in which the position of the basket is adjusted in a state in which the ocean is at high tide.
7 is a perspective view of a water intake facility and airborne organism removal device according to another embodiment of the present invention;

The embodiments described in this specification may be modified in various ways. Certain embodiments may be depicted in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. However, specific embodiments disclosed in the accompanying drawings are only intended to facilitate understanding of various embodiments. Therefore, the technical idea is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed in the accompanying drawings, and it should be understood to include all equivalents or substitutes included in the spirit and technical scope of the invention.

Terms including ordinal numbers, such as first and second, may be used to describe various components, but these components are not limited by the above terms. The terminology described above is only used for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

In this specification, terms such as "comprise" or "having" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, but one or more other features It should be understood that the presence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof is not precluded. It is understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, but other elements may exist in the middle. It should be. On the other hand, when an element is referred to as “directly connected” or “directly connected” to another element, it should be understood that no other element exists in the middle.

Meanwhile, a “module” or “unit” for a component used in this specification performs at least one function or operation. Also, a “module” or “unit” may perform a function or operation by hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software. In addition, a plurality of “modules” or “units” other than “modules” or “units” to be executed in specific hardware or to be executed in at least one processor may be integrated into at least one module. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In addition, in describing the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be abbreviated or omitted.

Hereinafter, various embodiments will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

An apparatus for removing floating organisms according to embodiments of the present invention may remove floating organisms floating in seawater by collecting (or collecting) floating organisms floating in seawater (eg, on the surface of the sea and in seawater). Here, a case in which floating organisms are seaweeds and brown algae classified into caps and caps is described as an example. Meanwhile, the floating organism removal device may collect and remove not only floating organisms, but also garbage and foreign substances floating on the surface of the water and in the water.

1 is a perspective view of a water intake facility and an airborne organism removal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, with reference to FIG. 1 , the structure of the water intake facility 10 to which the airborne organism removal device 100 is applied will be described.

The water intake facility 10 is provided in various industrial facilities (eg, power plants) built on the coast, and may be a facility that introduces and stores seawater. The water intake facility 10 may have a frame 11 , a water intake space 12 and a water intake 13 .

The frame 11 extends in the vertical direction and may be formed to partition the intake space 12 therein. Here, the vertical direction is a direction extending vertically as shown in the drawing, and may be the same direction as the direction in which the floating organism removing device 100 collects and moves the floating organism F. Here, the frame 11 may be formed with a through-hole 11a passing vertically through the center of the upper surface. A guide rail 110 of a device for removing floating organisms 100 described later may be disposed in the through-hole 11a, and a basket 120 of the device for removing floating organisms 100 described later may pass through the through-hole 11a. can On the other hand, the airborne organism removal device 100 may be installed on an upper edge portion of the upper surface of the frame 11 that forms the circumference of the through hole 11a.

The intake space 12 communicates with the aforementioned through-hole 11a and may be a predetermined space formed inside the frame 11 . Here, the water intake space 12 may communicate with a water intake port 13 to be described later. Accordingly, seawater introduced into the intake space 12 through the water intake 13 to be described later may be stored. Here, floating organisms F introduced together with seawater may also be stored in the water intake space 12 .

The water intake 13 may be provided on the lower part of one side of the frame 11. The water intake 13 is a hole passed through the lower part of one side of the frame 11 and may communicate with the water intake space 12 . That is, the intake port 13 may be a passage through which seawater flows into the intake space 12 . However, structures and shapes of the frame 11, water intake space 12, and water intake 13 are not limited thereto and may vary.

FIG. 2 is a view showing floating organisms being collected by the floating organism removal device, and FIG. 3 is a view showing the floating organisms collected by the floating organism removal device are removed with a box.

In the following, with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 , the structure of the airborne organism removal device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. The floating organism removal device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is movably coupled to the guide rail 110 and the guide rail 110, and collects floating organisms F from the surface of seawater s or underwater. The basket 120, which is rotatably coupled to the guide rail 110 and is rotated by the basket 120 while the basket 120 moves along the guide rail 110, floating organisms collected in the basket 120 It may include a scraper 160 for removing (F) and a box 170 in which the removed floating organisms (F) are collected. In addition, the airborne organism removal device 100 includes a wire 130, a wheel 140, a driving motor 150, a first sensor 180a, a second sensor 180b, a load sensor 190, and a processor (not shown). city) may be included.

The guide rail 110 is installed on the framework 11 of the water intake facility 10 and may serve as a path along which the basket 120 described later moves. The guide rail 110 extends in the vertical direction and may be disposed in the through hole 11a. The guide rail 110 may include a pair of guide frames 111 , a support frame 112 and a support guide 113 connecting and supporting the pair of guide frames 111 .

A pair of guide frames 111 may be coupled to the inner circumferential surface of the frame 11 forming the through hole 11a. A pair of guide frames 111 may be disposed spaced apart from each other along the separation direction. Here, the separation direction is a direction orthogonal to the vertical direction, and may be a direction in which the basket 120 to be described later extends.

The support frame 112 may be coupled to the pair of guide frames 111 so that the pair of guide frames 111 extending in the vertical direction are supported. The support frame 112 extends in a spaced apart direction and may be respectively coupled to upper portions of the pair of guide frames 111 . In addition, the support frame 112 may serve to support the wire 130 to be described later. That is, the support frame 112 can support the wire 130 from the lower side so that the wire 130 to be described later can support the basket body 121 .

The support guide 113 may support the door 123 at one side so that the door 123 of the basket 120, which will be described later, maintains a state in which at least a portion of the basket body 121 is closed. The support guide 113 may be provided on at least one of the pair of guide frames 111 . The support guide 113 may be provided on one side of the pair of guide frames 111 facing each other. Here, the support guide 113 may be provided in a plate shape protruding in a spaced apart direction from one surface of the guide frame 111 . On the other hand, the support guide 113 may be coupled to one surface of the guide frame 111 provided as a plate extending to have a width in the spaced apart direction and a length in the vertical direction. In the following, a case in which the support guide 113 extends in a spaced direction from one surface of the guide frame 111 and is provided as a protruding plate will be described as an example.

In addition, the length of the support guide 113 in the vertical direction may be shorter than that of the pair of guide frames 111 in the vertical direction. That is, the upper portion of the pair of guide frames 111 may not have a support guide 113 provided. Accordingly, in an area where the support guide 113 is provided among the pair of guide frames 111, the support guide 113 supports the door 123 of the basket 120 moving upward to support at least one portion of the basket body 121. You can keep the part closed. On the other hand, in an area where the support guide 113 is not provided among the pair of guide frames 111, since the support guide 113 does not support the door 123 of the basket 120, the door ( The support of the 123 is released, and the door 123 rotates in a first direction (eg, clockwise) and can be deployed. A description related to this will be described in detail while explaining the structure of the basket 120 below. In the following, a case in which the support guides 113 are provided as a pair and each of the pair of guide frames 111 will be described as an example. That is, among the pair of support guides 113, one support guide 113 may protrude from one guide frame 111, and the other support guide 113 may protrude from the other guide frame 111.

The basket 120 is movably coupled to the guide rail 110 in the vertical direction, and can collect the surface of the seawater (s) or the floating organisms (F) in the water. Here, the basket 120 is located between a first position, which is a position where floating organisms F are collected, and a second position, which is a position where floating organisms F collected in the inside (ie, accommodating space 121a) are removed. In, it can slide up and down along the guide rail 110. For example, the first position may be on the surface of seawater (s) or underwater as shown in FIG. 2, and the second position is as shown in FIG. 3, one side of the basket 120 is open, up and down Based on the direction, the basket 120 may be disposed in an upper region of the box 170 to be described later.

In addition, the basket 120 has an accommodation space 121a therein, and a basket body 121 with an open upper surface and one side facing a box 170 to be described below, and an open basket body 121 It may include a door 123 capable of opening and closing one side. In addition, the basket 120 includes a connecting bar 122 connecting both sides of the basket body 121 and at least one guide block 124 coupling the basket body 121 to the guide rail 110 in a sliding manner. can include more.

The basket body 121 has an accommodating space 121a therein, and a portion of the aforementioned accommodating space 121a may be submerged on the surface of seawater s or underwater. An upper surface of the basket body 121 may be opened. In addition, one side of the basket body 121 that can face the box 170 to be described later among its side surfaces may be open. Meanwhile, one side of the basket body 121 may be one side of the basket body 121 located in a crossing direction. Here, the crossing direction may be a direction perpendicularly orthogonal to the vertical direction and horizontally orthogonal to the separation direction.

In addition, the bottom surface of the basket body 121 (hereinafter, referred to as a lower surface of the basket body 121) may be formed to be inclined downward toward a box 170 to be described later. Accordingly, the floating organisms F accommodated in the accommodating space 121a of the basket body 121 move in a cross direction along the inclined lower surface, and may be discharged to one side of the basket body 121. In addition, one side of the basket body 121 is closed by a door 123 and may partition an accommodation space 121a. Here, floating organisms F of seawater s may be accommodated in the accommodating space 121a. Thereafter, the floating organisms F accommodated in the accommodating space 121a rise along with the upward movement of the basket 120 and may be disposed adjacent to the box 170 described later.

In addition, while the basket 120 moves along the guide rail 110, while preventing the floating organisms F from escaping, the seawater s accommodated in the basket 120 is drained to the outside of the basket 120 at the same time. To be able to, at least one mesh network (121b) may be provided. More specifically, at least one of the lower surface and the side surface of the basket body 121 may be provided with a mesh network 121b.

In general, when seawater (s) and floating organisms (F) are collected in the basket body (121), the load due to the received seawater (s) may be greater than the weight of the basket (120). Accordingly, when the basket 120 is raised, a load may be generated in the structure (the wire 130, the wheel 140, and the drive motor 150 described later) that raises the basket 120 by the load of the seawater s. there is. Therefore, it is necessary for the basket 120 to discharge a certain amount of the seawater (s) accommodated in the accommodation space (121a), and to leave only the floating organisms (F) accommodated together with the seawater (s).

To this end, at least one of the lower surface and the side surface (ie, three side surfaces) of the basket body 121 is provided with a mesh network 121b, so that when the basket 120 rises, seawater s is passed through the holes of the mesh network 121b. It is discharged as part, and floating organisms (F) can remain in the net part of the mesh net. Therefore, when the basket 120 rises, it is possible to suppress or prevent a load from being generated in a structure that pulls the basket body 121 (that is, the wire 130, the wheel 140, and the drive motor 150 to be described later). there is. Here, the size of the holes of the mesh network may be formed smaller than the size of floating organisms. In addition, in the following, a case in which the mesh network 121b is provided on both the lower surface and the side surfaces of the basket body 121 will be described as an example.

In addition, the basket body 121 may include a stopper 121c at a lower portion of a lower surface inclined downward. The stopper 121c extends obliquely downward from the end of the basket body 121, so that the door 123, which will be described later, can maintain a horizontally deployed state with the basket body 121, the door 123 in a deployed state can be supported from the bottom.

The door 123 may open and close one side of the basket body 121 . The door 123 is provided in the shape of a square plate extending in a spaced apart direction, and may be rotatably coupled to an end (ie, a downwardly inclined end) of the basket body 121 . Here, the door 123 may be opened or closed by the support guide 113 described above. That is, the door 123 is supported by the support guide 113 in the area where the support guide 113 is provided in the guide frame 111, and can close one open side of the basket body 121. On the other hand, in an area where the support guide 113 is not provided in the guide frame 111, the support by the support guide 113 is released, and it can be rotated and deployed along the first direction (eg, clockwise direction). Thus, the door 123 can open one side of the basket body 121, and the floating organisms F accommodated in the accommodating space 121a can be discharged. Here, the door 123 is supported by the support guide 113, and when one side of the basket body 121 is closed, the angle may be 90° or more to 100° or less with respect to the horizontal plane. On the other hand, the support of the door 123 by the support guide 113 is released, and the door 123 may be rotated and deployed in a first direction (eg, clockwise direction). The door 123 may be supported by a stopper 121c provided on the basket body 121 while being rotated and disposed horizontally (side by side) with the basket body 121 . Here, when the door 123 is in an unfolded state, the angle may be 220° or more to 230° or less with respect to the horizontal plane.

The connection bar 122 may connect both side surfaces of the basket body 121 to each other. The connection bar 122 may serve to connect the wire 130 and the basket body 121 so that the basket body 121 is supported by the wire 130 described later. That is, the connection bar 122 may support the basket body 121 so that the basket body 121 can rise by driving the wire 130 and the drive motor 150 to be described later. For example, the connection bar 122 may be provided in a cylindrical shape extending along the separation direction.

In addition, the connecting bar 122 may include a rib 122a protruding upward and a locking hole 122b formed through the rib 122a so as to be coupled to a wire 130 to be described later. The rib 122a may be provided in a pin shape protruding upward from the connection bar 122 . In addition, the locking hole 122b may be a hole through which the rib 122a is spaced apart from each other. Accordingly, the connecting bar 122 may be supported by the hook 131 of the wire 130 inserted into the hooking hole 122b of the rib 122a.

The guide block 124 is provided on at least one of both side surfaces of the basket body 121 and can be slidably coupled to the guide frame 111 of the guide rail 110 . The guide block 124 is formed to surround at least a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the guide frame 111 and may be coupled to the guide frame 111 . That is, at least a portion of the guide block 124 may be formed to face each other, and an end thereof may be bent so as to bite the guide frame 111 . For example, the guide block 124 is formed in a 'c' shape in cross section viewed from the top and bottom directions, and both ends thereof may be bent.

Meanwhile, at least a part of the guide block 124 may be provided as a roller (not shown) that can move along the guide frame 111 while rotating. That is, the guide block 124 is provided in a castor structure, and may move upward or downward while rotating along the vertical direction in which the guide frame 111 extends.

In addition, a plurality of guide blocks 124 may be provided, and each may be provided on both side surfaces of the basket body 121 . That is, the plurality of guide blocks 124 may be provided on each side facing the pair of guide frames 111 .

The wire 130 is connected to the basket 120 and may support the basket 120 from the upper side of the basket 120 . At least a portion of the wire 130 may be wound around the outer circumferential surface of the wheel 140 to be described later. One end of the wire 130 may be fixed to an outer circumferential surface of the wheel 140 to be described later. In addition, the wire 130 may have a hook 131 at its other end. The hook 131 of the wire 130 may be inserted into the catching hole 122b of the connecting bar 122 described above.

The wheel 140 may be a part where the wire 130 is wound and supported. The wheel 140 may be formed in a hollow structure. The wheel 140 may rotate by receiving a rotational force from a drive motor 150 to be described later, and may wind or unwind the wire 130 in the process of rotating. The wheel 140 may have flanges at both ends. Thus, when the wheel 140 rotates, the wire 130 can be prevented from being separated from both ends of the wheel 140 by the flanges.

The driving motor 150 is connected to the wheel 140 and can rotate the wheel 140 by generating rotational driving force. Here, at least a part of the drive motor 150 may be inserted into the wheel 140 and provided integrally, or provided separately from the wheel 140 and connected to the wheel 140 through a connecting shaft. In the following, a case in which the drive motor 150 is integrally provided with the wheel 140 will be described as an example. Thus, the drive motor 150 operates, the wheel 140 can rotate clockwise, and the wheel 140 rotates clockwise to wind the wire 130 .

On the other hand, the structure of the wheel 140 and the driving motor 150, for example, may be provided in the structure of a winch (Winch). In addition, according to the embodiments of the present invention, the wheel 140 and the drive motor 150 may be installed on the upper surface of the support frame 112 or the upper surface of the frame 11, the installation location of which is described above. there is. In the following, a case in which the wheel 140 and the drive motor 150 are installed on the upper surface of the frame 11 will be described as an example.

For example, the driving motor 150 may be disposed at the rear end of the box 170 spaced apart from the guide rail 110 based on the crossing direction. Accordingly, the wheel 140 and the driving motor 150 can pull the basket 120 upward with a relatively small force by changing the direction in which force is applied by the pulley principle. That is, by the driving force of the driving motor 150, the wheel 140 rotates clockwise and can pull the wire 130, and the pulled wire 130 can move the basket 120 upward. .

On the other hand, the drive motor 150 operates, the wheel 140 can rotate counterclockwise, and the wheel 140 rotates counterclockwise to release the wire 130. Thus, the tension of the basket 120 by the wire 130 is released, and the basket 120 can move down due to its own weight.

The scraper 160 is rotatably coupled to the guide rail 110, rotates by the basket 120 while the basket 120 moves along the guide rail 110, and floats collected in the basket 120. creatures can be removed. That is, the scraper 160 may come into contact with the lower surface of the basket body 121 moving upward and rotate while being pushed toward one side surface of the basket body 121 by the lower surface of the basket body 121 that is inclined downward. The scraper 160 may include a shaft 161, a pair of rotating frames 162 and a scraping plate 163.

The shaft 161 extends along the separation direction, and both sides may be rotatably coupled to the pair of guide frames 111, respectively. For example, the shaft 161 may be provided in a cylindrical shape extending in a spaced apart direction.

The pair of rotation frames 162 are fixed to one end and the other end of the shaft 161, respectively, and may protrude from the pair of rotation frames 162. The pair of rotating frames 162 rotate together with the shaft 161 and can rotate the scraping plate 163 to be described later at a predetermined angle.

The scraping plate 163 is inclinedly coupled to the pair of rotating frames 162, and the floating organisms F accommodated in the accommodation space 121a can be discharged to a box 170 described later. That is, while the scraping plate 163 moves in contact with the bottom surface of the basket 120 (ie, the lower surface of the basket body 121) while the basket 120 moves, floating collected in the accommodation space 121a. The organism F may be pushed to one open side of the basket body 121 . Here, the scraping plate 163 may be coupled to a pair of rotating frames 162 such that an inclined angle of the scraping plate 163 forms an obtuse angle with respect to the horizontal plane.

If the scraping plate 163 is coupled to the pair of rotation frames 162 at an acute angle, when in contact with the bottom surface of the basket 120 (ie, the bottom surface of the basket body 121), the basket body 121 ), and may not move in the cross direction along the inclined lower surface of the basket body 121, and may be caught on the lower surface of the basket body 121. Accordingly, the scraping plate 163 is coupled to a pair of rotary frames 162 so that the inclined angle thereof forms an obtuse angle with respect to the horizontal plane, so that the scraping plate 163 is connected to the lower surface (ie, the bottom surface) of the basket 120. When in contact, it can smoothly move in the cross direction along the inclined lower surface of the basket body 121.

In addition, a steel cutter (not shown) may be provided at a lower portion of the scraping plate 163 (ie, a portion in contact with the lower surface of the basket body 121). Accordingly, when the scraping plate 163 moves in contact with the inclined lower surface of the basket body 121, the basket body 121 can be more effectively scraped, and the floating organisms F attached to the basket body 121 are removed. can be removed smoothly.

FIG. 4(a) is a view showing the state of the first section in the process of removing floating organisms, and FIG. 4(b) is a diagram showing the end point of the first section and the start point of the second section in the process of removing floating organisms, FIG. 4(c) is a diagram showing the end point of the second section and the start point of the third section in the process of removing floating organisms, and FIG. 4(d) is a diagram showing the end point of the third section in the process of removing floating organisms.

The basket 120 and the scraper 160 according to the embodiments of the present invention may be operated by dividing the operation for each specific section. That is, the operation of the door 123 of the basket 120 and the scraping plate 163 of the scraper 160 can be classified for each specific section. More specifically, three sections may be divided between a first location where the floating organisms F are collected and a second location where the floating organisms F collected in the accommodating space 121a are removed. That is, the above-described three sections include a first section in which the door 123 is supported by the support guide 113 to maintain a state in which one side of the basket body 121 is closed, and the door 123 moves in the first direction. A second section in which one side of the basket body 121 is opened while rotating (eg, clockwise), and the scraper 160 opens the door 123 while the door 123 completely opens the basket body 121 It may be a third section moving along the bottom surface (ie, the lower surface of the basket body 121). In the following, operations of the basket 120 and the scraper 160 will be described separately for each section with reference to FIGS. 4(a) to 4(d).

4(a) and 4(b), the first section is a section in which the basket 120 operates for a predetermined time after the first position, and the first position (ie, the basket 120 on the surface or underwater) ) may be immersed) to a position where the door 123 is supported by the support guide 113 and closes one side of the basket body 121. That is, the starting point of the first section is the time when the basket 120 is located in the first position, and the end point of the first section is the upper end of the support guide 113 and the upper part of the door 123 rising together with the basket 120. It may be a point in time positioned to touch.

Here, the scraper 160 is rotated in a second direction (eg, counterclockwise) opposite to the first direction from the point of contact of the scraping plate 163 to the lower surface of the basket body 121 rising during the first period. can That is, the shaft 161 may rotate in the second direction, and the pair of rotating frames 162 may rotate in the second direction in association with the shaft 161 . In addition, the scraping plate 163 may move inclinedly along the lower surface of the basket body 121 inclined downward while in contact with the lower surface of the basket body 121 . Accordingly, assuming that the floating organisms F are accommodated in the basket 120, the scraping plate 163 can move the floating organisms F accommodated in the accommodation space 121a downward by a predetermined distance. At this time, the floating creature F may be in a state located within the receiving space 121a.

4(b) and 4(c), the starting point of the second section is a time point at which the upper end of the support guide 113 and the upper part of the door 123 rising together with the basket 120 come into contact with each other. , The end point may be a time point at which the door 123 is at a height at which support by the support guide 113 is released. That is, the door 123 rotates in the first direction (eg, clockwise) during the second period, and may gradually open one side of the basket body 121 .

Here, the scraper 160 may continue to rotate in the second direction (eg, counterclockwise) during the second section, and the scraping plate 163 may also move at an angle in contact with the lower surface of the basket body 121. there is. Therefore, assuming that the floating organisms F are accommodated in the basket 120, the scraping plate 163 can move the floating organisms F accommodated in the accommodation space 121a more downwardly by a predetermined distance. At this time, the floating creature F may be in a state of being disposed at a position pushed to the outside of the accommodation space 121a.

Referring to FIGS. 4(c) and 4(d), the third section is a time point at which the door 123 is located at a height at which the support by the support guide 113 is released, and the end point of the door 123 is the second section. It may be a point in time when it rotates in one direction (eg, clockwise) and is positioned horizontally with the basket 120 (ie, positioned so that the door 123 is deployed).

Here, in the scraper 160, during the third period, the shaft 161 and the pair of rotation frames 162 rotate in the second direction (eg, counterclockwise), and the shaft 161 and the pair of rotation frames 162 In response to the rotation of ), the scraping plate 163 may move downwardly along the inner surface of the unfolded door 123 . Therefore, assuming that the floating organisms F are accommodated in the basket 120, the scraping plate 163 moves the floating organisms F accommodated in the accommodation space 121a along the inner surface of the unfolded door 123. By doing so, it is possible to push the floating organism F to the box 170 described later. That is, the floating creature F may be located in the box 170 . As described above, the basket 120 and the scraper 160 are operated separately for each specific section, and the floating organisms F accommodated in the accommodation space 121a can be removed by pushing them into the box 170. .

Meanwhile, the scraper 160 may further include a timing motor (not shown). The timing motor is connected to the shaft 161 and can rotate the shaft 161 from one specific point in time to another specific point in time. Here, one specific point in time may be a point in time when the scraping plate 163 contacts the lower surface of the basket body 121, and another specific point in time is that the door 123 coupled to the basket body 121 is in contact with the basket body 121. It may be a point of rotation to a horizontally deployed position. Accordingly, the shaft 161, the pair of rotation frames 162, and the scraping plate 163 rotate clockwise and counterclockwise for a predetermined time through the timing motor, and the floating organisms F accommodated in the basket body 121 ) can be automatically removed.

As described above, the box 170 is installed on the upper surface of the frame 11, and when the floating organisms F accommodated in the basket 120 are pushed and removed by the scraper 160, to the outside of the basket 120. It can play a role in collecting floating organisms (F) that have been pushed out. The box 170 has an open top and may have a predetermined space so that floating organisms F can be collected in the inland water. The box 170 may be disposed at a position facing the upwardly moved basket 120 . That is, the box 170 may be installed on the upper surface of the frame 11 so as to be located at a horizontal position with respect to the upwardly moved basket 120 and the crossing direction.

In addition, the box 170 may have a length in the vertical direction so that the height of the upper end is lower than the height of the end of the door 123 at the end point of the third section. Thus, the floating organisms F moving downward through the door 123 can be smoothly collected into the box 170 .

5 is a view showing how the position of the basket is adjusted in a low tide state in the sea, and FIG. 6 is a view showing how the position of the basket is adjusted in a state in which the sea is high tide.

Hereinafter, structures of the first sensor 180a, the second sensor 180b, the load sensor 190, and the processor according to embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6 .

The first sensor 180a is installed on the frame 11 and can measure the distance to the surface of the seawater s. The first sensor 180a transmits light to the surface of the seawater s, receives light reflected from the surface of the water, and measures the time until the light is received to calculate the distance to the surface of the seawater s. can The first sensor 180a may transmit information about the measured distance to the surface of the water to the processor. For example, the first sensor 180a may be provided as a laser sensor. In addition, the first sensor 180a may be installed at any position capable of measuring the distance to the surface of the frame 11. In embodiments of the present invention, a case in which the first sensor 180a is installed at a position adjacent to the through hole 11a on the upper surface of the frame 11 will be described as an example.

The second sensor 180b may measure the distance to the basket 120 . The second sensor 180b transmits light toward the basket 120, receives light reflected from the basket 120, and measures the time until the light is received to calculate the distance to the basket 120. can The second sensor 180b may transmit information about the measured distance to the surface of the water to the processor. For example, the second sensor 180b may be provided as a laser sensor. In addition, the second sensor 180b ) may be installed in any one of the frame 11 or the guide rail 110. In addition, the second sensor 180b may be installed at the same height as the first sensor 180a based on the vertical direction. In embodiments of the present invention, a case in which the second sensor 180b is installed at a position adjacent to the through hole 11a on the upper surface of the frame 11 will be described as an example.

The load sensor 190 may be installed in the basket 120 and measure a load applied to the basket 120 . That is, the load sensor 190 may measure the weight of the basket 120 containing seawater and floating organisms accommodated in the accommodating space 121a. For example, the load sensor 190 may be installed on the lower surface of the basket body 121. Accordingly, the load sensor 190 may transmit the measured load value to the processor.

The processor may compare the first sensor value received from the first sensor 180a and the second sensor value received from the second sensor 180b to adjust the height of the basket 120 based on the surface of the seawater s. there is. That is, the processor may determine the distance of the basket 120 from the water surface using the first sensor value and the second sensor value received from the first sensor 180a and the second sensor 180b, and The position of the basket 120 can be adjusted so that the 120 can be located on the surface of the seawater (s).

In general, in the ocean, the water surface level of seawater (s) may vary according to time due to the difference between the tide and the tide. For example, in the case of low tide, the surface level of seawater (s) may be relatively low. On the other hand, in the case of high tide, the height of the surface of sea water (s) may be relatively high. If the sea is low tide, the basket 120 may be disposed relatively higher than the water surface level of the sea water (s). When the basket 120 is disposed higher than the water surface level of the sea water s, it may not be possible to collect the floating organisms F floating on the water surface. On the other hand, when the sea is at high tide, the basket 120 may be disposed relatively lower than the height of the surface of the sea water (s) (ie, disposed in the water). When the basket 120 is disposed lower than the surface of the seawater s and immersed in water, floating organisms F floating on the surface may not be smoothly collected. Accordingly, it is necessary to adjust the position of the basket 120 so that it is positioned on the water surface by adjusting the height of the basket 120 .

To this end, the processor may receive the first sensor value and the second sensor value from the first sensor 180a and the second sensor 180b, respectively, and calculate a difference between the first sensor value and the second sensor value. . When the calculated difference value is formed within a preset difference value range, the processor may determine that the basket 120 is disposed on the surface of the seawater s. On the other hand, the processor may determine that the basket 120 is not placed on the surface of the seawater s due to high tide or low tide, when the calculated difference value is formed outside the preset difference value range. When the processor determines through the first sensor value and the second sensor value that the basket 120 is not placed on the water surface due to high or low tide, the processor controls the drive motor 150 to raise the height of the basket 120. can be adjusted. As shown in FIG. 5 , in a low tide state, the basket 120 may be lowered so that the basket 120 is positioned on the water surface by releasing the wire 130 supporting the basket 120 . In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, by winding (pulling) the wire 130 supporting the basket 120 in a high tide state, the basket 120 is raised so that the basket 120 is positioned on the water surface. can be moved Thus, the basket 120 is disposed on the surface of the seawater (s), and can smoothly collect the floating organisms (F) floating on the surface.

In addition, the processor compares the sensor value (ie, the load value) received from the load sensor 190 with a preset value, and moves the basket 120 to the first position when the measured load value is equal to or greater than the preset value. can be moved to the second position. That is, when the measured load value is equal to or greater than the preset value, the processor rotates the wheel 140 clockwise through the driving motor 150 and pulls the basket 120 upward with the wire 130. can give That is, the basket 120 can be moved upward. Accordingly, the basket 120 automatically collects the floating organisms F, and the collected floating organisms F can be removed to the box 170 without separate judgment by the operator.

7 is a perspective view of a water intake facility and an airborne organism removal device according to another embodiment of the present invention. In the following, the structure of an airborne organism removal device according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described. At this time, description of the same structure as an embodiment of the present invention will be omitted.

Airborne organism removal device 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a guide rail 110, a basket 120, a wire 130, a wheel 140, a drive motor 150, a scraper 160, and a box 170 ) may be provided in plurality. That is, the plurality of guide rails 110, the basket 120, the wire 130, the wheel 140, the drive motor 150, and the scraper 160 may be spaced apart along the separation direction and arranged side by side.

Here, one guide rail 110, basket 120, wire ( 130), wheel 140, drive motor 150, and scraper 160 are other guide rails 110, basket 120, wire 130, wheel 140, drive motor 150, scraper 160 ) and can operate separately. That is, the plurality of guide rails 110, basket 120, wire 130, wheel 140, drive motor 150, and scraper 160 may operate differently. Accordingly, the floating organisms F may be selectively collected through the basket 120 located in a portion where relatively more floating organisms F are gathered in the seawater contained in the water intake space 12 to remove the floating organisms. In another embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of guide rails 110, a basket 120, a wire 130, a wheel 140, a drive motor 150, and a scraper 160 are provided as a pair. be explained by

In this way, it is possible to collect floating organisms in the sea and remove the collected floating organisms. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress or prevent the accumulation of floating organisms at the water intake of the water intake facility and blockage of the water intake. Therefore, seawater can smoothly flow into the water intake facility. In addition, the trapping position of floating organisms can be organically adjusted according to the difference between the tide and the tide in the ocean. Accordingly, it is possible to more effectively collect floating organisms floating on the surface of the water. In addition, it is possible to prevent interruption of operation of the water intake facility by smoothly introducing seawater into the intake port. In addition, it is possible to prevent odors from being generated in the water intake facility due to the accumulation of floating organisms in the water intake, and to suppress or prevent environmental pollution from occurring in the water intake facility.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not necessarily limited to these embodiments, and may be variously modified and implemented without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. . Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention, but to explain, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The protection scope of the present invention should be construed according to the claims below, and all technical ideas within the equivalent range should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

10: water intake facility 100: suspended organisms removal device
110: guide rail 120: basket
130: wire 140: wheel
150: drive motor 160: scraper
170: box 180a: first sensor
180b: second sensor 190: load sensor
S: Sea water f: Floating organisms

Claims (16)

guide rail;
a basket movably coupled to the guide rail and collecting floating organisms on the surface of the water or underwater; class
a scraper rotatably coupled to the guide rail and rotating by the basket while the basket moves along the guide rail to remove floating organisms collected in the basket; Suspended organisms removal device comprising a. According to claim 1,
The basket includes a basket body having an accommodation space therein, and a door that opens and closes at least a portion of the basket body,
The guide rail may include at least one support guide supporting the door so that the door maintains a state in which at least a portion of the basket body is closed. According to claim 2,
The guide rail includes a pair of guide frames,
The at least one support guide extends from at least one of the pair of guide frames. According to claim 1,
The basket includes at least one mesh net for draining water contained inside the basket to the outside of the basket while preventing the floating organisms from escaping while the basket moves along the guide rail. Suspended organisms removal device. According to claim 2,
The basket further comprises at least one guide block provided on one side of the basket body and slidably coupled to the guide rail. According to claim 3,
The scraper,
A shaft rotatably connected between the pair of guide frames;
A pair of rotating frames fixed to one end and the other end of the shaft and rotating together with the shaft;
A scraping plate inclinedly connected to the pair of rotating frames and configured to push the floating organisms collected in the accommodation space out of the basket while moving in contact with the bottom surface of the basket while the basket moves. Airborne organisms removal device comprising. According to claim 2,
The basket is slidably movable along the guide rail between a first position where the floating organisms are collected and a second position where the floating organisms collected therein are removed. According to claim 7,
Between the first position and the second position,
A first section in which the door is supported by the support guide and maintains a state in which at least a portion of the basket body is closed;
A second section in which the door rotates in a first direction to open the basket body;
A third section in which the scraper moves along the inner surface of the door in a state in which the door completely opens the basket body is sequentially arranged. According to claim 8,
The scraper contacts the bottom surface of the basket from any point in the first section to start rotating along a second direction opposite to the first direction, and rotates over the second section and the third section. Airborne organism removal device configured to perform an operation of pushing the airborne organisms collected in the accommodation space to the outside of the basket while doing so. According to claim 2,
The scraper and the door are configured to be rotated in association with the movement of the basket, respectively. According to claim 1,
A first sensor for measuring a distance from the surface of the water;
A second sensor for measuring the distance to the basket; And,
and a processor configured to compare a first sensor value received from the first sensor and a second sensor value received from the second sensor to adjust a height of the basket from the water surface. According to claim 11,
A wire connected to the basket; and,
A wheel on which the wire is wound; and,
Further comprising a drive motor for rotationally driving the wheel so that the wire is wound around the wheel or the wire is unwound from the wheel,
The processor controls the driving of the driving motor to rotate the wheel to adjust the height of the basket from the water surface. According to claim 11,
Further comprising a load sensor installed in the basket and measuring a load applied to the basket,
The processor compares the sensor value received from the load sensor with a predetermined value, and controls the movement of the basket from the first position to the second position when the sensor value is equal to or greater than the predetermined value. bioremoval device. According to claim 12,
The basket further includes a connecting bar connecting one inner surface and the other inner surface,
The connecting bar includes a rib protruding from the outer circumferential surface and a catching hole formed in the rib,
The wire is connected to the catching hole through a hook provided at one end thereof. According to claim 11,
The first sensor and the second sensor are laser sensors. a basket movable between a first position in front of the water intake of the facility where floating organisms on the surface or in the water are collected and a second location where the floating organisms collected therein are removed;
a drive motor for driving the basket;
A first sensor that measures the distance to the surface of the water;
a second sensor for measuring a distance to the basket; and
A processor comparing the first sensor value received from the first sensor with the second sensor value received from the second sensor and controlling the driving motor so that the height of the basket from the water surface is maintained within a predetermined range. airborne organisms removal device.