RU170899U1 - GATEWAY GATE PROTECTION DEVICE FROM VESSELS - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of water transport and is intended to protect the gates of the shipping lock from the bulk of ships. The technical result of using the utility model is to increase the reliability of the capture of the vessel in front of the gateway gate in violation of its speed. The device, as well as the prototype, consists of: two barrage elements located symmetrically on both sides of the airlock chamber in wall niches and made in the form of movable beams and cylinders in contact with them from an elastic waterproof material connected to a compressed air source connected to the equipment control the speed of the vessel. In contrast to the prototype, the barrier elements are equipped with additional beams fixed motionlessly on the walls of the airlock chamber, and recesses are made on the inner surfaces of the movable and additional beams to accommodate the cylinders. In this case, the movable beams are installed with the possibility of limited horizontal movement, for example, using a pair of chains or cables, one end wound on a winch drum attached to the walls of the chamber, and the other fixed on opposite ends of the beams. Moreover, the length of the chains is regulated by speed control equipment. In turn, horizontal through grooves are made inside the movable and fixed beams to accommodate support and guide elements mounted on the walls of the airlock. At the same time, the movable beams are lined with a rubber coating on the outside. 2 cpf, 1 ill.

Description

The utility model relates to the field of water transport and is intended to protect the gates of the shipping lock from the bulk of ships.

Known devices for protecting the gates of the shipping lock from the bulk of ships, including a flexible barrier element that overlaps the navigable passage of the lock and shock absorbers mounted on the walls of the lock chamber (see AS USSR No. 872635, IPC E02C 1/10, publ. 1981; USSR AS No. 1079745, IPC E02C 1/10, publ. 1984; Pat. RF No. 2425922, IPC E02C 1/00, publ. 2011). The disadvantage of the device is the difficulty of controlling the barrage element, which when installed in a navigable passage by special mechanisms is lowered into the water below the draft of the vessels or rises up by the gantry lift above the surface dimensions of the vessel. The work of such mechanisms leads to frequent failures and to a stop of the gateway.

Known are the gateway gate protection systems in the form of swinging frames that are pivotally mounted on the walls of the airlock and cover only part of the navigable passage of the airlock, holding the vessel by the cheekbones (see Rudolf Kuhn, Binnen-werkehrwasserbau, Berlin. 1984, p. 298). However, such systems are not reliable enough, because they require maneuvering with swing frames in front of each vessel entrance to the chamber, which lengthens the ship passage cycle, and, in addition, they require adjustment of turning mechanisms.

Of the known solutions, the closest analogue (prototype) of the proposed device for technical essence and purpose is the device according to the patent of the Russian Federation No. 2428541, IPC E02C 1/10, publ. 09/10/2011, The device consists of two barrier elements located symmetrically on both sides of the lock chamber, installed in the niches of the lock walls and made in the form of swivel beams and cylinders of elastic waterproof fabric, located between the beams and the chamber walls. The device is also equipped with control equipment that determines the mode of movement of the vessel in the chamber. On the walls of the gateway installed receivers filled with compressed air, while between the receivers and cylinders laid an air duct blocked by an automatic valve. The vessel stops in front of the gate by turning beams by grabbing it by the cheekbones. The device ensures the safety of ship locks and at the same time is quite easy to manage.

The disadvantage of this device is that the retention of the vessel in front of the gateway gate is carried out by the zygomatic contours, which is not a reliable way of capture.

The technical result from the use of the proposed utility model is to increase the reliability of the capture of the vessel in front of the gateway gate in violation of its speed.

To achieve the specified technical result, the following set of essential features is used: in the device for protecting the gateway gate from the bulk of ships, consisting also of a prototype of two barrage elements located symmetrically on both sides of the gateway chamber in wall niches and made in the form of movable beams and in contact with them cylinders of elastic waterproof material connected to a source of compressed air connected to the apparatus for controlling the speed of the vessel, in contrast to the prototype , Obstruction elements are provided with additional beams secured fixedly to the walls of the lock chamber, wherein on the inner surfaces of the movable beams and additional recesses to contain the bottles. Moreover, each movable beam is installed with limited horizontal movement, for example, using a pair of chains (cables), one ends wound on a drum of a winch fixed in the chamber, and the second fixed on opposite ends of the movable beam, the length of the chains (cables) it is regulated by speed control equipment, in turn, horizontal through grooves are made inside the movable and fixed beams for placing support and guide elements fixed to the walls of the airlock. At the same time, the movable beams are lined with a rubber coating on the outside.

The essence of the utility model is that the stop of the vessel in front of the gate is ensured by the capture of its movable beams, and the damping of the vessel’s energy is due to the friction of the sides of the vessel on these beams. Capture occurs when filling cylinders located in the recesses between the movable and fixed beams, gas or air, the supply of which is carried out from a photoelectric signal coming from the control equipment installed on the gateway wall. At the same time, the seizure of the vessel, unlike the prototype, occurs overboard, which is a more reliable way of holding the object due to the larger area of contacting surfaces.

A comparison of the proposed device and the prototype showed that the task - to increase the reliability of the capture of the vessel in front of the gateway gate - is solved as a result of a new set of features, which proves the proposed utility model meets the patentability criterion of "novelty".

The essence of the utility model is illustrated in the drawing, where:

in FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of a protection device installed in front of the gate of the lower head of the lock;

in FIG. 2 - beams are shown at the moment of emptying the cylinders;

in FIG. 3 is a vector diagram of the forces holding the vessel in the chamber. The device for protecting the gateway gate from the bulk of ships consists of 2 barrier elements 1 installed in wall niches 2 of the lock chamber in the area of the double-wing gate 3. The barrier elements are made in the form of movable 4 and fixed beams 5 and cylinders 6 of elastic waterproof material filled with liquefied gas or air. Along the line of joining of beams 4 and 5, identical recesses (semicircular cells) 7 are made on their inner surfaces, in which cylinders 6 are placed. Beams 5 are fixed on the walls of a niche 2 with anchors, and beams 4 are mounted on supporting-guiding elements 8 and are connected to opposite ends with chains (cables) 9, the length of which is calculated taking into account the limited horizontal movement of the beams, based on the width of the lock chamber and the characteristics of the settlement ships. The outer surfaces of the beams 4 are covered with a rubber layer 10.

In the initial position, the cylinders 6 are empty (Fig. 2), the beams 4 are adjacent to the beams 5, providing free passage to the vessel. In case of violation of the speed regime by the ship, the control equipment (not shown in the drawing) sends a signal to the ship access control system. An alarm signal is transmitted to the executive body of the automatic valves 11 opening the air duct 12, as a result of which air from the receivers 13 enters the cylinders 6. At the same time, the signal is supplied to the winches 14, which regulate the length of the chains 9 (cables). Cylinders 6, when filling, move the movable beams 4 along the supporting-guiding elements 8 in the direction of movement of the vessel 15. As a result, the vessel is captured by its sides, and thus its collision at the gate is prevented. Between the sides of the vessel and the rubber layer 10, a frictional force arises which holds the vessel after the full energy of the bulk.

After stopping the vessel 15 from the remote control (not shown), a signal is sent to the actuator of the automatic valves 11 and to the winch 14. At the same time, air is released from the cylinders 6 and the tension of the chain 9. The beam 4 is returned to its original position and frees the passage of the vessel.

The described device was developed by specialists of the Department of Hydrotechnical Structures, Structures and Hydraulics FSBEI HE "State University of the Sea and River Fleet named after Admiral S.O. Makarova "as part of research work. Calculations were made that showed the possibility of using the device on the inland waterways of the Russian Federation. The device is recommended to be used in locks, where the width of the design vessel approaches in size to the width of the lock chamber. On the waterways of Russia, such conditions correspond to the locks of the Volga-Don Canal and the White Sea-Baltic Waterway.

Claims (3)

1. A device for protecting the gateway gate from a pile of ships, consisting of two barrage elements located symmetrically on both sides of the gateway chamber in wall niches and made in the form of movable beams, and cylinders in contact with them made of an elastic waterproof material connected to a compressed air source connected to the apparatus for controlling the speed of the vessel, characterized in that the barrage elements are equipped with additional beams fixed motionless on the walls of the airlock chamber, and on the internal the surfaces of the movable and additional beams are made recesses for placing cylinders in them, while the movable beams are installed with the possibility of limited horizontal movement. 2. The device according to p. 1, characterized in that in it each movable beam is installed using a pair of chains / cables, one ends wound on a winch drum fixed in the chamber, and the other fixed on opposite ends of the movable beam, the length of the chains / the cables are regulated by speed control equipment, in turn, horizontal through grooves are made inside the movable and fixed beams to accommodate supporting and guiding elements mounted on the walls of the airlock. 3. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the movable beams on the outside are lined with a rubber coating.

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