TWI617487B - Floating device and floating platform - Google Patents

Abstract

A floating device includes a floating seat and a buoyancy adjusting unit. A first direction, a second direction and a third direction orthogonal to each other are defined. The floating seat includes a first plane and a second plane spaced apart in the first direction, two third planes spaced apart in the second direction, and two spaced apart in the third direction Four planes. The buoyancy adjusting unit includes four connecting seats respectively connected to the floating seat to make the floating device have a rectangular parallelepiped appearance. Each of the connectors has a first surface that is coplanar with the first plane, and an accommodating region that is recessed from the first surface. The buoyancy adjusting unit further includes four filler members respectively accommodated in the accommodating regions. The invention achieves the effect of adjusting the buoyancy by changing the overall load by designing each filler member to be removably accommodated in the respective accommodating regions. In addition, the present invention also provides a floating platform composed of a plurality of floating devices.

Description

Floating device and floating platform

The invention relates to a floating device, and a floating platform, in particular to a floating device capable of adjusting the buoyancy, and a floating platform assembled by using the plurality of floating devices and having the function of adjusting buoyancy.

The traditional floating piers are mostly fixed wharfs made of steel and concrete. In addition to the shortcomings of construction time and cost, such fixed wharfs cannot be used only when the structure is damaged under long-term use. Replacing part of the structure to complete the repairing operation, so usually only can be completely destroyed and then re-constructed, so there are also shortcomings of difficult maintenance. In addition, such fixed docks cannot change position according to the use situation, and their use can often only be used. Ships are provided for parking, so they are also limited in application.

Therefore, in recent years, the fixed docks have been replaced by floating docks, such as those disclosed in Taiwan Patent Publication No. I259821, No. I259822, No. I270343 and No. M375663, but combined with the aforementioned floats. The floating platform, although it has the advantages of easy construction, low cost, good maintenance and multiple applications (such as water trails and water stage), it can still be improved because it cannot adjust the buoyancy and is not easy to combine with other equipment. local.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a floating device that is capable of adjusting the amount of buoyancy and that is easily combined with other devices.

Thus, the floating device of the present invention can float on the liquid surface and include a floating seat and a buoyancy adjusting unit.

Defining a first direction orthogonal to the first direction, a second direction and a third direction, the floating seat including a first plane and a second plane spaced apart in the first direction, and two in the second direction a third plane disposed on the upper interval, and two fourth planes spaced apart in the third direction.

The buoyancy adjusting unit includes four connecting seats respectively extending in the first direction and respectively connected to the floating seat to make the floating device have a rectangular parallelepiped appearance. Each of the mounts has a first surface coplanar with the first plane of the float, a second surface coplanar with the second plane of the float, and a first surface and the second surface And a third surface coplanar with the third plane of the floating seat, a fourth surface connecting the first surface, the second surface, the third surface and being coplanar with the fourth plane of the floating seat, and An accommodating area recessed from the first surface. The buoyancy adjusting unit further includes four filler members respectively removably received in the accommodating regions.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a floating platform that is assembled using a plurality of the aforementioned floating devices and that has the function of adjusting the buoyancy.

Thus, the floating platform of the present invention can float on the liquid surface and comprise a plurality of floating devices as described above, and a plurality of first connecting units.

Each of the first connecting units detachably connects the two adjacent connecting seats in the second direction to fix the two floating devices arranged in the second direction

The invention has the effect that each filling member of the buoyancy adjusting unit is removably accommodated in the respective receiving area, so that the user can change the whole of each floating device according to his needs. The load is used to achieve the effect of adjusting buoyancy. Further, since the floating platform of the present invention is formed by combining a plurality of the aforementioned floating devices, it also has a function of adjusting buoyancy.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Referring to Figures 1, 2, and 3, a first embodiment of the floating platform 100 of the present invention can float on a liquid level. In order to clearly illustrate the specific structure of the present invention, an orthogonal coordinate system is first defined herein, the orthogonal coordinate system including a first direction Z, a second direction X and a third direction Y orthogonal to each other.

The floating platform 100 includes a plurality of floating devices 1, a plurality of first connecting units 2, a plurality of second connecting units 3, a plurality of reinforcing units 4, and a plurality of connecting plates 5.

Referring to Figures 2, 4, and 5, each floating device 1 includes a floating seat 11 and a buoyancy adjusting unit 12.

The floating seat 11 of each floating device 1 includes a first plane 111 and a second plane 112 spaced apart in the first direction Z, and two third planes 113 spaced apart in the second direction X, Two fourth planes 114 spaced apart in the third direction Y, and a plurality of recessed grooves 115 formed in the first plane 111 are recessed. Specifically, the floating seat 11 of each floating device 1 in the present embodiment may be a tetradecahedron. In addition, the floating seat 11 of each floating device 1 of the present invention has a plurality of anti-slip grooves 115. The design can increase the friction coefficient of the first plane 111 and has an anti-slip effect.

Each buoyancy adjusting unit 12 includes four connecting seats 13 and four filling members 14.

The connecting seats 13 of each buoyancy adjusting unit 12 are respectively in the shape of a hollow square column, and the connecting seats 13 of each buoyancy adjusting unit 12 respectively extend along the first direction Z and are respectively connected with the respective floating seats 11 to Each floating device 1 is made to have a rectangular parallelepiped shape. Preferably, the connecting seats 13 of each buoyancy adjusting unit 12 are symmetrically disposed on the floating seat 11, so that each floating device 1 can float to a relatively balanced surface without being particularly dumped in a certain side. It is added that each of the connecting seats 13 can be fixedly connected to the floating seat 11 in an adhesive manner.

Each of the connecting seats 13 has a first surface 131 coplanar with the first plane 111 of the floating seat 11 and a second surface 132 coplanar with the second plane 112 of the respective floating seat 11, a third surface 133 connecting the first surface 131 and the second surface 132 and coplanar with the third plane 113 of the floating seat 11 , and a first surface 131 , the second surface 132 , a third surface 133 and a fourth surface 134 coplanar with the fourth plane 114 of the floating seat 11, a receiving area 135 recessed downward from the first surface 131, and two through the third surface And a first mounting hole 136 connected to the accommodating area 135 and disposed above and below, and two second mounting holes 137 extending through the fourth surface 134 and communicating with the accommodating area 135 and disposed thereon. One of the first mounting holes 136 and one of the second mounting holes 137 are adjacent to the first surface 131, and the other of the first mounting holes 136 and the second mounting holes 137 The other is adjacent to the second surface 132.

In this embodiment, the accommodating area 135 of each of the connecting seats 13 penetrates the first surface 131 and the second surface 132, as shown in FIG. 4, but need not specifically limit the above, for example, Each of the connecting seats 13 shown in FIG. 5 further has a rib wall between the first surface 131 and the second surface 132 for dividing the accommodating area 135 into two chambers, as shown in FIG. 5. Shown.

Referring to FIGS. 2, 4, and 5, the filler members 14 of each of the buoyancy adjusting units 12 are removably received in the corresponding receiving regions 135. In detail, each of the filling members 14 may be an integrally formed design, and the material may be selected from reinforced concrete or polyethylene (PE), but it is not limited to the above description, for example, It can be composed of a plurality of gravel which are closely stacked on each other and poured into sand, as shown in FIG. In practical use, when each of the accommodating areas 135 is filled by the corresponding filling member 14, each of the filling members 14 has a first coplanar with the first plane 111 of the floating seat 11. A filling surface 141, such that the filling member 14 filled in each of the accommodating areas 135 can be used for the user to walk on.

Figure 6 is a variation of the flotation device 1 of the present invention which can have different buoyancy by virtue of the difference in the size of a buoyancy chamber 116 defined therein.

Referring to Figures 1, 2, and 3, each of the first connecting units 2 includes a first bolt 21 that can pass through the respective first mounting holes 136 of the two adjacent connecting seats 13, one and the first bolt a 21-phase screwed first nut 22, and a first spacer 23 that is sleeved on the first bolt 21; each of the second connecting units 3 includes a first connecting bracket 13 A second bolt 31 of the second mounting hole 137, a second nut 32 screwed to the second bolt 31, and a second washer 33 that is sleeved on the second bolt 31.

The reinforcing unit 4 is disposed on the buoyancy adjusting unit 12 and includes at least four reinforcing members 41 respectively detachably received in the receiving regions 135. In this embodiment, the reinforcing members 41 are respectively in the shape of a hollow quadrangular prism. Each of the reinforcing members 41 has a first reinforcing wall 411 parallel to the third surface 133 of each of the connecting seats 13, a second reinforcing wall 412 parallel to the fourth surface 134 of each of the connecting seats 13, and a through-through The first reinforcing wall 411 has a first reinforcing hole 413 through which the first bolt 21 passes, and a second reinforcing hole 414 through which the second reinforcing wall 412 passes and the second bolt 31 passes through. The present invention has the design of the reinforcing unit 4, mainly for enhancing the overall structural strength of each of the connecting seats 13 when joined to the connecting seat 13 adjacent thereto.

In assembly, each of the first connecting units 2 is detachably connected to two adjacent connecting seats 13 along the second direction X, and each of the second connecting units 3 is detachably connected in the third direction Y. An adjacent connecting seat 13 is configured to fix the two floating devices 1 arranged in the third direction Y together. It is worth mentioning that each of the connecting plates 5 can fix the two adjacent floating devices 1 in a manner parallel to the second direction X or the third direction Y. In addition, the design of the present invention having a symmetrical structure allows the present invention to be assembled even if the first plane 111 of each of the floating seats 11 is coplanar with the second plane 112 of the adjacent floating seat 11. Assembled through each of the first connecting units 2 or each of the second connecting units 3, as shown in FIG. 3, that is, the present invention can be avoided in the first direction Z because there is no specific assembly orientation. It has the effect of easy assembly by flipping the action.

In this way, the floating platform 100 of the present invention can change the use position according to the situational requirements, and transform into a fishing platform such as a water trail, a water stage, a net culture, a water power platform with a solar panel, or a detection instrument. Water detection platform, etc.

Through the above description, the advantages of the floating platform 100 of the present invention can be further summarized as follows:

1. The present invention is designed such that each of the filling members 14 of the buoyancy adjusting unit 12 is removably received in the respective receiving area 135, so that the user can change each floating device 1 according to his needs. The overall load is used to achieve the effect of adjusting buoyancy.

2. The floating seat 11 of each floating device 1 of the present invention has a plurality of anti-slip grooves 115 designed to increase the friction coefficient of the first plane 111 and have an anti-slip effect.

Third, the invention is easy to construct and convenient to assemble.

Referring to Figure 7, a second embodiment of a floating device 1 of the floating platform of the present invention is similar to the first embodiment. The main difference between the second embodiment and the first embodiment is that :

The floating seat 11 of the floating device 1 is a decahedron, and the connecting seats 13 of each buoyancy adjusting unit 12 are respectively in the shape of a hollow triangular column. Further, the reinforcing members 41 are respectively formed in an L shape. It is to be noted that each of the reinforcing members 41 of the second embodiment has an L-shaped design, and is L-shaped as compared with the design of each of the reinforcing members 41 of the first embodiment having a hollow quadrangular prism shape. The type of reinforcing member 41 is light in weight, but in order to strengthen the bonding strength of each of the connecting seats 13 when joined to the connecting seat 13 adjacent thereto, the reinforcing member 41 having a hollow quadrangular prism shape strengthens the two connecting seats 13 at The bonding strength at the time of joining is preferred.

Thus, the second embodiment can achieve the same efficacy and purpose as the first embodiment.

Referring to Figures 8 and 9, a third embodiment of the floating platform 100 of the present invention is similar to the first embodiment. The main difference between the third embodiment and the first embodiment is:

The floating seat 11 of each floating device 1 of the floating platform 100 is integrally formed with the connecting seats 13 of the buoyancy adjusting unit 12, and the material thereof may be made of a thermoplastic material such as High Density Polyethylene (High Density Polyethylene). Referred to as HDPE), but not limited to this, other such as Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), or High Impact Polystyrenc (HIPS), or high strength, toughness, Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS), which is easy to process, can be replaced. It should be noted that the floating seat 11 of each floating device 1 can be octagonal or dodecagonal when viewed from a plan view, as shown in FIG. Preferably, the floating seat 11 of each floating device 1 can further have a plurality of recesses 117 respectively recessed in each of the third plane 113 and each of the fourth planes 114, thereby reinforcing the floating seat 11 Its structural strength.

As such, the third embodiment can achieve the same efficacy and purpose as the first embodiment.

In summary, the present invention is designed such that each of the filling members 14 of the buoyancy adjusting unit 12 is removably received in the respective accommodating area 135, so that the user can change each one according to his needs. The overall load of the floating device 1 is thereby achieved by adjusting the buoyancy. Further, since the floating platform 100 of the present invention is formed by combining a plurality of the floating devices 1 described above, it also has the function of adjusting the buoyancy, and the object of the present invention can be achieved.

However, the above is only the embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the invention is not limited thereto, and all the equivalent equivalent changes and modifications according to the scope of the patent application and the patent specification of the present invention are still The scope of the invention is covered.

1‧‧‧Floating device

11‧‧‧ floating seat

111‧‧‧ first plane

112‧‧‧ second plane

113‧‧‧ third plane

114‧‧‧fourth plane

115‧‧‧Sliding groove

116‧‧‧ buoyancy chamber

117‧‧‧ Groove

100‧‧‧ Floating platform

12‧‧‧ buoyancy adjustment unit

13‧‧‧Connecting seat

131‧‧‧ first surface

132‧‧‧ second surface

133‧‧‧ third surface

134‧‧‧ fourth surface

135‧‧‧Receiving area

136‧‧‧First installation hole

137‧‧‧Second installation hole

14‧‧‧Filling parts

141‧‧‧First filling surface

2‧‧‧First connection unit

21‧‧‧First bolt

22‧‧‧ first nut

23‧‧‧First gasket

3‧‧‧Second connection unit

31‧‧‧Second bolt

32‧‧‧Second nut

33‧‧‧second gasket

4‧‧‧Reinforcement unit

41‧‧‧Reinforcement

411‧‧‧First reinforcing wall

412‧‧‧Second reinforcing wall

413‧‧‧First reinforcement hole

414‧‧‧second reinforcement hole

5‧‧‧Connecting plate

X‧‧‧second direction

Y‧‧‧ third direction

Z‧‧‧First direction

Other features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the embodiments of the present invention, wherein: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the floating platform of the present invention, illustrating the assembly of two floating devices 2 is an exploded perspective view of each of the floating device and one reinforcing unit of the first embodiment, and the two first connecting units and the two second connecting units are not assembled with each other; FIG. 3 is the first A top view of an embodiment illustrating six floating devices assembled to each other; FIG. 4 is a view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 1; FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. Figure 4 is a perspective exploded view of a second embodiment of the floating platform of the present invention, illustrating a floating device and a reinforcing unit, and two first connecting units and two second connecting units not Figure 8 is an exploded perspective view of a third embodiment of the floating platform of the present invention, illustrating a floating device and a reinforcing unit, and two first connecting units Two second connection unit is not assembled with each other; and FIG. 9 is a top plan view of a third embodiment of the embodiment described six floating device assembled with each other.

Claims (8)

A floating device capable of floating on a liquid surface and comprising: a floating seat defining a first direction orthogonal to the first direction, a second direction and a third direction, the floating seat including the spacing in the first direction a first plane and a second plane, two third planes spaced apart in the second direction, and two fourth planes spaced apart in the third direction; and a buoyancy adjusting unit comprising four respectively a connecting seat extending along the first direction and respectively connected to the floating seat to make the floating device have a rectangular parallelepiped shape, each connecting seat having a first surface coplanar with the first plane of the floating seat, and a a second surface of the second planar coplanar surface of the float, a third surface connecting the first surface and the second surface and coplanar with the third plane of the float, a connection to the first surface, the a second surface, a third surface, and a fourth surface coplanar with the fourth plane of the floating seat, and a receiving area recessed downward from the first surface, the buoyancy adjusting unit further comprising four respectively Dismounting Such filler accommodating area, each one filling member is integrally formed. The floating device of claim 1, wherein the floating seat further comprises a plurality of recessed grooves formed in the first plane. The flotation device of claim 1, wherein each of the filler members has a first filling surface that is coplanar with the first plane of the float. The floating device of claim 1, wherein the floating seat and the connecting seat of the buoyancy adjusting unit are integrally formed. A floating platform that floats on the surface and contains: a plurality of floating devices according to any one of claims 1 to 4; and a plurality of first connecting units, each of the first connecting units detachably connecting two adjacent connecting seats in the second direction, The two floating devices arranged in the second direction are fixed together. The floating platform of claim 5, further comprising a plurality of second connecting units, each of the second connecting units detachably connecting the two adjacent connecting seats in the third direction, so as to be in the third direction The arranged two-two floating devices are fixed together. The floating platform of claim 6, wherein each of the connecting seats further has at least one first mounting hole penetrating the third surface and communicating with the receiving area, and at least one of the fourth surface is connected to the fourth surface a second mounting hole of the receiving area, the first mounting hole and the second mounting hole are adjacent to the first surface, and each of the first connecting units comprises a respective one capable of passing through two adjacent connecting seats a first bolt having a first mounting hole, and a first nut threadedly coupled to the first bolt, each second connecting unit including a respective one capable of passing through two adjacent connecting seats a second bolt for mounting the hole and a second nut threaded to the second bolt. The floating platform of claim 7, further comprising a reinforcing unit disposed in the buoyancy adjusting unit, the reinforcing unit comprising at least four reinforcing members respectively detachably received in the receiving regions, each reinforcing member a first reinforcing wall having a third surface parallel to each of the connecting seats, a second reinforcing wall parallel to the fourth surface of each of the connecting seats, a first reinforcing wall extending through the first reinforcing wall and passing through the first bolt a first reinforcing hole, and a second reinforcing hole extending through the second reinforcing wall and passing through the second bolt.