WO2004055364A1

WO2004055364A1 - A buoyancy power machine

Info

Publication number: WO2004055364A1
Application number: PCT/CN2002/000888
Authority: WO
Inventors: Jian-Hua Huang
Original assignee: Lin, Ji-Ching
Priority date: 2002-12-13
Filing date: 2002-12-13
Publication date: 2004-07-01
Also published as: AU2002354148A1

Abstract

The present invention discloses a buoyancy power machine The power machine has a plurality of flexible-walled float chambers fixed on two conveying chain belts that are attached on the outside of two circular slide-rails respectively. The two circular slide-rails present such shape that outside is wide and inside is narrow. When the slide-rails are located in a water tank, the float chambers between the two slide-rails are stretched and filled with air. The buoyancy generated in the float chambers become larger than their weight so that the float chambers move upward along the two slide-rails and bring the two chain belts to rotate. When one of the float chambers moves up to the top of the two slide rails and approaches the narrower inside of the two slide-rails, the float chamber is compressed gradually and the air is discharged from it. Then the float chamber loses its buoyancy and moves downward due to the weight of the chain belts, so that the conveying chain belts driven by each float chamber keep rotating; and generating power As a result, the machine can serve as a power source for a generator or a power plant.

Description

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a buoyant kinetic machine, in particular to a buoyant kinetic machine that, through the principle of buoyancy, enables the entire machine to run without any external force, and generates kinetic energy. Background technique

• According to the current generation of electricity in the world can be divided into two types, one is based on the power of nature to generate power, such as: hydropower, wind power, etc .; the other is to use natural resources as power to generate power , Such as: nuclear power, thermal power, etc.

Although the above power generation method can achieve the effect of power generation, it still has the following disadvantages:

1. Although the natural wind and water power can be used as power sources for power generation, the power generated by nature is difficult to control. People cannot predict when the wind will blow and the river water will dry up. Once there is no wind or water At that time, the generator loses its ability to generate electricity.

2. Using natural resources as a power source for generators, although the above disadvantages can be improved, natural resources are not inexhaustible and inexhaustible. Under the large-scale exploitation of human beings, they will eventually be exhausted for a day, and nuclear power will be used to generate electricity. Or 'the thermal power generation method needs to consume huge costs and cause environmental pollution, and there is a need for improvement.

It can be seen that the above-mentioned existing articles still have many shortcomings, which are not a good design, and need to be improved. The inventor of this case, considering the shortcomings derived from the above existing power sources, was eager to improve and innovate. After years of painstaking research, he finally successfully developed and completed this buoyant kinetic machine. Summary of the Invention

The object of the present invention is to provide a buoyancy kinetic machine, which utilizes the principle of buoyancy and can generate a power source without using any external force to provide a generator or a power plant to generate electricity.

A secondary object of the present invention is to provide a buoyant kinetic machine that can provide an inexhaustible and inexhaustible power source for industrial use through lower production costs.

A buoyant kinetic energy machine capable of achieving the above-mentioned object of the invention is a buoyant kinetic energy device, which is characterized in that several telescopic buoys are fixed on a transmission chain outside the slide rail group and positioned in a circular track. The pipe connects the air inlets and outlets of each telescopic buoy in series to make them communicate with each other. The slide rail group is composed of two annular slide rails and is narrow in width and wide in width. When the slide rail group is positioned in the water tank, the hose connected to the air inlet / outlet of the telescopic pontoon is exposed out of the water surface, so that the buoy placed on the wider part of the commerce slide can be charged when stretched. The gas, in turn, generates buoyancy and floats upward along the track of the slide group, and further drives the transmission chain to make the transmission chain synchronously drive the power output shaft to rotate; when the buoy gradually slides to a narrower place between the two slides, i.e., the float and gradually compressed ^in: gas discharge; resulting in loss of buoyancy buoy under load and movable to shift the transmission chain of the sink; is, with the telescopic pontoon are each track set will continue to Repeated detours on the track make the transmission chain continue to drive the power output shaft to rotate, so that the power output shaft will continuously output power.

The buoyancy kinetic machine of the present invention is characterized in that the structure includes at least several telescopic buoys, each side of which is provided with an air inlet / outlet, and each of the front and rear sides is consolidated with one A slide bar, and a left and right end portions are respectively combined with a buckle ring, an end face of the buckle ring is combined with a positioning frame, the positioning frame has two corresponding sliding arms, and each of the sliding arms is provided with a corresponding first A pulley and a second pulley, and frames are provided at both ends of the buckle ring. Each periphery of the frame is provided with pulleys, and the two ends of the slide rods that are knotted on the front and rear sides of the buoy are penetrated. The frame enables the pontoon body to be compressed and stretched on two slide bars, and a first combination plate is connected to both ends of one slide bar, and two slide bars are connected to both ends of the other slide bar. Piece;

A slide rail group is composed of two circular slide rails and has a narrow inner and outer shape;

An air guide pipe body is provided with an air inlet / outlet opening at an appropriate position. The air guide pipe body is penetrated and combined with the top part of the slide rail group, so that it is exposed outside the two sides of the slide rail group, and guides the wind. A first gear is tightly fitted to each of the two ends of the pipe body, and the first gear is placed outside both sides of the slide rail group;

A power take-off shaft, with a second gear tightly fitted thereon, is provided with the second gear on both sides of the bottom end of the slide rail group, and corresponds to the first gear;

A transmission chain is provided with a plurality of connecting plates, the first transmission chain is sleeved on the first and second gears; a circular track is fixed on both sides of the slide rail group; The first joint plates on both sides of the buoy are consolidated with the connecting plates on the conveyor chain, and the sliders on both sides of the buoy are accommodated in a circular track, so that the buoy is arranged between the two slide rails, and each hose is connected by a hose. The air inlets and outlets with buoys are connected in series, and then the output ¾ of the hose is connected to the air inlets and outlets of the air duct body for gas inflation and discharge; the tracks of the slide rail group will be positioned at The first pulley and the second pulley of the frame on both sides of the buoy can slide around the slide rail group; when the slide rail group is positioned in the water tank, the top air guide pipe body protrudes out of the water surface, so that The buoy at the wide part of the slide rail group will be stretched and filled with gas, causing its buoyancy to be greater than its own gravity, which will cause it to float upward, and drive the transmission chain to rotate, which in turn drives the first and second gears and the power output shaft to rotate. Float to the top of the slide group and flip to Rail When the group is relatively narrow, the buoy is compressed and the air inside is completely discharged, so that its buoyancy decreases, gravity increases, and sinks downward. Such repeated movement around the circular slide rail will cause the transmission chain to continuously rotate, resulting in power The output shaft continuously outputs power.

-The main body of the telescopic buoy is composed of a wire spring and a waterproof canvas, and the entire copper wire spring is covered by the waterproof canvas to achieve the effect of waterproofing and make the buoy body # shrinkable.

The main body of the telescopic pontoon is fastened with first, second and third retaining rings, which are respectively fastened to the center and left and right ends of the pontoon body to increase the telescopic buoy's telescopic strength.

The slide bar fixed to the front and rear sides of the telescopic pontoon is hollow, and a thread is drilled therein, so that the central part of the slide bar and the two sides of the buckle that are fastened to the center of the telescopic pontoon. The side phase is consolidated, so that the slide bar is firmly coupled to the front and rear sides of the pontoon body, and the first coupling plate and the slider can be screw-locked to the two ends of the slide bar.

Wherein, a fixed plate is extended on the slide rail group, so that it can be fixed in the water tank, and is used for welding the circular rail. One of the telescopic buoys is connected with a four-pipe at the air inlet / outlet port, and the other buoys are connected with the air inlet / outlet port. A tee is connected so that each buoy can be connected by a hose. They are connected in series with each other. Finally, the output end of the hose is connected to the air guide pipe body through the four-way pipe.

'Where the buckle has a positioning piece extending at one end, and a buckle is pivotally connected to the other end, and a buckle is pivotally connected to the buckle, and a hole is provided on the buckle to sleeve the hole of the buckle On the positioning piece, the pressing piece is pressed down, so that the fastening piece and the positioning piece are firmly engaged, so that the retaining ring is stably engaged on the telescopic tube. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Please refer to the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the present invention and the accompanying drawings to further understand the technical content of the present invention and the effect of S;

The drawings related to this embodiment are:

'Figure 1A is an exploded schematic diagram of a telescopic buoy of a buoyant kinetic machine according to the present invention;

The chimney 1B is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the telescopic buoy of the buoyancy mechanism of the present invention;

2 is a schematic diagram of a buoy transmission mechanism of a buoyant kinetic machine according to the present invention;

3 is a schematic front perspective view of a buoyant kinetic machine according to the present invention;

4 is a schematic perspective view of the back of the buoyant kinetic machine according to the present invention;

5 is a side view of a buoyant kinetic machine according to the present invention; and

Figures 6A and B are schematic diagrams of implementation of the buoyant kinetic machine. detailed description.

Please refer to FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B ′, which are telescopic buoy views of the buoyant kinetic machine provided by the present invention. The telescopic buoy 1 mainly includes a buoy body 11, and the buoy body 11 is Wire spring (not shown) and waterproof canvas 1 1

1 is formed by covering the waterproof canvas 1 1 1 with a wire spring as a whole to achieve a waterproof effect and have elasticity, and an inlet / outlet opening 1 1 2 is provided at one side thereof;

A first buckle 12, a second buckle 13, and a third buckle 1 4. One end portion of the first, second, and third buckle 1 2, 1 3, 1 4 extends with a positioning piece 1 2 1, 1 3'1, 1 4 1, the other end is pivotally connected with a fastener 1 2 2, 1 3 2, 1 2, the fastener 1 2 2, 1 3 2, 1 42 and pivotally connected with a fastener 1 2'3, 1 3 3, 1 4 3, the fastener 1 2 3, 1 3 3, 1 43 is provided with a hole 1 24, 1 34, 1 4, is the fastener hole 1 24, 1 34 , 1 44 sets are placed on the positioning piece 1 2 1,

1 3 1, 1 4 1 and press down the fastener 1 2 2, 1 3 2, 1 4 2 so that the fastener 2 3, 1 3 3, 1 4 3 and the positioning piece 1 2 1, 1 31, 1 41 is securely fastened; the first retaining ring 12 is fastened to the central part of the buoy body 11, and the second and third retaining rings 1 3 and 1 4 are respectively fastened to the left and right ends of the body Among them, the second and third retaining rings 1 3, 1 4 are combined with positioning plates 1 3 5 and 1 4 5. And the two sides of each of them are fixed with a frame 1 3 6 and 1 4 6. A pulley 1 3 7, 1 47 is set on the four perimeters of the frame Ί 3 6, 1 46;

A positioning frame 15 ′ includes a base plate 1 51, and two ends of the base plate 15 are extended with corresponding sliding arms 1 5 2, 1 5 3, and the sliding arm 1 5 2 The first pulleys 1 5 2 1, 1 5 3 1, and the second pulleys 1 5 2 2, 1 5 3 2 are respectively extended on the inner wall surfaces of, 1 5 3 and corresponding to each other; The base plate 15 of the frame 15 is consolidated with the positioning plates 1 3 5 and 1 4 of the second and third retaining rings 1 3 and 1 4, so that the positioning frame 15 is firmly combined with the second and third retaining plates. Ring 1 3, 1 4;

A first slide bar 16 and a second slide bar 17 are provided. The first and second slide bars 16 and 17 are hollow and drilled with threads 1 6 1 and 1 7 1. The central parts of the first and second slide bars 16 and 17 are consolidated with the two sides of the first retaining ring 12 respectively, so that the first and second slide bars 16 and 17 are combined with the buoy. The front and back sides of the main body 1 1, and the two ends of the main body 11 will pass through the frames 1 3 6 on both sides of the second and third retaining rings 1 3, 1, 4

1 4 6 so that the buoy body 11 can perform the stretching and compression movements of the first and second slide bars 1 '6, 1 7 as the axis, and pass through the pulleys 1 3 7 around the frame 1 ³ 6, 1 46 The setting of 1, 47 will be beneficial to the stretching and compression of the pontoon body 1 1; The two first coupling plates 18 are provided with two holes 1 8 1 and 1 8 2; the two first coupling plates 18 are divided into two. Do not combine the two ends of the first sliding pestle 16 to make the first A hole 1 8 1 on a coupling plate 16 corresponds to the end of the first slide bar 16 and is locked by a screw 10, so that the two food-combination plates 18 are respectively locked on the first slide bar 16 Both ends of

A slider 19 is provided with a hole 19 '1. The slider 19 is respectively connected to the two ends of the second slider 17 to make the hole 1 on the slider 19 9 1 corresponds to the end of the second slide bar 17, and through the locking of the screw 10, the sliders 19 are respectively fixed to the two ends of the second slide bar 17.

Please refer to FIG. 2, which is a schematic diagram of a buoy transmission mechanism of a buoyant kinetic machine provided by the present invention, which mainly includes-a slide rail group 2, which is composed of two annular slide rails 2 1 ′, 2 2 Composed of the two slide rails. 2 1, 2

2 is a character with a narrow inner width and a wide outer shape, and fixed plates 23 are respectively extended thereon to fix the slide rail group 2; an air guide pipe body 3 has an air inlet / outlet opening 3 extending at an appropriate position thereof 1; The air guide pipe body 3 penetrates the top part of the slide rail group 2 so that both ends of the air guide pipe body 3 protrude from the outer part of the slide rail group 2 and first gears are respectively sleeved on the two ends of the air guide pipe body 3 41. The first gear 41 is tightly fitted to both ends of the air duct body 3, so that the first gear 41 is disposed outside both sides of the slide rail group 2;

Two power output shafts 5 1 and 5 2 are tightly fitted with a second gear 4 2 on each of the two power output shafts 5 1 and 5 2. The two power output shafts 5 1 and 5 2 respectively penetrate the two slide rails 2 1. The bottom end of 2 2 makes the first gear 4 1 correspond to the second gear 4 2 and causes a gap 5 3 between the two power output shafts 5 1 and 5 2; a transmission chain 6 1, the transmission chain 6 1 is provided with at least one or more connecting plates 6 1 1, the connecting plate 6 1 1 is provided with a screw hole 6 1 1 1; the transmission chain 6 1 is set on the first gear 4 1 and the second gear 4 2 so that a transmission chain 61 is provided on both sides of the slide rail group 2;

An endless track 6 2 is welded to the fixed plates 2 3 on both sides of the slide rail group 2, so that the endless rail 6 2 is fixed between the slide rail group 2 and the transmission chain 61.

Please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 again. The first coupling plates 18 at both ends of the buoy body Γ 1 are respectively combined with the connecting plates 6 1 1 on the transmission chain 6 1 outside the two sides of the slide rail group 2, The other hole 1 8 2 of the first coupling plate 1.8 is corresponding to the connecting plate 6 1 1 screw hole 6 1 1 1 of the conveying chain 6 1 so that it can be screwed through or locked by welding or the welding body is used to connect the buoy body 1 1 1 The first joint plates 18 at both ends are stable and convey the chain 6 1, and the sliders 19 at both ends of the pontoon body 1 1 are respectively accommodated in the ring rails 6 2 on both sides of the slide rail group 2, The buoy body 11 is caused to be positioned between the two slide rails 2 1, 2 ′ 2 of the slide rail group 2, and the tracks of the two slide rails 2 1, 2 2 are placed in the first slide of the positioning frame 15 1 5 2 1, 1 5 3 1 and second pulley 1 '5 2 2, 1 5 3 2 rooms, so that the buoy body 11 can follow the tracks of the two slide rails 2 1, 2 2 of the slide rail group 2.

Please refer to FIG. 5, in which a plurality of telescopic floats 1 can be fixed on a transmission chain 61 on both sides of the slide rail group 2. In order to make each of the telescopic floats 1 conductive with each other, the telescopic floats 1 can be connected therein. A four-way pipe body 8 1 is installed on the air inlet 1 1 2 of the telescopic buoy 1 ′, and a three-way pipe body 8 2 is installed on the air inlet I of the other telescopic buoy 1. 9 Connect the inlet / outlet openings 1 12 of each telescopic buoy 1 in series so that each buoy is connected to each other. Finally, the output end of the hose 9 is connected to the inlet / outlet 3 of the air guide pipe 3. 1 is connected so that the air can be discharged from the air duct body 3. Input; and in order to prevent the hose 9 from obstructing when bypassing, the hose 9 at the bottom of the sliding rail set 2 is provided on the two power output shafts 5 The gaps 5 and 3 between 1, 5 and 2 prevent the hose '9 from being entangled by the float 1. ·

Please refer to FIG. 6, which is a schematic diagram of the implementation of the present invention. The fixing plate 23 of the slide rail group 2 is fixed in the water tank 6 so that the slide rail group 2 is positioned and the air duct at the top of the slide rail group 2 is positioned. The body 3 protrudes out of the water surface 7 to facilitate the entry and discharge of air. When the telescopic pontoon 1 sinks under the water surface 7, as shown in FIG. 6A, the telescopic pontoon placed in the wider part of the slide group 2 1 will be stretched, and air is input into the buoy 1 by the air guide pipe body 3, so that the buoyancy of the telescopic buoy 1 is greater than its own gravity and floats upward. At this time, the transmission chain 6 1 will be subject to the buoy 1 Driven by the movement, it starts to rotate, and then drives other buoys 1, the first gear 41, together with the air duct body 3, and the second gear 4 2 together with the power output shaft; because of the two slide rails 1, 2 2 The track is located between the first pulleys 1 5 2 1, 1 5 3 1 and the second pulleys 1 5 2 '2, 1 5 3 2 located at the positioning frames 1 5 2 at both ends of the telescopic buoy 1, so that the telescopic buoy 1 will Slide around the two circular slides 1 2 1, 2 2 and cause the simplification of the '1 quotient block 1 9 to follow the circular orbit 6 2 slides, and the hose 4 connected to the air inlet 1 1 2 on the side of the telescopic buoy 1 is wound on the air guide pipe 3 due to the rotation of the air guide pipe 3 (as shown in FIG. 5). '), When the telescopic buoy 1 passes through the top of the slide rail group 2 and enters the narrow space between the two slide rails 2 1 and 2 2, the hose 4 wound on the air guide pipe body 3 will begin to release. As shown in FIG. 6B, the stretched buoy body 11 is gradually compressed with the first and second slide bars 16 and 17 as the axis, so that the air in the buoy body 11 is affected by the buoy body 1 1 It is gradually discharged due to the compression effect. When the buoy body 11 is completely compressed and no air is inside, its buoyancy will be lost, and it will sink downward due to its own gravity and the load of the transmission chain 61, because each telescopic buoy 1 Will continue to loop around the slide rail group 2 so that the transmission chain 6'1 on both sides of the slide rail group 2 continuously drives the power output shaft '5 1, 5 2 turns, resulting in the power output shaft 5 1, 5 2 can output endless power. '

Compared with other existing technologies, the buoyant kinetic machine provided by the present invention has the following advantages: 1. The present invention utilizes the principle of buoyancy in water in nature, and can generate a power source without any external force, To provide a generator or power plant to generate electricity. 2. The present invention can provide an inexhaustible and inexhaustible power source for industrial use through lower production costs.

The detailed description above is a specific description of a feasible embodiment of the present invention, but this embodiment is not intended to limit the patent scope of the present invention. Any equivalent implementation or change that does not depart from the technical spirit of the present invention should include Within the patent scope of the present invention.

Claims

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1. A buoyancy kinetic machine, characterized in that a plurality of telescopic buoys are fixed on a transmission chain outside the slide rail group and positioned in a circular track, and each telescopic buoy is connected by a hose The air inlet / outlet openings are connected in series to make them communicate; 'The slide rail group is composed of two annular slide rails and is narrow inside and wide outside;

When the slide rail group is positioned in the water tank, the hose connected to the air inlet / outlet of the telescopic pontoon is protruded out of the water surface, so that the buoys placed at the wider of the two slide rails can be filled when stretched. Into the gas, which generates buoyancy and floats upward along the track of the slide group, which in turn drives the transmission chain to make the transmission chain synchronously drive the power output shaft to rotate; 'When the buoy gradually slides to the narrower part between the two slides The pontoon will gradually be compressed and the gas in it will be discharged; resulting in the buoyancy loss of the pontoon and the downward movement by the load of the conveying chain; therefore, each telescopic pontoon will continue to slide on the slide group Repeated detours on the track make the transmission chain continue to drive the power output shaft to rotate, so that the power output shaft will continuously output power.

2 A buoyant kinetic machine, characterized in that its structure includes at least:

Several telescoping cylinders, each side of each buoy is provided with an 'in / out air outlet', and a slide bar is fixed on each of the front and rear sides, and a buckle is attached to each of its left and right ends. A positioning frame is combined on an end surface of the buckle, and the positioning frame has two corresponding sliding arms. Each of the sliding arms is provided with a first pulley and a second pulley corresponding to each other, and two ends of the buckle are respectively provided. There is a frame, and pulleys are provided on each periphery of the frame, and the two ends of the slide bar fixed to the front and rear sides of the pontoon pass through the frame, so that the buoy body can be compressed and stretched on the two slide bars. A first coupling plate is connected to both ends of one of the slide bars, and a slider is connected to both ends of the other slide bar;

A slide rail group is composed of two circular slide rails and has a narrow inner width and a wide outer shape;

The air guide pipe body is provided with an air inlet / outlet opening at an appropriate position. The air guide pipe body is penetrated and combined with the top part of the slide rail group, so that it is exposed outside the sides of the slide rail group. A first gear is tightly fitted to each of two ends of the body, and the first gear is disposed outside both sides of the slide rail group;

A power output shaft with a second gear tightly fitted thereon is provided with the second gear on both sides of the bottom end of the slide rail group and corresponds to the first gear;

A transmission chain is provided with a plurality of connecting plates, the first transmission chain is sleeved on the first and second gears; a circular track is fixed on both sides of the slide rail group; The first joint plate on both sides of the buoy is consolidated with the connecting plate on the conveyor chain, and the sliders on both sides of the buoy are accommodated in a circular track, so that the buoy is arranged between the two slide rails and is connected by a hose. Connect the air inlet and outlet of each pontoon in series, and then output the hose. The ends are connected to the air inlet / outlet of the air duct body for gas inflation and discharge; the rails of the slide rail group will be respectively positioned in the first and second pulleys of the frame on both sides of the pontoon so that they can be used. around the track set coasting;. ^ when the track set is positioned in the tank ^1, the tip end of the guiding tube protruding member is exposed to the outer surface, so that the buoy will be placed at a wider track set in tension and filled with a gas , Which causes its buoyancy to float upwards above its own gravity, and drives the transmission chain to rotate, which in turn drives the first and second gears and the power output shaft to rotate; when the buoy floats to the top of the slide group and flips to the narrower of the slide group At this time, the buoy is compressed and completely exhausts the air inside it, reducing its buoyancy and increasing gravity, and sinking downward. Repeatedly moving around the circular slide rail will continuously rotate the transmission chain and cause the power output shaft to continuously output. power.

3. The buoyant kinetic machine according to claim 2, wherein the body of the telescopic buoy is composed of a wire spring and a waterproof canvas, and the entire copper wire spring is covered by the waterproof canvas to achieve waterproofness. Effect and make the pontoon body elastic.

4. The buoyancy kinetic machine according to claim 2, wherein the body of the telescopic buoy is fastened with a first, a second and a third buckle, which are respectively fastened to the center of the buoy body. And left and right ends to increase the telescopic strength of the telescopic pontoon.

5. The buoyancy kinetic machine according to claim 2 or 4, characterized in that the sliding rods fixed to the front and rear sides of the telescopic buoy are hollow, and a thread is drilled in the sliding rod. The central part of the slide bar is fixed to both sides of the buckle ring which is fastened in the center of the telescopic buoy, so that the slide bar is firmly connected to the front and rear sides of the buoy body, and the first coupling plate and the slider can be screwed The locking method is locked on both ends of the slider.

6. The buoyant kinetic machine according to claim 2, wherein a fixed plate is extended on the slide rail group so that it can be fixed in the sluice tank and used for welding of the circular track.

7. The buoyant kinetic machine according to claim 2, wherein a four-way pipe is connected to the air inlet / outlet of one telescopic buoy, and a tee is connected to the air inlet / outlet of the other buoy. Tube, so that each pontoon can be connected in series with each other through the connection of a hose, and finally, the output end of the hose is connected to the air duct body through the four-way pipe.

8. The buoyancy kinetic machine according to claim 2, wherein one end of the buckle ring is extended with a positioning piece, and the other end is pivotally connected with a buckle, and the buckle is pivoted with a buckle. A hole is provided on the member, and the fastener hole is sleeved on the positioning piece, and the fastener is pressed down, so that the fastener and the positioning piece are firmly engaged, resulting in the buckle being firmly engaged on the telescopic buoy.