JPH0952595A - Sea anchor storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the reliability of expansion of a sea anchor by splitting a case body to be opened by the spring force of a plate when the case storing the sea anchor is drawn from a sinking container through a drawing wire. SOLUTION: Stoppers 13, 14 are provided at branches 11, 12 of a drawing wire 10, the stoppers 13, 14 are hooked by a plate 6 to allow the drawing force to be applied to a case 2, and the case 2 is drawn thereby out of a sinking container. In the case 2 drawn out of the sinking container, case bodies 3, 4 are split to be opened by the spring force of each plate 6, a projecting member 7 provided on each plate 6 is detached from a recessed part of a lid body 5, and the upper end of the plate 6 is also detached from a groove of the lid body 5. The bodies 3, 4 of the case 2 and the lid body 5 are disassembled, and the sea anchor 1 is released from the case 2 and expanded by the current.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sea anchor accommodating device used when a sea anchor is settled in the sea along with a suspension body suspended from a buoy and the sea anchor is expanded at a predetermined depth.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A measuring instrument is suspended from a buoy floating on the surface of a sea through a cable to a predetermined depth, the ocean current is measured by the measuring instrument, and the measurement information is sent to the buoy. It is practiced to send the information on radio waves to a station on the ship or on the ground. In a conventional device of this type, a sea anchor for placing the buoy on the flow of the ocean current at the suspension depth of the measuring instrument which is a suspension body is provided with a buoy, a cable, Also, the sea anchor is housed together with the hanging body to settle the settling container to a preset depth, and then the sea anchor is pulled out from the settling container and expanded.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional apparatus, since the sea anchor made of cloth having a large shape and size is folded and stored directly in the sedimentation container,
The sea anchor that sticks to the inner surface of the sedimentation container due to seawater entering the sedimentation container during sedimentation may not be able to be pulled out of the sedimentation container. There was a problem of lacking.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and connects a sea anchor to a suspension body suspended from a buoy via a cable via a pulling rope, Store these in a cylindrical container for sedimentation,
After the ocean is dropped, the buoy is floated on the sea surface, the suspension and the sea anchor are settled in the sea together with the settling container, and the settling container is settled even after the extension of the cable. In the sea anchor storage device for pulling out the sea anchor from the settling container to extend the sea anchor, a case body that is divided into two parts and a case body that covers the upper surface of the case body,
A plate member having a spring property for biasing the case body in the opening direction in a state of being fixed to the case body and having an upper end inserted in a groove provided in the lid body, and a stopper provided on the pullout line. And storing the sea anchor by folding the case anchor in the case body of the case, sandwiching the drawer line between the lid body and the plate material, and closing the case body against the bias of the plate material. With the
The case is housed in the sedimentation container.

According to the present invention having such a structure, the buoy floats on the surface of the sea when it is dropped into the ocean, and the sinking vessel sinks into the sea. After the cable is extended, the sinking vessel is suspended as it continues to sink. The lower body is pulled out of the settling container. After that, when the case containing the sea anchor is pulled out from the settling container via the pullout rope, the case body is cracked and opened by the spring force of each plate material, and the upper end of the plate material also slips out from the groove of the lid body, Since the case body and the lid that make up are automatically disassembled, the sea anchor is released from the case and expanded by the ocean current.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a sea anchor storage device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part thereof. In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a parachute-shaped cloth sea anchor, 2 is a case for accommodating the sea anchor 1, and this case 2 has a case body 3 and 4 divided into two and an upper surface opened, and the case body 3 and 4. 4 and a lid 5 that closes the opened upper surface of the lid 4.

6 Spring-like plate members fixed to the side surfaces of the case bodies 3 and 4 with rivets and the like, and 7 are fitted and fixed to the portions of the plate members 6 projecting upward from the case bodies 3 and 4. As the protruding member, the lid 5 of the case 2 is provided with a groove 8 into which the upper end of each plate member 6 is inserted and a recess 9 into which the protruding member 7 is loosely fitted. 10 is a pull-out cord,
At the lower part of the pull-out cord 10, two branch parts 11, 12 are provided.
Is provided, and one branch portion 11 is a sea anchor 1
Is joined to.

Numerals 13 and 14 are branch portions 1 of the pullout cable 10.
The stoppers 13 and 14 provided on the Nos. 1 and 12 may be formed by forming a knot at the branches 11 and 12, and the branches 1 and 12 may be formed on a ball or a tube having a hole.
It is also possible to form it by fixing it through 1 and 12. Reference numeral 15 is a settling container for high-speed settling, which is case 2
Is formed in a cylindrical shape having an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer shape of

In this structure, the sea anchor 1 is compactly folded and housed in the case bodies 3 and 4 which form the case 2. At this time, the upper end of the plate member 6 fixed to the case bodies 3 and 4 is fixed. , The branch portions 11 and 12 by inserting the stoppers 13 and 14 between the lid body 5 and the plate member 6 while inserting them into the groove 8 provided in the lid body 5 that closes the upper surface.
Sandwich.

The plate members 6 are preliminarily warped to the outside. Therefore, the spring force of the plate members 6 causes the case bodies 3 and 4 to exert a force in the directions of opening the plate members 6 together.
While closing the case bodies 3 and 4 to return the warp of
The projection member 7 provided on both plate members 6 is replaced with the recess 9 of the lid body 5.
Then, the case 2 is housed in the sedimentation container 15 in this state.

As a result, the case bodies 3 and 4 are restrained from hitting the inner peripheral surface of the sedimentation container 15 so as not to be opened, so that the sea anchor 1 is held in the case 2. FIG. 3 is a schematic side sectional view showing a stored state in the first embodiment. In the figure, 16 is a buoy, 17 is a compactly wound cable of a predetermined length, 18 is a measuring unit which is a suspended body connected to the buoy 16 via this cable 17, and 4 is a measuring unit 3 and a pulling line 10 The upper end is connected to the measuring unit 18.

Reference numeral 19 is a weight provided so as to form the bottom of the sedimentation container 15. As shown in this figure, the case 2 accommodating the sea anchor 1 is accommodated in the lowermost part of the sedimentation container 5 in a state of being stacked in order, and the measuring unit 18, the cable 17, and the buoy 16 are disposed thereon. They are stored in a stacked state. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state in which the sea anchor 1 is expanded at a set depth, and the operation of the above-described configuration will be described with reference to this figure and FIGS. 1 to 3.

First, when the sedimentation container 15 is dropped from the aircraft or ship into the ocean in the storage state shown in FIG. 2, the buoy 16 stored in the uppermost portion of the sedimentation container 15 inflates the balloon to Due to the buoyancy, it separates from the sinking vessel 15 and floats on the sea surface.
And the case 2 together with the sedimentation container 15 have their own weight and weight 1.
The cable 9 is settled into the sea at high speed, and the cable 17 is pulled out from the settling container 15 along with the settling.

The cable 17 has a predetermined length or withdrawal length depending on the hanging depth of the measuring unit 18, which is set in advance. Therefore, the sinking container 15 sinks to a predetermined depth and the cable 17 extends completely. Then, since the sedimentation container 15 continues to sediment further, the measuring unit 18 is pulled out from the sedimentation container 15. Since the sea anchor 1 in the case 2 is connected to the measuring unit 18 via the withdrawal cord 10, when the measuring unit 18 is pulled out from the settling container 15, the case 2 is removed via the withdrawal cord 10. Be pulled.

Stoppers 13 and 14 are provided at the branch portions 11 and 12 of the pullout line 10, and the pulling force is applied to the case 2 because the stoppers 13 and 14 are hooked on the plate member 6. Settling vessel 15
Drawn from. Then, in the case 2 drawn out from the settling container 15, the case bodies 3 and 4 are cracked and opened by the spring force of the respective plate members 6, whereby the projecting members 7 provided on both plate members 6 of the lid 5 are opened. Because it comes off from the recess 9,
The upper end of the plate member 6 also falls out of the groove 8 of the lid 5.

As a result, the case bodies 3 and 4 of the case 2 and the lid 5 are disassembled, so that the sea anchor 1 is released from the case 2 and expanded by the ocean current. Incidentally, stopper 1
Since the plates 3 and 14 are only caught on the plate 6, if the case bodies 3 and 4 and the lid 5 are disassembled, they are reliably separated from the plate 6 and are not entangled with them.

According to the first embodiment described above,
Sea anchor 1 with case 2 settling container 15 in the sea
Since the case 2 is automatically dismantled after that, it is possible to obtain sufficient reliability in expanding the sea anchor 1. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a semicircular guide 20 such as a string or a metal fitting is provided at the center of the upper surface of the lid 5 of the case 2, and the pullout line 10 is not provided with the branch portions 11 and 12 as in the first embodiment. It is connected to the sea anchor 1 and the pull-out line 10 is further provided with one stopper 13. When the sea anchor 1 is stored in the case 2, the lid 5
The pull-out cord 10 is sandwiched between the plate and one plate member 6 and the pull-out cord 10 is sandwiched, and a part of the pull-out cord 10 is made U-shaped and is passed through the guide 20, and the tip of the U-shape is made into another plate member 6 It is inserted between the lid 5 and the lid 5.

The rest of the configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the storage in the sedimentation container 15 is performed in the same manner. In use, the sinking vessel 15 is dropped into the ocean, the buoy 16 is removed from the sinking vessel 15, and the cable 1 is used.
The delivery of 7 and the withdrawal of the measuring unit 18 are performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

When the measuring unit 18 is pulled out from the sedimentation container 15, the pullout line 10 connected to the measuring unit 18 extends or the stopper 1 is attached to the pullout line 10.
3 is provided and the stopper 13 is hooked on the plate member 6, a pulling force is applied to the case 2 at the position of the stopper 13 and the tip of the U-shaped portion of the pullout line 10, and the case 2 is pulled out from the sedimentation container 15. .

Case 2 pulled out from settling container 15
The case bodies 3 and 4 are cracked and opened by the spring force of each plate member 6, and the projecting members 7 provided on both plate members 6 are removed from the recesses 9 of the lid member 5, so that the upper end of the plate member 6 is also covered. It comes off from the groove 8 of the case 2, so that the case body 3 of the case 2
4 and the lid 5 are disassembled, the sea anchor 1 is released from the case 2 and stretched by the ocean current, but the U-shaped tip of the pullout cord 10 is only sandwiched between the lid 5 and the plate member 6. Therefore, when the case main bodies 3 and 4 of the case 2 and the lid 5 are disassembled, they are not entangled with each other.

Also according to the above-described second embodiment, the first
Since the sea anchor 1 can be reliably pulled out from the sinking vessel 15 in the sea as in the case of the above embodiment, sufficient reliability can be obtained for extending the sea anchor 1 and the pullout cord 10 can be used as a lid of the case 2. Since it is passed through the guide 20 provided in the center of the upper surface of 5, the force when pulling out the case 2 from the sedimentation container 15 is applied to the center of the case 2, and the case 2 can be pulled out more smoothly. Will be things.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, instead of the stopper 13 in the second embodiment, a part of the pullout cord 10 is tied in a ring shape. In this case, the stopper 21 is used, and other configurations are the same as those in the second embodiment. With this configuration, when the sea anchor 1 is stored in the case 2, the stopper 21 is sandwiched between the lid body 5 and the one plate member 6 to be hooked, and a part of the pullout rope 10 is made U-shaped and is passed through the guide 20. The U-shaped tip is hooked by passing it between the other plate member 6 and the lid body 5. In this embodiment also, the pullout cord 10 is provided at the center of the upper surface of the lid body 5 of the case 2. Since it is passed through the case 20, the force for pulling out the case 2 from the sedimentation container 15 is applied to the central portion of the case 2, and the case 2 can be pulled out more smoothly.

Of course, also in this embodiment, the stopper 21 is only sandwiched between the lid 5 and one plate member 6, and the lead-out cord 10 has the U-shaped tip at the lid member 5 and the plate member 6. Since it is only sandwiched between and, when the case bodies 3 and 4 of the case 2 and the lid body 5 are disassembled, the stopper 21 and the withdrawal cord 10 are not entangled with them.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, there are provided a case body which is divided into two parts, and a case body which covers the upper surface of the case body, and a case body which is fixed to the case body and has an upper end on the case body. The sea anchor is provided in the case body of the case, which includes a plate member having a spring property for urging the case body in the opening direction in a state of being inserted in the provided groove, and a stopper provided on the drawer line. And stores the case in the settling container with the drawer line sandwiched between the lid and the plate and the case body closed against the bias of the plate. With this structure, when the case containing the sea anchor is pulled out from the sedimentation container through the pulling rope in the sea, the spring force of each plate causes the case body to crack and open, and the upper end of the plate also covers. And fall out of the groove, the case body and the lid are disassembled form the casing, thereby sea anchor has been freed from the case so as to stretched by ocean currents.

Therefore, according to this, the sea anchor together with the case can be reliably pulled out from the sinking vessel in the sea, and the case is automatically dismantled after that, so that the sea anchor has sufficient reliability for expansion. The effect is obtained. In addition, since the pullout cord provided with the stopper is sandwiched between the lid and the plate of the case and the structure pulls out the case from the settling container, the pullout cord does not become entangled with the case body or the lid after disassembling the case. ,
Also in this respect, the effect of high reliability of operation can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a sea anchor storage device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic side sectional view showing a housed state of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a stretched state of a sea anchor.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the sea anchor storage device according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of the sea anchor storage device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Sea Anchor 2 Case 3, 4 Case Main Body 5 Lid Body 6 Plate Material 7 Projection Member 8 Groove 9 Recess 10 Pulling Line 11, 12 Branching Section 13 14 Stopper 15 Sedimentation Container 16 Buoy 17 Cable 18 Measuring Instrument 19 Weight 20 Guide 21 Stopper 21

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Kosuke Maeda Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. 1-7-12 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A sea anchor is connected to a suspended body suspended from a buoy via a cable via a pulling rope, and these are housed in a cylindrical settling vessel. After the ocean is dropped, the buoy is placed on the sea surface. With the suspension and the sea anchor settled in the sea together with the settling vessel, the suspension body and the sea anchor are pulled out from the settling vessel by sinking the settling vessel even after the extension of the cable. In a sea anchor storage device for expanding a sea anchor, a case including a case body divided into two and a lid body that covers an upper surface of the case body, and an upper end fixed to the case body and an upper end of the lid body. A plate member having a spring property for urging the case main body in an opening direction in a state of being inserted into a provided groove, and a stopper provided on the drawer line, In the state where the sea anchor is folded and stored in the case body of the case, the drawer line is sandwiched between the lid body and the plate material, and the case body is closed against the bias of the plate material, A sea anchor storage device, wherein the case is stored in the sedimentation container. 2. The sea anchor storage device according to claim 1, wherein a bifurcating portion is provided at a lower portion of the suspension rope, and a stopper is provided at each of the bifurcating portions. A sea anchor storage device, wherein the branch portion is sandwiched between the plate material and the lid so as to be caught. 3. The sea anchor storage device according to claim 2, wherein a hump-shaped stopper is provided at each branch portion. 4. The sea anchor storage device according to claim 1, wherein a semicircular guide is provided in a central portion of an upper surface of a lid of the case, one stopper is provided on the pullout line, and the stopper is one case main body. The pull-out cord is sandwiched between the plate and the lid so as to be caught by the plate, and a part of the pull-out line is folded back into a U shape, the U-shaped portion is passed through the guide, and the tip of the U-shaped portion is A sea anchor storage device characterized by being sandwiched between a plate material of a case body and a lid. 5. The sea anchor storage device according to claim 4, wherein a hump-shaped stopper is provided on the pullout line. 6. The sea anchor storage device according to claim 4, wherein a stopper is formed by connecting a part of the pullout rope in a ring shape.