CN103950521A - Detection locating device for looking for container falling into water and detection method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a detection locating device for looking for a container falling into water and a detection method thereof. The detection locating device comprises a device capable of inflating automatically when meeting water, a floating body and a guide rope, wherein one end of the guide rope is connected with a container while the other end of the guide rope is connected with the device capable of inflating automatically when meeting water; the device capable of inflating automatically when meeting water is connected with the floating body. The invention also provides the method for detecting a container falling into water by the detection locating device. The method comprises the following steps: fixing the water detection device to a container; after the container falls into water, firstly, looking for the floating body, and then finding out the water container according to the guide rope, or finding out the floating body through an electronic locating device inside the floating body so as to find out the water container. A technique of inflating automatically when meeting water in the lifesaving field is applied to location on a container falling into water, and the detection locating device has the advantages of being simple and practical, being high in economical efficiency, and can be repeatedly applied to a ship transportation process.

Description

Container falling into water detection and positioning device and detection method thereof

technical field

The invention relates to the field of ship container transportation, in particular to a detection and positioning device for container falling into water and a detection method thereof.

Background technique

With the development of the economy, the development level of the freight transportation industry has also increased. The volume of container ship transportation in inland rivers and coastal areas has also increased significantly. More and more attention has been paid to the safety of transportation. Container ship transportation will have the problem of container falling into the water, especially for the transportation of dangerous goods containers and high value-added containers. Once falling into the water, due to the influence of water flow and geological conditions, it will have a serious impact on the later positioning and salvage. In the field of shipping container transportation, there is no application of a simple, fast, and low-cost container fall detection and positioning device.

Contents of the invention

A brief overview of the invention is given below in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the invention. It should be understood that this summary is not an exhaustive overview of the invention. It is not intended to identify key or critical parts of the invention nor to delineate the scope of the invention. Its purpose is merely to present some concepts in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is discussed later.

The purpose of the embodiments of the present invention is to provide a simple, practical, economical and reusable container falling-in-water detection and positioning device and a detection method thereof in the course of ship transportation in view of the above-mentioned defects of the prior art.

In order to achieve the above object, the technical scheme that the present invention takes is:

A device for detecting and positioning a container falling into water, comprising an automatic inflator when encountering water, a floating body and a guide rope, one end of the guide rope is used to connect the container, and the other end is connected to an automatic inflator when encountering water, and the automatic inflator is connected to the floating body.

The present invention also provides a method for detecting container falling into water by using the above-mentioned container falling into water detection and positioning device, comprising the following steps:

Fix the container falling detection and positioning device to the container;

When the container falls into the water, first look for the floating body, and then find the falling container according to the guide rope; or find the floating body through the electronic positioning device in the floating body, so as to find the falling container.

Compared with prior art, the beneficial effect of the present invention is:

The present invention applies the water automatic inflation technology in the lifesaving field to the positioning of the container falling into the water.

Description of drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only These are some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained according to these drawings without any creative effort.

Fig. 1 is a structural schematic diagram of a container falling into water detection and positioning device provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a structural schematic diagram of a container falling into water detection and positioning device provided in an embodiment of the present invention located in water;

Fig. 3 is a structural schematic diagram of the floating body of the container falling into the water detection and positioning device provided by the embodiment of the present invention on the water surface;

Fig. 4 is a structural schematic diagram of the connection between the water automatic inflation device and the floating body provided for the embodiment of the present invention.

Reference signs:

1-Automatic inflation device when encountering water; 2-Floating body; 3-Guiding rope; 4-Shell; 5-Quick connection and disassembly device; 10 - water sensitive element.

Detailed ways

In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments It is a part of embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments. Elements and features described in one drawing or one embodiment of the present invention may be combined with elements and features shown in one or more other drawings or embodiments. It should be noted that representation and description of components and processes that are not related to the present invention and known to those of ordinary skill in the art are omitted from the drawings and descriptions for the purpose of clarity. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Referring to Fig. 1 , a device for detecting and positioning a container falling into water includes an automatic inflating device 1 when encountering water, a floating body 2 and a guide rope 3. The water automatic inflation device 1 is connected to the floating body 2 .

The invention can be used in the container. When the container falls into the water, the floating body is exposed to the water surface so as to quickly locate the underwater position of the container.

In this embodiment, a casing 4 is also included, and the automatic inflating device 1 when encountering water, the floating body 2 and the guide rope 3 are arranged in the casing 4, and the casing 4 is connected to the container through a quick connection and disassembly device 5, and the casing 4 is provided with a detachment port 6 , The escape port 6 is provided with a blocking body 7, and one end of the guide rope 3 is fixed in the shell 4.

The automatic water inflating device of the present invention inflates the floating body when it encounters water, and the volume of the floating body becomes larger. The device of the present invention has the function of preventing rain, and the automatic inflating device will not be activated by rainwater during normal transportation , improve the security of use.

In this embodiment, in order to ensure that the floating body can float out of the water smoothly after the volume becomes larger, the shielding body 7 is made of nylon cloth, and the nylon cloth is connected to the shell 4 through Velcro. When the volume of the floating body becomes larger, the nylon cloth is separated from the shell, and the floating body floats out of the water due to the effect of buoyancy.

In this embodiment, in order to ensure that the floating body can successfully break away from the shell and float out of the water after the volume becomes larger, the blocking body 7 is a door body, and a gap is provided between the door body and the shell 4. After the door body is applied force from the shell 4 able to open.

By setting the door body, the shell is closed under normal conditions, and by setting the gap, when the container falls into the water, water enters through the gap, and the automatic inflating device is activated to inflate the floating body when the container falls into the water. The door body emerges from the water surface after detaching from the shell.

In this embodiment, the quick connection and detachment device 5 includes a hook and a hanging ring; the hook is arranged on the shell 4, and the hanging ring is used to be set on the container, and the hanging ring can also be set on the shell 4 , the hook is used to be arranged on the container.

The hook and the hanging ring are provided to facilitate assembly and disassembly. Other quick connection and disassembly devices can also be used, such as buckle connection, as long as the connection device can achieve quick connection and convenient disassembly.

In this embodiment, the quick connection and detachment device 5 is a snap hook, and the snap hook is used to be connected to the horizontal bar of the door lock of the container door.

There is a door lock horizontal bar at the container door to be easy to fix the buckle hook, and there is space on the container door and the outer edge of the box to accommodate the entire shell, preventing the container falling into the water detection and positioning device of the present invention from being damaged due to collisions between containers. The buckle hook can be a ring or a square ring, and the ring is provided with a spring connection port. Through the expansion and contraction of the spring, the door lock bar fixed at both ends can be inserted into the ring or square ring, and then the spring is connected Through the elastic force of the spring, the circular ring or the square ring is formed into a closed ring, and finally the buckle hook is locked on the door lock bar.

In this embodiment, in order to better prevent rainwater from entering the casing, the quick connection and detachment device 5 is arranged on the upper surface of the casing 4 , and the escape port 6 is arranged on the side surface of the casing 4 .

In this embodiment, in order to better identify the floating body floating on the water surface, the floating body 2 is coated with a fluorescent material.

In this embodiment, in order to make the shell durable and prolong its service life, the shell is preferably a metal shell, iron shell, alloy shell can be used, and of course other material shells, such as plastic shells, can also be used.

In this embodiment, in order to quickly find the container that fell into the water, an electronic positioning device may also be provided in the floating body 2, and the electronic positioning device is used to transmit geographic location information to the information receiving device.

The present invention can also adopt existing communication facilities, such as the GPS positioning system. When the floating body emerges from the water surface, the electronic positioning device installed in it can quickly find the floating body by using the transmission information received by the GPS positioning system, so as to locate the floating body. The location of the overboard container.

The present invention also provides a method for detecting container falling into water by using the above-mentioned container falling into water detection and positioning device, comprising the following steps:

Fix the container falling detection and positioning device to the container;

When the container falls into the water, first look for the floating body, and then find the falling container according to the guide rope.

The invention applies the automatic inflating device when encountering water to the positioning process of the container falling into the water, and determines the position of the container falling into the water through the guide rope or the electronic positioning device in the floating body on the water surface, so as to find the container falling into the water.

The automatic water inflation device of the present invention can be selected from the existing water automatic trigger inflation device used for lifejackets, and the existing annular lifebuoy is changed into the spherical floating body of the present invention, and then the guide rope is connected, and then put into the shell, the shell and Containers can be connected.

The water automatic inflation device of the present invention can select the structure shown in Fig. 4, and the water automatic inflation device includes a steel cylinder 8, and the steel cylinder 8 is connected to the deflation valve through the sealing rubber ring 9, and the deflation valve is connected to the floating body 2, and the water sensitive element 10 Resist the spring in the air release valve against the spring in the air release valve. When the automatic inflation device is immersed in water, the water sensitive element softens, the spring loses its resistance, and the needle is pushed to pierce the diaphragm of the gas cylinder, and the gas is filled into the floating body to generate Buoyancy, rising to the surface. The working process of the container falling into the water detection and positioning device of the present invention:

The device of the present invention is fixed at the door of the container through a quick connection and disassembly device connected with the container during the container loading process. The device of the present invention has the function of preventing rain, and the inflatable device will not be activated by rain during normal transportation. The device falling into the water is shown in Figure 1. When the container falls into the water, see Figure 2 and Figure 3, the automatic inflating device 1 will be triggered to inflate the floating body 2 with fluorescent display marks due to falling into the water. It is inflated and separated from the shell 4, so that the floating body 4 is separated from the shell from the exit 6, and floats to the water surface 8 under the action of buoyancy. There is a long-distance guide rope 3 between the floating body 4 and the shell 2. The guide rope 3 The length can be freely selected according to the different ship transportation areas, and can be selected from 50 meters to 200 meters. In the process of searching for the falling container, first look for the floating body 2 with a fluorescent display mark, and then find the falling container according to the guide rope 3 . Electronic positioning devices can be preset in the floating body with fluorescent display marks, which can actively send out geographical location information, and more quickly determine the location of the container falling into the water.

In the above-mentioned embodiments of the present invention, the serial numbers of the embodiments are only for convenience of description, and do not represent the advantages and disadvantages of the embodiments. The description of each embodiment has its own emphases, and for the part that is not described in detail in a certain embodiment, refer to the relevant descriptions of other embodiments.

In the embodiments of the device and method of the present invention, obviously, each component or each step can be decomposed, combined and/or recombined after decomposing. These decompositions and/or recombinations should be considered equivalents of the present invention. Meanwhile, in the above descriptions of specific embodiments of the present invention, features described and/or shown for one embodiment can be used in one or more other embodiments in the same or similar manner, and combination of features, or replace features in other embodiments.

It should be emphasized that the term "comprising/comprising" when used herein refers to the presence of a feature, element, step or component, but does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, elements, steps or components.

Finally, it should be noted that although the present invention and its advantages have been described in detail above, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention defined by the appended claims. transform. Moreover, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments of the procedures, devices, means, methods and steps described in the specification. Those of ordinary skill in the art will readily appreciate from the disclosure of the present invention that existing and future devices that perform substantially the same function or obtain substantially the same results as the corresponding embodiments described herein can be used in accordance with the present invention. The developed process, device, means, method or steps. Accordingly, the appended claims are intended to include within their scope such processes, means, means, methods or steps.

Claims (10)

1. the overboard detection and location device of freight container, it is characterized in that, comprise and meet water self-filler, floating body and guide rope, described guide rope one end is used for connecting freight container, the other end connects meets water self-filler, and described chance water self-filler connects floating body.

2. the overboard detection and location device of freight container according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, also comprise shell, described chance water self-filler, floating body and guide rope setting are in the enclosure, described shell connects freight container by quick connection disassembling device, described shell is provided with and departs from mouth, and described disengaging mouth is provided with shutter body, and described guide rope one end is fixing in the enclosure.

3. the overboard detection and location device of freight container according to claim 2, is characterized in that, described shutter body is nylon cloth, and described nylon cloth connects described shell by VELCRO.

4. the overboard detection and location device of freight container according to claim 2, is characterized in that, described shutter body is door body, between described door body and described shell, is provided with gap, and described door body can be opened by apply power in shell.

5. the overboard detection and location device of freight container according to claim 2, is characterized in that, described quick connection disassembling device comprises hook and link; Described hook is arranged on described shell, and described link is used for being arranged on described freight container, or described link is arranged on described shell, and described hook is used for being arranged on described freight container.

6. the overboard detection and location device of freight container according to claim 2, is characterized in that, described quick connection disassembling device is buckle hook, and described buckle hook is for being connected to the door lock whippletree of chamber door of container.

7. according to the overboard detection and location device of freight container described in claim 2-6 any one, it is characterized in that, described quick connection disassembling device is arranged on the upper surface of described shell, and described disengaging mouth is arranged on the side surface of described shell.

8. according to the overboard detection and location device of freight container described in claim 1-6 any one, it is characterized in that, on described floating body, scribble fluorescent material, and/or described shell is metal case.

9. the overboard detection and location device of freight container according to claim 8, is characterized in that, in described floating body, is provided with electronic position-fixing device, and described electronic position-fixing device is used for launching geographical location information to information receiver.

10. a method of utilizing the overboard detection and location device of freight container described in claim 1-9 any one to carry out the overboard detection of freight container, is characterized in that, comprises the following steps:

Overboard freight container detection and location device and freight container are fixed;

After freight container is overboard, first find floating body, then find overboard freight container according to strop; Or find floating body by the electronic position-fixing device in floating body, thereby find overboard freight container.