FR2469934A1 - Ship wreck marking balloon - comprises helium filled bottle connected by hose to balloon reflecting radar waves - Google Patents
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Description
On sait que l'un des problèmes les plus difficiles des opérations de sauvetage consiste dans le repérage des per- sonnes à secourir. En particulier lorsqu'il seagit de naufra- gés, l'état de la mer et la mauvaise visibilité font que leur détection repose pour une grande part sur le hasard et que certains naufragés échappent aux recherches malgré la proximité des sauveteurs. One of the most difficult problems in rescue operations is known to be the identification of those to be rescued. Particularly when the shipwrecks appear, the state of the sea and the poor visibility mean that their detection is largely based on chance and that some shipwrecked escape research despite the proximity of rescuers.
L'invention a pour objet un dispositif destiné à faciliter de telles recherches, dispositif qui peut recevoir en outre des applications diverses. The subject of the invention is a device intended to facilitate such searches, a device which can also receive various applications.
Le dispositif selon l'invention est constitué par la combinaison dune bouteille de faible volume remplie de gaz léger comprimé, tel l'hélium, hermétiquement fermée, et sur l'embouchure de laquelle est monté, avec interposition
pelas tique d'un moyen dlouverture due la bouteille, un fin tuyau/d'une longueur de plusieurs mètres, terminé par un ballon souple et gonflable, muni d'un revêtement réfléchissant les ondes électromagnétiques du type radar, la bouteille étant en outre munie de moyens de fixation à l'objet ou à la personne suscep- tible de faire l'objet de recherches.The device according to the invention consists of the combination of a small volume bottle filled with compressed light gas, such as helium, hermetically closed, and on the mouth of which is mounted, with interposition
pelasic of a means of opening due to the bottle, a thin pipe / of a length of several meters, terminated by a flexible and inflatable balloon, provided with a coating reflecting the electromagnetic waves of the radar type, the bottle being moreover provided means of attachment to the object or to the person likely to be the subject of research.
Muni d'un tel dispositif,le naufragé n'a qu'à ouvrir la bouteille pour que le ballon se gonfle et s'élève tout en restant attaché à la personne du naufragé. Ce der nier est dès lors repérable par les moyens de détection du type radar et sa recherche s'en trouve grandement facilité. Provided with such a device, the shipwrecked person only has to open the bottle for the balloon to inflate and rise while remaining attached to the person of the shipwrecked person. The latter can therefore be identified by radar-type detection means and its search is greatly facilitated.
Par "fin tuyau" il faut entendre un tuyau dont le volume interne est faible par rapport à celui du ballon
La longueur du tuyau sera de préférence de l'ordre de 10 à 15 m au moins. Le tuyau devra être élastique ou souple,
L'ouverture de la bouteille peut être obtenue par des moyens connus du type manuel (robinet, goupille) ou par percussion ou destruction d'une capsule.By "end pipe" is meant a pipe whose internal volume is small compared to that of the balloon
The length of the pipe will preferably be of the order of at least 10 to 15 m. The hose should be elastic or flexible,
The opening of the bottle can be obtained by known means of the manual type (tap, pin) or by percussion or destruction of a capsule.
Le ballon sera de préférence profilé et muni dlai- lettes lui permettant, à la manière d'un cerf-volant, d'avoir tendance à remonter dans le vent sous l'effet de la traction exercée par le tuyau, ce qui évite qu'il ne soit couché par le vent au voisinage du sol et que tout l'avantage de la longueur du tuyau ne soit pas obtenue. The balloon will preferably be profiled and fitted with strips allowing it, like a kite, to have a tendency to rise in the wind under the effect of the traction exerted by the pipe, which prevents that it is not laid by the wind in the vicinity of the ground and that all the advantage of the length of the pipe is not obtained.
Le dessin annexé illustre l'invention de façon schématique. The accompanying drawing illustrates the invention schematically.
Si l'on se reporte à la figure 1, on voit que le dispositif se compose de la combinaison d'une bouteille 1 remplie de gaz léger comprimé 9, tel l'hélium, sur l'embouchure 2 de laquelle est monté, avec interposition du robinet 3 ou l'équivalent, un fin tuyau 4 de plusieurs mètres terminé par un ballon souple et gonflable 5 muni d'un revê- tement réflecteur pour les ondes électromagnétiques du type radar, la bouteille 1 étant en outre munie de moyens tels que l'anneau 6 et la cordelette 7 pour sa fixation à l'objet ou à la personne à repérer. Referring to Figure 1, we see that the device consists of the combination of a bottle 1 filled with compressed light gas 9, such as helium, on the mouth 2 of which is mounted, with interposition tap 3 or equivalent, a thin pipe 4 of several meters terminated by a flexible and inflatable balloon 5 provided with a reflective coating for electromagnetic waves of the radar type, the bottle 1 being further provided with means such as the ring 6 and the cord 7 for fixing it to the object or to the person to be located.
La figure 2 illustre le cas d'un naufragé 8 dont la combinaison comporte un tel dispositif ; sur cette figure 5 le ballon est représenté gonflé et retenu par le tuyau 4 au corps du naufragé 8. Par naufragé 8, il faut entendre aussi bien un homme à la mer qu'une personne en danger à terre, par exemple en montagne. FIG. 2 illustrates the case of a shipwrecked 8 whose combination includes such a device; in this figure 5 the balloon is shown inflated and retained by the pipe 4 to the body of the shipwrecked 8. By shipwrecked 8, we must understand both a man overboard and a person in danger on land, for example in the mountains.
Diverses solutions pourront être adoptées pour la réalisation du dispositif dans son adaptation à un tel cas; ainsi, par exemple, la bouteille 1 pourra être fixée dans une poche 10 de la combinaison ou du gilet de sauvetage dont le naufragé 8 est revêtu, l'ensemble tuyau 4 et ballon 5, à l'état replié, étant placé initialement dans une autre poche 11 du même vêtement. Ces dispositions sont du domaine de l'homme de l'art et peuvent entre très variées sans sortir du cadre de l'invention. Various solutions could be adopted for the realization of the device in its adaptation to such a case; thus, for example, the bottle 1 could be fixed in a pocket 10 of the suit or of the life jacket with which the shipwrecked 8 is coated, the hose 4 and balloon 5 assembly, in the folded state, being initially placed in a another pocket 11 of the same garment. These provisions are within the skill of the art and can vary widely without departing from the scope of the invention.
La figure 3 illustre un ballon 5 ayant une forme profilée et munie d'ailettes 12, rattachée en 13 au tuyau de façon à former un cerf-volant ou ballon dirigeable, ctest-à-dire à s'orienteur dans le vent et à remonter dans le vent, ce qui évite que le ballon 3 ne soit couché par le vent et qu'il ne puisse s'élever assez haut en altitude au-dessus de la bouteille 1 pour être efficace. FIG. 3 illustrates a balloon 5 having a profiled shape and provided with fins 12, attached at 13 to the pipe so as to form a kite or airship, that is to say to orient itself in the wind and to ascend in the wind, which prevents the balloon 3 from lying in the wind and that it cannot rise high enough above the bottle 1 to be effective.
Les moyens (profil, ailettes, haubans) propres a obtenir cet effet de cerf-volant sont connus en eux-mêmes et ne sont ici revendiqués que dans leur application au dispositif de l'invention et pour le résultat particulier qu'ils permettent d'obtenir, savoir contrecarrer l'effet du vent dans la mesure où il tend à. coucher ltensemble tuyau 4 et ballon 5 et permettre au tuyau 4 de prendre une position plus redressée vers la verticale, élevant ainsi l'altitude du balbn 5. The means (profile, fins, shrouds) suitable for obtaining this kite effect are known in themselves and are here claimed only in their application to the device of the invention and for the particular result which they make it possible to get, know how to counteract the effect of the wind as it tends to. lay down the pipe 4 and balloon 5 assembly and allow the pipe 4 to take a more upright position towards the vertical, thus raising the altitude of the balbn 5.
La figure 5 illustre l'adaptation du dispositif à un engin tel qu'un canot pneumatique de survie 14. I1 va de soi que le dispositif peut également être porté par un véhicule terrestre, par exemple dans le cadre d'explorations ou de traversées dans des contrées difficiles. FIG. 5 illustrates the adaptation of the device to a machine such as an inflatable survival boat 14. It goes without saying that the device can also be carried by a land vehicle, for example in the context of explorations or crossings in difficult regions.
L'appareil pourra également être fixé sur n'importe quel objet que l'on désire pouvoir repérer ensuite ou éven- tuellement, par exemple sur une embarcation, sur le flotteur d'un objet retenu par un mouillage, ou laissé à la dérive, sur un objet que l'on abandonne avec l'intention de venir le rechercher etc. The device can also be fixed on any object that we want to be able to spot next or possibly, for example on a boat, on the float of an object retained by an anchorage, or left drifting, on an object that we abandon with the intention of coming to look for it etc.
La technologie des fermetures de bouteilles de gaz comprimé est suffisamment avance pour qu'il ne soit pas nécessaire de décrire ce point en détail. C'est pourquoi on a seulement. représenté le robinet 3 de façon schématique. The technology of compressed gas cylinder closures is sufficiently advanced that it is not necessary to describe this point in detail. That's why we only have. shown tap 3 schematically.
Ce robinet peut être remplacé par un système à capsule et poinçon, à goupille etc.This tap can be replaced by a capsule and punch system, pin etc.
Avec une pétite bouteille d'hélium de 0,6 litre remplie sous pression de 200 bars, on peut gonfler un ballon de 120 litres à la pression atmosphérique et le porter à 15 mètres de hauteur au-dessus de la bouteille 1 ce qui illustre les possibilités offertes par l'invention. Bien entendu, ces chiffres ne sont donnés qu'à titre d'exemple et seront adaptés à chaque cas. Il va de soi qu'une embarcation ou un véhicule peut emporter une bouteille de plus grande capacité munie d'un tuyau plus long eut d'un ballon de plus grand volume. With a small 0.6-liter helium bottle filled under pressure of 200 bars, a 120-liter balloon can be inflated to atmospheric pressure and brought to a height of 15 meters above bottle 1, which illustrates the possibilities offered by the invention. Of course, these figures are given only as an example and will be adapted to each case. It goes without saying that a boat or a vehicle can take a larger capacity bottle with a longer hose or a larger volume balloon.
Des surfacescapables de réfléchir les ondes électromagnétiques sont connues. Pour les ondes du type radar, on pourra employer des revêtements métallisés. D'autres types d'ondes peuvent être employés sans sortir du cadre de l'invention, le ballon étant muni d'un revêtement réflecteur pour les ondes choisies. Surfaces capable of reflecting electromagnetic waves are known. For radar type waves, metallic coatings may be used. Other types of waves can be used without departing from the scope of the invention, the balloon being provided with a reflective coating for the selected waves.
I1 est également possible, conformément à l'invention d'associer au ballon un dispositif émetteur de signaux de faible poids. It is also possible, in accordance with the invention, to associate with the balloon a device for emitting signals of low weight.
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US4416212A (en) * | 1981-04-29 | 1983-11-22 | Howard Thomas L | Rescue signal |
FR2543713A1 (en) * | 1983-03-30 | 1984-10-05 | Giroulet Fabrice | Locating device for personal safety |
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