Submarine with device to launch auxiliary underwater apparatus and take it aboard

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: submarine 1 comprises upper deck 4, wheel house 3 and device 8 to launch self-propelled auxiliary underwater vehicle 90 and to take it aboard. Said device 8 incorporates handling device 8A to transfer said apparatus between storage area 18 and launch-and-take aboard area 19, and reversing gripper 14 articulated with said device 8A to allow disconnecting apparatus 90 in launching and connecting it in taking aboard. Device 8 is designed to make launch-and-take aboard area staying outside turbulence zone 7 that surrounds submarine in running.

EFFECT: higher safety of launching and taking aboard without divers.

26 cl, 3 dwg

The invention relates to a device tripping aboard self-propelled auxiliary submersible ship, in particular on a submarine when it is under water.

Often, military submarines carry on Board a self-propelled auxiliary underwater vehicles that need to lose weight and bring it on Board. These self-propelled vehicles may be manned submersibles or remotely operated vehicles, or fully automatic machines. These devices perform a variety of functions, known in the art. Typically, the descent and ascent of these auxiliary underwater vehicles is difficult. In most cases, the descent is made from the caisson in the side of the case of submarines, using divers with very low security. As a rule, climbing aboard is produced near the surface, which imposes significant operational limitations. The participants also discussed the possibility of lowering and lifting aboard these auxiliary underwater vehicles in front of the submarine, using devices that can be compared to starting torpedo tubes. However, such methods are difficult to use and create risks of collision between the submarine and the auxiliary sub./p>

Also known submarines containing manned rescue underwater vehicles, fixed on the upper deck with racks. However, the descent and ascent aboard these rescue submersibles is associated with great difficulties, when the submarine is in motion. Practically they can be used only in exceptional circumstances.

The objective of the invention is to eliminate the above disadvantages by creating tools that allow for the descent and ascent of the auxiliary submersible on Board the submarine submerged without the participation of divers and in good safety conditions.

The problem is solved in a submarine containing running cabin and possibly the upper deck, along with lowering and lifting aboard self-propelled auxiliary underwater vehicle, the device lowering and lifting includes handling means to move the auxiliary submersible between the storage area and the area of descent and ascent, and reversible gripping means connected with the handling tool that allows you to disconnect the auxiliary submersible at the time of descent and auxiliary hook underwater vehicle during lifting performed so that the area of descent or ascent which was outside the zone turbulence, environmental submarine when it is in motion.

Preferably the device of descent and ascent is located on the rear upper end of the wheelhouse of the submarine, and the handling means is configured to move in a non-operating position in which it forms the edge of the wrapping of the wheelhouse.

Preferably the handling means includes handling the bolt, the free end of which is made movable so that they can move between the retracted position and the position of descent or ascent, and loading-unloading boom mounted on the bracket located on the rear top of the pilothouse, with hinge, enabling rotation of the boom about an axis transverse with respect to the boom.

Preferably the handling means includes a device for locking the auxiliary submersible, installed on the free end of the loading-unloading boom, and controls the loading-unloading boom and the capture device.

The locking device includes, for example, at least one clamp or cell.

Preferably the locking means is installed on the end of the loading-unloading boom using funds made to control the direction of the axis of the VSP is service underwater vehicle in at least the position of descent and for example, with a permanent retention in parallel to the longitudinal axis of the submarine.

The gripper is made, for example, in the form of a gripping bell, containing tools for docking and detachable connections gripper bells and nose auxiliary submersible tools and direction auxiliary submersible.

Docking and detachable connections gripper bells and nose auxiliary underwater apparatus may include a pump that allows you to inject water into the interior of the bell and/or to pump water from its interior space.

Docking and detachable connections gripper bells and nose auxiliary underwater vehicle may include a hook configured to move between an engaged position and a release position, and means to actuate the hook, as well as any mechanical or magnetic means locking.

Tools of the direction of contain, for example, one or more tools type acoustic transceiver, the optical beam or laser beam.

Preferably the gripping bell made movable relative to the free end of the loading-unloading boom and connected to the loading-unloading boom by means of a cable spooled on Loeb is the corporate governance.

Gripping the bell may contain a TV camera and controls related to the control station, located in a submarine.

If the submarine contains the upper deck, the storage area is, for example, on the upper deck or under it, and contains a storage compartment that can hold a caisson, resistant to high pressure.

In particular, a submarine in accordance with the present invention is a military submarine.

The present invention allows to lower or raise the auxiliary submersible on the main submarine under normal conditions of safety and with a minimum of operational constraints. Indeed, the invention allows to perform these operations at a large distance from the body (about ten meters), which reduces the risk of collision, in particular, with the screw.

In addition, this allows the auxiliary submersible swim more steadily, without falling into the zone of turbulence created hydrodynamic Wake jet main submarine, which greatly facilitates the operation of the hoist aboard.

In more detail, the invention is described in the form of neogranichivatsya of example with reference to the drawings.

Figure 1 shows the submarine device tripping on Board auxiliary submersible, General is th;

figure 2 - device tripping auxiliary underwater vehicle, which is equipped submarine, shown in figure 1, a view in an enlarged scale;

figure 3 schematically illustrates the gripping bell to capture auxiliary underwater vehicle, which is equipped with a device to climb in and on Board of such a device.

Submarine indicated in figure 1 overall position 1, includes a housing 2, on which are running cabin 3 and the upper deck 4. The rear of the submarine contains the tool 5 the propulsion and rudders 6 control. Submarine shown in figure 1, is in a submerged position and, consequently, in motion, because the submarine is almost impossible to remain sustainable in a submerged position at least without slow motion. For this reason, the submarine area surrounds the 7 turbulence. The upper part of the submarine 1 contains the device of descent and ascent, the overall position 8 and is designed to lower or raise on Board auxiliary submersible 90. This device is made with the possibility of movement of the gripper supporting underwater vehicle from a position in which the auxiliary submersible is stored in the position of descent or ascent, outside the zone of turbulence, motoryacht ship, from which descend to or on Board of which raise the auxiliary submersible.

The device tripping on Board contains the handling tool, the overall position 8A, made in the form of loading-unloading boom 9, pivotally installed one of its ends on a horizontal axis 10 located at the upper rear corner of the wheelhouse 3. The horizontal axis 10 perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the arrows, which allows to decompose the arrow, turning it around this axis. At the free end 11 of the handling of the boom 9 is installed, the tool 12 locking, consisting of two clamps 13, equipped with driven tools and outreach auxiliary submersible. It should be noted that the locking means can also be a cell or any other appropriate device. On the free end of the loading-unloading boom has also reversible gripping means, indicated the General position 14 containing gripping the bell 15 is connected by a cable 16 with the winch 17 is installed on the end of the loading-unloading boom 9. Loading-unloading boom is moveable so that they can move between the position indicated by the common position 18, which is the storage location of the subsidiary under the same apparatus, and regulation 19 of the descent or ascent of the auxiliary submersible 90. Loading and unloading bolt 9 has a sufficient length to position lower or raise the auxiliary submersible gripping tool was outside the zone 7 of the turbulence that surrounds the submarine when it is in motion.

As shown in more detail in figure 2, when the bolt 9 is in the position of descent or ascent, i.e. its free end is in the area of descent or ascent, the device 12 stall is located horizontally, i.e. parallel to the common axis of the submarine. When the bolt 9 is in the storage position auxiliary underwater vehicle, the device 12 locking is also in a horizontal position, to be able to put the auxiliary submersible horizontally inside the storage compartment 20 located below the upper deck 4. In this storage compartment 20 of the auxiliary submersible stack on the receiving transport tray 21, is arranged to move between the zone 22, closed by a cover 23 and is accessible from the outside of the submarine, and resistant to high pressure caisson 24, separated from the free zone 22 sealed hatch 25. In the storage position, the bolt 9 is extended along the rear edge 26 of the wrapping of the wheelhouse 3.

P the loading-unloading boom contains the means of the actuator. These means are, in particular, the Jack 27 for movements between the storage position and the position of the lowering and lifting, rotating the Jack 28 which provides for the movement of a gripping device 12 relative to the shafts 9 so as to provide horizontal positioning of the gripping device, not shown in the figures means to actuate clamps 13 of the grasp. You can use other active or passive means of the actuator. Passive means can be, for example, means a type of parallelogram. Such means are well known to specialists.

Gripping the bell 15 reversible gripping means, more fully, but schematically shown in figure 3, contains the fairing 29 whose shape corresponds to the shape of the nose 91 auxiliary submersible. This bell has the tools, the overall position 30 to the auxiliary submersible containing, for example, the acoustic transceiver 31A and the light emitter of ordinary light or laser W.

This bell is also equipped with a reversible suction and discharge pump 32, allowing you to pump out the water in the inner space 33 of the bell and remove it in the external environment 34, or, conversely, to pump water from the external environment 34 bells and pumping it into the inside of the her space 33 of the bell. Bell further comprises means 35 for engagement or release of the auxiliary nose of the submersible. This reversing means 35 gearing includes a hook 36, made movable so that they can move between the engaged position 37 and a position disconnecting 38. This hook is actuated means 39 of the actuator. The pump and hook forming means for docking and detachable connections bells and auxiliary submersible. It should be noted that the hook can be replaced with any reversible mechanical or magnetic means of locking. Such means can be, for example, mechanical means to capture, with a latch, with a cotter pin or any tool with an electromagnet or a permanent magnet connected to the electromagnetic coil. Such means are well known to specialists.

In addition, the gripping bell can be equipped with a television camera IS associated, for example, with an optical beam, and a control system that allows the operator being in a submarine, to make the final convergence, causing the bell to the position of hydrodynamic equilibrium. These controls may include, for example, a small movable plane 42 or hydrodynamic jets.

Different organs of the gripper bells connected by cables 40 power supply and UE is Alenia with the energy source and the control terminal 41, in the main submarine. These cables 40 integrated in handling the cable 16, which allows you to move the bell between a position remote from the end of the loading-unloading boom, and a position near the loading-unloading boom.

The descent and ascent of the auxiliary submersible on Board the submarine submerged, using the above described device is as follows.

First self-propelled auxiliary underwater vehicle 90 is in the storage compartment containing resistant to high pressure caisson 24. Suppose that this compartment is placed in a state of descent, that is filled with water, and the door 25 messages opened. In this case, the secondary underwater vehicle 90 is moved by means of the tray 21 in the free zone 22. In this position the auxiliary submersible capture clips 13 of the device 12 of the locking and release means mounting tray 21. If the locking device is a cell, the auxiliary submersible simply slides into the cage. Then actuate the loading-unloading boom to move from the storage position 18 in the position of the shutter 19. In this position of the shutter 19, the bolt 9 is the pilot room of the submarine, and its end is located outside the zone of turbulence is barb. When the boom is in the position of the descent, the nose 91 auxiliary submersible dock with gripping bell 15. The terminals 13 of the locking device, if they are equipped, open, and the cable 16 of the tension gripping bell unwind, to take complex formed supporting the submersible and gripping bell, from the free end of the loading-unloading boom 9. This movement is desirable to carry, to bring the auxiliary submersible in area, which does not interfere with loading and unloading arrow 9. When bell and auxiliary submersible is sufficiently remote from the free end of the loading-unloading boom 9, the hook grip nose auxiliary underwater vehicle goes into a release position, and actuate the pump 32 to pump water inside the bell, which pushes the auxiliary submersible. When the auxiliary submersible out of the bell, it is propelled by its own means.

After the descent of the auxiliary submersible device of descent and ascent can be folded and put in a running cabin in the upper deck of the submarine.

To produce the rise of the auxiliary submersible, the first device lowering and lifting rasboras who live this way, to arrow 9 was the pilot room 3 of the submarine and to capture the bell 15 is kept at a distance from the free end of the loading-unloading boom in the area, which is not acted upon turbulent flows arising around a submarine or around the loading-unloading boom device of descent and ascent. In this position, the device of descent and ascent is in the standby position. Activate the guides products containing, in particular, the acoustic transceiver 31A and the optical beam B. Self-supporting underwater vehicle is approaching the area, which is gripping the bell. Private guides tools auxiliary submersible interact with the guide means of the gripper bells, and auxiliary submersible goes, approaching the gripping bell and stycas with this bell. During this phase of convergence, if necessary, the operator can control the bell by means of 42 management using images from television cameras S that facilitates control of auxiliary sub. When the auxiliary submersible fits close enough to the gripping bell, activate the pump 32 gripping bell to pump out water from inside the space 33 of the bell to create inside a vacuum. This vacuum makes it possible to position the bell relative to the auxiliary nose of the submersible. When the nose of the auxiliary submersible get on the inside of the bell, the movable hook 36 is moved to the engaged position by the means 39 of the actuator. After engagement of the nose of the auxiliary submersible inside of the bell at the bell operates the cable 16, is wound by the winch 17, summing auxiliary submersible device 12 locking. When the auxiliary underwater vehicle comes in contact with the device 12 of the locking clip 13 last, if they are close up, grasping the auxiliary submersible. After that, the bolt 9 is folded to move the auxiliary submersible in the storage compartment 20. When the auxiliary submersible is in this compartment storage, gripping the bell disconnect and auxiliary submersible is caught by the tray 21, which is in the caisson storage and release device 12 locking. Then the auxiliary submersible move from the free zone 22 of the storage compartment in the pressure-resistant caisson 24. Hatch 25 is closed and pressure-resistant caisson 24 pump out the water.

All maneuvers device tripping on Board are controlled by the operator of the post 41 is driven by the I.

The advantage of this device tripping on Board is the possibility of its use when the submarine is submerged and in motion, preferably on a small course. Moreover, it can be used to repeatedly execute this maneuver.

In the described embodiment, the storage compartment contains free zone and resistant to high pressure caisson. But expert it is clear that other variants of execution.

In addition, in the above example, the main submarine contains the upper deck, and a storage compartment is located under the upper deck. However, the storage compartment can also be placed on the upper deck. In addition, the submarine may not contain the upper deck. In this case, the storage compartment can be placed on or inside the equipment.

Reversing the gripper supporting underwater vehicle is described in the form of a bell, but can use any other device.

Finally, in the described example, the area of descent and ascent is chosen so that the boom was installed on top of the pilothouse, which allows you to use the height of the cuttings. But there may be other ways to perform. They require a sufficiently large length of the loading-unloading boom to the area of descent was outside the zone of turbulen the activity, environmental submarine, and in particular, away from the screw.

1. Submarine (1), containing running cabin (3), if necessary, the upper deck (4) and a device (8) descent and ascent aboard self-propelled auxiliary underwater vehicle (90), said device (8) descent and ascent contains the handling means (8A), is arranged to move the auxiliary submersible area between (18) and storage area (19) of descent or ascent, and reversible gripping means (14)connected with the handling means (8A) and allows you to disconnect the auxiliary underwater vehicle (90) at the time of descent and auxiliary hook underwater vehicle during lifting, characterized in that the device (8) descent and ascent is made so that the area of descent or ascent is outside the zone (7) turbulence surrounding the submarine when it is in motion.

2. The submarine according to claim 1, characterized in that the device (8) descent and ascent is located on the rear upper end of the wheelhouse (3) of the submarine, and the handling means (8A) is performed with switching to the non-operating position in which it forms a rear edge (26) of the flow of the wheelhouse.

3. The submarine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the handling with adsto (8A) contains handling the arrow (9), the free end (11) which is made movable so that they can move between a position (18) and position (19) descent or ascent, and loading and unloading bolt (9) is installed on the bracket, located on the rear top of the pilothouse, by means of a hinge (10), enabling rotation of the boom about an axis transverse with respect to the boom.

4. The submarine according to claim 3, characterized in that the handling means (8A) contains a device (12) for locking the auxiliary submersible, installed at the free end (11) handling of the boom (9), and means (27) control loading-unloading boom and device locking.

5. The submarine according to claim 4, characterized in that the device (12) for locking includes at least one clamp (13) or the cell.

6. The submarine according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that the means (12) for locking mounted on the end of the loading-unloading boom using (28), arranged to control the direction of the axis of the auxiliary submersible at least in the position of the descent.

7. The submarine according to claim 1, characterized in that the gripper (14) made in the form of a gripping bell (15), containing means (32, 35) for docking and detachable connections gripper bells and nose (91) all omegatango underwater vehicle (90) and means (30) direction auxiliary submersible.

8. The submarine according to claim 7, characterized in that the docking and detachable connections gripper bells and nose auxiliary submersible contain a pump (32)is made with the possibility to inject water into the interior of the bell and/or to pump water from the interior of the bell.

9. The submarine of claim 8, wherein the docking and detachable connections gripper bells and nose auxiliary submersible contain mechanical or magnetic means (36) locking.

10. Submarine according to any one of claims 7 to 9, characterized in that the means (30) areas contain one or more tools type acoustic transceiver (31A), the optical beam or laser beam (B).

11. Submarine according to any one of claims 7 to 9, characterized in that the handling means (8A) contains handling the arrow (9), the free end (11) which is made movable so that they can move between a position (18) and position (19) descent or ascent, and gripping bell (15) movable relative to the free end (11) of the handling arm (9) and connected to the loading-unloading boom by means of a cable (16), wound winch (17).

12. The submarine of claim 10, wherein the loading & other fix spot labeling the internal means (8A) contains handling the arrow (9), the free end (11) which is made movable so that they can move between a position (18) and position (19) descent or ascent, and gripping bell (15) movable relative to the free end (11) of the handling arm (9) and connected to the loading-unloading boom by means of a cable (16), wound winch (17).

13. The submarine of claim 10, wherein the gripping bell (15) contains a television camera (S) and means (42) of the control associated with the post (41) office, located in a submarine.

14. Submarine according to any one of claims 1, 2, 4, 5, 7-9, 12 and 13, characterized in that the zone (18) of the storage compartment contains (20) containing a stable or unstable to high pressure caisson (24).

15. The submarine according to claim 3, characterized in that the zone (18) of the storage compartment contains (20) containing a stable or unstable to high pressure caisson (24).

16. The submarine according to claim 6, characterized in that the zone (18) of the storage compartment contains (20) containing a stable or unstable to high pressure caisson (24).

17. The submarine of claim 10, characterized in that the zone (18) of the storage compartment contains (20) containing a stable or unstable to high pressure caisson (24).

18. Submarine according to claim 11, characterized in that the zone (18) of storage with the holding compartment (20), containing resistant or not resistant to high pressure caisson (24).

19. Submarine through 14, characterized in that it contains the upper deck, and the area (18) storage is located under the upper deck.

20. Submarine according to any one of p-17, characterized in that it contains the upper deck, and the area (18) storage is located under the upper deck.

21. Submarine according to claim 11, characterized in that the handling means (8A) contains a device (12) for locking the auxiliary submersible, installed at the free end (11) handling of the boom (9), and means (27) control loading-unloading boom and device locking.

22. Submarine according to item 21, wherein the device (12) for locking includes at least one clamp (13) or the cell.

23. Submarine according to article 22, characterized in that the means (12) for locking mounted on the end of the loading-unloading boom using (28), arranged to control the direction of the axis of the auxiliary submersible at least in the position of the descent.

24. Submarine according to item 12, characterized in that the handling means (8A) contains a device (12) for locking the auxiliary submersible, installed at the free end (11) handling of the boom (9), and with whom estva (27) control loading-unloading boom and device locking.

25. Submarine on point 24, characterized in that the device (12) for locking includes at least one clamp (13) or the cell.

26. Submarine on A.25, characterized in that the means (12) for locking mounted on the end of the loading-unloading boom using (28), arranged to control the direction of the axis of the auxiliary submersible at least in the position of the descent.