Underwater towed vehicle automatic detaching apparatus

• Main Authors: JIAO ZEJIAN, ZHANG YING, SONG CHANGHUI, ZHANG ZUOQIONG, AI YANHUI, WANG TONGCHUN, SHI ZIFENG
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 18.04.2012
• Subjects: EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; RELATED EQUIPMENT; SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; TRANSPORTING

The invention discloses an underwater towed vehicle automatic detaching apparatus comprising a towing hawser, a bearing joint, a joint pin, an universal connector, a protecting cable, a shackle pin, a shackle body, and a fracture pin. The towing hawser is connected to the underwater towed vehicle through the bearing joint. The bearing joint is connected to an ear plate I of the universal connector through the joint pin and a nut. One end of the protecting cable is connected to an ear plate II of the universal connector, and the other end of the protecting cable is arranged on the shackle body. The shackle pin sequentially penetrates through an aperture on the right side of the shackle body, a through hole used for protecting a cable pedestal, and a threaded hole on the left side of the shackle body. A top boss of the shackle pin is arranged in a shackle body recess. Bottom screw thread of the shackle pin is connected with the threaded hole of the shackle body. The fracture pin penetrates through a spherical h