UNDERWATER VESSEL THROWING DEVICE

• Main Authors: SASAKI FUMIHIRO, TAKEUCHI ASAHI, SHIROGANE KAZUHIRO, SHIMODA YOSHIMORI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 04.03.2022
• Subjects: EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING; 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

To provide an underwater vessel throwing device allowing for installing an underwater vessel onto a vessel installation body and throwing the underwater vessel from the vessel installation body even though the vessel installation body is equipped with a throwing/pulling-up device allowed to throw/pull up only a vessel.SOLUTION: A throwing device 1 for an underwater vessel 201 throws the underwater vessel from a vessel installation body equipped with a throwing/pulling-up device of a vessel 200 into water. The underwater vessel throwing device comprises, inside the vessel: a frame 2 on which the underwater vessel is mounted; a slide rail 3 that slidably supports the frame; and a driving mechanism for sliding the frame into the water with respect to the slide rail. The throwing device is configured to throw the underwater vessel into the water when the frame slides on the slide rail to reach a target position in a state where the pulled up vessel is received on the vessel installation body.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2 【課題】舟艇のみを投入及び揚収できる投入揚収装置を備えた舟艇設置体であっても、水中航走体を舟艇設置体に搭載でき、舟艇設置体から水中航走体を水中に投入することができる、水中航走体の投入装置を提供する。【解決手段】水中航走体２０１の投入装置１は、舟艇２００の投入揚収装置を備えた舟艇設置体から、水中航走体を水中に投入させるものである。水中航走体の投入装置は、舟艇の内部に、水中航走体を載置させる架台２と、架台をスライド自在に支持するスライドレール３と、スライドレールに対して架台を水中に向かってスライドさせる駆動機構と、を有している。舟艇が舟艇設置体に揚収された状態において、架台がスライドレール上をスライドして目標の位置まで到達した段階で水中航走体を水中に投入させる構成である。【選択図】図２