Launch device for underwater device
Abstract
Eine Startvorrichtung für Tauchkörper (4) in oder an einem Unterseeboot weist zumindest einen Lagerungsbehülter (2) zur Lagerung eines Tauchkörpers (4) auf. Hierbei ist ein im Lichtraumprofil des Lagerungsbehalters (2) angeordneter hydraulisch betätigbarer Teleskopzylinder (14) zum Ausstoßen des Tauchkörpers aus dem Lagerungsbehälter (2) vorgesehen.

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11 claims: 6 independent, 5 dependent
- 1Startvorrichtung für Tauchkörper (4) in oder an einem Unterseeboot, mit zumindest einem Lagerungsbehälter (2) zur Lagerung eines Tauchkörpers (4), wobei zum Ausstoßen des Tauchkörpers (4) aus dem Lagerungsbehälter (2) ein im Lichtraumprofil des Lagerungsbehälters (2) angeordneter hydraulisch betätigbarer Teleskopzylinder (14) vorgesehen ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein Hydraulikspeicher (28) zur hydraulischen Energieversorgung des Teleskopzylinders (14) in einem Ringraum um einen äußeren, feststehenden Zylinder (18) des Teleskopzylinders (14) angeordnet ist.
- 2Startvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Teleskopzylinder (14) zumindest bis zu einer an dem Lagerungsbehälter (2) ausgebildeten Ausstoßöffnung für den Tauchkörper (4) und vorzugsweise durch diese Ausstoßöffnung hindurch teleskopierbar ist.
- 3Startvorrichtung nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Hydraulikspeicher (28) als ein gasdruckvorgespannter Kolbenspeicher ausgebildet ist.
- 4Startvorrichtung nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Teleskopzylinder (14) von dem Hydraulikspeicher (28) druckbeaufschlagt ist, wobei eine lösbare Verriegelung vorgesehen ist, welche den Teleskopzylinder (14) im nicht teleskopierten Zustand gegen den hydraulischen Druck festhält.
- 5Startvorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass an den Zylindern (18, 20, 22, 24) des Teleskopzylinders (14) im Bereich ihrer von dem Tauchkörper (4) abgewandten Enden jeweils Auskragungen (56, 58, 60, 62) ausgebildet sind, die in der Verriegelungsstellung des Teleskopzylinders (14) einander jeweils formschlüssig halten.
- 6Startvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 4 oder 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein von dem Tauchkörper (4) abgewandtes Ende eines innersten der Zylinder (24) des Teleskopzylinders (14) die übrigen Zylindern (18, 20, 22) überragt, wobei an diesem überragenden Ende eine Ausnehmung (64) ausgebildet ist, die für den Eingriff eines Verriegelungsstifts (66) vorgesehen ist.
- 7Startvorrichtung nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Verriegelungsstift (66) an einem Kolben (68) einer Kolben-Zylinder-Anordnung (70) ausgebildet ist, welche vorzugsweise mittels der Hydraulikflüssigkeit des Hydraulikspeichers (28) über ein Ventil (78) steuerbar ist.
- 8Startvorrichtung nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass zwischen den einzelnen ineinander eingreifenden Zylindern (18, 20, 22, 24) des Teleskopzylinders (14) jeweils Ringspalte (88, 90, 92) vorgesehen sind, welche von der Hydraulikflüssigkeit des Hydraulikspeichers (28) durchströmbar sind.
- 9Startvorrichtung nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass im Bereich der beiden Enden der Zylinder (18, 20, 22, 24) des Teleskopzylinders (14) jeweils Auskragungen (56, 58, 60, 94, 96, 98) ausgebildet sind, wodurch sich die Breite der zwischen den Zylindern ausgebildeten Ringspalte (88, 90, 92) im Bereich der Auskragungen (56, 58, 60, 94, 96, 98) verringert.
- 10Startvorrichtung nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass an dem teleskopierbaren Ende des Teleskopzylinders (14) eine Halteeinrichtung zum axialen und drehfesten Halten des Tauchkörpers (4) in seiner Lagerungsposition vorgesehen ist, welche durch das Teleskopieren des Teleskopzylinders (14) lösbar ist.
- 11Startvorrichtung nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass im Bereich eines dem Tauchkörper (4) zugewandten Endes zumindest eines teleskopierbaren Zylinders (20, 22) des Teleskopzylinders Stützstreben (114, 116) vorgesehen sind, welche sich beim Teleskopieren an dem Innenumfang des Lagerungsbehälters (2) und/oder an dort angeordneten Führungsschienen (6) zum Führen des Tauchkörpers (4) abstützen.
Independent claims11
42 paragraphs in 1 section, as filed
p0001The invention relates to a starting device for immersion body in or on a submarine with the features specified in the preamble of claim 1.
p0002Military submarines usually have the ability to omit different biological contactors such as torpedoes, torpedo effectors for control and the like from the submarine. For this, in these submarines usually starting devices available. These launchers are used to discharge the diving body of the submarine, but can also outside the pressure hull in an area between the pressure body and a pressure body surrounding skin may be arranged.
p0003For ejecting the diving body of the starting devices discharge systems are known in which a print medium is passed directly to the immersion body and pushes the plunger body from the starting device. As printing media, both gases, preferably compressed air, and liquids, in particular from<patcit id="pcit0001" dnum="US3137203A"><text>US 3,137,203</text></patcit> known water used. The compressed gas used ejection systems have the drawback that after the ejection of the plunger ascending to the surface gas bubbles reveal the submarine and the discharge of the immersion body. In addition, the force required to discharge the diving Köpers gas quantity is deeply dependent on what consuming Regelarmaturen requires these ejection systems. In the water as pressure medium used ejection systems, the large equipment expenditure proves to be disadvantageous, since special flow or displacement pumps are required for generating pressure. Unfavorable aspect of these ejection systems also means that in addition to the mass of the ejected immersion body at least as large mass of water needs to be accelerated.
p0004In <patcit id="pcit0002" dnum="US6530305B1"><text>US 6,530,305 B1</text></patcit> is an ejection device described for a diving body when the immersion body is ejected by means of a disposed in the ejection direction behind the diving body piston-cylinder assembly. this piston-cylinder assembly is actuated by a gas generator, which is arranged in the ejection direction behind the used for the ejection of the plunger piston and cylinder assembly. To this extent has this discharge device in its axial extension on a comparatively large size.
p0005Out <patcit id="pcit0003" dnum="DE4126064C1"><text>DE 41 26 064 C1</text></patcit> is an ejection device is known, which consists of a tube and a piston guided movably therein substantially. These emissions Filing is in a storage container from which the immersion body is ejected, arranged next to the immersion body. The piston is by pressurizing with a pressure medium, eg. As a hydraulic fluid displaced. On the tube, a longitudinal slot is formed. Through this slot a switch located on the plunger driver is guided, which serves for coupling movement of the piston with the plunger body located in the storage container. In order to prevent leakage of the pressure medium through the formed on the tube longitudinal slot during displacement of the piston, a slot covering tab seal is arranged on the inside of the pipe, the pressure tight by the pressure medium and the piston into a slot closing position is pressed.
p0006A disadvantage is, the relatively large manufacturing effort at this from <patcit id="pcit0004" dnum="DE4126064C1"><text>DE 4126064 C1</text></patcit> known means proven. For the preparation of the tube and the piston are stainless steels, and preferably non-magnetic, that is comparatively expensive materials used. The processing of these steels is difficult especially in the context of compliance with smaller tolerances and often makes costly reworking of the tube as the piston required. Next to the heavy weight of the device is disadvantageous. This is due to the weakening of the cylinder through the longitudinal slot. Moreover, it has been found that frequently arise during processing, both in the tube and in the piston tensions that may lead to such a distortion of these components, so that they are completely useless. Besides the problems caused by the arrangement of the ejection means in addition to the immersion body of large dimensions of the storage container and, consequently, the entire starting device prove particularly against the background of the limited space in itself offer in submarines as unfavorable.
p0007Against this background it is the object of the invention to provide a compact, relatively simple to prepare starting device for immersion body in or on a submarine, which enables reliable and rapid discharge of the immersion body.
p0008The invention solves this problem by a starting device for immersion body in or on a submarine with the features specified in claim. 1 Advantageous developments of the invention are indicated in the dependent claims, the following description and the drawings.
p0009The inventive starting device for immersion body in or on a submarine has at least one storage container for storing a diving body. Here, according to the invention is arranged in the gauge of the line container hydraulically actuated telescopic cylinders for ejecting the immersion body from the storage container is provided.
p0010Under the gauge is to be understood in this context, the cross-sectional contour or the inside width of the storage tank from which the immersion body is expelled. Accordingly, the telescopic cylinder is typically arranged in the ejection direction of the plunger behind the diving body that it does not project beyond the cross-sectional contour of the storage container. That is, the cross-sectional dimensions of the starting device according to the invention can be determined in an advantageous manner only of the cross-sectional dimensions of the storage container. This is expediently designed as a diving body carrying pipe, so that the cross-sectional dimensions of the starting device are only slightly larger than that of the immersion body.
p0011The attacking preferably directly to the rear of the plunger telescopic cylinder is expediently dimensioned such that with him a high pressure to a relatively small area can act. This configuration in conjunction with a large capacity due to the hydraulic actuation of the telescopic cylinder makes the starting device according to the invention essentially diving deep independently, ie independently of the surrounding, the starting device when ejecting a diving body water pressure.
p0012Due to the long Ausfahrstrecken possible with a telescopic cylinder a long acceleration path of the plunger during the ejection movement of the storage container is advantageously possible. So it may be advantageously provided that the telescopic cylinder at least up to a formed on the storage container discharge port for the submersible body and preferably also through this discharge port through telescopic. Accordingly, the immersion element of the telescopic cylinder is driven at least as long as long as it is located in the storage container.
p0013In the preferred embodiment, in which the telescopic cylinder is telescoped over the ejection port addition, the telescopic cylinder pushes the plunger body by further expansion even then, if the immersion body has already left the storage vessel. Because after leaving the storage tank will be invisible to the resistance of the carryover of the immersion body in the storage tank water column, in this way particularly high ejection velocities of the plunger can be realized.
p0014In order to ensure the necessary long telescoping way, the telescopic cylinder preferably consists of a stationary outer cylinder and of at least two in the outer cylinder in the direction of ejection of the plunger slidably disposed inner cylinders. For hydraulic power supply of the telescopic cylinder typically filled with hydraulic fluid accumulator is provided.
p0015This hydraulic accumulator is arranged in an annulus around the outer, stationary cylinder of the telescopic cylinder, which enables a particularly compact design of the starting apparatus according to the invention. Preferably, a hydraulic accumulator is provided, which extends annularly around the outer stationary cylinder of the telescopic cylinder. The outer side of this hydraulic accumulator is not hereby extends advantageously over the cross-sectional contour of the storage container for diving body and is aligned particularly advantageous with the outside of a tubular storage container.
p0016The hydraulic accumulator is preferably designed as a gas pressure biased piston accumulator. In this embodiment, the interior of the hydraulic accumulator by a movable piston into a first and a second memory space is divided, wherein the first memory space with a pressurized gas and the second memory space communicating with the pressure chamber of the telescopic cylinder, with a hydraulic fluid, preferably glycol is filled.
p0017So the telescopic cylinder and the pressure chamber of the pressure cylinder is preferably pressurized by the hydraulic accumulator. In this connection, a releasable locking is advantageously provided, which holds the telescopic cylinder in the non-telescoped position against the hydraulic pressure. That is, although the pressure chamber of the telescopic cylinder is acted upon, in this embodiment of the hydraulic fluid of the hydraulic accumulator with pressure, locking prevents accidental telescoping of the telescopic cylinder and thereby unintentional starting of the immersion body. The start of the immersion body or telescoping the telescopic cylinder can take place only after the release of the lock.
p0018Thus, the telescopic cylinder can not extend unintentionally, your are the immersion body opposite ends each formed projections at the individual cylinders of the telescopic cylinder in the range, holding each other in the locking position of the telescopic cylinder, ie in the non-telescoped position, each locking manner. To form the projections formed on the cylinders bearing surfaces, one of which is in each case a bearing surface of an outer cylinder against a contact surface of an inner cylinder into abutment, wherein the abutment surfaces form a form-locking counter to the direction of extension of the telescopic cylinder, due to the interlock.
p0019To lock the telescopic cylinder is preferably provided that an averted from the immersion body end of an innermost cylinder of the telescopic cylinder, the remaining cylinders of the telescopic cylinder surmounted, at which überragendem end a recess is formed which is provided for the engagement of a locking pin. This locking pin is expediently arranged in a stationary part of the housing of the starting device according to the invention and creates by engaging the trained at the innermost cylinder of the telescopic cylinder recess a positive engagement with the innermost cylinder against both telescoping the telescopic cylinder and a rotation of the inner cylinder prevents the outer, stationary cylinder of the telescopic cylinder.
p0020The locking pin is advantageously formed on a piston of a piston-cylinder assembly. This piston-cylinder assembly is preferably controlled via a valve by means of the hydraulic fluid of the hydraulic accumulator. Accordingly, the lock pin is dynamically coupled to the movable piston, the piston-cylinder assembly and can thus with the formed at the end of the innermost cylinder of the telescopic cylinder recess are disengaged in and. The piston of the piston-cylinder assembly divides the cylinder into two cylinder chambers, in the adjacent on the remote from the locking pin side of the piston cylinder chamber preferably a compression spring is arranged, the pressure-loaded piston in the locking direction of the locking pin, the engagement to be able to maintain in the recess of the innermost cylinder of the telescopic cylinder. The at the locking pin side facing the piston adjacent cylinder chamber can be filled by opening a preferably designed as a solenoid valve with hydraulic fluid of the hydraulic accumulator, whereby the locking pin from the recess of the inner cylinder of the telescopic cylinder is moved and cancels such locking of the telescopic cylinder. Accordingly, the telescoping of the telescopic cylinder and consequently the start of the immersion body made of the starting device according to the invention can directly be introduced by opening the valve.
p0021advantageously each annular gaps can be provided, which can flow from the hydraulic fluid of the hydraulic accumulator between the individual interlocking cylinders of the telescopic cylinder. Accordingly, the individual cylinders of the telescopic cylinder are not sealed to each other liquid-tight. This is not problematic, as the telescoping process takes only a very short time, so that possibly may leak a small amount of hydraulic fluid from the starting device. Thus, the hydraulic fluid at the telescoping of the telescopic cylinder and can flow out of the annular gaps again, a relief duct and surrounding the this innermost cylinder outer cylinders relief holes are expediently at the innermost cylinder of the telescopic cylinder provided which allow the hydraulic fluid back of back into the pressure chamber can flow telescopic cylinder.
p0022In this embodiment are preferably formed in the region of the two ends of the individual cylinders of the telescopic cylinder in each case inwardly directed projections, whereby the width of the annular gaps formed between the cylinder reduced in the region of the projections. The projections at the ends of each cylinder of the telescopic cylinder are advantageously arranged so that they cover just before reaching the maximum telescoping path of the extendable cylinders formed on the cylinders relief bores or the discharge channel of the innermost cylinder, so that no or only a small amount of hydraulic fluid thereby can flow back into the pressure chamber of the telescopic cylinder. The substantially only way for the hydraulic fluid from the annular gaps abzuströmen is therefore only through the constricted ring gaps at the projections. This has the consequence that the individual cylinders are advantageously braked hydraulically at the end of its telescoping movement.
p0023Another advantageous refinement of the starting device according to the invention provides that a holding device for axially and rotatably holding the immersion body is provided in its storage position on the telescoping end of the telescopic cylinder. This holding means is expediently solved by telescoping the telescopic cylinder. Preferably, the holding means is formed by a claw coupling type, that is, the holding device comprises claw-like projections which engage in formed in the area at the rear of the plunger corresponding recesses. The immersion body is therefore positively fixed by the holding device in a four lock-out position.
p0024To prevent sagging or jamming of the telescopic cylinder when telescoping, can advantageously be in the range of the immersion body end facing at least one telescopic cylinder of the telescopic cylinder, a support member may be provided which is arranged there during telescoping of the inner circumference of the storage container and / or on the guide rails supports for guiding the immersion body. The support member is typically formed in this embodiment such that the telescopic cylinder during its extension movement apart is supported by the fixedly arranged outer cylinder of the telescopic cylinder at least in the direction of gravity, and preferably over the entire inner circumference of the storage container on the inner wall or on there arranged guide rails.
p0025The invention of an exemplary embodiment shown in the drawing is explained in more detail. In the drawings:<dl id="dl0001"><dt>Fig. 1</dt><dd>in longitudinal section, a starting device for immersion body in or on a submarine in accordance with the invention, </dd><dt>FIG. 2</dt><dd>shows an enlarged detail A of <figref idrefs="f0001">Fig. 1</figref>.</dd><dt>FIG. 3.</dt><dd>shows an enlarged detail B of <figref idrefs="f0001">Fig. 1</figref> and</dd><dt>Fig. 4</dt><dd>shows an enlarged detail from C <figref idrefs="f0003">Fig. 3</figref>,</dd></dl>
p0026The starting device shown for a diving body in or on a submarine has a storage container. 2 In this storage tank 2 an immersion member 4 is mounted. The storage container 2 is tubular, said guide rails 6 at its inner circumference in the longitudinal direction of the storage container 2 extend. The inside diameter of the storage container 2 is dimensioned so that the immersion body 4 is movably guided with little play on the guide rails. 6 Accordingly, the outer diameter of the storage container 2 results primarily from the sum of the outer diameter of the plunger 4 plus the thickness of two opposing guide rails 6 and the wall thickness of the outer wall of the storage container 2, ie, the outer diameter of the storage container 2 is advantageously only slightly larger than the outer diameter of the mounted therein immersion body 4. the the prow of the immersion body 4 facing the front side of the storage container 2 forms a discharge opening for the plunger body 4 and is closed prior to ejection of the plunger 4 from a membrane closure eighth
p0027At the rear of the plunger body 4 facing end side of the storage container 2, a middle part 10 connects. The outer diameter of this central portion 10 corresponds to the outer diameter of the storage container 2, so that the central part 10 forms an outer side in alignment with the storage container 2 extension of the storage container 2nd Uniformly over the circumference of the central part 10 a plurality of elongated axially aligned recesses 12 are formed. The recesses 12 serve to ensure that at the start of the plunger 4 from the storage tank 2 through the recesses 12 surrounding water to the starting unit in the ejection direction of the plunger 4 can flow into the storage tank. 2 This is advantageous in that the surrounding water otherwise, ie without the recesses 12 opposite to the ejection direction of the ejection opening of the storage container 2 in the narrow gap between the plunger body 4 and the inner wall of the storage container 2 should flow, whereby a strong, the discharge of the plunger 4 retardant suction effect.
p0028By the central part 10, a telescopic cylinder 14 extends concentrically to a longitudinal axis X of the storage container 2 in the storage container 2. The telescoping end of the telescopic cylinder 14 is used for discharging of the plunger 4 from the storage container 2 and engages a arranged at the rear of the plunger 4 projection 16 which extends to the rear of the plunger body 4 centrally outward (<figref idrefs="f0002">FIG. 2</figref>).
p0029As especially the <figref idrefs="f0002 f0003 f0004">Figures 2 to 4</figref> It can be seen, is the telescopic cylinder 14 of four cylinders 18, 20, 22 and 24, wherein in an outer cylinder 18, a cylinder 20, in the cylinder 20, a cylinder 22 and finally into the cylinder 22, an innermost cylinder 24 is performed. The cylinders 18, 20 and 22 are each formed as a hollow cylinder. The innermost cylinder 24 is closed, for the purpose of mass conservation in the interior of the cylinder 24 a cavity is formed 26th
p0030The telescopic cylinder 14 is operated hydraulically. For hydraulic power supply of the telescopic cylinder 14 a hydraulic accumulator 28 is provided which is formed by an annulus around the outer cylinder 18 of the telescopic cylinder 14th The inner wall of the annular hydraulic accumulator 28 is formed from the fixed outer cylinder 18 of the telescopic cylinder 14th To be able to withstand the pressure prevailing in the hydraulic accumulator 28 comparatively high pressures, the wall thickness of the cylinder 18 is correspondingly large dimensions. The outer wall of the hydraulic accumulator 28 is advantageously dimensioned so that its outer surface is flush with the outside of the adjoining the hydraulic cylinder 28 the central part 10th The side facing away from the central part 10 end side of the hydraulic accumulator 28 is sealed with an end plate 30, wherein on the outside of this end plate 30 a is formed to outwardly extending projection 32 which is hollow towards the inside of the end plate thirtieth On the inner side of the end plate 30 a to the longitudinal axis X also concentrically arranged annular groove 34 is formed, into which the outer cylinders 18 of the telescopic cylinder 14 engages (<figref idrefs="f0004">Fig. 4</figref>).
p0031Also the central part 10 facing the front side of the hydraulic accumulator 28 is sealed by an end plate 36, but which has a centrally arranged opening through which the telescopic cylinder 14 is guided, wherein the outer cylinder 18 of the telescopic cylinder 14 via an opening formed at its outer periphery annular projection 38 is attached to the outside of the end plate 36th For sealing of the hydraulic accumulator 28 towards the cylinder 18 of the telescopic cylinder 14, a sealing ring 40 between the end plate 36 and the cylinder 18 is in the opening of the end plate 36 is arranged.
p0032In the hydraulic accumulator 28 designed as a ring piston piston 42 movably guided. This piston 42 divides the hydraulic accumulator 28 in a storage chamber 44 and a storage chamber 46 to the hydraulic accumulator 28 is an opening into the storage chamber 44. Filling 48 is arranged through which the storage chamber 44 can be filled with a pressurized gas. In order to prevent backflow of the gas, the filling connection 48 is provided with a check valve 50th The storage chamber 46 can be filled via a filling connection there opens out 22 with a hydraulic fluid, which is preferred is glycol. Also, at this filling connection 52 a check valve 54 is provided, that a backflow of the hydraulic fluid is prevented.
p0033In particular from <figref idrefs="f0004">Fig. 4</figref> It is clear, is on the inner periphery of the outer cylinder 18 spaced from the end plate 30 has an inwardly directed annular projection formed 56th The cylinders 20 and 22 have, at their end facing away from the immersion member 4 ends also inwardly directed annular projections. So, one projection 58 and to the cylinder 22 is formed a projection 60 on the cylinder 20th In contrast to this, the innermost cylinder 24 spaced from its end facing away from the immersion body 4 at the end of its outer circumference an outwardly directed annular projection 62nd
p0034In non-telescoped position of the cylinder 20 is located with its projection 58 on the projection 56 of the cylinder 18, the cylinder 22 with its projection 60 on the projection 58 in the cylinder 20 and the cylinder 24 with its projection 62 on the projection 60 of the cylinder 22 at. In this case extends beyond the end of the innermost cylinder 24 which tapers conically in a region between the projection 56 of the outer cylinder 18 of the end plate 30, the end of the outer cylinder 18 so far that it engages into the cavity of the formed on the end plate 30 projection 32 , In the engaging projection 32 in the end portion of the cylinder 24 a recess 64 is formed transversely to the central axis X. In a locking state in which the telescopic cylinder 14 is prevented from telescoping, engages guided by the peripheral wall of the projection 32 the locking pin 66 in the recess 64 a. The locking pin 66 is formed on a piston 68 of the outside of the projection 32 arranged piston-cylinder assembly 70th The piston 68 divides the cylinder of the piston-cylinder assembly 70 into two cylinder chambers. In a side away from the projection 32 of cylinder chamber 72, a compression spring 74 is arranged, which presses the locking pin 66 on the piston 68 in the recess 64 of the cylinder 24th In the projection 32 facing the cylinder chamber of the cylinder of the piston-cylinder assembly 70 opens a hydraulic line 76. The hydraulic line 76 connects the storage chamber 46 of the hydraulic accumulator 28 with the cylinder chamber. At the hydraulic line 76 and the filling port 52 is arranged for filling the storage chamber 46 of the hydraulic accumulator 28th The hydraulic line 76 is closed in the locked state of the telescopic cylinder 14 by a solenoid valve 78th Opening this solenoid valve 78, the hydraulic fluid can flow from the storage chamber 46 of the hydraulic accumulator 28 in the cylinder of the piston-cylinder assembly 70, whereby the locking pin 66 is moved out of its locking position, which results in that the telescopic cylinder 14 extends and the immersion member 4 ejects from the storage tank. 2
p0035The innermost cylinder 24 of the telescopic cylinder 14 is sealed in the locked position of the telescopic cylinder 14 on the projection 56 of the outer cylinder 18 of the telescopic cylinder 14 with a sealing ring 80 against the outer cylinder 18th In addition, a sealing ring 82 is provided, which seals the inner cylinder 24 of the telescopic cylinder 14 opposite the end plate 30 of the hydraulic accumulator 28th
p0036Between the sealing rings 80 and 82 and between the projection 26 of the cylinder 18 and the end plate 30 of the hydraulic accumulator 28 the pressure chamber 84 of the telescopic cylinder 14 is disposed in the cylinder 18 surrounding the cylinder 24 of the telescopic cylinder 14 annular. Over several diametrically opposed recesses 86 of the pressure chamber 84 is open to the storage chamber 46 of the hydraulic accumulator 28, ie the telescopic cylinder 14 is always pressed by the hydraulic fluid of the hydraulic accumulator 28th
p0037The individual cylinders 18, 20, 22 and 24 of the telescopic cylinder 14 are not sealed to each other. Instead annular gaps are formed between these cylinders 18, 20, 22 and 24, which extend behind the projections 58, 60 and 62nd Here, between the outer cylinder 18 and the cylinder 20, an annular gap 88 between the cylinder 20 and the cylinder 22, an annular gap 90, and between the cylinder 22 and the cylinder 24, an annular gap 92 is formed (see<figref idrefs="f0004">Fig. 4</figref>). The annular gap 88 between the cylinders 18 and 20 is narrowed by the free end of the cylinder 18 formed on the inner circumference of projection 94. Correspondingly narrowing the annular gap 90 through an opening formed on the telescoping end of the cylinder 20 projection 96 and the annular gap 92 by a formed on the telescoping end of the cylinder 22 projection 98 (<figref idrefs="f0002">FIG. 2</figref>).
p0038When telescoping the telescopic cylinder 14, the hydraulic fluid of the hydraulic accumulator 28 to flow into the annular gaps 88, 90 and 92nd About a formed on the inner cylinder 24 relief channel 100, a formed on the cylinder 22 relief hole 104 and formed on the cylinder 20 relief hole 102, the hydraulic fluid is pushed back into the pressure chamber 84 of the telescopic cylinder 14 during telescoping. Shortly before reaching the telescoping end position the relief bore 102 is closed by the protrusion 94 of the cylinder 18, the discharge hole 104 of the projection 96 of the cylinder 20 and the discharge hole 100 of the projection 98 of the cylinder 22, so that in the annular gaps 88, 90 and 92 contained hydraulic fluid can flow only through the constricted annular gaps of the projections. In this way, the telescoping movement is braked hydraulically in an advantageous manner.
p0039The telescoping end of the innermost cylinder 24 of the telescopic cylinder 14 is retracted in not telescoped position of the telescopic cylinder 14 disposed in the cylinder 22nd At this end of the cylinder 24, a holding means for holding the immersion body 4 is arranged. The holding device comprises two holding members 106 and 108 which are disposed opposite to each other at the end of the cylinder 24 pivotally. At their free ends, the two holding members 106 and 108 two facing claw-like projections which are adapted to engage in an opening formed on the projection 16 of the plunger 4 groove 110th The projections of the holding members 106 and 108 are positively held by the holding members 106 and 108 surrounding inner wall of the cylinder 22 in the annular groove 110th To release the holding members 106 and 108 from the annular groove 110 in the telescoping of the telescopic cylinder 14, a compression spring 112 is provided which is arranged between the holding members 106 and 108 and holding members 106 and 108 after the holding device is extended from the cylinder 22, pushes away from each other ,
p0040So that the telescopic cylinder 14 is not deformed during ejection of the immersion body 4 and clamped thereby, on the outer circumference of the cylinder 20 are advantageously arranged at least three supporting struts 114 and on the outer circumference of the cylinder 22 at least three Stützbaustreben 116th The support struts 114 and 116 have a corresponding with the inner diameter of the interior of the storage container 2 and outer contour based during the telescoping movement of the disposed in the storage container 2 guide rails 6 from.
p0041Finally, in the starting device according to the invention which is remote from the discharge port end of the storage container 2 is closed by a membrane seal 118th The membrane seal 118 is annular and extends from the outer cylinder 18 of the telescopic cylinder 14 to the inner wall of the storage container 2. On the cylinder 18, the diaphragm shutter 118 attached, while only loosely positively fixed on the inner wall of the storage container 2nd During ejection of the plunger 4 from the storage tank 2 to the outside of the diaphragm seal 118 disengages from the inner wall of the storage container 2. In this way, ambient water flow in via the middle section 10 into the storage container the second
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p0042<dl id="dl0002" compact="compact"><dt>2 -</dt><dd>storage container</dd><dt>4 -</dt><dd>Immersed body</dd><dt>6 -</dt><dd>guide rail</dd><dt>8th -</dt><dd>membrane closure</dd><dt>10 -</dt><dd>midsection</dd><dt>12 -</dt><dd>recess</dd><dt>14 -</dt><dd>telescopic cylinders</dd><dt>16 -</dt><dd>head Start</dd><dt>18 -</dt><dd>cylinder</dd><dt>20 -</dt><dd>cylinder</dd><dt>22 -</dt><dd>cylinder</dd><dt>24 -</dt><dd>cylinder</dd><dt>26 -</dt><dd>cavity</dd><dt>28 -</dt><dd>hydraulic accumulator</dd><dt>30 -</dt><dd>endplate</dd><dt>32 -</dt><dd>head Start</dd><dt>34 -</dt><dd>groove</dd><dt>36 -</dt><dd>endplate</dd><dt>38 -</dt><dd>projection</dd><dt>40 -</dt><dd>seal</dd><dt>42 -</dt><dd>piston</dd><dt>44 -</dt><dd>storage chamber</dd><dt>46 -</dt><dd>storage chamber</dd><dt>48 -</dt><dd>Filling</dd><dt>50 -</dt><dd>check valve</dd><dt>52 -</dt><dd>Filling</dd><dt>54 -</dt><dd>check valve</dd><dt>56 -</dt><dd>projection </dd><dt>58 -</dt><dd>projection</dd><dt>60 -</dt><dd>projection</dd><dt>62 -</dt><dd>projection</dd><dt>64 -</dt><dd>recess</dd><dt>66 -</dt><dd>locking pin</dd><dt>68 -</dt><dd>piston</dd><dt>70 -</dt><dd>Piston-cylinder assembly</dd><dt>72 -</dt><dd>cylinder chamber</dd><dt>74 -</dt><dd>compression spring</dd><dt>76 -</dt><dd>hydraulic line</dd><dt>78 -</dt><dd>solenoid valve</dd><dt>80 -</dt><dd>seal</dd><dt>82 -</dt><dd>seal</dd><dt>84 -</dt><dd>pressure chamber</dd><dt>86 -</dt><dd>recess</dd><dt>88 -</dt><dd>annular gap</dd><dt>90 -</dt><dd>annular gap</dd><dt>92 -</dt><dd>annular gap</dd><dt>94 -</dt><dd>projection</dd><dt>96 -</dt><dd>projection</dd><dt>98 -</dt><dd>projection</dd><dt>100 -</dt><dd>relief channel</dd><dt>102 -</dt><dd>relief well</dd><dt>104 -</dt><dd>relief well</dd><dt>106 -</dt><dd>holding member</dd><dt>108 -</dt><dd>holding member</dd><dt>110 -</dt><dd>groove</dd><dt>112 -</dt><dd>compression spring</dd><dt>114 -</dt><dd>support strut</dd><dt>116 -</dt><dd>support strut</dd><dt>118 -</dt><dd>membrane closure</dd><dt>A -</dt><dd>detail </dd><dt>B -</dt><dd>detail</dd><dt>C -</dt><dd>detail</dd><dt>X -</dt><dd>longitudinal axis</dd></dl>
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Numbers
- Publication
- 2124012
- Application
- 90061979
Titles3
- German
- Startvorrichtung für Tauchkörper
- English
- Launch device for underwater device
- French
- Dispositif lanceur pour des corps immergés
Classification
- CPC, 2
- F41F3/10
- B63G8/32
- IPC, 1
- F41F3 10
Designated states35
- Contracting states, 35
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Switzerland
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Germany
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Spain
- Finland
- France
- United Kingdom
- Greece
- Croatia
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Iceland
- Italy
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Latvia
- Monaco
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- North Macedonia
- Malta
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Sweden
- Slovenia
- Slovakia
- Türkiye