KR102528514B1 - Submarine tube transfer system - Google Patents

Abstract

A subsea tube transportation system is disclosed. A subsea tube transportation system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes upper rails and lower rails provided in vertical protrusions on the inside of a tube installed on the seabed underwater, and carriers that move while being coupled to the upper rails and lower rails. and a ballast tank provided under the tube to minimize variability of the center of gravity of the tube, and further comprising a first flat plate cover partitioning the ballast tank from an inner lower portion of the tube.

Description

Subsea tube transportation system {SUBMARINE TUBE TRANSFER SYSTEM}

The present invention relates to a subsea tube transportation system.

Research on the development of a carrier that runs inside a tube (sea pipeline) installed underwater is in progress. The marine underwater environment affects the tube by applying force to the tube in the vertical or horizontal direction by waves and currents.

Accordingly, there is a need for a subsea tube transport system capable of ensuring safety not only from wave and tidal environments, but also from unexpected undersea earthquakes.

As a prior art related to this, please refer to Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0090406 (2010.08.16. Publication date).

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0090406 (2010.08.16. Publication date)

An embodiment of the present invention is to provide a subsea tube transportation system capable of safe operation in a subsea environment.

According to one aspect of the present invention, an upper rail and a lower rail provided in vertical protrusions on the inside of a tube installed underwater on the seabed, and a carrier moving while being coupled to the upper rail and the lower rail, the tube A subsea tube transport system may further include a ballast tank provided under the tube to minimize variability of the center of gravity of the tube, and further including a first flat plate cover partitioning the ballast tank from the inner lower part of the tube.
Further comprising an upper power unit provided on the upper part of the carrier body and having an upper rail groove into which the upper rail is inserted, and a lower power unit provided on the lower part of the carrier body and having a lower rail groove into which the lower rail is inserted. can do.
Guide rails in the form of arcs provided on the upper and lower sides of the cabin or cargo loading space inside the tube, vertical skeletal axes connecting the guide rails, and mounted on the lower side of the vertical skeletal shaft so that the center of gravity exists at the bottom, upper A seat plate on which a seat or cargo storage is disposed, and provided at both ends of the vertical skeletal shaft to slide along the inner surface of the guide rail, sliding along the guide rail by the centrifugal force acting when moving the rotation section of the tube It may further include a driving auxiliary sliding unit for rotating the vertical skeletal shaft to which the seating plate is mounted.
It may further include an inlet provided at the front of the carrier through which air flows in, an outlet provided at the rear of the carrier through which the air is discharged, and an air pipe through which the air introduced through the inlet flows toward the outlet. there is.
An upper equipment unit may be provided on an inner upper portion of the tube, and a second flat plate cover partitioning the upper equipment unit from the inner upper portion of the tube may be further included.
Double bulkheads having curved surfaces corresponding to the shape of the tube may be provided on left and right inner surfaces of the tube.
The double barrier rib may be disposed to connect the first and second flat plates.
The upper rail and the lower rail may be provided to protrude vertically from the first and second flat plate covers based on the center line of the tube.

The subsea tube transportation system according to an embodiment of the present invention can operate safely in a subsea environment.

In addition, you can feel comfortable riding even when moving through the rotating section of the tube.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

1 is a front view of a subsea tube transport system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the subsea tube transport system shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 shows an example of a method of operating the subsea tube transportation system shown in FIG. 1 .
FIG. 4 shows a configuration related to a guide rail of the subsea tube transportation system shown in FIG. 1 and a driving auxiliary sliding unit that slides on the guide rail.
5 is a perspective view of a configuration related to a guide rail and a driving auxiliary sliding unit sliding on the guide rail shown in FIG. 4;
6 is a cross-sectional view showing air intake and discharge of the subsea tube transportation system shown in FIG. 1;

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments introduced below are provided as examples to sufficiently convey the spirit of the present invention to those skilled in the art. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below and may be embodied in other forms. In order to clearly explain the present invention, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted from the drawings, and in the drawings, the width, length, thickness, etc. of components may be exaggerated for convenience. Like reference numbers indicate like elements throughout the specification.

1 and 2, the subsea tube transport system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an upper rail R1 and a lower rail provided in vertical protrusions on the upper and lower sides of the tube 101 installed underwater on the seabed. (R2), and a carrier 110 moving in a state coupled to the upper rail (R1) and the lower rail (R2).

In addition, the subsea tube transportation system 100 is provided on the upper part of the carrier 110, and the upper power unit 120 having an upper rail groove H1 into which the upper rail R1 is inserted, and the carrier 110 It is provided at the bottom and includes a lower power unit 130 having a lower rail groove H2 into which the lower rail R2 is inserted.

In addition, the subsea tube transport system 100 includes a ballast tank 140 provided under the tube 101 to minimize the variability of the center of gravity of the tube 101. Hereinafter, each component will be described in detail.

The tube 101 is installed underwater on the seabed, and may have various shapes such as circular, triangular, rectangular, hexagonal, etc., but in the embodiment of the present invention, a circular shape will be described as an example. Although not shown, the tube 101 may be supported by a support structure installed on the sea floor, and various pipes, wiring, and related electronic equipment for supplying electricity to the tube 101 may be installed inside the support structure. .

Wiring, sensors, and electronic equipment for movement, control, management, various signal processing, transmission/reception, and electricity supply of the carrier 110 may be provided in the inner upper facility 142 of the tube 101.

A ballast tank 140 may be provided at the inner lower portion of the tube 101 to minimize variability of the center of gravity of the tube 101 . Like the ballast tank of a ship, the ballast tank 140 helps the tube 101 to quickly restore and stably maintain its posture without tilting to either side in the seabed environment. Although not shown, one or more ballast tanks 140 may be provided to correspond to left and right sides around the center line of the tube 101, and valves and various control devices may be provided together.

The inner upper facility 142 of the tube 101 and the ballast tank 140 provided on the inner lower part of the tube 101 may be supported and finished by flat cover 145a and 145b, respectively. In addition, double barrier ribs 144a and 144b having a curved surface corresponding to the shape of the tube 101 may be provided on the inner left and right surfaces of the tube 101 for durability and stability of the tube 101 . The double partition walls 144a and 144b may be arranged to connect and support the upper and lower flat plate covers 145a and 145b.

The upper rail R1 and the lower rail R2 may be provided to protrude vertically from the upper and lower flat plate covers 145a and 145b based on the center line of the tube 101 .

The carrier 110 includes an upper power unit 120 having an upper rail groove H1 into which the upper rail R1 is inserted so as to be coupled to the upper rail R1 and the lower rail R2, and the lower rail R2. It has a lower power unit 130 forming a lower rail groove H2 into which it is inserted.

Since the carrier 110 is coupled to the upper and lower rails R1 and R2, safe operation of the carrier 110 can be ensured even when force is applied to the tube 101 in various environments on the seabed.

Referring to (a) of FIG. 3, magnets M are disposed on the surfaces of the upper rail R1 and the upper rail groove H1 and the lower rail R2 and the lower rail groove H2 facing each other so as to exert magnetic force. By floating the carrier 110 and minimizing resistance due to frictional force, it is possible to enable ultra-high speed operation. Although not shown, the intensity of the magnetic force can be adjusted by changing the intensity of the current flowing in the coil wound around the magnet M, and various conventional magnetic force intensity and polarity conversion methods can be used.

Referring to (b) of FIG. 3, the upper rail (R1) and the lower rail (R2) are in contact with the drive wheels (W) provided on the left and right sides and the lower side of the upper rail groove (H1) and the lower rail groove (H2), respectively. can be supported in the In this case, the shape of the upper rail groove H1 and the lower rail groove H2 may be formed in a 'T' shape. In addition, various known methods for operating the carrier 110 may be used.

On the other hand, referring to FIG. 4 (a), (b) and FIG. 5, the subsea tube transportation system 100 includes arc-shaped guide rails 151 and 152 provided on the upper and lower sides of the cabin inside the tube 101, and the guide rails Mounted on the lower side of the vertical skeletal axis 162 connecting the 151 and 152 to each other, the horizontal skeletal axis 164 connecting the vertical skeletal axes 162 to each other, and the center of gravity present at the lower side of the vertical skeletal axis 162 It is provided at both ends of the vertical skeleton shaft 162 so as to slide along the inner surface of the seating plate 170 on which the seat 171 is placed and the guide rails 151 and 152, and moves the rotation section of the tube 101. It slides along the guide rails 151 and 152 by the centrifugal force acting when the vertical skeletal shaft 162 to which the seating plate 170 is mounted is rotated along the guide rails 151 and 152. .

’자 형상으로 마련되어, 운행보조슬라이딩부(165)가 슬라이딩 가능하게 결합되도록 양쪽 옆면에 홈이 형성될 수 있다. 운행보조슬라이딩부(165)는 안내레일(151,152)의 양쪽 옆면에 형성된 홈에 결합되도록 양쪽 단부가 한번 이상 구부러진 형상으로 마련될 수 있다. For example, the guide rails 151 and 152 have an arc-shaped curved surface with a set length.

It is provided in a 'character shape, and grooves may be formed on both side surfaces so that the driving auxiliary sliding unit 165 is slidably coupled. The driving auxiliary sliding unit 165 may be provided with both ends bent at least once so as to be coupled to grooves formed on both side surfaces of the guide rails 151 and 152 .

Although not shown, means such as bearings or wheels may be further provided so that the driving auxiliary sliding unit 165 can smoothly slide on the guide rails 151 and 152 . In addition, a brake device and a control device may be provided in the driving auxiliary sliding unit 165 to adjust the sliding range and sliding speed by the aforementioned centrifugal force. The driving auxiliary sliding unit 165 may be integrally manufactured with the vertical skeletal shaft 162 .

In this way, the vertical frame shaft 162 to which the seating plate 170 is mounted is along the guide rails 151 and 152 by the driving auxiliary sliding unit 165 sliding by the centrifugal force acting when the tube 101 moves through the rotation section. By allowing it to move naturally, it is possible to feel comfortable riding even when moving the rotation section of the tube 101.

In addition, although not shown, the configuration disclosed in (a), (b) and FIG. 5 of FIGS. 4 and 5 may be applied to a cargo loading space as well as a cabin. In this case, a cargo storage in which cargo is stored may be disposed on the seating plate 170, and through this, safe cargo transportation may be achieved.

A plurality of horizontal skeletal axes 164 connecting the vertical skeletal axes 162 to each other may be provided at the center and upper and lower portions of the vertical skeletal shaft 162, and may contribute to increasing structural stability.

The seating plate 170 is integrally coupled with the front and rear vertical skeletal shafts 162 in a horizontally placed state, and when the driving auxiliary sliding unit 165 slides on the guide rails 151 and 152 by the centrifugal force described above, the vertical It rotates along with the rotation of the skeleton shaft 162.

In addition, referring to FIG. 6, the subsea tube transportation system 100 includes a suction port 181 provided at the front of the carrier 110 and through which air is introduced, and an outlet provided at the rear of the carrier 110 and through which air is discharged ( 182) and an air pipe 190 through which the air introduced through the inlet 181 flows toward the outlet 182. Through this, the air flow into the carrier 110 can be made smoothly.

In the above, specific embodiments have been illustrated and described. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and those skilled in the art can make various changes without departing from the gist of the technical idea set forth in the claims below. You will be able to.

101: tube 110: carrier
120: upper power unit 130: lower power unit
140: ballast tank 151,152: guide rail
162: vertical skeletal axis 164: horizontal skeletal axis
165: driving auxiliary sliding unit 170: seating plate
181: inlet 182: outlet
190: air pipe R1: upper rail
R2: lower rail

Claims (9)

Upper rails and lower rails provided in vertical protrusions on the inside of the tube installed underwater on the seabed,
Including a carrier moving in a state coupled to the upper rail and the lower rail,
Further comprising a ballast tank provided under the tube to minimize the variability of the center of gravity of the tube,
The subsea tube transportation system further comprises a first flat plate cover partitioning the ballast tank at the inner lower part of the tube. According to claim 1,
An upper power unit provided on an upper portion of the carrier and having an upper rail groove into which the upper rail is inserted;
The subsea tube transportation system further includes a lower power unit provided under the carrier and having a lower rail groove into which the lower rail is inserted. delete According to claim 1,
Arc-shaped guide rails provided on the upper and lower sides of the cabin or cargo loading space inside the tube;
A vertical skeletal shaft connecting the guide rails to each other;
A seating plate mounted on the lower side of the vertical skeletal shaft so that the center of gravity exists at the lower side and having a seat or cargo storage on the upper side;
It is provided at both ends of the vertical skeletal shaft to slide along the inner surface of the guide rail, and is slid along the guide rail by the centrifugal force acting when the tube moves in the rotation section, so that the vertical skeletal shaft to which the seating plate is mounted A subsea tube transportation system further comprising a driving auxiliary sliding part that is rotated. According to claim 1,
A suction port provided at the front of the carrier and through which air is introduced;
An outlet provided at the rear of the carrier and through which the air is discharged;
The subsea tube transportation system further comprises an air pipe through which the air introduced through the inlet flows toward the outlet. According to claim 1,
An upper equipment part is provided on the inner upper part of the tube,
The subsea tube transportation system further includes a second flat plate cover partitioning the upper installation part from the inner upper portion of the tube. According to claim 6,
A subsea tube transportation system comprising double bulkheads having curved surfaces corresponding to the shape of the tube on the inner left and right surfaces of the tube. According to claim 7,
The double bulkhead is disposed to connect the first and second flat plate covers. According to claim 6,
The subsea tube transportation system wherein the upper rail and the lower rail are provided to protrude vertically from the first and second flat plate covers based on the center line of the tube.

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