Floatable flow-resisting and sand-resisting multi-functional device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11085157-B2
Application number	US-202017104870-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 25, 2020
Priority date	Oct 10, 2020
Publication date	Aug 10, 2021
Grant date	Aug 10, 2021

Abstract

The present invention discloses a floatable flow-resisting and sand-resisting multi-functional device. The device includes a hollow floatable body, a flow-resisting and sand-resisting plate, a flow-resisting and sand-resisting net and a mooring system, wherein a plurality of flow-resisting and sand-resisting plates are arranged, each of the flow-resisting and sand-resisting plates is arranged perpendicular to a seabed, a top end of the flow-resisting and sand-resisting plate is fixed to the bottom of the hollow floatable body, the flow-resisting and sand-resisting net down to the seabed is mounted between every two of the flow-resisting and sand-resisting plates, one end of the mooring system is connected to the hollow floatable body, and the other end of the mooring system is fixed to the seabed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A floatable flow-resisting and sand-resisting multi-functional device, comprising a hollow floatable body, a flow-resisting and sand-resisting plate, a flow-resisting and sand-resisting net and a mooring system, wherein a plurality of flow-resisting and sand-resisting plates are arranged, each of the flow-resisting and sand-resisting plates is arranged perpendicular to a seabed, a top end of the flow-resisting and sand-resisting plate is fixed to the bottom of the hollow floatable body, a gap is provided between a bottom end of the flow-resisting and sand-resisting plate and the seabed, such that the flow-resisting and sand-resisting plate does not make contact with the seabed while the device moves, the flow-resisting and sand-resisting net down to the seabed is installed between every two of the flow-resisting and sand-resisting plates, a top end of the flow-resisting and sand-resisting net is fixed to the bottom of the hollow floatable body, a bottom end of the flow-resisting and sand-resisting net makes contact with the seabed, one end of the mooring system is connected to the hollow floatable body, and the other end of the mooring system is fixed to the seabed.

2. The floatable flow-resisting and sand-resisting multi-functional device according to claim 1 , wherein the flow-resisting and sand-resisting plate is made of a reinforced concrete material and is in rigid connection with the bottom of the hollow floatable body, a flow-resisting and sand-resisting plane of the flow-resisting and sand-resisting plate is perpendicular to an incoming wave direction, lengths of the flow-resisting and sand-resisting plates are inconsistent, the flow-resisting and sand-resisting plates are distributed in a W shape in the incoming wave direction, and the flow-resisting and sand-resisting plates located at a direction facing waves, a direction away from the waves and a middle section are shorter.

3. The floatable flow-resisting and sand-resisting multi-functional device according to claim 1 , wherein the flow-resisting and sand-resisting plates are arranged at equal intervals.

4. The floatable flow-resisting and sand-resisting multi-functional device according to claim 1 , wherein the flow-resisting and sand-resisting net is made of a high polymer material, the flow-resisting and sand-resisting net sinks to the seabed by means of a mass block installed at the bottom of the flow-resisting and sand-resisting net, and a length of the flow-resisting and sand-resisting net is the same as or slightly larger than a depth of the seabed.

5. The floatable flow-resisting and sand-resisting multi-functional device according to claim 1 , wherein the mooring system uses an anchor chain, a steel wire rope or a high polymer material for mooring, and is fixed to the seabed by means of an anchor block.

6. The floatable flow-resisting and sand-resisting multi-functional device according to claim 1 , wherein the hollow floatable body is made of reinforced concrete, a surface facing waves and a surface away from the waves of the hollow floatable body being arc-shaped, or the hollow floatable body is precast into different shapes according to needs.

7. The floatable flow-resisting and sand-resisting multi-functional device according to claim 1 , wherein the floatable flow-resisting and sand-resisting multi-functional device is prefabricated into an annular shape according to an application area to match a man-made fish shelter, so as to be applicable to a fishery area, an offshore scenic spot, an offshore recreational facility or a beach outside.

Assignees

• Univ Jiangsu Science & Tech

Inventors

• Ji Chunyan
• Guo Jianting
• Cheng Yong
• Huo Fali

Classifications

• Y02A10/11

  Hard structures, e.g. dams, dykes or breakwaters · CPC title

• E02B3/046

  Artificial reefs · CPC title

• E02B3/064 Primary

  Floating landing-stages (construction of pontoons B63B35/34; landing bridges E01D15/14) · CPC title

• B63B21/50 Primary

  Anchoring arrangements {or methods} for special vessels, e.g. for floating drilling platforms or dredgers · CPC title

• B63B2039/105

  by absorption of wave energy, e.g. by structured, wave energy absorbing hull surfaces · CPC title