Separable buoy

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018148136-A1
Application number	US-201615379121-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 14, 2016
Priority date	Nov 25, 2016
Publication date	May 31, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A separable buoy includes a center float, a separable float unit that is detachably furnished in the center float and a chamber which is connected between the center float and the separable float unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A separable buoy, comprising:
a center float; a separable float unit detachably furnished at the center float: and a chamber connected to both the center float and the separable float unit.

2 . The separable buoy as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the chamber is a low-pressure chamber.

3 . The separable buoy as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the separable float unit is furnished at the top end of the center float.

4 . The separable buoy as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the center float possesses an engagement bevel and the separable float unit is stuck against the engagement bevel.

5 . The separable buoy as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the separable float unit has a floating body, an actuation module and a sensing module, the actuation module is furnished at the floating body, the sensing module is furnished at the top of the chamber or the center float; the sensing module is signally connected to the actuation module.

6 . The separable buoy as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the sensing module is a pressure sensor or an accelerometer; the actuation module is an active bleeding valve, a passive bleeding valve, an actuator, a bleeding valve, an explosive or an electromagnetic valve; the floating body is a rigid floating body.

7 . The separable buoy as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the floating body possesses air hole and lower recess and the lower recess is communicated with the air hole; the actuation module can close the air hole to make the external air unable to enter the chamber and make the chamber maintain in a low-pressure state.

8 . The separable buoy as claimed in claim 7 , wherein when the separable float unit is combined with the center float, a chamber is formed at the lower recess.

9 . The separable buoy as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the center float possess a multiplicity of air holes which are communicated with the chamber; the center float further possesses a sensing module and an actuation module, the actuation module is coupled with those air holes, the sensing module is signally connected to the actuation module.

10 . The separable buoy as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the actuation module can close the air hole to make the external air unable to enter the chamber and make the chamber maintain in a low-pressure state.

11 . The separable buoy as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the sensing module is a pressure sensor or an accelerometer; the actuation module is an active bleeding valve, a passive bleeding valve, bleeding valve and an explosive, an actuator and a electromagnetic valve.

12 . The separable buoy as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the separable float unit being circumferentially furnished at the center float is connected to the center float by a connecting body, the separable float unit possesses at least a floating body, and the at least a floating body is connected in series by at least a connecting body.

13 . The separable buoy as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the connecting body is a cable or a metal chain connecting plate.

14 . The separable buoy as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the center float possess at least a recess, when the floating body is furnished at the center float, the recess is communicated with the air hole and the recess become the chamber.

15 . A separable buoy, comprising:
a center float; and a separable float unit, further comprising:
a center plate;
at least a connecting module, furnished at the center plate, the at least a connecting module clamps the center float; and
a floating body, clamped by the at least a connecting module.

16 . The separable buoy as claimed in claim 15 , further comprising a sensing module and an actuation module, both the sensing module and an actuation module are furnished at the floating body; the actuation module is signally connected to the sensing module.

17 . The separable buoy as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the sensing module is a pressure sensor or an accelerometer; the actuation module is a an active bleeding valve, a passive bleeding valve, an actuator, a bleeding valve, an explosive or an electromagnetic valve; the floating body is a deformable floating body or an air bag.

18 . The separable buoy as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the connecting module is a toggle mechanism.

19 . The separable buoy as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the connecting module further comprising an upper jaw portion, a lower jaw portion and a connecting rod and a leaning rod; both the upper jaw portion and the lower jaw portion are connected to the connecting rod; the leaning rod possesses a leaning surface, when the floating body is interposed between the upper jaw portion and the lower jaw portion, the leaning rod will move in a direction which is away from the lower jaw portion to make the leaning surface lean against the center float.

20 . A separable buoy, comprising:
a center float having a deformable connecting ring; and a separable float unit having a containing hole for furnishing the center float, and the deformable connecting ring is leaned against the inner wall of the containing hole.

21 . The separable buoy as claimed in claim 20 , further comprising a sensing module and an actuation module, the sensing module is furnished at the center float and the actuation module being furnished at the deformable connecting ring is signally connected to the sensing module.

22 . The separable buoy as claimed in claim 21 , wherein the sensing module is a pressure sensor or an accelerometer; the actuation module is an active bleeding valve, a passive bleeding valve, an actuator, a bleeding valve, an explosive or an electromagnetic valve; the deformable connecting ring is an air-filling ring or an air-filling float.

23 . A separable buoy, comprising:
a center float; and a separable float unit having a multiplicity of floating bodies is circumferentially furnished at the center float.

24 . The separable buoy as claimed in claim 23 , wherein each of the floating bodies has an actuation module; and the center float has a sensing module.

25 . The separable buoy as claimed in claim 24 , wherein the sensing module is a pressure sensor or an accelerometer; the actuation module is an active bleeding valve, a passive bleeding valve, an actuator, a bleeding valve, an explosive or an electromagnetic valve; the floating body is a deformable floating body or an air bag.

26 . The separable buoy as claimed in claim 23 , wherein the separable float unit further comprising a hoop ring which is circumferentially furnished at the periphery of the multiplicity of floating bodies.

Assignees

• Ind Tech Res Inst

Inventors

• Chiang Shih-Ying
• Hsu Shih-Sheng
• Huang Yi-Chieh
• Peng Heng-Chu
• Huang Tzu-Hung
• Li Yi-Chen

Classifications

• F03B13/14 Primary

  using wave energy · CPC title

• F05B2240/93

  on a structure floating on a liquid surface · CPC title

• F05B2260/30

  Retaining components in desired mutual position · CPC title

• B63B2035/4466

  for converting water energy into electric energy, e.g. from tidal flows, waves or currents · CPC title

• F05B2230/50

  Building or constructing in particular ways · CPC title