UNDERWATER VEHICLE DEPLOYMENT DEVICE, TOWING DEVICE, UNDERWATER VEHICLE DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM, AND UNDERWATER VEHICLE DEPLOYMENT METHOD

Title:

UNDERWATER VEHICLE DEPLOYMENT DEVICE, TOWING DEVICE, UNDERWATER VEHICLE DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM, AND UNDERWATER VEHICLE DEPLOYMENT METHOD

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2019/181739

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

An underwater vehicle 1 is installed on a structure 32 by coupling the underwater vehicle 1 to an attaching and detaching mechanism 34 provided on a support frame 33 forming the structure 32, in a state in which the structure 32, being towed while floating on the surface of water, is connected to a towing device 20 by means of a connecting mechanism 31. With all or part of the underwater vehicle 1 in a submerged state, the structure 32 and the underwater vehicle 1 are towed by the towing device 20 to a deployment target water region of the underwater vehicle 1, and the underwater vehicle 1 is deployed into the water by separating the underwater vehicle 1 from the support frame 33 by releasing the linking of the underwater vehicle 1 by the attaching and detaching mechanism 34 in the deployment target water region. The present invention thus provides an underwater vehicle deployment device, a towing device, an underwater vehicle deployment system, and an underwater vehicle deployment method with which it is possible for an underwater vehicle to be deployed in a simple manner using a small-scale towing device.

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Inventors:

NAGAHASHI KENJI (JP)
FUKUSHIMA HIROYUKI (JP)
KAKAMI HITOSHI (JP)
OHKI TAKESHI (JP)
NAKATANI TAKESHI (JP)
NISHIDA YUYA (JP)
THORNTON BLAIR (JP)
MASUDA KOTOHIRO (JP)
NAGANO KAZUNORI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2019/010609

Publication Date:

September 26, 2019

Filing Date:

March 14, 2019

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Assignee:

MITSUI E&S SHIPBUILDING CO LTD (JP)
JAPAN AGENCY MARINE EARTH SCI (JP)
UNIV TOKYO (JP)
KYUSHU INST TECH (JP)

International Classes:

B63C11/00; B63B21/66; B63B35/40; B63C11/48

Domestic Patent References:

WO2009002520A2

2008-12-31

Foreign References:

US6840188B1	2005-01-11
US3448712A	1969-06-10

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

SEIRYU PATENT PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION et al. (JP)

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