ES1211340U - ANTINAUFRAGIO ELECTRONIC SYSTEM (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Anti-shipwreck device for vessels, of those that remotely control at least the bilge pumps of water from the bilge of the vessel, characterized in that it comprises: - one or more first electric batteries that feed at least the aforementioned bilge pumps, - one or more first water level sensors in the bilge, which detect the presence of water at a first predetermined height, - one or more second water level sensors in the bilge, which detect the presence of water at a second predetermined height, whose value is greater than the value of the first height, - one or more smoke detection sensors, - one or more flammable gas detection sensors, - one or more inclinometers, - one or more impact sensors, - one or more level sensors of the aforementioned first electric batteries, - at least one wireless communications medium, - an electronic switchboard, which has a plurality of inputs connected to said sensors and a plurality of actuators, which receives, stores and processes the data and signals coming from at least the above-mentioned sensors, which transmits them by means of said at least one wireless communications medium, and that controls at least the bilge pumps, - one or more batteries that feed the second electric batteries and the above sensors, - one or more wireless mobile telephones which has a computer application and which receives the data and signals sent by the electronic switchboard through the at least one means of communications and sends orders to said electronic switchboard, - one or more electronic computers with a specifically designed software, which are connected to the internet through one more servers and which receive the data and signals sent by the electronic switchboard through the at least one means of communications and send orders to the aforementioned electronic switchboard. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

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ANTINAUFRAGIO ELECTRONIC SYSTEM

Object of the invention

The object of the present invention, which belongs to the sector of the accident prevention technique in vessels, is a novel device that controls at least the level of water in the bilge of the vessel, the presence of flammable fumes and gases, the battery voltage, possible short circuits, the heel and the muzzle of the boat and the possible impacts or crashes that it suffers, transmits such information via the internet to notify interested persons and institutions if necessary, and puts into operation at least the pumps of water bilge to avoid damage to the boat.

Background of the invention

80% of shipwrecks and fires in boats occur in ports, and their most frequent causes are waterways, lack of electricity to power bilge pumps, short circuits, leaks of flammable and fuel gases and the blockage of scuppers during heavy rain storms. Next, the mentioned causes are analyzed.

Waterways are usually caused by slow water entering by the horn glands, the breaking of through bolts in the live work, the breaking of joints

or sleeves of the engine cooling system, breakage of the bottom taps, for example of the engine, cooker, refrigeration, the breakage of the bellows in inboard engines equipped with a "tail" type propulsion system, impacts with semi objects - submerged during navigation that cause damage to the hull and the waterway is not appreciated. In all these cases the waterway is usually of low flow, which prevents the crew from being alert while on board. This causes the boat to flood at a very slow pace, so if the boat is moored by the crew, if there are any, it does not appreciate the change of the waterline until it is late. In addition, and taking into account that

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Boats have an automatic bilge system, it is important to have the battery charge controlled as soon as the electric power is missing the bilge system does not work.

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The presence of flammable gases inside any enclosed enclosure increases the chances of fire by 90%, since in the event of the possible presence of oxygen and fuel only the source of heat is missing for a fire or explosion to arise.

A short circuit in a boat is something that unfortunately happens too often, so ships have switches to cut the current when no one is on board. This does not prevent the remaining activated systems or the service batteries not being disconnected for various reasons.

The short circuit can be caused by various reasons: poor maintenance, rodent intrusion, the vibration of the boat that wears the protection of the wiring, the bad insulation of the electrical components and the breakage of wiring due to the fall of badly stowed objects. You can have an intermittent short circuit, hanging wire that sparks, or a fixed short circuit. The latter, in a matter of seconds, would put the wiring involved to red hot. If in contact with flammable material the fire is imminent. The response time is very short. If it detects the short circuit, the action should be immediate. If the short circuit is intermittent and there is a gas leak, its vapors would ignite causing a fire. If it is known that there are flammable gases, it is possible to act to ventilate the fire in a mooring since it is a risk that affects the ships that are moored to the sides.

The present invention advocates a novel device for detecting most causes of shipwreck and fire, warns interested or affected people and institutions so that they can react in time and put into operation at least the bilge pumps.

Description of the invention

The anti-shipwreck device for boats, which is the object of the present invention, is those that remotely control at least the bilge pumps of the bilge of the boat, and comprises:

 one or more first electric batteries that power at least the aforementioned pumps

of bilge,

 one or more first bilge water level sensors, which detect image6

presence of water at a predetermined first height,

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 one or more second bilge water level sensors, which detect the presence of water at a second predetermined height, whose value is greater than the value of the first height

 one or more smoke detection sensors,

5  one or more flammable gas detection sensors,  one or more inclinometers,  one or more impact sensors,  one or more level sensors of said first electric batteries,  at least one wireless communications medium,

10  an electronic switchboard, which has a plurality of inputs connected to the aforementioned sensors and a plurality of actuators, which receives, stores and processes the data and signals from at least the aforementioned sensors, which transmits them by means of the aforementioned at least a wireless communications medium, and that controls at least the bilge pumps,

15  one or more second batteries that feed at least the second electric batteries and the aforementioned sensors,  one or more wireless mobile phones that have a computer application and that receive the data and signals sent by the electronic switchboard through the less a means of communications and sends orders to the mentioned switchboard

20 electronics,  one or more electronic computers with specifically designed software, which are connected to the internet through one more servers and that receive the data and signals sent by the electronic switchboard through the at least one communications medium and send orders to the mentioned electronic switchboard.

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Brief description of the figures

Figure 1 shows a diagram of the anti-shipwreck device.

30 Preferred Embodiments

The anti-shipwreck device, which is the object of the present description, comprises a plurality of sensors (1), preferably installed in the bilge of the boat, connected to an electronic control unit (2), which has a plurality of

35 actuators that conveniently connected can activate any electrical control that in turn drives at least the bilge pumps (3). In addition, the electronic control unit (2) transmits, via wireless communication means (4), which preferably use GSM communication protocols, the information coming from the sensors to smart mobile phones (5) and electronic computers (6) via the internet via of one or more

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5 servers (7), and receive from them orders that activate at least the bilge pumps or other equipment, for example, fire equipment from which the vessel is provided.

The operation of the detection of the water level in the bilge is as follows, the second water level sensors, which preferably also incorporate a buoy, 10 are arranged at a height greater than the first water level sensors, which preferably at least one of them is one that incorporates a buoy. The first level sensors will first give the alarm, a first alarm signal will appear on the smart mobile phones and the electronic computers, and the electronic switchboard will activate the bilge pumps, if the water level continues to rise.

15 seconds level sensors will transmit it and other actions can be taken, such as calling the port authorities or the technical service to intervene.

One of the main functionalities of the invention is the control of the level of charge of the first electric batteries that feed the bilge pumps when they are

20 inactive and are discharged by a defective state or when they are running out because they are feeding the bilge pumps to evacuate the water. The invention also has one or more second electric batteries which, in case of failure of the first electric batteries, feed the electronic control unit, the media and the sensors.

25 Fire detection and prevention is carried out by smoke detection sensors, which are preferably ionic or optical and flammable gas detection sensors.

Any expert in the sector can deduce from the present description that another type of sensors can be installed and control and activate other fire extinguishing equipment existing in the nautical sector.

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Claims (4)

image 1 1. Anti-shipwreck device for boats, of those that remotely control at least the bilge pumps of the bilge of the boat, characterized in that it comprises:  one or more first electric batteries that feed at least the above-mentioned bilge pumps,  one or more first bilge water level sensors, which detect the presence of water at a predetermined first height,
 one or more second bilge water level sensors, which detect the presence of water at a second predetermined height, whose value is greater than the value of the first height  one or more smoke detection sensors,  one or more flammable gas detection sensors,  one or more inclinometers,  one or more impact sensors,  one or more level sensors of said first electric batteries,  at least one wireless communications medium,  an electronic switchboard, which has a plurality of inputs connected to
the aforementioned sensors and a plurality of actuators, which receives, stores and processes the data and signals from at least the aforementioned sensors, which transmits them by means of the aforementioned at least one wireless communications medium, and which controls at least the bilge pumps ,  one or more batteries that feed the second electric batteries and the aforementioned sensors,  one or more wireless mobile phones that have a computer application and that receive the data and signals sent by the electronic switchboard through the at least one communications medium and send orders to the said electronic switchboard,  one or more electronic computers with a specifically designed software, which are connected to the internet through one more servers and that receive the data and signals sent by the electronic switchboard through the at least one communications medium and send orders to the aforementioned electronic switchboard image2 image3 because at least one of the first level sensors is a level sensor that incorporates a buoy. 5 3. Anti-shipwreck device of a vessel, according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that at least one of the second level sensors is a level sensor of those incorporating a buoy. A shipwreck device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one of the smoke detection sensors is an ionic smoke detector sensor. 5. Shipwreck device, according to any of the claims 15, characterized in that at least one of the smoke detection sensors is of the optical type. 6. Anti-shipwreck device of a vessel, according to any of the claims 20 above, characterized in that the wireless communication means use GSM communication protocols. image4