WO2025070935A1 - Buoy assembly for laver farm having improved prop pipe assembly structure - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a buoy assembly for a laver farm having an improved prop pipe assembly structure, wherein two or more buoys are assembled to be spaced apart from each other through a prop pipe such that the buoy assembly floats on the water surface and retains laver reels in unfolded states. The buoy assembly comprises: a buoy having at least one assembly bracket on the buoy body, the assembly bracket having an assembly hole formed in the longitudinal direction; and at least one prop pipe having an assembly end formed on the outside thereof such that same penetrates the assembly hole of the assembly bracket of the buoy and is retained therein, and having a serial connection portion formed on the inside thereof. The assembly end of the prop pipe has a stepped support rim formed at a point on the inside thereof so as to be supported at the entrance of the assembly bracket of the buoy in a stepped structure, and has an outer-diameter thread formed at one point on the outside thereof, which protrudes along the assembly hole of the assembly bracket. A pressing support nut is fastened to the outer-diameter thread so as to press/support the exit of the assembly bracket in a stepped structure. Accordingly, the assembly end of the prop pipe, which penetrates the assembly hole of the assembly bracket, is pressed in two directions by the stepped support rim and the pressing support nut and thus is retained in the designated position.

Description

Buoy assembly for Kim aquaculture farm with improved gantapdae assembly structure

The present invention relates to a buoy assembly for a laver farm having an improved step assembly structure, and more specifically, to a buoy assembly for a laver farm having an improved step assembly structure in which two or more buoys are assembled to be spaced apart from each other through step assembly so as to float on the water surface and fix the laver feet in an unfolded state.

As you know, a buoy, also called a floating device or BOOY, is a structure that has buoyancy so that it floats on the water surface. It is used to indicate the route of a ship, the presence of navigational hazards such as reefs, as well as to mark the location of underwater objects such as fishing gear or anchors, and to secure nets installed for cultivating fish, shellfish, and algae.

Generally, in order to cultivate laver in the ocean, laver is cultivated by connecting laver bales to floating buoy assemblies. The buoy assemblies are configured in a form in which buoys are assembled at set intervals through a guideway, and laver bales are spread out and floated on the sea at set intervals by the buoyancy provided by the buoy assemblies.

Here, the seaweed bed is one of the beds installed to help the seaweed seeds grow when cultivating seaweed. It consists of a net and ropes connected to both sides of the net, and the seaweed bed is kept spread out through the interlocking bars placed at regular intervals between the ropes.

Traditionally, buoys are made by compressing highly buoyant Styrofoam into a sphere or cylinder shape, covering it with a mesh for fastening, and connecting each buoy to a rope through the mesh.

However, these Styrofoam buoys require a lot of cost and time to install a net to secure the rope connections of each buoy, and Styrofoam is easily damaged by work boats, waves, and marine life attachment or infiltration, and broken pieces of Styrofoam can cause environmental pollution by floating on the water surface.

Accordingly, various buoys for seaweed harvesting are being proposed to prevent environmental pollution by making them less likely to break.

One of them is Republic of Korea Patent Application No. 10-2021-0027186 (Title: Aquaculture Buoy and Installation Structure Thereof/2021.03.02.), and as announced in the official gazette, when installing an aquaculture net for cultivating seaweed, a floating buoy that floats on the sea surface and can be identified, and one submerged buoy is connected to each of the end rings of a tow bar formed integrally on both sides below the floating buoys, and the upper part of the aquaculture net is connected to the end ring of the tow bar formed at the bottom of the submerged buoy with a rope, thereby minimizing the shock of the movement of the floating buoy caused by seawater swell from being transmitted to the aquaculture net, and at the same time, a measuring scale that identifies the submergence amount of the buoy is formed on the floating buoy to check the growth degree of fish and shellfish.

And, in Korean Patent Application No. 10-2017-0066202 (Title: Kim Yangshik Buoy/2017.05.29.), as announced in the official gazette, a buoy for Kim Yangshik is described, which includes a pair of support rods formed in the shape of rods of a set length; a fixing portion made of a synthetic resin material, through which a pair of support rods are respectively penetrated and fixed in the front-back direction on one side; and a body formed in the shape of a sealed cylinder having a through hole communicating the inside and outside and a cap for opening and closing the through hole.

Meanwhile, in Korean Patent Application No. 10-2017-0163118 (Title: Connection Structure of Gimbal-yong Gimbal-dap-dae and Buoy/2017.11. 30.), as announced in the official gazette, a connection structure of a gimbal-yong gimbal-dap-dae and a buoy is described, in which a gimbal support groove is formed in which two gimbals made of cylindrical pipes are positioned, and a gimbal is fixed to the gimbal-dap-dae with a buoy fixing strap in the groove of the gimbal-dap-dae buoy made of a protrusion and a groove, and a net reinforcement line at both ends of the net corresponding to the width of the gimbal-dap-dae is fixed to the gimbal-dap-dae; a blocking connecting shaft and an outer diameter connecting port are formed at both ends of the gimbal-dap-dae, in which a synthetic resin coating layer is coated on the outer diameter of a mixed inner layer, and a gimbal-dap-dae connecting member protruding from the connecting port, and a gimbal-dap-dae buoy, in which the entire inner layer of the gimbal-dap-dae buoy fixed to the gimbal-dap-dae is coated with a buoy coating layer.

In addition, Korean Patent Application No. 10-2009-0015846 (Title: Marine Aquaculture Buoy/2009.02.25.), as announced in the official gazette, describes a marine aquaculture buoy having a cylindrical bamboo flagpole that is erected underwater so that an indicator flag is provided on the upper portion and the indicator flag is exposed, a center of gravity means that is fastened to the lower outer surface of the flagpole to submerge the lower portion of the flagpole underwater and maintain the center of the flagpole, wherein the center of gravity means has a fastening groove formed on the outer surface of both sides of the outer surface of the cylindrical bamboo flagpole to be fastened to a wire, a pair of submersible tubes that are connected at the top and bottom, a weight element that is a mixture of iron pieces and concrete that is filled inside the submersible tubes and submerges the submersible tubes, and a buoy in which the submersible tubes are formed to have a semicircular inner surface that surrounds the outer surface of the cylindrical flagpole so as not to be eccentric with the outer surface of the flagpole.

The purpose of the present invention, which has been devised to solve the above-mentioned problems, is to provide a buoy assembly for a seaweed farm having an improved step-plate assembly structure in which step-plates are arranged so as to penetrate each assembly hole of buoys that are arranged spaced apart from each other so that the buoys are fixed in a state where the spacing set by the step-plates is maintained, the buoys are fixed in a fixed position while floating on the water surface, and a stable fixing state of the seaweed is formed, and in particular, the phenomenon in which the fixing state of the buoys becomes poor due to impact applied by waves or currents is prevented through easy assembly of the buoys and step-plates and stable durability.

The above-mentioned object is achieved by the following configuration provided in the present invention.

A buoy assembly for a seaweed farm having an improved gutter assembly structure according to the present invention is as follows:

A buoy having one or more assembly brackets in which assembly holes are formed in the longitudinal direction on the buoy body; an assembly end formed on the outside to penetrate and be fixed to the assembly holes of the assembly bracket of the buoy, and one or more interlocking members formed on the inside to which a serial joint is formed,

The assembly end of the above-mentioned step plate is characterized in that a step support rim is formed at an inner point to be supported by a step structure at the entrance of the assembly bracket of the buoy, an outer screw thread is formed at an outer point of the assembly end that extends along the assembly hole of the above-mentioned assembly bracket, and a pressure support nut that pressure-supports the exit of the assembly bracket with a step structure is fastened to the outer screw thread, so that the assembly end of the step plate that passes through the assembly hole of the above-mentioned assembly bracket is fixed in a fixed position by being pressed in both directions by the step support rim and the pressure support nut.

Preferably, the assembly bracket is formed with an oval or square assembly hole penetrating therethrough, and the assembly end of the stepping member penetrating the assembly hole is configured with an oval or square shape corresponding to the assembly hole, so that the stepping member is configured to prevent free rotation with the assembled buoy by engaging the outer surface of the stepping member with the inner wall of the assembly hole.

More preferably, an attachment groove is formed in the assembly hole of the assembly bracket, and a scalloped attachment projection that is attached to the attachment groove is formed on the outer wall of the assembly end of the step that penetrates the assembly hole.

And, the serial joint of the stepping-rod assembled with the buoy at the above assembly end is configured to include an outer diameter screw thread formed on the outer diameter of the serial joint end of the stepping-rod requiring jointing, or the serial joint end of the extension rod, and a sleeve-type serial joint nut that is configured to serially connect the serial joint ends, each of which is formed with a sleeve body open on both left and right sides and has screw threads formed on the inner diameter so that the serial joint ends, which are formed with outer diameter screw threads that rotate in the longitudinal direction from both sides, respectively.

In addition, on the outer side of the above-mentioned serial joint, a step support rim is formed, which is supported by a step structure on the serial joint nut.

And, in the buoy body, two rows of assembly brackets are formed so that assembly holes are formed in the left and right longitudinal directions, and an assembly end of a stepping stone is fixed through each assembly bracket formed in the buoy body in a standardized manner, so that the buoy body is fixed by a pair of parallel stepping stones.

As described above, in the present invention, the phenomenon of the buoys becoming unstable due to impact from waves or currents is prevented through simple assembly of the buoys and the guide rail and stable durability.

In addition, by extending the buoy assembly through an extension rod, the spacing between buoys can be adjusted, and the phenomenon of the buoy bending due to the buoy being formed too long is prevented, so it has the unique feature of ensuring improved assembly stability and durability.

Figures 1 to 4 show the overall configuration of a buoy assembly for a seaweed farm having an improved step assembly structure proposed as a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 shows the state of fixation of the assembly bracket formed on the buoy and the stepping board in the buoy assembly for seaweed farms having an improved stepping board assembly structure proposed as a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is an enlarged view showing the detailed assembly state of parts ‘A’ and ‘B’ in Figure 4.

Hereinafter, with reference to the attached drawings, a buoy assembly for a seaweed farm having an improved step assembly structure proposed as a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

FIGS. 1 to 4 illustrate the overall configuration of a buoy assembly for a seaweed farm having an improved step assembly structure proposed as a preferred embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 illustrates the state of fixation of an assembly bracket formed on a buoy and a step assembly in a buoy assembly for a seaweed farm having an improved step assembly structure proposed as a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 illustrates an enlarged view of the detailed assembly state of portions 'A' and 'B' in FIG. 4.

The buoy assembly (1) for a seaweed farm having an improved step assembly structure, which is proposed as a preferred embodiment in the present invention, comprises, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a buoy (10) in which an assembly bracket (12) of a buoy body (11) is formed respectively; and one or more step plates (20) that penetrate an assembly end (20A) formed on the outside of an assembly hole (12a) of an assembly bracket (12) formed on the buoy (10) and fix the buoy (10) to the assembly end (20A), thereby assembling two or more buoys (10) at a distance from each other through the step plates (20).

The above buoy body (11) is composed of a hollow plastic molded product that is injection-molded or blow-molded, and a plurality of assembly brackets (12) for assembly with a guide plate (20) are formed on the buoy body (11).

And, the above-mentioned guide plate (20) is composed of a rod-shaped body made of plastic or aluminum, and buoys (10) are each fixed to the assembly section (20A) so that the buoys (10) are fixed at set intervals through the guide plate (20).

Preferably, the buoy body (11) is provided with a pair of inner assembly brackets (12) and a pair of outer assembly brackets (12) arranged in the left and right longitudinal directions in two rows, so that a pair of assembly ends (20A) of a parallel step (20) are fixed through the buoy body (11) in a standardized manner, so that the joint state between the buoy (10) and the step (20) is not deteriorated or the step (20) is not deformed or damaged due to impacts repeatedly applied by waves or currents.

And, in each assembly bracket (12) formed on the buoy (10), a polygonal or elliptical assembly hole (12a) is formed to penetrate left and right, and the assembly end portion (20A) of the step (20) is configured in a polygonal or elliptical shape corresponding to the assembly hole (12a) formed on the assembly bracket (12), so that, as shown in FIG. 5, the assembly end portion (20A) of the step (20) that penetrates the assembly hole (12a) is configured to fit into the inner diameter of the assembly hole (12a) to prevent the idling of the buoy (10) and the step (20).

In addition, a step support rim (21) is formed on the inside of the assembly section (20A) of the above-mentioned step (20) and is supported by a step structure at the entrance of the assembly bracket (12) formed on the inside of the buoy (10).

And, an outer screw thread (22) is formed on the exit end (20A-a) of the assembly end (20A) that has advanced through the exit of the assembly bracket (12) formed on the outside of the buoy (10), and a pressure support nut (23) that supports the exit of the assembly bracket (12) in a step structure by pressing is fastened to the outer screw thread (22).

Accordingly, as seen in Fig. 6a, the buoy (10) is supported and pressed in both directions by the step support rim (21) and the pressurized support nut (23) formed at the assembly end (20A) of the step (20), so that it does not move left and right along the assembly end (20A) and is fixed in a standardized position at the assembly end (20A) of the step (20).

More preferably, a fixing groove (12b) is formed in the assembly hole (12a) of each assembly bracket (12) through which the assembly end (20A) of the step (20) passes, and a scalloped fixing projection (24) that is fixed to the fixing groove (12b) is formed on the outer wall of the assembly end (20A) of the step (20) passing through the assembly hole (12a).

Accordingly, the assembly end (20A) of the step (20) penetrating the assembly hole (12a) of the above assembly bracket is more firmly fixed to the buoy (10) through the attachment of the scale-shaped attachment projection (24) and the attachment groove (12b).

And, a serial joint (20B) is formed on the inner side of the above-mentioned step (20) so that the step (20) or extension rod (30) that fixes the buoy (10) to the assembly end (20A) through the serial joint (20B) is serially connected.

The above-mentioned serial joint (20B, 31) includes an outer diameter screw thread (26, 33) formed on the outer diameter of the serial joint end (25) of the step (20) requiring the joint, or the serial joint end (32) of the extension bar (30), and a sleeve-type serial joint nut (28) in which inner diameter screw threads (28a) are formed open on each of the two sides.

Accordingly, as shown in Fig. 6b, the serial joint end (25) of the step (20) on which the outer diameter screw thread (26, 33) is formed, or the serial joint end (32) of the extension bar (30), enters and is fastened to the open sleeve-type serial joint nut (28), thereby forming a serial joint through the sleeve-type serial joint nut (28).

At this time, on the outer side of each serial joint (25) where the outer diameter screw thread (26) is formed, a step support rim (34) supported by a step structure on a sleeve-type serial joint nut (28) is formed, so that the depth of entry of the serial joint (25) of the step (20) that is inserted into the sleeve-type serial joint nut (28) through the step support rim (34) is limited.

In addition, by arranging a spring support member (29) inside the sleeve-type serial joint nut (28), the serial joint ends (25, 32) that are inserted longitudinally from both sides and connected to the sleeve-type serial joint nut (28) are fixed to the sleeve-type serial joint nut (28) while elastically compressing the spring support member (29), thereby preventing the serial joint ends (25, 32) that are connected to the sleeve-type serial joint nut (28) from loosening.

In addition, the step (20) in which the buoy (10) is assembled to the assembly section (20A) can be connected in series with the step (20) that requires connection through a serial joint (20B), and if extension of the step (20) is required, it can be connected in series with an extension member (30) in which a serial joint (31) is formed at both ends separately, so that the gap between the buoys (10) can be extended through the extension member (30).

In particular, if the extension member (20) is configured to be extended through the extension member (30), the problem of increased manufacturing costs due to injection molding of a long extension member (20) is resolved, and in particular, the phenomenon of the extension member bending due to adoption of a long extension member (20) can be prevented, thereby providing improved durability.

In addition, the present invention further includes a support arm (40) that supports between the mutually parallel support bars (20) when fixing the buoy (10) through a pair of mutually parallel support bars (20).

As shown in Fig. 7, the above-mentioned support arm (40) is composed of a female body (41) in which a press head (42) having a hook-shaped press slot (42a) for elastically press-fitting a stepping member (20) is formed at each end of the female body (41), and is configured to be placed between stepping members (20) to which a buoy (10) is fixed at an assembly end (20A) to support these stepping members (20).

In this way, when the buoys (10) are fixed to the assembly section (20A) through the support rock (40) and the support members (20) are mutually supported, the strength of the buoys (20) is mutually reinforced, preventing the buoys (20) from being twisted or deformed by external impact, and as a result, the durability of the buoy assembly (1) for seaweed farms including this is improved.

In addition, the support rock (40) arranged between the above-mentioned gantry blocks (20) can be used as a carrying handle during the process of carrying the buoy assembly (1), and can be arranged at a required interval according to the worker's body type, etc., so that the worker can easily grasp it and carry the buoy assembly (1).

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, these are merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. Accordingly, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

A buoy assembly for a seaweed farm is provided, which has an improved buoy assembly structure that prevents the buoys from becoming unstable due to impacts from waves or currents, by ensuring easy assembly of buoys and buoys and stable durability.

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A buoy having one or more assembly brackets in which assembly holes are formed in the longitudinal direction on the buoy body; an assembly end formed on the outside to penetrate and be fixed to the assembly holes of the assembly bracket of the buoy, and one or more interlocking members formed on the inside to which a serial joint is formed, The assembly end of the above-mentioned stepping board has a step support rim formed at an inner point to be supported by a step structure at the entrance of the assembly bracket of the buoy, an outer screw thread formed at an outer point of the assembly end extending along the assembly hole of the above-mentioned assembly bracket, and a pressure support nut that pressure-supports the exit of the assembly bracket in a step structure is fastened to the outer screw thread, so that the assembly end of the stepping board penetrating the assembly hole of the above-mentioned assembly bracket is fixed in a fixed position by being pressed in both directions by the step support rim and the pressure support nut. A buoy assembly for a seaweed farm having an improved stepping board assembly structure. In the first paragraph, a buoy assembly for a seaweed farm having an improved stepping board assembly structure characterized in that the buoy body is formed with two rows of assembly brackets having assembly holes formed in the left and right longitudinal directions, and an assembly end of a stepping board is fixed to each of the assembly brackets formed in the buoy body in a standardized manner, so that the buoy body is fixed by a pair of parallel stepping boards. In the first paragraph, a buoy assembly for a seaweed farm having an improved buoy assembly structure characterized in that an oval or square assembly hole is formed to penetrate the assembly bracket, and an assembly end of a buoy penetrating the assembly hole is configured to have an oval or square shape corresponding to the assembly hole, so that the buoy prevents free rotation with the assembled buoy by engaging an outer surface of the buoy with the inner wall of the assembly hole. In the second paragraph, a buoy assembly for a seaweed farm having an improved buoy assembly structure characterized in that an oval or square assembly hole is formed to penetrate the assembly bracket, and an assembly end of a buoy penetrating the assembly hole is configured to have an oval or square shape corresponding to the assembly hole, so that the buoy prevents free rotation with the assembled buoy by engaging an outer surface of the buoy with the inner wall of the assembly hole. A buoy assembly for a seaweed farm having an improved stepping board assembly structure, characterized in that in the first paragraph, an attachment groove is formed in the assembly hole of the assembly bracket, and a scale-shaped attachment projection that is attached to the attachment groove is formed on the outer wall of the assembly end of the stepping board penetrating the assembly hole. In the second paragraph, a buoy assembly for a seaweed farm having an improved stepping board assembly structure characterized in that an attachment groove is formed in the assembly hole of the assembly bracket, and a scale-shaped attachment projection that is attached to the attachment groove is formed on the outer wall of the assembly end of the stepping board penetrating the assembly hole. In the first paragraph, the serial joint of the stepping stone that assembles the buoy to the assembly section is characterized in that it comprises a sleeve-type serial joint nut that serially connects the serial joints, each of which is formed with a sleeve body that is open on both left and right sides and has threads formed on the inner diameter so that the serial joints, each of which has external threads formed that rotate in the longitudinal direction from both sides, and is serially connected. A buoy assembly for a seaweed farm having an improved step assembly structure, characterized in that in claim 7, a support step supported by a step structure on a serial joint nut is formed on the outer side of the serial joint.

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