Carriage movable in water

Details Carriage movable in water Carriage movable in water

1995-12-21

1998-03-24

Taylor, Dennis L.

Hydraulic and earth engineering

Diving

Remote control

114222, 15 17, 405188, 405190, B63C 1110

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057305536

ABSTRACT:
A carriage movable in waste including: a body having a float at its upper portion and a weight at its lower portion to suspend in the water, the body having an opening in its abdomen; a thrust fan provided on a back of the body, the fan being rotatable in a normal or reverse direction thereby enabling the body to translate in the water and to suctionally attach itself onto a wall or leave the wall; a skirt provided around the opening formed in the abdomen of the body to contact the wall thereby maintaining the bodies interior to a negative pressure as the body suctionally attaches itself onto the wall; and a drive wheel provided on the abdomen of the body to contact the wall upon suctional attachment on the wall. This underwater carriage can move on a vertical wall, have small dimensions and be lightweight.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4697536 (1987-10-01), Hirata
patent: 4890567 (1990-01-01), Caduff
patent: 5014803 (1991-05-01), Urakami
patent: 5048445 (1991-09-01), Lever et al.
patent: 5174222 (1992-12-01), Rogers
patent: 5384928 (1995-01-01), Khoury

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