公开(公告)号：US4674429A

公开(公告)日：1987-06-23

申请号：US705658

申请日：1985-02-26

申请人： Brian L. Buckle ,  Neil C. Heesom

发明人： Brian L. Buckle ,  Neil C. Heesom

IPC分类号： B63C7/10 ,  B63C11/08 ,  B63G8/22

CPC分类号： B63C7/10 ,  B63C11/08 ,  Y10T137/2036

摘要： A device for venting gas from an expansible gas chamber (lifejacket, lifting bag, etc.) of an underwater buoyancy apparatus. The device comprises a monitoring device which monitors the rate of ascent of the expansible gas chamber and provides a control signal when the ascent velocity exceeds a predetermined speed. A venting valve assembly controls the venting of gas from the expansible gas chamber and is responsive to the control signal to vent gas reducing the buoyancy of the expansible gas chamber.

摘要翻译： 用于从水下浮力装置的可膨胀气室（救生衣，提升袋等）排出气体的装置。 该装置包括监测装置，其监测可膨胀气体室的上升速率，并且当上升速度超过预定速度时提供控制信号。 排气阀组件控制来自可膨胀气体室的气体的排放，并响应于控制信号排出气体，减少可膨胀气体室的浮力。

公开(公告)号：US4527582A

公开(公告)日：1985-07-09

申请号：US448208

申请日：1982-12-09

申请人： Brian L. Buckle ,  Neil C. Heesom

发明人： Brian L. Buckle ,  Neil C. Heesom

IPC分类号： B63C11/08 ,  F16K17/36

CPC分类号： B63C11/08 ,  Y10T137/2036

摘要： A device for automatically opening a gas supply valve when the device reaches a predetermined depth, e.g. when diving, has a gas reservoir, a pressure sensing means providing a control signal when the ambient pressure exceeds that of the gas reservoir, and a supply valve which is opened upon receipt of that signal. A preferred embodiment has a flexible diaphragm exposed at its faces respectively to the ambient pressure and to the gas reservoir pressure, and arranged to move an actuator which acts directly or indirectly on the gas supply valve. Underwater buoyancy apparatus, for use for example by a diver, has a buoyancy chamber to which as can be supplied to alter buoyancy, and the device is incorporated between a gas supply and the buoyancy chamber to give automatic increase of buoyancy when a predetermined depth is reached.

摘要翻译： 一种当装置达到预定深度时自动打开气体供应阀的装置，例如， 当潜水时，具有气体储存器，压力感测装置，当环境压力超过气体储存器的压力时提供控制信号;以及供应阀，在接收到该信号时打开。 优选的实施例具有一个柔性膜片，其表面分别暴露在环境压力和气体储存器压力下，并且被布置成使直接或间接地作用在气体供应阀上的致动器移动。 用于例如由潜水员使用的水下浮力装置具有浮力室，可以供应浮力室以改变浮力，并且该装置结合在气体供应与浮力室之间，以在预定深度为 到达。

公开(公告)号：US5007364A

公开(公告)日：1991-04-16

申请号：US385021

申请日：1989-07-26

申请人： Brian L. Buckle

发明人： Brian L. Buckle

IPC分类号： B63G8/24

CPC分类号： B63G8/24 ,  B63C2009/0076 ,  Y10T137/2036

摘要： A gas control valve (802) has an inlet needle jet (812) and an outlet (816), the communication between which is controlled by a valve member (808) carried by a rod (807) connected to a diaphragm (804) which divides a chamber (806), open to ambient pressure, from a chamber (805) which has an inlet connected to a buoyancy chamber (100) of buoyancy apparatus in which the valve is incorporated. The inlet (816) is also connected to the buoyancy chamber (100). By the inclusion of an ascent sensing control valve (801) sensing to trigger a venting valve (106), the buoyancy control apparatus is capable of producing hovering in water.

摘要翻译： 气体控制阀（802）具有入口针喷射器（812）和出口（816），其间的连通由阀连接到隔膜（804）的杆（807）承载的阀构件（808）控制， 将敞开到环境压力的室（806）从室（805）分开，室（805）具有连接到其中结合有阀的浮力装置的浮力室（100）的入口。 入口（816）也连接到浮力室（100）。 通过包括检测用于触发排气阀（106）的上升感测控制阀（801），浮力控制装置能够在水中产生悬浮。

公开(公告)号：US4945851A

公开(公告)日：1990-08-07

申请号：US224910

申请日：1988-07-27

申请人： Brian L. Buckle

发明人： Brian L. Buckle

IPC分类号： B63B7/08 ,  B63G8/22

CPC分类号： B63G8/22 ,  B63B7/08 ,  B63C2009/0076

摘要： A water craft including an inflatable buoyancy chamber, by inflation and deflation of the buoyancy chamber the buoyancy of the craft, floating or submerged, can be regulated. The water craft includes a buoyancy control apparatus for controlling inflation and deflation of the buoyancy chamber via air supplied by a source of compressed gas. The buoyancy control apparatus includes an operator actuable control which sends control signals to a venting device, to a descent device, to an ascent device or to a hovering device.

摘要翻译： 可以调节包括充气浮力室的水上工艺，通过浮力室的膨胀和放气，浮动或浸没的工艺浮力可以被调节。 该水上工艺包括浮力控制装置，用于通过由压缩气体源供给的空气来控制浮力室的膨胀和放气。 浮力控制装置包括操作者致动控制，其将控制信号发送到排气装置，下降装置，上升装置或悬停装置。

公开(公告)号：US4677931A

公开(公告)日：1987-07-07

申请号：US774598

申请日：1985-09-05

申请人： Brian L. Buckle

发明人： Brian L. Buckle

IPC分类号： B63B22/18 ,  F42B22/08 ,  B63G8/14

CPC分类号： B63B22/18 ,  F42B22/08

摘要： Buoyancy apparatus for carrying a payload to and maintaining the payload at substantially a constant depth or within a desired range of depth, which comprises a variable buoyancy vessel, a depth sensor, deflectable members for detecting upwards and downward movement respectively linked to a gas supply to increase the buoyancy by displacing water from the buoyancy vessel on detecting downward movement and to decrease the buoyancy by operating a release valve to vent gas from the buoyancy vessel on detecting upward movement, and apparatus for preventing said buoyancy variations commencing until the depth sensor senses that the payload is at a predetermined depth.

摘要翻译： PCT No.PCT / GB85 / 00013 Sec。 371日期：1985年9月5日 102（e）1985年9月5日PCT 1985年1月10日PCT PCT。 第WO85 / 03049号公报 1985年7月18日的日期。用于将有效负载运载到并保持有效载荷基本上恒定深度或在期望的深度范围内的装置，其包括可变浮力容器，深度传感器，用于检测向上和向下运动的可偏转构件 分别与气体供给相关联，以通过在检测向下运动时从浮力容器中移位水而增加浮力，并且通过操作释放阀以在检测向上运动时从浮力容器排出气体而减小浮力，以及用于防止浮力变化的装置 直到深度传感器感测到有效载荷处于预定深度。