Omnidirectional underwater vehicle

US11807348B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GUANDONG OCEAN UNIVERSITY · CN

Inventors

• Guoyan Yv · Zhanjiang, CN
• Zejia Chen · Rongcheng District, CN
• Jinping Su · Chaozhou, CN
• Qibo Chen · Shaoguan, CN
• Shuaixing Chen · Zhanjiang, CN
• Zile Chen · Foshan, CN
• Zhuoheng Li · Zhanjiang, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: May 19, 2023
• Grant date: Nov 7, 2023
• Expiry date: May 19, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B63G2008/005
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An omnidirectional underwater vehicle includes an open-frame mechanism including a frame with top thrusters at four corners of a top end of the frame; mechanical arms disposed at a front end of the frame; and a rotary holder disposed in the frame and including a motor fixing plate, an upper bearing fixing plate and a lower bearing fixing plate. A cylindrical roller bearing is fixed between the upper bearing fixing plate and the lower bearing fixing plate, and an inner edge of the cylindrical roller bearing is provided with two bearing clip inner plates from top to bottom. A servo motor is fixed on the motor fixing plate, a bottom end of the bearing clip inner plate at the bottom is fixedly connected to a steering gear fixing plate, and a top end of the steering gear fixing plate is provided with fully waterproof steering gears installed with underwater thrusters.