HYDRAULIC LABORATORY STRUCTURE Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: astronautics, construction of hydraulic laboratory testing structure to train cosmonauts in outboard activities under conditions of their stay in the course of long time in hydraulic medium. SUBSTANCE: hydraulic laboratory structure includes swimming pool, suspended platform with locators and drive for its lifting and lowering. Pool is equipped with vertical rotary columns carrying rests and racks arranged over height interacting with platform. Platform is suspended from power chains. Locators can be positioned on platform and are manufactured in the form of spring-loaded dogs coupled to power chains with the aid of flexible members. It is advantageous to provide flexible members of locators with brightly painted floats. EFFECT: possibility of setting of platform at required levels of submersion into hydraulic medium with enhanced reliability of operation of structure. 2 cl, 4 dwg