RESCUE-TRANSPORT UNDERWATER VEHICLE WITH MECHANISMS FOR ATTACHMENT TO COAMING APRON OF UNDERWATER FACILITY Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC B63G8/40 B63C9/06 B25B5/00 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to ship building. Rescue-transport underwater vehicle contains suction chamber accommodating mechanism including grip and providing grip spatial movement. This mechanism can for example include manipulator and suction chamber device for its attachment to structures of underwater facility coaming apron. Each of attachment devices includes bracket one end of which interacts with one of fastened elements, and the other end interacts with nut through which threaded pressure rod is passing which interacts with the second of fastened together elements. Part of bracket is made rotatable in bracket plane and is held in operational condition by shutter which position is changed using pull rod connected with central plate located in the area of suction chamber axis and equipped with element for its connection with grip.

EFFECT: higher efficiency of underwater vehicle use in severe environment including shallow waters, higher safety of detachment from coaming apron.

16 cl, 3 dwg