EP1926656B1 - Underwater immersion installation - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an underwater immersion installation.
- the purpose of this invention is to allow anyone to perform an underwater immersion, safely, and without being a swimmer warned and, if necessary, to follow a circuit arranged.
- the document FR-A-2808768 describes already an underwater immersion installation according to the preamble of claim 1 and which comprises at least one submersible boat connected to means for lifting and lowering the latter and a set of breathing equipment comprising a helmet mounted on a vest from positioned on the thorax of a user and being provided with an air helmet supply duct delivered from the surface.
- the descent and ascent are done passively for users who remain, during these phases, on the nacelle.
- the object of the invention is to propose various improvements of this installation.
- the subject of the invention is an underwater immersion installation, comprising at least one submersible boat connected to means for lifting and lowering the latter, and a set of breathing equipment carried by the nacelle and separable from the latter when the platform is immersed, each breathing equipment having a helmet mounted on a vest that is positioned on the thorax of a user and having an air helmet supply duct delivered from the surface, characterized in that the equipment is also provided with sound / communication means connected to complementary means on the surface and in that each conduit is suspended from a buoy or a jib.
- FIG. 1 there is shown an overall overview of an underwater immersion installation according to the invention, designated by the general reference numeral 10.
- the installation 10 is mainly constituted by a floating platform 12 made for example of weighted aluminum, and preferably catamaran type to provide good lateral stability and transverse to the assembly.
- This installation can be fixed and positioned on the edge of a pool or pond. In this case, it has no platform (not shown).
- This platform comprises security means such as extinguisher means 12a.
- the platform 12 supports a submersible nacelle 14 mobile, relative to the platform 12, between a high position, visible on the figure 1 , and a low immersed position (not shown).
- the nacelle 14 is supported by a set of cables, such as 16, connected to lifting and lowering means of the nacelle 14, constituted by a winch 18, motorized or manual, and by a set of counterweights, such as 20, whose mass is greater than that of the nacelle 14 and the occupants of the latter, so as to solicit in the high position.
- a set of cables such as 16, connected to lifting and lowering means of the nacelle 14, constituted by a winch 18, motorized or manual, and by a set of counterweights, such as 20, whose mass is greater than that of the nacelle 14 and the occupants of the latter, so as to solicit in the high position.
- the nacelle 14 carries a set of seats, such as 22, on which the users of the installation 10 come to take a stand.
- the basket carries a set of breathing and sound equipment 24, represented in detail on the figure 3 .
- each breathing and sound equipment 24 comprises a helmet 26 mounted on a vest 28 intended to be positioned on the thorax of a user.
- the vest 28 is provided with holding straps (not shown) to keep the equipment in position on the user.
- Each equipment is also provided with a butt 30 which is fixed on a support 32 carried by the nacelle 14, by means of the use of quick-attaching removable fastening means 34, such as pincers for example, to facilitate these operations.
- each breathing and sound equipment is provided with a duct 36 for supplying the helmet 26 with air, this duct being supplied with air from the surface, that is to say from the platform 12, the air intake being located at the front of it to prevent fogging in the bottle.
- each duct 36 is supplied with air by means of compressed air cylinders (not shown) located on the platform 12 or a compressor, as the case may be.
- the duct 36 comprises a sound cable 36a extending between the sound of the headphone means and means complementary to the surface.
- This cable then makes it possible to connect the corresponding headset to the surface to emit for example in the headphones background music or information from the surface.
- the duct 36 is suspended via for example hooking means 36b to a buoy 36c or a bracket (not shown) to maintain the duct in a substantially vertical orientation and to avoid the ducts of entangling which improves the safety of use of the installation.
- the vest 28 of breathing and sound equipment is equipped with forward and backward weights, such as 40 and a weighted liseret 42, regularly distributed on the front 44 and rear 46 of the vest 28 in pockets thereof so as to prevent the user's body from tipping over.
- the liseret may for example be ballasted with lead balls.
- the total weight of the front and rear weights 40 and of the liner 42 is chosen so that their weight is at least equal to the buoyancy force acting on the breathing and sound equipment and on the user, in immersion.
- the weights 40 and the liseret 42 have a total mass of 50 kg.
- the installation 10 is provided with means for lifting and lowering the nacelle 14, comprising a set of cables, such as 16, connected at one end to the nacelle 14 and provided, at the opposite end counterweight 20, a winch 18 operable by motorization means and / or manually by an operator providing control of the lifting and lowering of the nacelle.
- means for lifting and lowering the nacelle 14 comprising a set of cables, such as 16, connected at one end to the nacelle 14 and provided, at the opposite end counterweight 20, a winch 18 operable by motorization means and / or manually by an operator providing control of the lifting and lowering of the nacelle.
- the installation 10 is provided with complementary means ensuring the lifting and lowering of the support 32 of the respiratory and sound equipment 24, between a high position (not shown), allowing the installation of the users on the seats 22, and a low position, in which the breathing and sound equipment 24, and in particular the vests 28 are positioned so as to be flush with the shoulders of each user or to be slightly above them.
- these means for lifting and lowering the support of the breathing and sound equipment are constituted by the lifting and lowering means of the nacelle 14.
- the counterweights 20 comprise two sets of counterweights, respectively 20-A and 20-B respectively belonging to the lifting and lowering means of the support 32 and the lifting and lowering means of the nacelle 14.
- the first set of counterweight 20-A abuts against the second set of counterweight 20-B.
- the nacelle 14 and the support 32 of the breathing and sound equipment 24 are in the high position.
- the winch 18 is activated in a first race, until the respiratory equipment and sound 24 are in the low position.
- the equipment is supported on the platform 14 and is not worn by the users.
- the winch 18 is actuated so as to immerse the platform 14 until the latter is in the lower position, located, for example, at a depth of 3 meters.
- the users During the descent, the users remain seated on the seats 22 and breathe the air delivered from the compressed air (or compressor) bottles located on the platform 12, via the ducts 36 and are in communication sound with the surface thanks to the sound equipment (eg microphone and headphones).
- the sound equipment eg microphone and headphones
- the weight of the counterweight 40 and 42 arranged to position the center of gravity of the equipment 24 in the abdomen of the users makes the set very stable and allows users to walk on the bottom, while being free of their movements.
- the autonomous diver locks the sticks 30 on the support 32.
- the winch 18 is again activated, in a first race so as to reposition the platform 14 in the up position, and in a second race, during which the equipment 24 is lifted so as to allow the occupants to get out of these.
- the invention just described allows any person to perform an underwater dive without the need to be an informed diver to the extent that the descent and climb operations are carried out using the nacelle, and to the extent that the counterweights worn by the vests are adapted to allow them to market on the seabed while allowing to stay in contact with the surface.
- this installation can also be used in a private setting, especially in pool or pool.
- the lifting means and supply of compressed air equipment are positioned on the edge of the pool or pond, this installation being devoid of platform.
- the nacelles can be operated in cycles out of phase, that is to say that when one of the nacelles is in the high position, the other nacelle is located in the low position.
- each nacelle can be associated with several ramps of breathing and sound equipment so as to support, simultaneously, several groups of people.
- the nacelle is raised to receive another ramp of breathing and sound equipment and to support a another group of users.
- the first group of users is reassembled and another group of users is then supported.
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La présente invention se rapporte à une installation d'immersion subaquatique.The present invention relates to an underwater immersion installation.
Le but de cette invention est de permettre à toute personne de réaliser une immersion subaquatique, de façon sûre, et ce, sans être un nageur averti et, le cas échéant, de suivre un circuit aménagé.The purpose of this invention is to allow anyone to perform an underwater immersion, safely, and without being a swimmer warned and, if necessary, to follow a circuit arranged.
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Ainsi, la descente et la remontée s'effectuent de façon passive pour les utilisateurs qui demeurent, au cours de ces phases, sur la nacelle.Thus, the descent and ascent are done passively for users who remain, during these phases, on the nacelle.
Le but de l'invention est de proposer différents perfectionnements de cette installation.The object of the invention is to propose various improvements of this installation.
A cet effet, l'invention a pour objet une installation d'immersion subaquatique, comportant au moins une nacelle submersible raccordée à des moyens de levage et de descente de cette dernière, et un ensemble d'équipements respiratoires portés par la nacelle et dissociables de cette dernière lorsque la nacelle est immergée, chaque équipement respiratoire comportant un casque monté sur un gilet venant se positionner sur le thorax d'un utilisateur et étant doté d'un conduit d'alimentation du casque en air délivré à partir de la surface, caractérisée en ce que les équipements sont également munis de moyens de sonorisation / communication raccordés à des moyens complémentaires en surface et en ce que chaque conduit est suspendu à une bouée ou une potence.For this purpose, the subject of the invention is an underwater immersion installation, comprising at least one submersible boat connected to means for lifting and lowering the latter, and a set of breathing equipment carried by the nacelle and separable from the latter when the platform is immersed, each breathing equipment having a helmet mounted on a vest that is positioned on the thorax of a user and having an air helmet supply duct delivered from the surface, characterized in that the equipment is also provided with sound / communication means connected to complementary means on the surface and in that each conduit is suspended from a buoy or a jib.
Suivant des modes particuliers de réalisation, l'installation selon l'invention peut comporter l'une ou plusieurs des caractéristiques suivantes :
- chaque gilet est muni de moyens de lestage amovibles et modulables dont le poids est au moins égal à la poussée s'exerçant sur l'équipement respiratoire et sonore et sur l'utilisateur, en immersion,
- les moyens de levage comportent un ensemble de câbles raccordés par une extrémité à la nacelle et dotés, à l'extrémité opposée de contrepoids de masse au moins supérieure à celle de la nacelle et de ses occupants, et un winch de commande du levage et de la descente de la nacelle,
- le winch est actionnable par des moyens de motorisation et/ou manuellement par un opérateur,
- chaque équipement respiratoire et sonore est muni d'une crosse dotée de moyens de fixation amovibles à accrochage rapide desdites crosses sur un support solidaire de la nacelle,
- elle comporte en outre des moyens de levage et de descente du support des équipements respiratoires et sonores par rapport à la nacelle,
- lesdits moyens de levage et de descente du support sont constitués par lesdits moyens de levage et de descente de la nacelle, qui comportent une première course de descente des équipements respiratoires et sonores en position active dans laquelle les gilets sont positionnés au niveau du thorax des utilisateurs et une deuxième course d'immersion de la nacelle,
- la nacelle porte un ensemble de sièges en un nombre correspondant au nombre d'équipements respiratoires et sonores et des moyens de réglage de la hauteur des sièges,
- elle comporte en outre une plate-forme flottante sur laquelle sont montés les moyens de levage et de descente de la nacelle, des moyens d'alimentation des équipements respiratoires en air et des moyens complémentaires de sonorisation,
- les moyens d'alimentation des équipements en air comportent des bouteilles d'air comprimé ou un compresseur,
- la plate-forme est dotée de moyens formant extincteur, et
- elle comporte plusieurs nacelles associées chacune à des moyens de levage et de descente et à un ou plusieurs ensembles d'équipements respiratoires et sonores.
- each vest is provided with removable and adjustable weighting means whose weight is at least equal to the pressure exerted on the respiratory and sound equipment and on the user, in immersion,
- the lifting means comprise a set of cables connected at one end to the nacelle and provided at the opposite end with a mass counterweight at least greater than that of the nacelle and its occupants, and a winch controlling the lifting and lowering of the nacelle,
- the winch can be actuated by motorization means and / or manually by an operator,
- each breathing and sound equipment is provided with a butt with removable fastening means for quick attachment of said butts on a support integral with the nacelle,
- it further comprises means for lifting and lowering the support of the breathing and sound equipment relative to the nacelle,
- said means for lifting and lowering the support are constituted by said lifting and lowering means of the nacelle, which comprise a first descent stroke of the breathing and sound equipment in active position in which the vests are positioned at the level of the thorax of the users and a second immersion race of the nacelle,
- the nacelle carries a set of seats in a number corresponding to the number of breathing and sound equipment and means for adjusting the height of the seats,
- it further comprises a floating platform on which are mounted the lifting and lowering means of the nacelle, means for supplying breathing air equipment and complementary sound reinforcement means,
- the means for supplying the air equipment comprise compressed air bottles or a compressor,
- the platform is equipped with means forming extinguisher, and
- it comprises several nacelles each associated with lifting and lowering means and one or more sets of breathing and sound equipment.
D'autres caractéristiques et avantages ressortiront de la description suivante, donnée uniquement à titre d'exemple et faite en référence aux dessins annexés sur lesquels :
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figure 1 est une vue d'ensemble d'une installation d'immersion conforme à l'invention, - la
figure 2 est une vue de détail de l'installation de lafigure 1 montrant la nacelle submersible, - la
figure 3 est une vue schématique de l'équipement respiratoire et sonore porté par la nacelle de lafigure 2 , et - la
figure 4 illustre un autre mode de réalisation d'une installation d'immersion subaquatique conforme à l'invention, fonctionnant comme un ascenseur.
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figure 1 is an overview of an immersion installation according to the invention, - the
figure 2 is a detailed view of the installation of thefigure 1 showing the submersible nacelle, - the
figure 3 is a schematic view of the breathing and sound equipment carried by the nacelle of thefigure 2 , and - the
figure 4 illustrates another embodiment of an underwater immersion installation according to the invention, operating as an elevator.
Sur la
L'installation 10 est principalement constituée par une plate-forme flottante 12 réalisée par exemple en aluminium lesté, et de préférence de type catamaran afin de procurer une bonne stabilité latérale et transversale à l'ensemble. Cette installation peut être fixe et positionnée sur le bord d'une piscine ou bassin. Dans ce cas, elle est dépourvue de plate-forme (non représenté).The
Cette plate-forme comporte des moyens de sécurité tels que des moyens formant extincteur 12a.This platform comprises security means such as extinguisher means 12a.
La plateforme 12 supporte une nacelle submersible 14 mobile, par rapport à la plateforme 12, entre une position haute, visible sur la
La nacelle 14 est supportée par un ensemble de câbles, tel que 16, raccordés à des moyens de levage et de descente de la nacelle 14, constitués par un winch 18, motorisé ou manuel, et par un ensemble de contrepoids, tels que 20, dont la masse est supérieure à celle de la nacelle 14 et des occupants de cette dernière, de manière à la solliciter en position haute.The
Comme on le voit également sur la
Par ailleurs, la nacelle porte un ensemble d'équipements respiratoires et sonores 24, représentés en détail sur la
Comme on le voit sur cette
Le gilet 28 est doté de sangles de maintien (non représentées) permettant de maintenir les équipements en position sur l'utilisateur.The
Chaque équipement est par ailleurs doté d'une crosse 30 venant se fixer sur un support 32 porté par la nacelle 14, moyennant l'utilisation de moyens de fixation amovibles à accrochage rapide 34, de type à tenaille par exemple, pour faciliter ces opérations.Each equipment is also provided with a
Par ailleurs, chaque équipement respiratoire et sonore est doté d'un conduit 36 d'alimentation du casque 26 en air, ce conduit étant alimenté en air à partir de la surface, c'est à dire à partir de la plateforme 12, l'arrivée en air étant située à l'avant de celui-ci pour éviter la formation de buée dans la bouteille.Furthermore, each breathing and sound equipment is provided with a
Plus spécifiquement, chaque conduit 36 est alimenté en air au moyen de bouteilles d'air comprimé (non représentées) situées sur la plateforme 12 ou d'un compresseur, suivant le cas.More specifically, each
De plus, le conduit 36 comporte un câble de sonorisation 36a s'étendant entre des moyens de sonorisation du casque et des moyens complémentaires à la surface.In addition, the
Ce câble permet alors de raccorder le casque correspondant à la surface pour émettre par exemple dans le casque une musique d'ambiance ou encore des informations en provenance de la surface.This cable then makes it possible to connect the corresponding headset to the surface to emit for example in the headphones background music or information from the surface.
De plus, le conduit 36 est suspendu par l'intermédiaire par exemple de moyens d'accrochage 36b à une bouée 36c ou une potence (non représentée) permettant de maintenir ce conduit dans une orientation sensiblement verticale et d'éviter aux conduits de s'emmêler ce qui permet d'améliorer la sécurité d'utilisation de l'installation.In addition, the
Par ailleurs, le gilet 28 des équipements respiratoires et sonores est doté de lests avant et arrière, tels que 40 et d'un liseret lesté 42, régulièrement répartis sur les faces avant 44 et arrière 46 du gilet 28 dans des poches de celui-ci de manière à éviter au corps de l'utilisateur de basculer. Le liseret peut par exemple être lesté avec des billes en plomb.Moreover, the
De préférence, la masse totale des lests avant et arrière 40 et du liseret 42 est choisie de manière que leur poids soit au moins égal à la poussée d'Archimède s'exerçant sur l'équipement respiratoire et sonore et sur l'utilisateur, en immersion.Preferably, the total weight of the front and
Par exemple, les lests 40 et le liseret 42 ont une masse totale de 50 kg.For example, the
En se référant à nouveau aux
On notera cependant que l'installation 10 est dotée de moyens complémentaires assurant le levage et la descente du support 32 des équipements respiratoires et sonores 24, entre une position haute (non représentée), permettant l'installation des utilisateurs sur les sièges 22, et une position basse, dans laquelle les équipements respiratoires et sonores 24, et en particulier les gilets 28 sont positionnés de manière à affleurer les épaules de chaque utilisateur ou à être légèrement au-dessus de ces dernières.It will be noted however that the
Une telle installation permet aux utilisateurs de mieux supporter l'ensemble du poids des équipements respiratoires et sonores 24 tant que la nacelle 14 n'est pas immergée.Such an installation allows the users to better withstand the entire weight of the breathing and
De préférence, ces moyens de levage et de descente du support des équipements respiratoires et sonores sont constitués par les moyens de levage et de descente de la nacelle 14.Preferably, these means for lifting and lowering the support of the breathing and sound equipment are constituted by the lifting and lowering means of the
A cet effet, les contrepoids 20 comportent deux ensembles de contrepoids, respectivement 20-A et 20-B appartenant respectivement aux moyens de levage et de descente du support 32 et aux moyens de levage et de descente de la nacelle 14.For this purpose, the
Plus spécifiquement, lorsque les équipements respiratoires et sonores 24 se situent en position basse, c'est à dire au niveau du thorax des utilisateurs, le premier ensemble de contrepoids 20-A vient en butée contre le deuxième ensemble de contrepoids 20-B.More specifically, when the breathing and
Ainsi, dans cette position, le support 32 des équipements respiratoires et sonores 24 vient en appui sur la nacelle 14, un déplacement de cette dernière provoquant un déplacement consécutif des équipements respiratoires.Thus, in this position, the
Le fonctionnement de l'installation 10 qui vient d'être décrite est le suivant.The operation of the
Au repos, la nacelle 14 et le support 32 des équipements respiratoires et sonores 24 sont en position haute.At rest, the
Après installation des utilisateurs sur les sièges 22, le winch 18 est activé selon une première course, jusqu'à ce que les équipements respiratoires et sonores 24 se situent en position basse.After installation of the users on the
Comme mentionné précédemment, dans cette position, les équipements sont en appui sur la nacelle 14 et ne sont pas portés par les utilisateurs.As mentioned above, in this position, the equipment is supported on the
Au cours d'une deuxième phase, le winch 18 est actionné de manière à immerger la nacelle 14 jusqu'à ce que cette dernière se situe en position basse, située, par exemple, à une profondeur de 3 mètres.During a second phase, the
Au cours de la descente, les utilisateurs restent assis sur les sièges 22 et respirent l'air délivré à partir des bouteilles d'air comprimé (ou du compresseur) situées sur la plateforme 12, par l'intermédiaire des conduits 36 et sont en communication sonore avec la surface grâce aux moyens de sonorisation (par exemple microphone et casque).During the descent, the users remain seated on the
Un plongeur autonome vient alors déverrouiller les crosses 30 du support 32.An autonomous diver then comes to unlock the
Les utilisateurs peuvent alors se déplacer facilement sur le fond sous-marin.Users can then move easily on the sea floor.
On notera que le poids des contrepoids 40 et 42, agencé de manière à positionner le centre de gravité des équipements 24 au niveau de l'abdomen des utilisateurs rend l'ensemble très stable et permet aux utilisateurs de marcher sur le fond, tout en étant libre de leurs mouvements.Note that the weight of the
Pour remonter les utilisateurs, ces derniers viennent s'asseoir sur les sièges 22, le plongeur autonome verrouille les crosses 30 sur le support 32.To reassemble the users, they come to sit on the
Enfin, le winch 18 est à nouveau actionné, selon une première course de manière à repositionner la nacelle 14 en position haute, et selon une deuxième course, au cours de laquelle les équipements 24 sont levés de manière à permettre aux occupants de s'extraire de ces derniers.Finally, the
On conçoit que l'invention qui vient d'être décrite permet à toute personne de réaliser une plongée subaquatique sans nécessité d'être un plongeur averti dans la mesure où les opérations de descente et de montée s'effectuent au moyen de la nacelle, et dans la mesure où les contrepoids portés par les gilets sont adaptés pour leur permettre de marché sur le fond sous-marin tout en permettant de rester en contact avec la surface.It is conceivable that the invention just described allows any person to perform an underwater dive without the need to be an informed diver to the extent that the descent and climb operations are carried out using the nacelle, and to the extent that the counterweights worn by the vests are adapted to allow them to market on the seabed while allowing to stay in contact with the surface.
On notera cependant que l'invention n'est pas limitée au mode de réalisation décrit.Note however that the invention is not limited to the embodiment described.
En effet, dans l'exemple de réalisation décrit en référence aux
Comme illustré sur la
Dans ce cas, les moyens de levage et d'alimentation des équipements en air comprimé sont positionnés sur le bord de la piscine ou bassin, cette installation étant dépourvue de plateforme.In this case, the lifting means and supply of compressed air equipment are positioned on the edge of the pool or pond, this installation being devoid of platform.
On peut utiliser, par exemple, deux nacelles indépendantes, telles que 48 et 50, reliées à des moyens de commande de leur montée et de leur descente, constitués par exemple, dans ce cas, de moyens moteurs pneumatiques.It is possible to use, for example, two independent nacelles, such as 48 and 50, connected to means for controlling their rise and descent, constituted for example, in this case, by pneumatic drive means.
Les nacelles peuvent être actionnées selon des cycles déphasés, c'est à dire que lorsque l'une des nacelles se situe en position haute, l'autre nacelle est située en position basse.The nacelles can be operated in cycles out of phase, that is to say that when one of the nacelles is in the high position, the other nacelle is located in the low position.
Par ailleurs, à chaque nacelle peuvent être associées plusieurs rampes d'équipement respiratoire et sonore de manière à pouvoir prendre en charge, de façon simultanée, plusieurs groupes de personnes.In addition, each nacelle can be associated with several ramps of breathing and sound equipment so as to support, simultaneously, several groups of people.
Dans ce cas, lorsque l'une des nacelles vient en position basse, et que les occupants se sont dégagés de cette dernière, la nacelle est remontée de manière à venir recevoir une autre rampe d'équipements respiratoires et sonores et à prendre en charge un autre groupe d'utilisateurs.In this case, when one of the nacelles comes down, and the occupants have cleared the latter, the nacelle is raised to receive another ramp of breathing and sound equipment and to support a another group of users.
Après descente de ces derniers, le premier groupe d'utilisateurs est remonté et un autre groupe d'utilisateurs est alors pris en charge.After descent of these, the first group of users is reassembled and another group of users is then supported.
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- Underwater immersion installation (10), comprising at least one submersible pod (14;48,50) connected to means (16,18,20) for raising and lowering of the pod, and a set of breathing apparatuses (24) carried by the pod (14;48,50) and able to be disconnected from it when the pod is immersed, each breathing apparatus comprising a helmet (26) mounted on a jacket (28) able to be positioned on the chest of a user and being equipped with a supply line for the helmet for air delivered from the surface, characterised in that the apparatuses are also provided with means for sound/communication connected to complementary means on the surface, and in that each line (36) is suspended from a buoy (36c) or a jib.
- Installation according to claim 1, characterised in that each jacket (28) is provided with removable and adjustable ballast means (40,42) of which the weight is at least equal to the pressure exercised on the breathing and sound apparatus and on the user, when they are immersed.
- Installation according to one of claims 1 and 2, characterised in that the means for raising comprises an assembly of cables (16) connected at one end to the pod and equipped, at the opposite end, with counterweights (20) of mass at least greater than that of the pod and its occupants, and a winch (18) for controlling raising and lowering of the pod.
- Installation according to any of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the winch is operated by motorised means and/or manually by an operator.
- Installation according to any of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that each breathing and sound apparatus is provided with a crook (30) equipped with removable fixing means for rapid hooking of the said crooks on a support (32) integral with the pod (14;48,50).
- Installation according to any of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that it comprises in addition means for raising and lowering the support (32) of the breathing and sound apparatuses in relation to the pod.
- Installation according to claim 6, characterised in that the said means for raising and lowering the support are formed by the said means (16,18,20) for raising and lowering the pod, and comprise a first travel for lowering the breathing and sound apparatuses in an active position in which the jackets are positioned near the chest of the users and a second travel for immersion of the pod.
- Installation according to claim 7, characterised in that the pod carries a set of seats (22) of a number corresponding to the number of breathing and sound apparatuses, and means for regulating the height of the seats.
- Installation according to any of claims 1 to 8, characterised in that it comprises in addition a floating platform (12) on which are mounted the means for raising and lowering the pod, the means for supplying the breathing apparatuses with air and the complementary sound means.
- Installation according to claim 9, characterised in that the means for supplying the apparatuses with air comprise bottles of compressed air or a compressor.
- Installation according to claim 9 or 10, characterised in that the platform is equipped with means forming an extinguisher (12a).
- Installation according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterised in that it comprises several pods (48,50) each associated with the means for raising and lowering and with one or more sets of breathing and sound apparatuses.
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