JPS5941435B2 - Methods of transporting passengers, cargo, etc. by ship and their transport equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method for transporting passengers, cargo, etc. by ship, and transport equipment for carrying out the method.

The method of transporting cargo (including passengers) by water (ocean) by ships is likely to be severely restricted in the future due to opposition from local residents and others in the construction of expressways, bullet trains, etc., which are necessary for the recent land transport method. Since this is inevitable, it is clear that there is a tendency for transportation to be used more and more for the transportation of goods, passengers, etc., which will increase as the population increases and industrial activities become more active.

Despite the fact that conventional large ships have become faster and have improved cargo transportation capacity, they still require considerable time to enter a port or berth on a rock wall, making transportation as a whole difficult. There was a problem in that the efficiency was significantly reduced.

As a countermeasure to this problem, bow thrusters and the like have been developed to perform phantom work when ships enter a port and berth, but even with such bow thrusters, it takes a considerable amount of time to berth. This is not enough, and there is a strong demand in the shipping industry for measures to further improve transport efficiency.

On the other hand, it is thought that ships' prime movers will shift to those that use nuclear power in the future due to energy resources. The problem is that it is difficult to do so.

In view of the above-mentioned demands of the industry and the above-mentioned future trends in marine engines, the inventors of the present invention aimed to realize a transportation method that has superior transportation efficiency compared to the conventional bow thruster type 1 and can also be applied to nuclear-powered ships. The present invention has been proposed as an object, and the present invention has a space for accommodating a small ferry in the stern part, and a space for winding or unwinding with a winding drum in the same space.
A transport ship having a conveyor whose extending end floats on the water at the time of unwinding and is housed in the above-mentioned space at the end of winding, and rollers that drive the conveyor, and a small communication vessel that can be accommodated in the above-mentioned space. Using a boat, the small ferry is transferred onto the extending end of the conveyor floating on the water using its own blade, and then the conveyor is wound up and the small ferry is accommodated in the space, or the conveyor is After rewinding to the rewind limit,
This invention relates to a method for transporting passengers, cargo, etc. by a ship, characterized in that the small ferry is detached from its extending end using its own blade.

In addition, the present invention has a space 3 for accommodating a small ferry provided in the stern object, a winding drum 8 installed at an appropriate place in the space, a base connected to the winding 1/ram 8, and a large number of buoyant The members 5 are connected to each other in a flexible manner, and when the winding drum 8 is at the limit for winding, it is placed on a driving roller 9 arranged in a row on the bottom wall of the space 3, and at the limit for unwinding, the stern A conveyor 4 that extends outward and whose extending end floats on the water; a transport vessel 1 equipped with a clamping device installed on the extending end of the conveyor 4; and an extending end of the conveyor 4 that floats on the water. This relates to a facility for transporting passengers, cargo, etc. by a ship, which is characterized by comprising a small ferry 2 that can be transferred to or removed from the vessel by itself.

The method of the present invention and its transport membrane '9M will be specifically explained below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In Figures 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a transport vessel having a space (ferry accommodation room) 3 in the stern section large enough to accommodate a small ferry boat, for example, an air-levitation ferry boat 2; A winding drum 8 is fixed on the bottom wall of the innermost part of the space 3 of the ship 1 so that its axial direction is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the hull, and is also fixed at the bottom of the space 3. A large number of drive rollers 9 are arranged in parallel on the wall.

4 is a conveyor formed by connecting a large number of buoyant members 5 in parallel in a flexible manner so that the conveyor 4 can be wound around the winding drum 8; when the conveyor 4 is unwound from the winding drum 8, It extends to the stern side while sliding on the roller 9, and extends to the rear of the transport vessel from the opening of the space 3, and when the winding drum 8 reaches its unwinding limit, the extending end part generates its own sound. Its buoyancy helps it stay afloat on the water.

Note that the length of the extending end portion floating on the water is set to be larger than the length of the hull of the air floating ferry 2 to some extent.

Further, when the winding limit of the winding drum 8 is reached, the portion of the conveyor that is not wound on the winding drum 8 is stored in the space 3 by being placed on a rack over the entire length of the driving roller 9. The length of the conveyor 4 is set so that the condition is the same.

Furthermore, the width of the conveyor 4 is set to be larger than the width of the hull of the air floating ferry 2 to some extent.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a pair of clamp members installed at appropriate positions on both sides of the front and rear parts of the extending end C of the conveyor 4 (the part that floats on the water at the time of unwinding of the winding drum 8). By operating an operating device (not shown) installed at a suitable location on the ship 1, the side of the air floating ferry 2 that has been transferred onto the extended end is clamped and the ferry is moved onto the conveyor 4. It is adapted to be fixed or unfixed on the extending end and forms a clamping device of the air floating ferry 2.

Reference numeral 7 is a door that opens and closes the opening of the space 3 of the transport vessel 1, and the door 7 is connected to the lower edge of the opening of the space 3 with an appropriate connector so that it can be opened and closed at a suitable place in the transport vessel 1. One drive means provided, for example, as in the illustrated example, allows the opening to be opened and closed by a rope 6 of a winding device, so that when it is closed, the space 3 is closed in a fluid-tight manner.

11 is a pedestrian bridge rotatably installed in the space 8 as shown in FIG. It is designed to be useful for boarding and disembarking passengers from and to the transportation vessel 1.

An embodiment of the transportation equipment for carrying out the shipping method of the present invention includes a transportation ship 1 having the above-mentioned configuration and an air floating ferry 2, and the method of the present invention can be carried out using the transportation equipment as follows. be done.

The transport ship 1 loaded with passengers and/or cargo sails with the door γ closed (space 3 is empty) and stops offshore of a desired port of call.

However, if the transport vessel 1 is a nuclear-powered vessel, it will continue to sail offshore of the port at a relatively low speed.

Next, after opening the door 7, the winding drum 8 is rewound and the conveyor 4 is fed out toward the stern side.

(See Figure 3) Then, the conveyor 4 is driven by the driving cola 9.
extends from the opening of space 3 while being sent out by
Further, after passing over the door γ, its extending end floats on the water due to its own buoyancy.

(See Figure 4) On the other hand, the air levitation ferry 2, which has docked at a port and loaded with passengers and/or cargo, approaches the stern of the transport vessel 1, which is stopped or sailing slowly, and the conveyor 4 floating on the water approaches the stern of the transport vessel 1, which is stopped or sailing slowly. Moves onto the extended end with its own blade.

Then, the clamping device consisting of the clamping member 10 is activated, and the air floating ferry 2 is moved onto the conveyor 4 by the clamping device.
After fixing it on top (see Figure 5), the winding drum 8 was rotated in the opposite direction to the above case to wind up the conveyor 4, and the air floating ferry 2 was accommodated in the stern space 3 of the transport vessel 1. Afterwards, close door γ.

In this case, the drive rollers 9 serve to feed the conveyor 4.

(See FIG. 6) Thereupon, the passengers and/or cargo in the air levitation ferry 2 are transferred or transferred to the transport vessel 1.

In this case, the pedestrian bridge 11 is used when transferring passengers to the transportation vessel 1.

Then, the passengers and/or cargo in the transportation vessel 1 are transferred or transferred to the air levitation ferry 2.

Next, the conveyor 4 is rewound to its unwinding limit by the winding drum 8, and after floating its extended end above the water as shown in FIG. .

) When the clamping device is released, the air levitation ferry 2 detaches from the conveyor 4 by itself, docks at a port of call, and disembarks or unloads passengers and/or cargo.

(See Figure 8) By repeating the above operations, when the transfer of passengers and cargo handling between the transport vessel 1 and the desired port via the air levitation ferry 2 are completed, the transport vessel 1 is The take-up drum 8 winds up the conveyor 4 to the winding limit, and then the conveyor 4
After being stored in the space 3, the door 7 is closed and the vessel sails to another desired port of call to transport passengers and/or cargo.

In the above embodiment, the transport ship 1 and the quay at the port of call are connected by the air levitation ferry 2 to carry passengers and/or cargo, but the ferry does not necessarily have to be an air levitation type. Any type of small boat may be used as long as it has a structure that allows it to move onto the conveyor 4 floating on the water or detach itself from the conveyor 4 without using it.

In summary, the transportation method by ship of the present invention includes a space for accommodating a small ferry in the stern part, and a winding drum in the space for winding or unwinding, and at the time of unwinding, the extending end of the Using a transport vessel that floats on the water and has a conveyor that is stored in the above space during the winding limit and rollers that drive the conveyor once, and a small ferry that can be accommodated in the above space, the small ferry is Then, the conveyor is rolled up and the small ferry is accommodated in the space, or the conveyor is rewound to its unwinding limit, and then Since the present invention relates to a method for transporting passengers, cargo, etc. by a ship, which is characterized in that the small ferry is detached from the extending end with its own blade, (1) the transport ship 1 is While the ship is stopped or slowing offshore of the port of call, a small ferry 2 that can accommodate passengers and/or cargo in the stern space of the transport ship 1 can transfer passengers or perform cargo handling operations. 1 does not need to berth, so the time loss for entering a port and berthing is significantly reduced compared to the conventional method.

Therefore, the image of transportation by the transportation vessel 1 is significantly improved compared to the conventional method.

(2) In addition, passengers and/or cargo can be safely transferred to or from the transport vessel 1 onto a rock wall via the small ferry 2, or cargo can be unloaded while moving slowly offshore from a port. , it is possible to make effective use of nuclear-powered ships that require constant navigation for economical operation.

(3) Furthermore, since there is no need to berth the transport vessel,
Even in locations without large port facilities, passengers can be boarded and unloaded and cargo can be unloaded easily and safely.

The following practical effects can be mentioned.

The present invention also features a space 3 for accommodating a small ferry provided at the stern, a winding drum 8 installed at a suitable location within the space, and a base connected to the winding drum 8, and a large number of buoyancy members 5. Drive rollers 9 are connected to each other in a flexible manner, and are placed on driving rollers 9 arranged in a row on the bottom wall of the space 3 when the winding drum 8 is at the limit of winding, and extend outward from the stern when the winding drum 8 is at the limit of unwinding. , a conveyor 4 whose extending end floats on the water, a transportation vessel 1 equipped with a clamping device installed on the extending end of the conveyor 4, and a self-cutter at the extending end of the conveyor 4 floating on the water. Since the present invention relates to a facility for transporting passengers, cargo, etc. by a ship characterized by a small ferry 2 that can be transferred to or departed from, the present invention allows the above-mentioned transportation method of the present invention to be carried out smoothly. This can be cited as a practical effect.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings are schematic explanatory diagrams of transportation equipment for carrying out the method of the present invention and the operating mode of the equipment, with Fig. 1 being a side view partially shown in section, Fig. 2 being a plan view thereof, and Fig. FIG. 4, FIG. 5, FIG. 6, FIG. 1, and FIG. 8 are explanatory views of the operating state, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the small ferry when it is transferred onto the conveyor. 1... Transport vessel, 2... Small ferry (
air floating ferry), 3... Space (small ferry accommodation room), 4... Conveyor consisting of a number of buoyant members 5, 1... Door, 8... ... Winding drum, 9 ... Drive roller, 10 ... Clamp member.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In the stern part, there is a space for accommodating a small ferry, and in the same space there is a winding drum for winding or unwinding, and at the end of the unwinding,
A conveyor whose extending end floats on the water and is housed in the space at the time of winding, and rollers that drive the conveyor, and a small ferry that can be accommodated in the space are used to carry out the small-sized communication. After the ship is transferred onto the extending end of the conveyor floating on the water with its own blade, the conveyor is wound up to accommodate the small ferry in the space, or the conveyor is rewinded to the unwinding limit. A method for transporting passengers, cargo, etc. by a ship, characterized in that the small ferry is then detached from its extending end using its own blade. 2 A space 3 for accommodating a small ferry provided at the stern, a winding drum 8 installed at an appropriate location within the space, and a winding drum 8 installed at a suitable location within the space.
The base of the winding drum 8 is connected to the base thereof, a large number of buoyancy members 5 are connected to the winding drum 8 in a flexible manner, and the winding drum 8 is placed on a drive roller 9 arranged in a row on the bottom wall of the space 3 when the winding drum 8 is winding up. , a conveyor 4 which extends outward from the stern and whose extending end floats on the water at the end of its unwinding, and a transport vessel 1 equipped with a clamping device installed on the extending end of the conveyor 4; A facility for transporting passengers, cargo, etc. by a ship, characterized by comprising a small ferry 2 which can be transferred to or detached from the extending end of a conveyor 4 floating on water.