CN217231682U - Rubber fender for wharf - Google Patents

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CN217231682U
CN217231682U CN202220274628.0U CN202220274628U CN217231682U CN 217231682 U CN217231682 U CN 217231682U CN 202220274628 U CN202220274628 U CN 202220274628U CN 217231682 U CN217231682 U CN 217231682U
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张鹏飞
王斌
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The utility model belongs to the technical field of the boats and ships shock attenuation, a pier rubber fender is related to, it has solved current rubber fender people low grade problem of life. The rubber fender comprises a base, an impact-proof plate and fender shells, wherein the base can be fixed on a wharf, the two fender shells are distributed along the horizontal direction, the inner end of each fender shell is fixed on the base, and the outer end of each fender shell is connected with the impact-proof plate; the rubber fender also comprises an outer sleeve, an inner sleeve and a hollow rod which are positioned in the fender shell, wherein the inner end of the outer sleeve is fixed on the base, and the outer surface of the outer sleeve is in contact with the inner surface of the fender shell; the inner sleeve is arranged in the outer sleeve in a sliding manner, the outer end of the inner sleeve is in universal connection with the inner end of the hollow rod, and the outer end of the hollow rod is connected with the anti-impact plate; the aperture of the hollow rod is the same as that of the inner sleeve, the base is provided with a linear driving source, and the output end of the linear driving source is connected with a supporting shaft which can be simultaneously inserted into the inner sleeve and the hollow rod and is attached to the inner sleeve and the hollow rod. The utility model has the advantages of long service life and the like.

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Rubber fender for wharf
Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of the boats and ships shock attenuation, a pier rubber fender is related to.
Background
With the proposal of carbon neutralization and interest policy of the state 2030, the high tide heat degree of the domestic LNG receiving station investment construction is not reduced, and how to improve the compatibility of the wharf in the domestic limited wharf shoreline resources, thereby increasing the utilization rate of the berth and releasing the wharf receiving and unloading capacity becomes a topic concerned by investors and operators together. And the compatibility of the wharf is improved, namely the wharf is compatible and matched with more LNG ships with different types and tonnages, and firstly, the safety mooring of the wharf by the LNG ships is ensured.
The fender is widely applied to wharfs, and when the wharfs and the ship body collide with objects, the wharfs and the ship body are better protected. The existing fender has a plurality of types, wherein drum-shaped rubber fenders are used more frequently, and the existing drum-shaped rubber fenders are generally connected with a fender shell and a buffer plate.
Patent CN204753507U discloses a drum-shaped rubber fender built-in telescopic guide sleeve, which is characterized in that a drum-shaped rubber fender built-in guide sleeve composed of an inner sleeve, an outer sleeve and a limit block installed in the inner hole of the outer sleeve is arranged in the inner hole of the existing drum-shaped rubber fender, one end of a cylinder of the outer sleeve is welded with a flange plate, the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve are respectively inserted from two ends of the inner hole of the drum-shaped rubber fender and are mutually sleeved and buckled through a sector block, the drum-shaped rubber fender is clamped after rotating for a certain angle, the flange plate at one end of the drum-shaped rubber fender is overlapped with the flange plate of the outer sleeve and is connected with a wharf through a bolt, the gravity of a fender and the gravity of the drum-shaped rubber fender is directly borne by the outer sleeve, the drum-shaped rubber fender is free from shearing force, the flange plates connected at two ends are not easy to crack, the flange plate which is cracked and even seriously damaged can still be normally used, and the service life of the drum-shaped rubber fender is prolonged.
In order to deal with the condition that the force of the fender is uneven, the drum-shaped rubber fender has a certain gap between the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve, so that the fender can incline towards any direction. However, in the above structure, if a gap exists between the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve, the inner sleeve is tilted at the rear end and tilted at the front end under the action of gravity in the daily use process, so that the inner sleeve does not have the function of gravity support for the fender, and the fender still causes the outer end of the drum-shaped rubber fender to be subjected to larger shear stress under the action of the fender, a flange and the like, and is easy to crack; if a guide strip is designed between the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve to ensure that the inner sleeve is in a horizontal state at ordinary times, even if a gap is formed between the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve when the anti-impact plate is subjected to uneven external force, the inner sleeve can only axially slide under the action of the guide strip, and the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve are still easily damaged.
Disclosure of Invention
The utility model discloses an above-mentioned problem to current technique exists provides a pier rubber fender, the utility model aims to solve the technical problem that: how to improve the service life of the rubber fender.
The purpose of the utility model can be realized by the following technical proposal:
a rubber fender for a wharf is characterized by comprising a base, an impact prevention plate and fender shells, wherein the base can be fixed on a wharf, the number of the fender shells is two, the fender shells are distributed at intervals in the horizontal direction, the inner ends of the fender shells are fixed on the base, and the outer ends of the fender shells are connected with the impact prevention plate; the rubber fender further comprises an outer sleeve, an inner sleeve and a hollow rod which are positioned in the fender shell, the inner end of the outer sleeve is fixed on the base, and the outer surface of the outer sleeve is in contact with the inner surface of the fender shell; the inner sleeve is arranged in the outer sleeve in a sliding mode, the outer end of the inner sleeve is connected with the inner end of the hollow rod in a universal mode, and the outer end of the hollow rod is connected with the anti-impact plate; the aperture of the hollow rod is the same as that of the inner sleeve, the base is provided with a linear driving source, and the output end of the linear driving source is connected with a supporting shaft which can be simultaneously inserted into the inner sleeve and the hollow rod and is jointed with the inner sleeve and the hole wall of the hollow rod.
The working principle is as follows: when the ship does not lean against the shore, the linear driving source drives the supporting shaft to be inserted into the inner sleeve and the hollow rod, so that the supporting shaft is attached to the inner walls of the inner sleeve and the hollow rod to form a support, the fender shell and the fender are further fixed, and the phenomenon that the fender shell cracks due to overlarge shearing force caused by self gravity and fender gravity is reduced; when a ship is to be landed, the linear driving source drives the supporting shaft to slide and draw out from the hollow rod, when the ship is in contact with the fender, the fender can overcome the elasticity of the fender shell and move towards one side of a wharf, when the external force disappears, the fender can reset under the action of the fender shell, and then the linear driving source drives the supporting shaft to be inserted into the inner sleeve and the hollow rod again; if the fender is stressed unevenly, the hollow rod and the inner sleeve are in universal connection, so that corresponding deformation can be generated, cracking of the hollow rod, the inner sleeve, the supporting shaft and the like is avoided, and the service life of the rubber fender is prolonged.
In the rubber fender for the wharf, as a scheme, a ball head is arranged at the inner end of the hollow rod, a through hole communicated with an inner hole of the hollow rod is formed in the ball head, and the hole diameter of the through hole is the same as that of the inner hole of the hollow rod; the outer end of the inner sleeve is provided with a ball socket matched with the ball head; the outer end of the supporting shaft can penetrate through the ball socket and a through hole in the ball head and is inserted into an inner hole of the hollow rod. When the ship is not in shore, the supporting shaft is inserted into the inner sleeve, the ball socket, the ball head and the hollow rod to form a support, so that the fender shell is supported; when the ship is in shore, the supporting shaft is driven by the linear driving source to slip from the hollow rod and the ball head, so that the hollow rod is in universal fit with the inner sleeve, and the fender shell can be correspondingly deformed without damaging parts such as the hollow rod even if the fender is unevenly stressed; when the fender shell is compressed and deformed, the hollow rod can drive the inner sleeve to slide in the outer sleeve, when the fender shell is reset, the hollow rod is driven to reset again, and the supporting shaft is inserted into the ball head and the hollow rod through the linear driving source.
In the rubber fender for the wharf, the rubber fender further comprises a pressure spring, the inner end of the pressure spring is fixed on the base, and the outer end of the pressure spring is connected with the inner end of the inner sleeve. After the pressure spring is designed, the inner sleeve can be buffered, and when the anti-impact plate is subjected to external force, the anti-impact plate can play a role in secondary buffering.
In the rubber fender for wharf, as another solution, the inner end of the hollow rod is connected to the outer end of the inner sleeve through a spring, and the support shaft can be inserted into the inner hole of the hollow rod through the spring. When the ship does not land, the supporting shaft is inserted in the inner sleeve, the spring and the hollow rod to form a support, so that the phenomenon that the shearing force of the fender shell is too large under the action of the self gravity and the gravity of the fender is avoided; when the ship is in shore, the supporting shaft can slide out of the hollow rod and the spring, and the hollow rod, the inner sleeve and the like cannot be damaged even if the anti-impact plate is stressed unevenly.
In the rubber fender for the wharf, the outer end of the supporting shaft is provided with an arc-shaped guide surface. After the guide surface is designed, when the hollow rod is reset, the supporting shaft can be conveniently reinserted into the hollow rod.
In the rubber fender for wharf, the linear driving source includes a linear motor or a linear cylinder.
In the rubber fender for wharf, the rubber fender further comprises a controller connected with the linear driving source, and a distance sensor for detecting the distance of a ship is further arranged on the base. When the distance sensor detects that the ship approaches, the distance sensor can send a signal to the controller, and the controller sends an instruction to the linear driving source to drive the supporting shaft to retract.
In foretell pier rubber fender, be provided with the cable between fender and base, work as when fender casing is in the recovery state, the cable is in the tensioning state, be provided with on the base and be used for detecting the tensile tension sensor of cable, tension sensor with the controller is connected. A guy cable is designed between the fender and the base, so that the fender can be protected, and even if the fender shell and the like are damaged, the fender can still be connected with the base under the action of the guy cable; when the tension sensor detects that the inhaul cable has tension, the fender shell is in a recovery state, a signal can be sent to the controller, and the controller sends an instruction to the linear driving source to drive the supporting shaft to extend out.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the advantages of it is following:
1. the utility model has the advantages of long service life and the like.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of the rubber fender in the embodiment when a ship is not in shore.
Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of the rubber fender in the embodiment when the ship is to be landed.
In the figure, 1, a base; 2. a fender; 3. a fender shell; 4. a dock; 5. a jacket; 6. an inner sleeve; 7. a hollow shaft; 8. a linear drive source; 9. a support shaft; 10. a ball head; 11. a through hole; 12. an inner bore; 13. a ball socket; 14. compressing the spring; 15. a cable;
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To make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the attached drawings in the embodiments of the present invention are combined to clearly and completely describe the technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention, and obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all embodiments. The components of embodiments of the present invention, as generally described and illustrated in the figures herein, may be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations.
Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention, presented in the accompanying drawings, is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, as claimed, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the invention. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, it need not be further defined and explained in subsequent figures.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "inner", "outer", "bottom", and the like indicate the position or positional relationship based on the position or positional relationship shown in the drawings, or the position or positional relationship that the products of the present invention are conventionally placed when used, and are only for convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific position, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," "third," and the like are used solely to distinguish one from another, and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
In the description of the present invention, it should also be noted that, unless explicitly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "disposed," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.
As shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, the rubber fender comprises a base 1, an impact-proof plate 2 and fender shells 3, wherein the base 1 can be fixed on a wharf 4, the number of the fender shells 3 is two, the two fender shells are distributed at intervals along the horizontal direction, the inner ends of the fender shells 3 are fixed on the base 1, and the outer ends of the fender shells 3 are connected with the impact-proof plate 2; the rubber fender also comprises an outer sleeve 5, an inner sleeve 6 and a hollow rod 7 which are positioned in the fender shell 3, wherein the inner end of the outer sleeve 5 is fixed on the base 1, and the outer surface of the outer sleeve 5 is in contact with the inner surface of the fender shell 3; the inner sleeve 6 is arranged in the outer sleeve 5 in a sliding manner, the outer end of the inner sleeve 6 is in universal connection with the inner end of the hollow rod 7, and the outer end of the hollow rod 7 is connected with the anti-impact plate 2; the aperture of the hollow rod 7 is the same as that of the inner sleeve 6, the base 1 is provided with a linear driving source 8, the output end of the linear driving source 8 is connected with a supporting shaft 9 which can be simultaneously inserted into the inner sleeve 6 and the hollow rod 7 and is jointed with the inner sleeve 6 and the hole wall of the hollow rod 7, preferably, the linear driving source 8 is a linear motor or a linear cylinder, and the outer end of the supporting shaft 9 is provided with an arc-shaped guide surface.
It should be noted that, in addition to the universal connection between the outer end of the inner sleeve 6 and the inner end of the hollow rod 7, other connection or fixing methods can be adopted, such as screws, flanges, etc.; the sliding arrangement may be a mounting arrangement as is conventional to those skilled in the art.
As shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, in the present embodiment, specifically, the inner end of the hollow rod 7 is provided with a ball head 10, the ball head 10 is provided with a through hole 11 communicated with an inner hole 12 of the hollow rod 7, and the through hole 11 has the same diameter as the inner hole 12 of the hollow rod 7; the outer end of the inner sleeve 6 is provided with a ball socket 13 matched with the ball head 10; the outer end of the bearing shaft 9 can be inserted through the ball socket 13, the through hole 11 in the ball head 10 and into the inner hole 12 of the hollow rod 7.
More preferably, the rubber fender further comprises a compression spring 14, the inner end of the compression spring 14 is fixed on the base 1, and the outer end of the compression spring 14 is connected with the inner end of the inner sleeve 6. After the design has pressure spring 14, can form the buffering to inner cover 6, when impingement baffle 2 receives external force, can play the effect of secondary buffering.
Alternatively, the inner end of the hollow rod 7 is connected to the outer end of the inner sleeve 6 by a spring, through which the bearing shaft 9 can be inserted into the inner bore 12 of the hollow rod 7. When the ship is not in shore, the supporting shaft 9 is inserted into the inner sleeve 6, the spring and the hollow rod 7 to form a support, so that the phenomenon that the shearing force of the fender shell 3 is too large under the action of the self gravity and the gravity of the fender 2 is avoided; when the ship is in shore, the supporting shaft 9 can slide out from the hollow rod 7 and the spring, and the hollow rod 7, the inner sleeve 6 and the like cannot be damaged even if the impact-proof plate 2 is unevenly stressed.
In order to improve the intelligence of the rubber fender, the rubber fender further comprises a controller connected with the linear driving source 8, and the base 1 is further provided with a distance sensor for detecting the distance of a ship. Be provided with cable 15 between impingement baffle 2 and base 1, when fender casing 3 was in the recovery state, cable 15 was in the tensioning state, was provided with the tension sensor who is used for detecting cable 15 tension on the base 1, and tension sensor is connected with the controller.
The working principle of the utility model is as follows:
when the ship is not in shore, the supporting shaft 9 is inserted into the inner sleeve 6, the ball socket 13, the ball head 10 and the hollow rod 7 to form a support, so that the fender shell 3 is supported;
when the distance sensor detects that a ship approaches, a signal can be sent to the controller, and the controller sends an instruction to the linear driving source 8 to drive the supporting shaft 9 to retract, so that the hollow rod 7 is in universal fit with the inner sleeve 6;
after the ship is contacted with the impingement plate 2, the fender shell 3 can be correspondingly deformed to play a role in buffering; even if the impingement plate 2 is unevenly stressed, the hollow rod 7 can correspondingly move without damaging the parts such as the hollow rod 7 and the like;
when the ship is in the shore, the fender shell 3 is reset, and when the tension sensor detects that the tension cable 15 has tension, the fender shell 3 is in a reset state, a signal can be sent to the controller, and the controller sends a command to the linear driving source 8 to drive the supporting shaft 9 to extend out, so that the supporting shaft 9 is inserted into the ball head 10 and the hollow rod 7.
The specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the spirit of the invention. Various modifications, additions and substitutions for the specific embodiments described herein may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention or exceeding the scope of the invention as defined in the accompanying claims.

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1. The rubber fender for the wharf is characterized by comprising a base (1), an impact-resistant plate (2) and fender shells (3), wherein the base (1) can be fixed on a wharf (4), the number of the fender shells (3) is two, the two fender shells are distributed at intervals in the horizontal direction, the inner ends of the fender shells (3) are fixed on the base (1), and the outer ends of the fender shells (3) are connected with the impact-resistant plate (2); the rubber fender further comprises an outer sleeve (5), an inner sleeve (6) and a hollow rod (7), wherein the outer sleeve (5), the inner sleeve (6) and the hollow rod (7) are positioned in the fender shell (3), the inner end of the outer sleeve (5) is fixed on the base (1), and the outer surface of the outer sleeve (5) is in contact with the inner surface of the fender shell (3); the inner sleeve (6) is arranged in the outer sleeve (5) in a sliding mode, the outer end of the inner sleeve (6) is in universal connection with the inner end of the hollow rod (7), and the outer end of the hollow rod (7) is connected with the anti-impact plate (2); the aperture of hollow rod (7) with the aperture of endotheca (6) is the same, be provided with sharp driving source (8) on base (1), the output of sharp driving source (8) is connected with can peg graft simultaneously in endotheca (6) and hollow rod (7), and with the supporting axle (9) of endotheca (6) and the pore wall laminating of hollow rod (7).
2. The rubber fender of the wharf according to claim 1, wherein a ball head (10) is arranged at the inner end of the hollow rod (7), a through hole (11) communicated with an inner hole (12) of the hollow rod (7) is formed in the ball head (10), and the diameter of the through hole (11) is the same as that of the inner hole (12) of the hollow rod (7); the outer end of the inner sleeve (6) is provided with a ball socket (13) matched with the ball head (10); the outer end of the supporting shaft (9) can penetrate through the ball socket (13) and a through hole (11) in the ball head (10) and is inserted into an inner hole (12) of the hollow rod (7).
3. The rubber fender of claim 2, further comprising a compression spring (14), wherein the inner end of the compression spring (14) is fixed on the base (1), and the outer end of the compression spring (14) is connected with the inner end of the inner sleeve (6).
4. A rubber fender for wharf according to claim 1, characterized in that the inner end of the hollow rod (7) is connected to the outer end of the inner sleeve (6) by means of a spring, through which the bearing shaft (9) can be inserted into the inner bore (12) of the hollow rod (7).
5. Wharf rubber fender according to claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 4, characterized by the fact that the outer end of the supporting shaft (9) is provided with an arc-shaped guide surface.
6. The dock rubber fender of claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 4, wherein the linear drive source (8) comprises a linear motor or a linear cylinder.
7. The rubber fender of wharf according to claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 4, characterized in that the rubber fender further comprises a controller connected with the linear drive source (8), and a distance sensor for detecting a distance of a ship is further provided on the base (1).
8. The rubber fender of the wharf according to claim 7, wherein a pulling cable (15) is arranged between the fender (2) and the base (1), when the fender shell (3) is in a recovery state, the pulling cable (15) is in a tensioning state, and a tension sensor for detecting the tension of the pulling cable (15) is arranged on the base (1), and is connected with the controller.
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