EP0111015A1 - Apparat zum Reinigen von Laderäumen - Google Patents

Apparat zum Reinigen von Laderäumen Download PDF

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EP0111015A1
EP0111015A1 EP82111281A EP82111281A EP0111015A1 EP 0111015 A1 EP0111015 A1 EP 0111015A1 EP 82111281 A EP82111281 A EP 82111281A EP 82111281 A EP82111281 A EP 82111281A EP 0111015 A1 EP0111015 A1 EP 0111015A1
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frame
cleaning
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cargo hold
ship
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Norbert W. Lenius
Joseph P. Fischer
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R A STEARN Inc
American Steamship Co
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American Steamship Co
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B57/00—Tank or cargo hold cleaning specially adapted for vessels
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B27/00—Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers
    • B63B27/29—Other loading or unloading equipment involving a continuous action, not provided in groups B63B27/22 - B63B27/28

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  • the present invention relates to apparatus for cleaning the cargo holds of ships.
  • the invention relates to apparatus for cleaning residue from the floor and side walls of cargo holds and removing the residue from the hold.
  • the present invention relates to an improved apparatus for cleaning the cargo holds of vessels, which apparatus avoids the disadvantages of prior systems while affording additional structural and operating advantages.
  • the invention provides apparatus for cleaning the cargo hold of a ship comprising a frame adapted to be mounted on the associated ship for movement with respect thereto, support means carried by the frame and movable with respect thereto into and throughout all portions of the cargo hold, motive means coupled to the support means for effecting movement thereof, an inlet nozzle carried by the support means and movable therewith, and means for coupling the inlet nozzle to an associated suction pump for removing material from the cargo hold.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 of the drawings there is illustrated a cargo ship or vessel, generally designated by the numeral 10, which has a hull 11 and a deck 12. Formed in the hull 11 beneath the deck 12 is a plurality of cargo holds, one of which is illustrated and is generally designated by the numeral 15, the holds 15 being separated by bulkheads.
  • a cargo hold 15 is illustrated as being of the hopper-bottom type and the vessel 10 will typically be provided with unloading or discharge apparatus (not shown) disposed beneath the cargo holds 15 for discharging the lading therefrom, all in a well-known manner.
  • the cargo hold 15 is provided with vertical side walls 13, integral at the upper end thereof with inwardly and upwardly sloping top walls 14 and at the lower end thereof with inwardly and downwardly sloping bottom walls 16.
  • Downwardly sloping bottom walls 17 are provided centrally of the cargo hold 15 for dividing it into two hopper sections.
  • the sloping walls 16 and 17 cooperate to define bottom outlets for the cargo hold 15.
  • the inner edges of the top walls 14 cooperate to define a rectangular hatch opening at the top of the carbo hold 15, this opening being provided with upstanding vertical flanges 18 along the fore and aft edges thereof and downwardly and inwardly sloping flanges 19 along the port and-starboard edges thereof.
  • a suitable hatch cover (not shown) may be mounted on the rim formed by the flanges 18 and 19.
  • While the cargo hold 15 has been illustrated as extending continuously across the width of the vessel 10, it will be appreciated that the hopper sections of the cargo hold 15 could be separated by a vertical partition along the center line of the vessel 10. Furthermore, while a hopper-type cargo hold 15 has been illustrated, it will be appreciated that the present invention is suitable for use with other types of cargo or tanker holds.
  • the cleaning vehicle 20 includes a frame, generally designated by the numeral 1, which includes a pair of parallel beams 22 and 24 disposed substantially horizontally and extending laterally of the vessel l0 and spaced apart longitudinally thereof.
  • the beam 22 has the opposite ends thereof respectively secured to vertical posts 23 and the beam 24 has the opposite ends thereof respectively secured to posts 25, the posts 23 and 25 being in turn secured together by connecting members 26 to form a rigid frame which is dimensioned to span the cargo hold 15 laterally of the vessel 10.
  • the lower ends of the posts 23 and 25 are fixedly secured to two carriages 30, each provided with flanged wheels for rolling engagement with rails 32 mounted on the deck 12 respectively adjacent to the opposite sides of the vessel 10 and extending lengthwise thereof.
  • the wheels 31 are coupled to a chain drive mechanism and associated power source (not shown), whereby the frame 21 is self-propelled for movement longitudinally of the vessel 10.
  • a chain drive mechanism and associated power source not shown
  • other types of drive means could be utilized for moving the cleaning vehicle 20 along the rails 32.
  • a vacuum or suction pump 33 communicating with a collection hopper 34 disposed therebelow and with one end of an inlet hose 35.
  • the hose 35 is a flexible and is wound on a reel 36 via a hub coupling 37, the reed 36 being rotatably mounted on the frame 21 and driven by a suitable drive means such as a spring motor 38.
  • a cable reel 39 mounted on which a length of electric cable may be wound. The electric cable may be connected to a suitable source of electric power on the vessel 10, the cable being wound on and unwound from the reel 39 as the cleaning vehicle 20.moves back and forth along the deck 12 of the vessel 10.
  • a control platform 40 mounted on which is mounted a control panel 41.
  • an operator stands on the control platform 40 and operates the cleaning vehicle 20 by use of the control panel 41.
  • an electric motor 42 which is coupled to the electric power source via the cable wound on the reel 39.
  • the electric motor 42 is in turn coupled to a hydraulic pump (not shown) of a hydraulic system for powering other portions of the , cleaning vehicle 20, as will be explained more fully below.
  • the cleaning vehicle 20 may also be provided with a remote control panel 45 which may be adapted to be strapped on the operator and which is connected to the control panel 41 by means of a suitable cable 46. By use of the remote control panel 45, the operator can move about the deck 12 to obtain a better vantage point for viewing the operation of the cleaning vehicle 20 as it is being controlled.
  • a trolley mounted on the frame 2l.is a trolley, generally designated by the numeral 50, which includes an upper frame 51 provided with wheels 52 and a lower frame 53 provided with wheels 54, the wheels 52 and 54 being respectively disposed for rolling engagement with upper and lower flanges of the beams 22 and 24 for movement longitudinally therealong.
  • the trolley 50 is driven by means of a double-acting hydraulic drive cylinder 55 mounted on the beam 22 and provided with piston rods 56 at the opposite ends thereof, respectively fixedly secured to pulley blocks 57. Cables 58 are respectively fed through the blocks 57 and associated sheaves 59, each cable 58 having one end thereof anchored to the beam 22 and the other end thereof anchored to the trolley 50.
  • an elongated support column 60 which is preferably of hollow construction rectangular in transverse cross section.
  • the support column 60 is fixedly secured at its lower end to a circular pedestal 61 having pulleys 62 mounted thereon.
  • a cable 63 has one end thereof fixedly secured to the trolley 50 and extends downwardly around the pulleys 62 in the pedestal 61 and then back up to a winch 64 mounted on the trolley 50.
  • the winch 54 is driven by a hydraulic winch motor 65 also mounted on the trolley 50 for raising and lowering the support column 60.
  • Sheaths 66 are provided for guiding cable and hydraulic line bundles along the frame 21 and upwardly to the.top of the support column 60, certain of these bundles then traveling down through the hollow support column 60.
  • an articulated support arm generally designated by the numeral 70, including a main upper section 71 pivotally coupled to the pedestal 61 as at 72 and pivotally movable with respect thereto by means of a pair of drive cylinders 73 (one shown).
  • each of the drive cylinders 73 has one end thereof pivotally coupled to the pedestal 61 and has its piston rod connected to the main section 71 of the arm 70 intermediate the ends thereof.
  • the arm 70 also includes an end section 74 pivotally connected to the distal end of the main section 71 as at 75 and pivotally moved with respect thereto by means_of a hydraulic drive cylinder 76.
  • one end of the drive cylinder 76 is pivotally connected to the main section 71 and the piston rod of the drive cylinder 76 is pivotally connected to the end section 74.
  • the hose 35 extends downwardly along the articulated arm 70, being secured thereto by suitable hose clamps 77.
  • the hose 70 is coupled at its lower end to a suction intake nozzle 78 which is disposed adjacent to the end section 74 of the arm 70.
  • a cylindrical brush 80 Rotatably mounted on the end section 74 of the arm 70 is a cylindrical brush 80 which may be electrically or hydraulically driven by a suitable drive motor (not shown).
  • the hatch cover is removed from the cargo hold 15 and the cleaning vehicle 20 is moved along the rails 32 into position over the cargo hold 15.
  • the cleaning vehicle 20 will have the support column 60 completely raised so that the pedestal 61 is immediately beneath the trolley 50, and the articulated arm 70 will be raised to a substantially horizontal position immediately beneath the beams 22 and 24 so that it clears the flanges 18 and 19 at the tops of the cargo holds 15.
  • the trolley 50 is moved to the desired location, the articulated arm 70 is lowered and the support column 60 is lowered by means of the cable 63.
  • the operator then moves the various parts of the cleaning vehicle 20, including the end section 74 of the articulated arm 70, until the brush 80 is brought into scouring engagement with the portion of the walls of the cargo hold 15 to be cleaned.
  • the suction intake nozzle 78 is disposed beneath the brush 80 so that as material is loosened from the walls 13, 14, 16 and 17 of the cargo hold 15, it may be sucked up into the nozzle 78 and then via the hose 35 and the suction pump 33 to the hopper 34, where it is collected for later disposal.
  • the rotating brush 80 and the nozzle 78 may be moved to all parts of the cargo hold 15 for cleaning all of the wall surfaces thereof.
  • the vacuum system of the present invention permits ready disposal of the cleaned residue from the hold 15 as it is removed from the walls thereof.
  • the hose 35 is wound on and unwound from the reel 36 as the cleaning vehicle 20 and the parts thereof are moved so as to take up any slack in the hose 35.
  • the support column 60 and the articulated arm 70 are retracted and the cleaning vehicle 20 is moved to the next cargo hold 15. In this manner all the cargo holds of the vessel 10 can be readily cleaned by a single operator.
  • FIGS. 5 through 7 of the drawings there is illustrated an alternative embodiment, generally designated by the numeral 120, of the cleaning vehicle of the present invention.
  • the cleaning vehicle 120 is substantially identical to the cleaning vehicle 20, with the exception that the vacuum pump and collection hopper are not mounted thereon, but are rather mounted elsewhere on the vessel 10. Accordingly, the outlet end of the hose 35 is connected through a coupling 121 to an auxiliary hose section 122, the other end of which is adapted to be coupled to any of a number of quick-disconnect couplings 123 disposed at spaced-apart points along a fixed vacuum manifold 124 extending longitudinally along the deck 12 of the vessel 10.
  • the vacuum manifold 124 is in turn coupled to the associated vacuum pump and collection hopper (not shown) which are located elsewhere on the vessel 10.
  • one of the quick-disconnect couplings 123 is disposed adjacent to each of the cargo holds 15, so that as the cleaning vehicle 120 is moved from hold to hold, the auxiliary hose section 122 is always within reach of a coupling 123.

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NL1032667C2 (nl) 2006-10-11 2007-12-04 Scheepvaartbedrijf Schot C V Inrichting voor het reinigen van een wand van een laadruim.
DE102017209312A1 (de) * 2017-06-01 2018-12-06 Stefan Vennemann Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Reinigung eines Schiffsladeraums
WO2020059466A1 (ja) * 2018-09-19 2020-03-26 岬環境プラン株式会社 撒積貨物船の船艙壁面清掃装置
EP3718650A1 (de) * 2019-04-01 2020-10-07 MUR Shipping Holdings B. V. Reinigungssystem zum reinigen einer kammer
WO2020261196A1 (en) * 2019-06-28 2020-12-30 Gitra Bvba Vessel for powder

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US3606036A (en) * 1968-07-31 1971-09-20 Marcona Corp Method and apparatus for shipping mineral solids and other particulate matter
GB1332321A (en) * 1970-12-23 1973-10-03 Dasic Equipment Ltd Hose reeling machine
DE2229412A1 (de) * 1972-06-16 1974-01-03 Peters Ag Claudius Vorrichtung zum pneumatischen foerdern von staubfoermigem oder feinkoernigem schuettgut
NL7706664A (en) * 1977-06-16 1978-12-19 Int Handling Europa B V Dredger elevator vertical jib with bucket chain rollers - has trolley with roller horizontally movable to take up chain slack when lifting jib
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US3148784A (en) * 1960-09-16 1964-09-15 R P T Z Patco Inc General purpose cargo vessel
US3606036A (en) * 1968-07-31 1971-09-20 Marcona Corp Method and apparatus for shipping mineral solids and other particulate matter
GB1332321A (en) * 1970-12-23 1973-10-03 Dasic Equipment Ltd Hose reeling machine
DE2229412A1 (de) * 1972-06-16 1974-01-03 Peters Ag Claudius Vorrichtung zum pneumatischen foerdern von staubfoermigem oder feinkoernigem schuettgut
NL7706664A (en) * 1977-06-16 1978-12-19 Int Handling Europa B V Dredger elevator vertical jib with bucket chain rollers - has trolley with roller horizontally movable to take up chain slack when lifting jib
US4220170A (en) * 1979-07-30 1980-09-02 Hebert Chris J Apparatus for cleaning large tank interiors

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
NL1032667C2 (nl) 2006-10-11 2007-12-04 Scheepvaartbedrijf Schot C V Inrichting voor het reinigen van een wand van een laadruim.
EP1911670A1 (de) 2006-10-11 2008-04-16 Scheepvaartbedrijf Schot C.V. Apparat zur Reinigung der Wand des Laderaums
DE102017209312A1 (de) * 2017-06-01 2018-12-06 Stefan Vennemann Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Reinigung eines Schiffsladeraums
WO2020059466A1 (ja) * 2018-09-19 2020-03-26 岬環境プラン株式会社 撒積貨物船の船艙壁面清掃装置
CN112703152A (zh) * 2018-09-19 2021-04-23 岬环境计划株式会社 散装货船的船舱壁面清扫装置
KR20210060470A (ko) * 2018-09-19 2021-05-26 미사키 간쿄 플랜 가부시키가이샤 산적 화물선의 선창 벽면 청소 장치
KR102401284B1 (ko) 2018-09-19 2022-05-24 미사키 간쿄 플랜 가부시키가이샤 산적 화물선의 선창 벽면 청소 장치
CN112703152B (zh) * 2018-09-19 2023-08-08 岬环境计划株式会社 散装货船的船舱壁面清扫装置
EP3718650A1 (de) * 2019-04-01 2020-10-07 MUR Shipping Holdings B. V. Reinigungssystem zum reinigen einer kammer
WO2020261196A1 (en) * 2019-06-28 2020-12-30 Gitra Bvba Vessel for powder
BE1027396B1 (nl) * 2019-06-28 2021-02-01 Gitra Bvba Vaartuig voor poeders

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