EP0703139B1 - Mehrrumpfwasserfahrzeug - Google Patents

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EP0703139B1
EP0703139B1 EP95450013A EP95450013A EP0703139B1 EP 0703139 B1 EP0703139 B1 EP 0703139B1 EP 95450013 A EP95450013 A EP 95450013A EP 95450013 A EP95450013 A EP 95450013A EP 0703139 B1 EP0703139 B1 EP 0703139B1
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Jean-Francois Fountaine
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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 
    • B63B1/00—Hydrodynamic or hydrostatic features of hulls or of hydrofoils
    • B63B1/02—Hydrodynamic or hydrostatic features of hulls or of hydrofoils deriving lift mainly from water displacement
    • B63B1/10—Hydrodynamic or hydrostatic features of hulls or of hydrofoils deriving lift mainly from water displacement with multiple hulls
    • B63B1/12—Hydrodynamic or hydrostatic features of hulls or of hydrofoils deriving lift mainly from water displacement with multiple hulls the hulls being interconnected rigidly
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B25/00—Load-accommodating arrangements, e.g. stowing, trimming; Vessels characterised thereby
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B29/00—Accommodation for crew or passengers not otherwise provided for
    • B63B29/02—Cabins or other living spaces; Construction or arrangement thereof
    • B63B29/025—Modular or prefabricated cabins
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B3/00—Hulls characterised by their structure or component parts
    • B63B3/02—Hulls assembled from prefabricated sub-units
    • B63B3/08—Hulls assembled from prefabricated sub-units with detachably-connected sub-units
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B35/00—Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
    • B63B35/54—Ferries
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63H—MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING
    • B63H11/00—Marine propulsion by water jets

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  • the subject of the present invention is a navigating structure multihulls, with variable operating mode.
  • the user for example a local authority, can also plan investment, but for it to be profitable, you must either buy two types of boats, either to make the boat work with a bad compromise between the needs and possibilities of the boat.
  • the cell is an integral part of the structure and participates in resistance mechanics of the whole, in its own right.
  • the motorization is of the turbine and hydro-jet type so as not to increase the draft and the drag and also for safety.
  • Such boats have high travel speeds but they do not have only a very limited freight capacity.
  • variable buoyancy of the base allows you to push it down so that it goes under the floating platform and bring it up for lift said platform once it is linked to the base.
  • Variable buoyancy also allows you to vary the height above of the water level as a function of the speed and the state of the sea.
  • the aim of the present invention is to propose a navigating structure multihulls which allows to modulate the useful space according to the needs, this very quickly, which can also be mixed, which is aerodynamic, which has all the necessary security guarantees, which is stable, including the compartment where the engine and service compartments remain accessible cabin crew regardless of passenger compartments or more generally of the load and which makes it possible in particular to use hydro-jet type engines.
  • the hydro-jet type motorization can be replaced, depending on the usual navigation conditions of the sailing structure, by a shaft and propeller type motorization as on most boats, but advantageously under certain conditions, by a surface propeller or cavitating.
  • the multihull sailing structure in particular a catamaran, comprises a floating base comprising hulls, means for securing these hulls, a motorization arranged in at least one of the hulls, fluid and supply networks electric as well as a cockpit, and is characterized in that it includes a support platform secured to the floating base and provided to removably receive at least one modular element suitable for type of transport to perform.
  • the modular elements are cells for the transport of passengers, equipped with at least seats.
  • the cells include connection means automatic with fluid and electrical power supply networks of the platform.
  • the modular elements are free-load containers.
  • the shells are connected by at minus three arms forming the support of the platform.
  • the shells have a small width compared to their length so as to give them a large finesse.
  • the entire structure is made of composite material and / or light alloy.
  • the useful part of the platform includes at least part of its free surface for receiving freight or for be equipped with removable seats.
  • stairs are integrated in the hull connecting means.
  • This structure comprises a floating base 10 comprising two shells 12, means 14 for securing these two shells, a motorization 16, fluid and electrical supply networks 18, more visible detail in FIG. 2, and a cockpit 20.
  • This structure further comprises a support platform 22 integral with the floating base as well as modular elements 24, fixed from removably on said platform.
  • the mechanical strength of the floating base including the platform is calculated to be self-supporting but also to support a given load additional.
  • FIG 2 there is shown the motorization and more particularly one of the two motors 26, housed in one of the shells 12, which supplies a water turbine 28.
  • a complementary rudder 30 ensures the directional deviations and a back-thrust member 32 makes it possible to reverse the direction of thrust in order to make possible navigation in reverse.
  • the fuel 34 and water 36 tanks are connected respectively to motors and modular elements, by lines schematically represented in 38 and 40.
  • the generator 42 supplies electrical energy to all of the structure by a main link shown diagrammatically at 44.
  • the means for securing the two shells comprise arms 46, divided into three points for security reasons. We can thus distinguish three arms, front, middle and back. Two of these arms are sufficient to ensure the mechanical strength of the assembly, but standards require that the resistance of the structure in the event of breakage of one of the arms, so that the best solution is to add the third arm, as in the mode shown.
  • the support platform 22 is initially empty in order to be able to have different types of loads.
  • the platform is applied to the passenger transport and for this purpose the modular elements 24 each include two rows 48 of seats 50, toilets 52 and storage boxes 54.
  • Modular elements can communicate with each other through doors 56 but also with the outside, to the right of the arms 46, which constitutes as many isolation or, on the contrary, safety means to facilitate the evacuation of passengers.
  • the personnel can also circulate outside the modules or at inside these modules.
  • stairs 58 are provided directly in the arms.
  • the cockpit 20 includes the known positions on board a boat like the pilot console 60 itself and the chart table 62.
  • a very panoramic position ensures excellent visibility for the pilot.
  • the cockpit is an intrinsic part of the floating structure and has no removability character.
  • a relaxation area 64 is permanently arranged between the post steering 20 and platform 22.
  • the elements are equipped with mechanical connection means to automatic locking as for containers with free load, standard dimensions.
  • the ventilation of such elements or better the air conditioning is integrated, autonomous and independent.
  • the modular elements act as a barrier to the propagation of vibrations and noises emitted by the engine inside hulls.
  • the seals must be provided at the right of the doors, by bellows or by any other simple means because the space between two elements is very reduced, which limits the mechanical resistance required.
  • the fineness of the hulls allows limit drag and increase performance while maintaining high stability for passengers when the elements are modules for such transport but stability is also highly appreciated for transport of containers with free load.
  • Such a structure can also be equipped with all kinds accessories and containers can be replaced with tanks or open tanks for the transport of bulk materials.
  • a bimini top can be installed on a structure adequate.
  • the necessary safety equipment is provided according to the legislation in force and, in any event, the presence of a guardrail peripheral is essential.

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  1. Mehrrumpfwasserfahrzeug, insbesondere Katamaran, enthaltend eine schwimmende Basis (10) umfassend Rümpfe (12), Mittel (14) zum Befestigen der Rümpfe untereinander, eine Motorisierung (16), die an wenigstens einem der Rümpfe angeordnet ist, Fluid- und Elektrizitätsversorgungsnetze (18) ebenso wie einen Steuerstand (20), der fest auf dem Fahrzeug montiert ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es eine Trägerplattform (22) aufweist, die auf der schwimmenden Basis (10) befestigt und vorgesehen ist, um wenigstens ein modulares Element (24), das an einen vorzunehmenden Transport angepaßt ist, lösbar aufzunehmen.
  2. Wasserfahrzeug nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die modularen Elemente (24) Zellen zum Transport von Passagieren sind, die wenigstens mit Sitzen ausgerüstet sind.
  3. Wasserfahrzeug nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Zellen (24) Mittel zum automatischen Verbinden mit den Fluid- und Vorsorgungsnetzen für elektrische Energie der Plattform umfassen.
  4. Wasserfahrzeug nach Anspruch 2 oder 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Zellen (24) Mittel (56) zur Kommunikation zwischen den Zellen umfassen, die den Zugang von einer Zelle zur benachbarten Zelle sowie den Zugang nach außen ermöglichen.
  5. Wasserfahrzeug nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die modularen Elemente (24) Container für freie Ladung sind.
  6. Wasserfahrzeug nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Rümpfe mit wenigstens drei Armen (46), die einen Träger für die Plattform (22) bilden, realisiert sind.
  7. Wasserfahrzeug nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Rümpfe (12) eine geringe Breite im Vergleich zu ihrer Länge besitzen, um ihnen eine große Schlankheit zu verleihen.
  8. Wasserfahrzeug nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Zugangsmittel zur Plattform und zu den modularen Elementen Treppen (58) umfassen, die in die Mittel zum Verbinden der Rümpfe integriert sind.
  9. Wasserfahrzeug nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der nutzbare Teil der Plattform wenigstens einen Abschnitt mit freier Oberfläche umfaßt, der zur Aufnahme von Ladung oder zum lösbaren Ausrüsten mit Sitzen versehen ist.
  10. Wasserfahrzeug nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das gesamte Fahrzeug aus Verbundmaterial und/oder Leichtmetallegierung realisiert ist.
EP95450013A 1994-09-22 1995-09-18 Mehrrumpfwasserfahrzeug Expired - Lifetime EP0703139B1 (de)

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FR9411543A FR2724904B1 (fr) 1994-09-22 1994-09-22 Structure navigante multicoque
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