EP0815001B1 - Watertight walls on ferries - Google Patents

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EP0815001B1
EP0815001B1 EP96909401A EP96909401A EP0815001B1 EP 0815001 B1 EP0815001 B1 EP 0815001B1 EP 96909401 A EP96909401 A EP 96909401A EP 96909401 A EP96909401 A EP 96909401A EP 0815001 B1 EP0815001 B1 EP 0815001B1
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Björn Ragnar OLSEN
Svein Albert Rui
Harald Arvid Valnumsen
Tom Schierning
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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 
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    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
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    • B63B11/00—Interior subdivision of hulls
    • B63B11/02—Arrangement of bulkheads, e.g. defining cargo spaces
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
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    • B63B43/00—Improving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for
    • B63B43/02—Improving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for reducing risk of capsizing or sinking
    • B63B43/04—Improving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for reducing risk of capsizing or sinking by improving stability
    • B63B43/045—Improving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for reducing risk of capsizing or sinking by improving stability by decreasing the free surface effect of water entered in enclosed decks

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  • the present invention relates to lightweight partition walls (doors) for installation on ships, and more particularly watertight walls on board of ferries and ro-ro types of ships, in order to comply with the recently imposed severe regulations regarding safety on board in the case of incoming bilge water.
  • the hitherto known solutions are based on provision of integral doors pivotally attached to the ceilings allowing for a 90° swinging movement of the door in order to close/open the sections (chambers) provided along the longitudinal extension of the ship.
  • Swedish Patent No. 464 016 discloses an improvement of the above constructional principle by allowing a 180° movement for the doors and thus the possibility of loading/unloading in both directions.
  • FR-A-2502106 describes a partition wall system comprising a wall panel composed of several horizontally extending individual elements mutually attached in a watertight manner allowing for a gradual extension and retraction of the elements from a storing means being attached/positioned in fixed locations into the structural parts of the ship like side walls, centre/side casing etc.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a partition wall system which is completely removable during loading/unloading and which can be installed even after allocation of cars/cargo on the deck and does not interfere with other installations during storage.
  • Still another object of the invention is to provide a self-supporting lightweight wall system requiring no special bearing structure and offering simplified routines for the loading/unloading activities.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates schematically in a partial vertical cross-sectional view a permanent car deck 1 and a suspended deck 2 on a ferry and defining the area further (de)limited by side walls of the hull structure to be closed in a watertight manner.
  • the provided partition wall panel (door) 3 comprises several module elements 4 arranged vertically, mutually interlinked or otherwise provided butt to butt.
  • Said module elements 4 are arranged vertically side-by-side across the cavity between the suspended deck 2 and the car deck 1 being extracted/retracted laterally and stored in storing means 6 composed of simple guiding rails forming a cartridge and extending along the hull side, optimally on one or the other side of the partition or even possibly split with some of the elements stored on each side as it appears from Fig. 2.
  • the possibility of individual extraction/retraction of each module element is an important feature of the provided partition wall system allowing for a flexible width of the wall (partial or complete coverage of the available cross-sectional area between the decks).
  • the individual manipulation/storage of the module elements ensures erection of the partition walls on any desired location on the deck since flexible storage of individual elements does not interfere with other installations, e.g. fire extinguishing means on board.
  • the applied elements 4 being provided as self-supporting hollow shapes extruded in aluminum (alloys) material do not require any special reinforcing/supporting structures and can be installed practically on any requested location along the deck's extension.
  • FIG. 1a Another particular advantage of the partition wall system according to the preferred embodiment based on the vertical side-by-side arrangement of the individual module elements 4 is a flexibility also with regard to vertical adaptation for transportation/storage of the individual module elements, several interlinked elements or the whole partition wall panel, by provision of a suspended transport/locking beam 8.
  • the special configuration and function of this beam is schematically illustrated in Fig. 1a showing a partial cross-sectional side view taken along line II-II in Fig. 1.
  • the beam 8 exhibiting two longitudinally extending interconnected chambers 81,82 defining a cavity designed for accomodation/fixation of the vertically arranged module elements 4, can be relocated both in the vertical and horizontal direction perpendicular (normal) to the extension of the partition wall panel by means of hydraulic or electric powered transport devices (not shown in the Figure).
  • a complementary designed bottom member 9 transversally fastened to the deck floor on the location of the partition wall ensures a combined watertight locking of the module elements and an adequate support for the partition wall.
  • This particular design of the suspended beam ensures an optimal strength/load distribution across the partition wall between the supporting side walls of hull, the bottom member and the top suspended beam, thus providing an adequate sealing both vertically and horizontally transversally across the partition wall.
  • the beam being movable both vertically and optionally also longitudinally along a deck (perpendicular to the extension of the partition wall panel), there is no need for any guiding rail across the deck on the location of the partition wall.
  • the suspended beam can be stored independently of the storage location of the elements/panel in any convenient height and location along the hull both under the ceiling, suspended deck(s) and, if applicable, even on or in the deck.
  • the specially designed elements composed of extruded closed (box shaped) profiles will under the pressure interact with each other ensuring sufficient pressure on the sealing member located between the elements and the integrity of the composed partition vial even without any additional fastening/guiding means incorporated in the construction.
  • the partition walls are completely removed from the deck when stored.
  • the storing of the partition walls is based on a flexible retraction of the individual module elements requiring typically under 200 mm of the available height between the decks.
  • the superior flexibility of the new partition wall system allows in a simple and cost efficient way to provide the requested watertight sealing on all types of existing ferries designed with or without suspended decks, split suspended decks and also covers the possibility of longitudinal partition if requested.

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The present invention relates to lightweight partition walls (doors) for installation on ships, and more particularly watertight walls on board of ferries and ro-ro types of ships, in order to comply with the recently imposed severe regulations regarding safety on board in the case of incoming bilge water.
The new regulations, requiring avoidance of the bilge water flow both in the longitudinal and in some cases also in the transversal (lateral) extension of the ship hull, represent a considerable challenge for the presently applied ferries exhibiting a variety of designs with regard to location of the casing (centre or side casing), provision of suspended decks etc. in order to provide a cost and v!eight efficient and flexible system of the partition walls to be (after) installed on the existing ferries.
The hitherto known solutions are based on provision of integral doors pivotally attached to the ceilings allowing for a 90° swinging movement of the door in order to close/open the sections (chambers) provided along the longitudinal extension of the ship.
Swedish Patent No. 464 016 discloses an improvement of the above constructional principle by allowing a 180° movement for the doors and thus the possibility of loading/unloading in both directions.
Furthermore, FR-A-2502106 describes a partition wall system comprising a wall panel composed of several horizontally extending individual elements mutually attached in a watertight manner allowing for a gradual extension and retraction of the elements from a storing means being attached/positioned in fixed locations into the structural parts of the ship like side walls, centre/side casing etc.
However, none of the known constructions, besides the necessity to be "tailored" for each individual design and dimensions of the ship hull, will comply with the new safety requirements combined with minimal time in the harbour for the ferries (disembarcation/embarcation within 1 hour for the "high intensity" lines)..
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved lightweight partition wall system exhibiting great flexibility with regard to the actual dimensions (cross-sections) of the hull cavities to be closed and requiring minimal floor area for its installation.
Another object of the invention is to provide a partition wall system which is completely removable during loading/unloading and which can be installed even after allocation of cars/cargo on the deck and does not interfere with other installations during storage.
Still another object of the invention is to provide a self-supporting lightweight wall system requiring no special bearing structure and offering simplified routines for the loading/unloading activities.
These and other objects and features of the partition wall system according to the present invention are met by provision of a wall system as it appears from the attached patent claims 1-3, and the following detailed description of preferred embodiments with reference to the drawings Figs. 1 and 2, where
Fig. 1
shows schematically in a vertical cross-sectional view another embodiment of the partition wall system, and Fig. 1a a partial vertical side view taken along line II-II in Fig. 1, and
Fig. 2
illustrates the wall system in a partial horizontal cross-section taken along line I-I in Fig. 1.
Referring to the drawings, Fig. 1 illustrates schematically in a partial vertical cross-sectional view a permanent car deck 1 and a suspended deck 2 on a ferry and defining the area further (de)limited by side walls of the hull structure to be closed in a watertight manner. The provided partition wall panel (door) 3 comprises several module elements 4 arranged vertically, mutually interlinked or otherwise provided butt to butt.
Said module elements 4 are arranged vertically side-by-side across the cavity between the suspended deck 2 and the car deck 1 being extracted/retracted laterally and stored in storing means 6 composed of simple guiding rails forming a cartridge and extending along the hull side, optimally on one or the other side of the partition or even possibly split with some of the elements stored on each side as it appears from Fig. 2. The possibility of individual extraction/retraction of each module element is an important feature of the provided partition wall system allowing for a flexible width of the wall (partial or complete coverage of the available cross-sectional area between the decks). Furthermore, the individual manipulation/storage of the module elements ensures erection of the partition walls on any desired location on the deck since flexible storage of individual elements does not interfere with other installations, e.g. fire extinguishing means on board.
This new and flexible system of building up the partition wall of a variable number of elements offers several advantages compared to the commercial "fix sized" door.
First of all, the applied elements 4 being provided as self-supporting hollow shapes extruded in aluminum (alloys) material do not require any special reinforcing/supporting structures and can be installed practically on any requested location along the deck's extension.
Secondly, neither their function (closing/opening) or storing requires any significant deck area so that practically all the available deck area can be applied in an optimal manner. Furthermore, this inventive way of extracting/retracting the elements from the storing cartridge makes it possible to erect such watertight partition walls after loading of cargo (cars) based on simple routines, and thus substantially contributes to reduce the time needed for embarcation/disembarcation of vessels.
Finally, there is no need for any special locking or sealing arrangement (means) in the case of the illustrated embodiment of the partition wall. The last element will automatically exercise sufficient pressure on the extracted (remaining) elements to ensure the watertight sealing between the elements.
Another particular advantage of the partition wall system according to the preferred embodiment based on the vertical side-by-side arrangement of the individual module elements 4 is a flexibility also with regard to vertical adaptation for transportation/storage of the individual module elements, several interlinked elements or the whole partition wall panel, by provision of a suspended transport/locking beam 8. The special configuration and function of this beam is schematically illustrated in Fig. 1a showing a partial cross-sectional side view taken along line II-II in Fig. 1. The beam 8, exhibiting two longitudinally extending interconnected chambers 81,82 defining a cavity designed for accomodation/fixation of the vertically arranged module elements 4, can be relocated both in the vertical and horizontal direction perpendicular (normal) to the extension of the partition wall panel by means of hydraulic or electric powered transport devices (not shown in the Figure). A complementary designed bottom member 9 transversally fastened to the deck floor on the location of the partition wall ensures a combined watertight locking of the module elements and an adequate support for the partition wall.
This particular design of the suspended beam ensures an optimal strength/load distribution across the partition wall between the supporting side walls of hull, the bottom member and the top suspended beam, thus providing an adequate sealing both vertically and horizontally transversally across the partition wall.
Furthermore, thanks to the combined integrated transport/locking function of the beam being movable both vertically and optionally also longitudinally along a deck (perpendicular to the extension of the partition wall panel), there is no need for any guiding rail across the deck on the location of the partition wall. The suspended beam can be stored independently of the storage location of the elements/panel in any convenient height and location along the hull both under the ceiling, suspended deck(s) and, if applicable, even on or in the deck.
An adequate pressure ensuring the watertight connection between the elements will be provided by a hydraulic system (not particularly shown in the Figures) applied for manipulation of the elements (extraction/retraction).
In the simplest embodiment according to the present invention the specially designed elements composed of extruded closed (box shaped) profiles will under the pressure interact with each other ensuring sufficient pressure on the sealing member located between the elements and the integrity of the composed partition vial even without any additional fastening/guiding means incorporated in the construction.
As is apparent from the above descriptions of the examples, illustrating different embodiments of the partition wall system according to the present invention, the partition walls are completely removed from the deck when stored. The storing of the partition walls is based on a flexible retraction of the individual module elements requiring typically under 200 mm of the available height between the decks. The superior flexibility of the new partition wall system allows in a simple and cost efficient way to provide the requested watertight sealing on all types of existing ferries designed with or without suspended decks, split suspended decks and also covers the possibility of longitudinal partition if requested.

Claims (3)

  1. A partition wall system for ships comprising a wall panel (3) and a storing means (6), where the wall panel (3) comprises several individual module elements (4) mutually engaged in a watertight and flexible butt to butt manner allowing for gradual extension and retraction of the requested number of elements (4) from the storing means (6),
    characterized in
    that the module elements (4), in an extracted position, are arranged vertically side by side extending from a suspended beam (8) and are adapted to be extracted/retracted laterally from/into a retracted position longitudinally vertically side by side in the storing means (6) allocated along the walls of the ship cavity and where the suspended beam (8) has an integrated transport/locking function being relocable vertically and optionally also perpendicularly to the extension of the wall panel (3).
  2. The wall system according to claim 1
    characterized in
    that a last element of the wall panel (3) has an integrated sealing/locking function for the installed partition wall.
  3. The wall system according to claim 1 or 2,
    characterized in
    that the module elements are provided as aluminium alloy extrusions.
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NO951249A NO951249L (en) 1995-03-31 1995-03-31 Waterproof bulkheads for ferries
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