EP0861772A1 - Verfahren zum Verbinden von Schwimkörpern und Gesamtheit von so verbundenen Schwimmkörpern - Google Patents

Verfahren zum Verbinden von Schwimkörpern und Gesamtheit von so verbundenen Schwimmkörpern Download PDF

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EP0861772A1
EP0861772A1 EP98200516A EP98200516A EP0861772A1 EP 0861772 A1 EP0861772 A1 EP 0861772A1 EP 98200516 A EP98200516 A EP 98200516A EP 98200516 A EP98200516 A EP 98200516A EP 0861772 A1 EP0861772 A1 EP 0861772A1
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Anthonius Johannes Maria Den Reijer
Hendrik Michael Muis
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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 
    • 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
    • B63B35/34—Pontoons
    • B63B35/38—Rigidly-interconnected pontoons
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
    • E02B3/00—Engineering works in connection with control or use of streams, rivers, coasts, or other marine sites; Sealings or joints for engineering works in general
    • E02B3/04—Structures or apparatus for, or methods of, protecting banks, coasts, or harbours
    • E02B3/06—Moles; Piers; Quays; Quay walls; Groynes; Breakwaters ; Wave dissipating walls; Quay equipment
    • E02B3/062—Constructions floating in operational condition, e.g. breakwaters or wave dissipating walls
    • E02B3/064—Floating landing-stages

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  • the invention relates to a method for releasable assembly of at least two floating bodies.
  • An example of such a connection method is described in the European patent specification EP-A-0 079 911.
  • floating bodies are mutually connected to form for instance a pontoon or the like.
  • Use is herein made of floating bodies which are provided on each of the four corner points of their surfaces for mutually connecting with mutually co-acting, protruding connecting elements.
  • Each set of co-acting connecting elements comprises an eye arranged on the one floating body and a hollow pin arranged on the other floating body and fitting into the eye.
  • the two floating bodies are moved toward each other until the four hollow pins protruding out of the connecting surface of the first component are received in the likewise protruding eyes of the other floating component, whereafter a bolt is placed through each hollow pin and the associated eye and is fastened and tightened using a nut in order to effect a rigid connection between the floating components.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a method of the above described type, wherein said drawbacks do not occur.
  • This is achieved according to the invention by bringing together the floating bodies and arranging in vertical direction at least one member connecting the floating bodies. Because use is made of a separate connecting member, the floating bodies do not have to have any protruding parts. Further, arranging of the connecting member from the upper side of the floating bodies is simple to carry out. In addition, the connection still has some clearance, whereby the floating bodies can still be moved slightly relative to each other. This is advantageous when use is made of a plurality of connecting members which must be successively positioned relative to each other.
  • connection formed by the member arranged in vertical direction is then tensioned in order to form a rigid assembly.
  • This tensioning advantageously takes place by urging the floating bodies away from each other, for instance by arranging at least one pressure member therebetween.
  • the connecting force can thus be adjusted precisely.
  • the or each pressure member is preferably placed in vertical direction between the floating bodies and, after placing thereof, are rotated on a vertical axis to its tensioned position urging apart the floating bodies.
  • the invention further relates to an assembly of floating bodies formed by applying the above described method.
  • Such an assembly comprises according to the invention at least two floating bodies and at least one member connecting the floating bodies and connected thereto in vertical direction.
  • each floating body has at least one opening for receiving the connecting member which is advantageously directed vertically.
  • the connecting member which'can comprise a bridge piece and at least two pins protruding therefrom, can thus be arranged in simple manner from the top in the openings of the floating bodies for connecting.
  • At least one of the pins is releasably connected to the bridge piece and the bridge piece is provided with at least one vertically directed opening which is to be placed in register with the receiving opening of one of the floating bodies and which receives the releasable pin.
  • the bridge piece can thus first be placed in register with the opening in the floating body, whereafter the pin is inserted in simple manner through the openings thus placed in line.
  • a very simple embodiment is characterized in that the bridge piece has a plurality of symmetrically arranged openings in which identical pins are placed. Two or four openings can thus be arranged in the bridge piece depending on the number of floating bodies for mutual connection.
  • the assembly further comprises means for tensioning the connection formed by the or each connecting member, whereby a rigid assembly of the floating bodies can be effected.
  • the tensioning means herein preferably comprise at least one pressure member-arranged between the floating bodies which is at least partly wedge-shaped. By urging this pressure member with force between the floating bodies the connection is tensioned in simple manner.
  • the pressure member herein advantageously has at least two wedges movable relative to each other which are mutually connected by for instance a draw bolt. By tightening the draw bolt the wedges between the floating bodies can thus be pulled toward each other and the floating bodies thus pushed apart.
  • Each floating body can herein have at least one recess receiving the pressure member, if desired provided with inclining surfaces co-acting with the wedges. The floating bodies can thus still be assembled in close-fitting manner despite the presence of the pressure members.
  • the invention further relates to the different individual parts of the assembly, in particular the connecting member, the pressure member and the floating body.
  • An assembly 1 of floating bodies 2 is constructed in the water 3 by bringing together floating bodies 2 (arrow VI), mutually connecting them at their corners using connecting members 4, 14 and subsequently tensioning the thus formed connections by pressing floating bodies 2 slightly apart again.
  • pressure members 5 Arranged between floating bodies 2 for this purpose are pressure members 5 which are embodied..coin partly wedge-shaped form. Both connecting members 4, 14 and pressure members 5 are herein arranged in vertical direction between floating bodies 2 (arrows V2 and V3), whereby assembly can be carried out in simple manner at the location of use. After being placed in vertical direction the pressure members 5 are rotated a ' quarter-turn (arrow R) prior to being tensioned.
  • Each connecting member 4, 14 consists of a bridge piece 11, 21 and a number of pins 12 protruding therefrom and releasably connected to bridge piece 11, 21.
  • the number of pins 12 corresponds herein with the number of floating bodies 2 connected by connecting member 4, 14.
  • each bridge piece 11, 21 is provided with a corresponding number of openings 13. Openings 13 can be placed in register with openings 17 arranged in floating bodies 2. In order to also fix floating bodies 2 on the underside, additional bridge pieces 11, 21 can be arranged there.
  • the openings 17 in the upper side of the floating bodies connect for this purpose onto tubes 15 which extend over the whole height of floating bodies 2.
  • the bridge pieces 11, 21 are placed into recesses 16 on the top and bottom of one of the floating bodies 2 and placed with their openings 13 in register with openings 17 therein.
  • a first pin 12 is then placed successively through the top opening 17 of floating body 2, opening 13 of upper bridge piece 11, 21, tube 15, opening 13 of lower bridge piece 11, 21 and the bottom opening 17, whereby bridge pieces '11, 21 are fixed to one of the floating bodies 2.
  • Another floating body 2 is subsequently navigated against this floating body 2, wherein the protruding parts of bridge pieces 11, 21 are placed in recesses 16 and fixed by means of a subsequent pin 12, whereby a connection is formed between floating bodies 2.
  • This connection is not yet rigid and still displays some clearance, whereby further connecting members 4 can also be arranged in simple manner.
  • pressure members 5 which are urged between floating bodies 2.
  • Each pressure member 5 comprises two wedge-shaped parts 8 which are connected by a draw bolt 9, whereby they can be moved toward each other.
  • Draw bolt 9 is tightened by rotating a nut 10 thereon.
  • Each pressure member 5 is received in recesses 6 in the mutually connected floating bodies 2 so that these latter rest in close-fitting manner against each other with their side surfaces 22 despite the presence of pressure bodies 5.
  • pressure member 5 is herein first lowered in vertical direction into recess 6 and then rotated a quarter-turn so that the inclining surfaces 20 of the wedge-shaped parts 8 are located opposite inclining surfaces 7 of recesses 6.
  • the system according to the invention thus enables the assembly of relatively compact floating bodies 2 in simple manner and making use of inexpensive means in order to form a relatively large surface, for instance a work platform.
  • Floating bodies 2 can herein be dimensioned such that they can be transported by road.
  • connecting members for vertical arrangement are applied in combination with the pressure members for tensioning the connection
  • the connecting members could also be applied without tensioning means, for instance in situations where some movement of the floating bodies relative to each other is permissible or in situations where the connections are tensioned in natural manner by a load placed on the floating bodies, whereby the floating bodies are pressed against each other at the top or bottom and the assembly thus takes on a concave or convex, rigid form.

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EP19980200516 1997-02-21 1998-02-18 Verfahren zum Verbinden von Schwimkörpern und Gesamtheit von so verbundenen Schwimmkörpern Expired - Lifetime EP0861772B1 (de)

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NL1005335 1997-02-21
NL1005335A NL1005335C2 (nl) 1997-02-21 1997-02-21 Werkwijze voor het aan elkaar bevestigen van drijvende lichamen en samenstel zo bevestigde drijflichamen.

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NL1036479C2 (nl) * 2009-01-28 2010-07-30 Made Beheer B V Systeem voor het koppelen van pontons.
KR101252422B1 (ko) * 2012-09-13 2013-04-08 이창남 조립식 폰툰
FR3060520A1 (fr) * 2016-12-21 2018-06-22 Sarl Abysse Systeme de montage et demontage rapide d'une structure aquatique flottante de parcours de jeu aquatique

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US2328693A (en) * 1942-06-02 1943-09-07 Albert L Taylor Sectional boat
FR2198450A5 (de) * 1972-09-05 1974-03-29 Haulotte George
FR2335717A1 (fr) * 1975-12-19 1977-07-15 Breheret Et Cie Sarl Ateliers Dispositif de jonction de pontons et d'elements flottants similaires
FR2349493A1 (fr) * 1976-04-28 1977-11-25 Simonneau Daniel Caisson flottant metallique, et structure flottante realisee a l'aide de tels caissons
EP0065921A1 (de) * 1981-05-20 1982-12-01 Multi Schwimmender Komplex aus miteinander verbundenen Einzelpontons und dazugehörigen Kupplungsriegeln
EP0079911A1 (de) 1981-06-02 1983-06-01 Neumann Equipment Marketing Co. Pty. Ltd. Lösbare verbindungen
US4604962A (en) * 1985-01-28 1986-08-12 Denis Guibault Modular floating dock
WO1987002961A1 (en) * 1985-11-12 1987-05-21 Ab Cassetteboats Fastening unit
US4714042A (en) * 1986-10-24 1987-12-22 Frank Schulte Barge coupler assembly
EP0385903A1 (de) * 1989-03-02 1990-09-05 S.A. Ateliers Polyvalents Chateauneuf (Apc) Schwimmendes System, wie ein Ponton, zusammengesetzt aus schwimmenden, mittels Schlüssel montierbaren Bauelementen
EP0469655A1 (de) 1990-07-30 1992-02-05 Ihc Holland N.V. Schwimmende Konstruktion zusammengesetzt aus verschiedenen Elementen

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2328693A (en) * 1942-06-02 1943-09-07 Albert L Taylor Sectional boat
FR2198450A5 (de) * 1972-09-05 1974-03-29 Haulotte George
FR2335717A1 (fr) * 1975-12-19 1977-07-15 Breheret Et Cie Sarl Ateliers Dispositif de jonction de pontons et d'elements flottants similaires
FR2349493A1 (fr) * 1976-04-28 1977-11-25 Simonneau Daniel Caisson flottant metallique, et structure flottante realisee a l'aide de tels caissons
EP0065921A1 (de) * 1981-05-20 1982-12-01 Multi Schwimmender Komplex aus miteinander verbundenen Einzelpontons und dazugehörigen Kupplungsriegeln
EP0079911A1 (de) 1981-06-02 1983-06-01 Neumann Equipment Marketing Co. Pty. Ltd. Lösbare verbindungen
US4604962A (en) * 1985-01-28 1986-08-12 Denis Guibault Modular floating dock
WO1987002961A1 (en) * 1985-11-12 1987-05-21 Ab Cassetteboats Fastening unit
US4714042A (en) * 1986-10-24 1987-12-22 Frank Schulte Barge coupler assembly
EP0385903A1 (de) * 1989-03-02 1990-09-05 S.A. Ateliers Polyvalents Chateauneuf (Apc) Schwimmendes System, wie ein Ponton, zusammengesetzt aus schwimmenden, mittels Schlüssel montierbaren Bauelementen
EP0469655A1 (de) 1990-07-30 1992-02-05 Ihc Holland N.V. Schwimmende Konstruktion zusammengesetzt aus verschiedenen Elementen

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
NL1036479C2 (nl) * 2009-01-28 2010-07-30 Made Beheer B V Systeem voor het koppelen van pontons.
EP2213567A2 (de) 2009-01-28 2010-08-04 Made Beheer B.V. System zum Koppeln von Stegkörpern
EP2213567A3 (de) * 2009-01-28 2012-06-06 Made Beheer B.V. System zum Koppeln von Stegkörpern
KR101252422B1 (ko) * 2012-09-13 2013-04-08 이창남 조립식 폰툰
FR3060520A1 (fr) * 2016-12-21 2018-06-22 Sarl Abysse Systeme de montage et demontage rapide d'une structure aquatique flottante de parcours de jeu aquatique

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