EP0983187B1 - Vorrichtung zum anlegen eines ankers in den meeresboden - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum anlegen eines ankers in den meeresboden Download PDF

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EP0983187B1
EP0983187B1 EP98921926A EP98921926A EP0983187B1 EP 0983187 B1 EP0983187 B1 EP 0983187B1 EP 98921926 A EP98921926 A EP 98921926A EP 98921926 A EP98921926 A EP 98921926A EP 0983187 B1 EP0983187 B1 EP 0983187B1
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Sigmund Askestad
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02D—FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES
    • E02D15/00—Handling building or like materials for hydraulic engineering or foundations
    • E02D15/08—Sinking workpieces into water or soil inasmuch as not provided for elsewhere
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B21/00—Tying-up; Shifting, towing, or pushing equipment; Anchoring
    • B63B21/24—Anchors
    • B63B21/26—Anchors securing to bed
    • B63B21/27—Anchors securing to bed by suction
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02D—FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES
    • E02D7/00—Methods or apparatus for placing sheet pile bulkheads, piles, mouldpipes, or other moulds
    • E02D7/20—Placing by pressure or pulling power
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02D—FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES
    • E02D2250/00—Production methods
    • E02D2250/0053—Production methods using suction or vacuum techniques

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  • the present invention concerns an invention for lowering an anchor or similar into the sea bed.
  • the present invention concerns a device for lowering the type of anchor described in the applicant's own Norwegian patent application no. 964139.
  • the stated Norwegian patent application describes an anchor which comprises a polygon with concave side surfaces and which, in the lowered, "anchored” position, has very great anchoring capacity in relation to its weight.
  • Anchors of this type can, as described in the application, be lowered into the sea bed as a pile anchor or as a suction anchor.
  • a suction anchor As a suction anchor, the top of the anchor is closed with a lid or similar so that negative pressure relative to the surroundings can be applied in the cavity space of the anchor in order to pull the anchor down into the sea bed.
  • One disadvantage of self-sucking anchors is that they cannot be pulled further down into the sea bed than to the top of the anchor (the lid).
  • Another disadvantage concerning anchors with concave side surfaces is that they must be reinforced in order to withstand the internal negative pressure, which also increases the weight.
  • GB 2 104 137 A shows a kentledge apparatus for backweighting or counterweighting purposes, especially for driving piles, comprising open ended chambers for placement on or penetration into the soil buy use of vacuum.
  • the present invention represents a device for anchors, in particular anchors consisting of a polygon with concave side surfaces, which makes it possible to pull the anchor below the surface of the sea bed and in connection with which the need for reinforcement is eliminated, thus avoiding any increase in weight.
  • the present invention is characterised by an implementation tool which can be removed from the anchor and which consists of one or more bodies which are closed at the top and preferably cylindrical and which are designed to have negative pressure applied to them and to lower the anchor into the sea bed as stated in the attached claim 1.
  • Fig. 1 shows, seen from the side and from above respectively, an implementation tool 1 in the form of a mainly cylindrical body 1 arranged inside a three-sided anchor body 2 with an anchor line 18.
  • the cylindrical body is closed at the top but open at the bottom and extends expediently from the lower end of the anchor 2 to some distance above this.
  • the body 1 is supported by three brackets 4 which are permanently connected to the anchor at each of its sides and which are arranged to absorb fully or partially the forces which arise in connection with lowering the anchor into the sea bed 28.
  • brackets 4' may be arranged on the side of the body 1 which are designed to rest on the top of the sides of the anchor and which fully or partially transfer the forces in connection with lowering the anchor into the sea bed.
  • a locking mechanism with a locking hook 5 is designed to fasten the cylinder body 1 to the anchor until the anchor has been lowered into the sea bed or to pull the anchor up again.
  • the locking hook 5 is designed to be twisted out of the locked position (dotted line) to the free position (unbroken line) using, for example, an electrically or hydraulically driven motor 3 via a shaft 6 so that the implementation tool is freed from the anchor and can be pulled up.
  • a pump 7, electrically or hydraulically driven, is arranged on the top of the body 1 in order to pump water out of the body during the lowering operation.
  • the pump 7 and the motor 3 are supplied with power via lines 8, 9.
  • Fig. 2 shows, seen from the side and from above, an alternative embodiment in which the implementation tool 11 comprises three preferably cylindrical bodies 10 which are interconnected via a three-sided frame structure 12.
  • the bodies 10 are closed at the top but open at the bottom and are strong enough to withstand the negative pressure and forces which arise while an anchor is lowered into the sea bed.
  • the anchor 13 is fastened in, and can be removed from, the frame structure between the bodies 10 by means of a locking mechanism in the form of rotary hooks 14, one at each corner of the frame, which are designed to engage with a locking bracket 15 on the anchor and are released from this when the anchor is in place and the implementation tool is to be pulled up.
  • the rotary hooks 14 may be driven by an electrical or a hydraulic motor (not shown).
  • water is also pumped out of the bodies 10 using a pump 21 via a pipe system 27 with remote-controlled valves 26.
  • the negative pressure in the bodies 10 can be controlled individually using valves 26 so that the direction of the anchor/implementation tool can be controlled during the lowering operation. This may be necessary, for example, in cases in which the sea bed conditions are uneven.
  • Fig. 3 shows a sequence of drawings of how an anchor 2 is installed from a vessel 17 using the implementation tool 1, in accordance with the present invention, which is of the same type as that shown in Fig. 1 in the case shown.
  • Drawing A in Fig. 3 shows how the implementation tool 1 is lifted into place using a winch device 19, 20 on the vessel 17.
  • the locking device is turned so that the locking hook 5 hooks in under the anchor 2, after which the anchor is lifted and lowered towards the sea bed as shown in drawing B.
  • the present invention is not limited to the use of one or three cylindrical suction bodies. Both two or more than three such bodies may be used, depending on the design of the anchor.
  • the present invention is not necessarily limited to the lowering of anchors but may also be used to lower piles of various designs.
  • Fig. 4 shows a further developed embodiment of the invention shown in Fig. 2 in a sequence of three drawings in positions F, G and H.
  • the frame 12, the suction elements 10, the locking mechanism 14, 15 and the pump and pipe system 26, 27 are the same as shown in Fig. 2. However, in order to be able to lower the anchor 13 further down into the sea bed, a passive jacking mechanism 22, 24 is added.
  • the jacking mechanism comprises three jack bars 22 arranged in guides 24.
  • the jack bars may expediently be of rack or sawtooth type and may be locked in the positions required using a locking mechanism 23 in the form of mobile tongues and/or remote-controlled locking wedges 25.
  • the jack bars are expediently in contact with each of the corners of the anchor and will, when the anchor is lowered, absorb and transfer the forces to the frame structure via the locking mechanism 23 with the locking wedges 25.
  • the implementation tool with the jacking mechanism functions as follows: the anchor 13, with the bars 22 in the upper position, is first lowered some distance into the sea bed by water being pumped out of the bodies 10, see drawing F. The locking mechanism 23 is then released and water is pumped into the bodies 10 to lift the frame and the bodies 10 to a level in relation to the bars 22 as shown in drawing G. The locking mechanism is reactivated and water is pumped out of the bodies 10, whereby the anchor is lowered further into the sea bed as shown in drawing H. This operation may be repeated until the anchor has been lowered into the sea bed by a distance equivalent to the length of the bars.
  • the advantage of this solution is that small anchors may be used as the holding force increases with the penetration (depth) of the anchor in the sea bed.

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Claims (5)

  1. Gerät, das ein Werkzeug zur Implementierung und einen Anker (2,13) aufweist zum Herablassen in ein Seebett (28), wobei das Werkzeug zur Implementierung (1,11) von dem Anker entfernt werden kann, welcher einen oder mehrere hohle Körper enthält, welche an ihrer Oberseite geschlossen und vorzugsweise zylindrisch (1,10) geformt sind und welche so ausgelegt sind, um auf sie einen Unterdruck auszuüben und um den Anker (2,13) in das Seebett herabzulassen,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    der Anker aus einem Polygon besteht und dass das Werkzeug zur Implementierung einen oder mehrere zylindrische Hohlkörper (1,10) einschließt, die so ausgelegt sind, dass sie auf auswechselbare Weise innerhalb des Ankers (2) oder außerhalb des Ankers (13) befestigt werden können.
  2. Gerät gemäss Anspruch 1,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    der Körper (1) auf Tragstützen (4) aufgelagert ist, welche an dem unteren Ende an einer jeden der Seiten des Ankers angeordnet sind und/oder dass der Körper mit Stützarmen (4') versehen ist, die so ausgelegt sind, dass sie auf dem oberen Ende der Seiten des Ankers (2) aufliegen.
  3. Gerät gemäss Anspruch 1,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    der Körper (1) so ausgelegt ist, dass er an dem Anker (2)befestigt und von diesem entfernt werden kann, wobei der Anker (2) ein Verschlussgerät (3,6,5) mit einem oder mit mehreren Verschlusshaken (5) verwendet, die so ausgelegt sind, dass sie von einer losgelösten Stellung in eine verriegelte Stellung bewegt werden können, in welcher der Verschlusshaken(e) sich unter den Anker erstreckt.
  4. Gerät gemäss Anspruch 1,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    der Verschlusshaken(e) betätigt wird unter Einsatz eines aus der Ferne bedienten, pneumatisch oder elektrisch angetriebenen Motors (3).
  5. Gerät gemäss Anspruch 3,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    das Verschlusselement rotierende Haken (14) aufweist, die an der Rahmenstruktur angeordnet sind, wobei diese rotierenden Haken so ausgelegt sind, dass sie aus einer entriegelten Position in eine verriegelte Position gedreht werden können, in welcher sie mit einem Verriegelungsarm (15) an dem Anker in Kontakt stehen.
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NO19972330A NO311624B1 (no) 1997-05-21 1997-05-21 Anordning for nedföring av anker i havbunnen
PCT/NO1998/000148 WO1998052819A1 (en) 1997-05-21 1998-05-15 Device for the implementation of an anchor into the sea bottom

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