EP1568598A1 - Bateau semi rigide pour utilisation comme bateau de service - Google Patents

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EP1568598A1
EP1568598A1 EP05003957A EP05003957A EP1568598A1 EP 1568598 A1 EP1568598 A1 EP 1568598A1 EP 05003957 A EP05003957 A EP 05003957A EP 05003957 A EP05003957 A EP 05003957A EP 1568598 A1 EP1568598 A1 EP 1568598A1
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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 
    • B63B7/00—Collapsible, foldable, inflatable or like vessels
    • B63B7/06—Collapsible, foldable, inflatable or like vessels having parts of non-rigid material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B34/00—Vessels specially adapted for water sports or leisure; Body-supporting devices specially adapted for water sports or leisure
    • 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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  • the present invention relates to a semirigid boat, which has been specifically designed for operation as a service watercraft.
  • the semirigid boat according to the present invention can be used as a service watercraft for short and middle range navigation, and for disembarking and embarking tourists and passengers onto/from cruise and pleasure vessels.
  • the pneumatic tubular elements can be damaged both during the navigation and in hauling operations, and as the boat is hauled to a dry condition.
  • possible holes of a comparatively large size can greatly reduce the floating capability of the boat, up to prevent the latter from stably floating and, accordingly, could negatively affect the navigation quality and safety, and, in serious events, to cause the boat to sink.
  • the height of the sidewalls, and then of the free edge thereof, is in fact related to the diameter of the pneumatic tubular elements and, consequently, is necessarily limited.
  • This drawback involves, as a further disadvantage, a low level walking surface, with respect to the water surface.
  • the aim of the present invention is to provide such a semirigid boat, specifically designed for use as a service watercraft, adapted to overcome the above mentioned drawbacks affecting the prior art.
  • a main object of the present invention is to provide such a semirigid boat, specifically designed as a service watercraft for a short and middle range navigation, for disembarking and embarking tourists and passengers onto/from cruise and pleasure vessels, which has a novel construction which is very reliable in the time.
  • Yet another object of the present invention is to provide such a semirigid boat having enhanced payload capabilities.
  • Yet another object of the present invention is to provide such a semirigid boat which provides a very high navigation comfort.
  • a semirigid boat for a service watercraft use, comprising a boat bottom, a boat deck and floating means mutually associated with one another, characterized in that said floating means comprise one or more synthetic material floating elements, having a peculiar shape.
  • the semirigid boat which has been generally indicated by the reference number 1, comprises a rigid boat bottom 2, preferably made by using composite fibrous materials with a thermosetting polymeric matrix.
  • a boat deck 3, overlaying the boat bottom 2, comprises perimetrically a plurality of ridges or profiles 4 having a trapezoidal cross-section.
  • the trapezoidal profiles 4 are preferably made in the boat deck molding operation, and on said profiles of ridges 3 are provided a housing for semirigid floating elements 5.
  • Each of the above mentioned elements comprises a closed cell polyurethane foam core, providing a great shape stability.
  • the semirigid floating element 5, in particular, can be made, for example, by extrusion or mold injection starting from closed cell polyurethane foam.
  • This material even after periods of months, does not absorb water and has a very high wear and atmospheric agent resistance.
  • the used foam material is advantageously provided with such mechanical characteristics as to have a resilient performance, similar to that of air enclosed in conventional floating tubular elements, with a larger cushioning effect and a larger strain resistance.
  • tubular element is preferably fully made of closed cell foamed polyethylene, coated by polyurethane, thereby assuring anti-sinking capabilities even in a case of breakages or cuts, as can occur because of impacts against other boats or other articles having rough surfaces, or cutting parts.
  • the high elasticity of the foamed polyethylene provides a high energy or power absorption, and a small reaction force, which would be essential for preventing the risk of possible damages.
  • a specifically designed type of foam material including a polyethylene component having very good binding characteristics for binding it to polyurethane polymers.
  • foamed polyethylene is coated by a high thickness polyurethane elastomeric layer, allowing a very good wear and breaking resistance, thereby assuring a long duration even in heavy use condition.
  • Such a material is conventionally used for making conveyor belts in granite quarries and it has a very high wear resistance.
  • the shape or configuration of the floating elements 5 provides an approximatively "H"-shape cross-section, which, accordingly, is different from the conventional cross-section of prior circular cross-section pneumatic floating elements, since the used polyurethane foam has a self-supporting or peculiar shape, which is defined in designing the pneumatic floating elements.
  • each element 5 allows to obtain a perfect proofing and wear resistance, against both atmospheric agents and accidental tearings or cuts.
  • Each floating element is patterned with a vertical extension variable cross-section which comprises, for a disassemblable embodiment, at least two recesses, i.e. a bottom recess 6 and a top recess 7 having a trapezoidal cross-section.
  • Said recesses allow to provide a connection with one of the above mentioned profiles 4 provided on the boat deck and a profile 8 applied on a top element 9 having the same perimetrical plan as that of the deck 3.
  • the mentioned top element 9 which is preferably made by a molding method, comprises a plurality of profiles 8 which correspond to the plurality of profiles 4 provided on the boat deck 3.
  • top element 9 is anchored to the boat deck 3 by adjustable tie-rod elements 10, designed for pressing and holding in a set position the mentioned semirigid floating element 5.
  • tie-rod elements 10 are preferably made of a rigid round material or of a stainless steel flexible cable, and are advantageously provided with threaded end portions to allow simple clamping and adjusting operations to be quickly performed.
  • tie-rod elements 10 connect each profile 4 of the boat deck 3 with a corresponding profile 8 of the top element 9, by passing through a floating element 5 which is preliminarily perforated inside the two recesses 6 and 7.
  • the holes 11 are advantageously coated by a polyurethane layer.
  • tie-rod elements 10 can be adjusted by a series of circular cross-section openings 12, including a respective plug elements, and formed on the top element 9.
  • Said tie-rod elements are moreover the single connection to the rigid part of the boat 1.
  • top element 9 is prevented from moving on a horizontal plane only due to the corresponding rigidity of the broadsides.
  • the side connection of the semirigid floating elements 5, each connected by a tie-rod element 10 to a profile 4 and a profile 8 as respectively provided on the boat deck 3 and top element 9, is carried out substantially by a plug-in operation.
  • This latter is preferably performed by a strip 13 made of a material like that of the outer coating of each float element 5.
  • the above mentioned strip 13 in particular, is glued, at the rear end portion of the floating element 5 nearer to the bow, by causing the exceeding portion to project, thereby providing a resilient lip to be overlapped, during the assembling operation, onto the corresponding end portion of the floating element 5 nearer to the stern.
  • the above mentioned strip 13 or projecting lip is made, as the coating is assembled, by using an extension-mold of the floating element 5, to provide finishings and better mechanical characteristics with respect to the side tightness of said floating elements 5.
  • the tie-rods 10 provide a position limit, so as to vertically press each semirigid floating element 5 during the navigation.
  • the elasticity of the floating elements 5 and the specifically designed connection between the boat deck 3 and top element 9 provide a boat which is generally resilient, having a performance to the navigation stresses and accidental impacts like that of conventional pneumatic floating elements.
  • a further embodiment provides to use a full tubular element, molded in a mold, as it is schematically shown in figure 12, and connected to the boat bottom in at least three patterns as respectively shown in figures 13-18.
  • figures 13 and 14 show a tubular element 5 welded at two points or spots to the boat bottom 2 with a polyurethane joint.
  • Figures 15 and 16 show a tubular element 5 welded at a spot to the boat bottom 2 by a triple joint covering element 55 made of polyurethane or other high strength materials.
  • Figures 17 and 18 show a tubular element 5 structurally welded in a "A"-shape profile, generally indicated by the reference number 66, to the boat bottom 2.
  • the semirigid boat specifically designed as a service watercraft for short and middle range navigation, for disembarking and embarking tourists and passengers from/onto cruise and pleasure vessels, provides a lot of important advantages.
  • the boat according to the invention represents an "unsinkable” boat, since it cannot be practically perforated.
  • a further advantage consists of the enhancement of the inner width, the projected width being the same, thereby increasing the passenger comfort and the payload volume, as it is clearly shown in figure 12.
  • the semirigid boat according to the present invention provides an increase of the free edge without substantially raising its center of mass, which allows to bring to a higher level the walking deck, thereby allowing the possibility of forming a static self-empting well, as is clearly shown, in particular, in figure 12.
  • the used materials, as well as the contingent size and shapes can be any, depending on requirements and the status of the art.

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IT000341A ITMI20040341A1 (it) 2004-02-26 2004-02-26 Battello semirigido particolarmente studiato come natante di servizio

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