EP2234871A2 - Radeau de sauvetage pneumatique - Google Patents

Radeau de sauvetage pneumatique

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EP2234871A2
EP2234871A2 EP08864645A EP08864645A EP2234871A2 EP 2234871 A2 EP2234871 A2 EP 2234871A2 EP 08864645 A EP08864645 A EP 08864645A EP 08864645 A EP08864645 A EP 08864645A EP 2234871 A2 EP2234871 A2 EP 2234871A2
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flotation
liferaft
inflatable
bottom element
tube
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EP2234871B1 (fr
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Christian Ibsen
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Viking Life Saving Equipment AS
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C9/00—Life-saving in water
    • B63C9/02—Lifeboats, life-rafts or the like, specially adapted for life-saving
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C9/00—Life-saving in water
    • B63C9/02—Lifeboats, life-rafts or the like, specially adapted for life-saving
    • B63C9/04—Life-rafts

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  • the present invention relates to an inflatable liferaft comprising at least an inflatable first flotation tube, an inflatable second flotation tube; said first and second flotation tubes are adapted to be arranged substantially above each other, said first and second flotation tubes extending circumferentially for providing a substantially ring-shaped area; and a bottom element which is adapted to provide a bottom to the substantially ring-shaped area.
  • ring-shaped area is in this context to be construed as the tubes defining the outer periphery of the liferaft, i.e. the hull sides.
  • the ring-shaped area is the area wherein the evacuated people are located while they are present in the liferaft.
  • the configuration of the ring-shaped area may be round, elliptic, rectangular, pentagonal, hexagonal, octagonal, or the others as long as the flotation layers completely surround the ring-shaped area.
  • the different parts of the liferaft are cut out of different pieces. Afterwards, they are assembled by welding or gluing into the elements, for instance tubes, hereinafter all the elements are being assembled into the liferaft by welding and/or gluing the separate elements together. Especially this last process is very time-consuming, as the connection or assembly is very difficult to perform.
  • One of the most time- consuming processes in the assembly of the liferaft has been found to be the connection of the over and under flotation tubes. This is caused by the configuration of the tubes, which most often are round, and by the fact that that it is difficult to weld or glue two round tubes and their curved outer surfaces to each other. Furthermore, the working positions used by the persons connecting the tubes together are very demanding and ergonomically incorrect. There is thus a need for providing an inflatable liferaft which facilitates the manufacturing as well as the assembly processes.
  • an inflatable liferaft wherein the canopy, canopy support, floor pads, boarding ramp and at least one ballast are detachably attached to the hull of the liferaft and floor assembly.
  • the hull of the liferaft consists of a plurality of generally vertically stacked inflatable tubular members and the floor is attached to the lowermost tubular member for preventing entry of water into the liferaft.
  • the vertically stacked tubular members and the floor are mutually securely connected by means of known vulcanization or cementation techniques, thus, the liferaft is exhibiting the same disadvantages as explained above.
  • An object of the present invention is to wholly or partly overcome the above disadvantages and drawbacks of the prior art. More specifically, it is an object to provide an inflatable liferaft which is easy to manufacture and assemble.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide an inflatable liferaft which is built-up of modules.
  • first and second flotation tubes being arranged separately substantially above each other, and said first and second flotation tubes mainly being connected via said bottom element.
  • the present invention breaks with many years understanding of how an inflatable liferaft is to be assembled.
  • the two inflatable flotation tubes are not connected by using welding or gluing as the case is in the prior art. Furthermore, the construction of the liferaft according to the invention facilitates the inspection of the tubes, especially between the tubes. Also, it is obtained that repair of leaky areas/spots between the tubes are easily performed.
  • connection between the flotation tubes essentially is performed by the bottom element, and this connection is the only connection necessary.
  • additional connection reinforcement means may be incorporated for strengthen the connection between the flotation tubes.
  • the flotation tubes may as well be connected by other means, such as accessories to the inflatable liferaft, for instance straps, ladders, slides, ramps, mooring systems, towing systems, ballast systems or the like.
  • the bottom element may be detachable or securely connected to the first and second flotation tubes.
  • the bottom element may comprise a floor part and side part so that the bottom element has a configuration substantially as a vessel.
  • the side part which is extending upwards from the floor part, in the bottom element, so that the bottom element has a configuration substantially as a vessel, it is secured that no water can leak into the ring-shaped area between the separate first and second flotation tubes.
  • the first and second flotation tubes may be connected and mutually fixated via the bottom element.
  • the first and second flotation tubes as well as the bottom element may comprise corresponding connection means. Hereby an easy way to assembly of the liferaft is obtained.
  • connection means may be zips, groove/flange connection, frapping, he/she connections or the like.
  • connection means may be securely attached after the connection.
  • connection means may be sealed after the connection so that the connection is tightly closed and leakage of water through the connection means is avoided.
  • the bottom element may be welded or glued to the flotation tubes.
  • connection means of the first and second flotation tubes may be arranged on its inside and the corresponding connection means of the bottom element may be arranged on its outside.
  • outside is in this context to be construed as the side of the flotation tubes which is opposite the ring-shaped area.
  • inside is in this context to be construed as the side of the flotation tubes which is nearest the ring-shaped area.
  • connection means of the first and second flotation tubes may be arranged on its outside and the corresponding connection means of the bottom element may be arranged on its inside.
  • the bottom element may extend between the first flotation tube and second flotation tube.
  • connection means of the first flotation tube may be arranged on its inside
  • connection means of the second flotation tube may be arranged on its outside
  • the corresponding connection means of the bottom element may be arranged on the outside for the first flotation tube and on the inside for the second flotation tube.
  • a third or more flotation tube(s) may be arranged above the second flotation tube, or in relation to the first and second flotation tubes, said third or more flotation tube(s) may comprise connection means, which are adapted to be connected with corresponding connection means arranged on the bottom element.
  • the liferaft may comprise a plurality of modules.
  • modules is in this context to be construed as separate elements which when assembled constitute the liferaft.
  • each flotation tube may comprise at least one module; said module comprises at least one tube part.
  • each flotation tube may comprise two or more modules; said modules (each) comprise at least one tube part.
  • a capacity of the liferaft may be adjusted by the number of modules incorporated into said flotation tubes.
  • the modules in each flotation tube may be mutually detachable or securely connected.
  • the bottom element may comprise two or more modules; said modules being detachable or securely connected.
  • connection(s) of the modules of the bottom element may be sealed so that water cannot leak into the liferaft via the connections of the bottom element.
  • one or more inflatable reinforcement members may be arranged, said reinforcement members may be extending in a lateral and/or longitudinal direction of the liferaft.
  • the term "lateral" is in this context to be construed as the direction of the shortest side of the liferaft.
  • said reinforcement member(s) may be detachable or securely connected to the liferaft.
  • one or more inflatable canopy support members may be arranged.
  • the canopy support members may be detachable or securely connected to the liferaft.
  • a canopy may be adapted to cover the liferaft.
  • the flotation tubes, the bottom element, the reinforcement members, the canopy support members and/or the canopy may be made of a polymeric material, such as natural rubber (NR), polyurethane (PU), thermoplastic poly urethane (TPU), butyl rubber (BR), polyvinylchloride (PVC), polychloroprene (CR), polyethylene (PE), or a combination thereof.
  • a polymeric material such as natural rubber (NR), polyurethane (PU), thermoplastic poly urethane (TPU), butyl rubber (BR), polyvinylchloride (PVC), polychloroprene (CR), polyethylene (PE), or a combination thereof.
  • Fig. 1 shows schematically an inflatable liferaft
  • Fig. 2 shows schematically a cross sectional view the liferaft shown in Fig. 1,
  • Fig. 3 shows schematically a bottom element according to the invention
  • Figs. 4-11 show schematically different embodiments of the connection between the flotation tubes and the bottom element in a cross-sectional view
  • Figs. 12-13 show schematically different embodiments of the connection between three flotation tubes and the bottom element in a cross-sectional view
  • Figs. 14-15 show schematically different embodiments of the corner connection in the inflatable liferaft between the flotation tubes and the bottom element
  • Fig. 16 shows one embodiment of a modular liferaft according to the invention in exploded top view
  • Figs. 17-24 show different modules which can be incorporated into the modular liferaft according to the invention.
  • Figs. 25-26 show additional embodiments of the modular liferaft according to the invention having different capacities.
  • FIG. 1 an inflatable liferaft 1 is shown schematically. Said liferaft is in this embodiment shown without a canopy.
  • the inflatable liferaft 1 comprises an inflatable first flotation tube 2 and an inflatable second flotation tube 3.
  • the first and second flotation tubes 2, 3 are adapted to be arranged above each other, and they are extending circumferentially for providing a substantially ring-shaped area 4.
  • the inflatable liferaft 1 also comprises a bottom element 5 which is adapted to provide a bottom to the substantially ring-shaped area 4.
  • the first and second flotation tubes 2, 3 are arranged separately above each other, and the first and second flotation tubes 2, 3 mainly being connected via the bottom element 5.
  • the liferaft 1 according to the invention is adapted to be stored and housed in a container in deflated state.
  • Fig. 2 shows a cross-sectional view taken along A-A in Fig. 1.
  • the second flotation tube 3 is arranged above the second flotation tube 2.
  • the bottom element 5 is shown as a vessel, which will be further described in relation to Fig. 3 below.
  • the bottom element 5 comprises a floor part 6, which is substantially horizontal, and side part 7, which extends from the floor part 6 upwards in a substantially vertical direction so that the bottom element 5 has a configuration substantially as a vessel.
  • the bottom element is made of a flexible material, i.e. a material which enables the folding and packing of the entire liferaft 1 so that it may be housed and stored in a container.
  • connection between the flotation tubes 2, 3 and the bottom element 5 in a cross-sectional view.
  • the first and second flotation tubes 2, 3 as well as the bottom element 5 may comprise corresponding connection means (not shown).
  • connection means of the first and second flotation tubes 2, 3 are arranged on its inside and the corresponding connection means of the bottom element 5 is arranged on its outside.
  • the connection 8 between the two flotation tubes 2, 3 and the bottom element 5 may according to the invention be a detachable or secure connection.
  • the detachable connection means may for instance be zips, groove/flange connection, frapping, he/she connections or the like and the secure connection means may be welding or gluing.
  • connection means of the first and second flotation tubes 2, 3 are arranged on its outside and the corresponding connection means of the bottom element 5 is arranged on its inside.
  • the first and second flotation tubes are arranged inside the bottom element 5.
  • the bottom element 5 extends between the first flotation tube 2 and second flotation tube 3.
  • the connection means of the first flotation tube 2 is arranged on its inside or at the top
  • the connection means of the second flotation tube 3 is arranged on its outside
  • the corresponding connection means of the bottom element 5 are arranged on the outside for the first flotation tube 2 and on the inside for the second flotation tube 3.
  • the bottom element 5 has a T-shape seen in a cross-sectional view.
  • the connections 8 are here shown on the inside, however, the connections 8 could as well be placed on the outside so that the bottom element 5 may extend between the two flotation tubes 2, 3.
  • the bottom element 5 has a L-shape and Y-shape, respectively, seen in a cross-sectional view.
  • the second flotation tube 3 is shown displaced in relation to the first flotation tube 2.
  • the matter is that the second flotation tube 3 is providing a larger ring-shaped area than the first floatation tube 2 so that a substantially funnel shaped configuration, seen in a cross-sectional view, of the inflatable liferaft is provided.
  • the first flotation tube 2 may, for instance, be used as a seat for the evacuated persons, and the second flotation tube 3 as a back rest.
  • the first flotation tube 2 may provide a larger ring-shaped area than the second flotation tube 3, so that an inverted funnel shape is provided, as shown in Fig. 11.
  • the configuration shown in Fig. 11 provides additional floor space to the liferaft.
  • the first and second flotation tubes 2, 3 are separate and are connected and mutually fixated mainly via the bottom element 5.
  • additional connection reinforcement means may be used and incorporated for strengthen the connection between the flotation tubes.
  • the connection reinforcement means may for instance be placed on the opposite side of the flotation tubes in relation to the bottom element, and may extend vertical, horizontal, inclined or a combination thereof between the flotation tubes.
  • the flotation tubes may as well be connected by other means (not shown), such as accessories to the inflatable liferaft, for instance straps, ladders, slides, ramps, mooring systems, towing systems, ballast systems, canopy attachment systems or the like.
  • the connection of the flotation tubes via the bottom element is the primary connection.
  • a third flotation tube 9 may be arranged above the second flotation tube 3 and/or in relation to the first and second flotation tube, said third flotation tube 9 may also comprise connection means, which are adapted to be connected with corresponding connection means arranged on the bottom element 5 as shown in Fig. 12.
  • additional flotation tubes may be arranged in connection with the two or three flotation tubes.
  • the flotation tubes may as well be arranged outside or inside the first and second flotation tubes 2, 3.
  • a third flotation tube 9 is arranged on the outside of the first and second flotation tubes 2, 3.
  • the three flotation tubes 2, 3, 9 are according to the inventive idea connected via the bottom element 5.
  • the third flotation tube 9 may provide additional buoyancy to the liferaft as well as protection against puncture of the first and second flotation tubes 2, 3.
  • the bottom element 5, along its circumference, may be fully or partly connected to the flotation tubes.
  • the bottom element 5 may be fully connected along its circumference to the first flotation tube and only partly to the second flotation tube or vice versa.
  • the opening between the first and second flotation tubes 2, 3 may be used as ventilation or it will be possible to tie a tow line around the first flotation tube, the second flotation tube or both.
  • Fig. 14 one embodiment is shown wherein the bottom element 5 is partly connected to the second flotation tube 3.
  • the bottom element may not be connected to either of the flotation tubes in specific areas and with a predetermined extension, whereby it is possible to pull the bottom element away from the flotation tubes in these areas.
  • the part of the bottom element which is not connected to the flotation tubes may, however, be fixated to the flotation tubes by using hooks/loops attachments.
  • a corner of a liferaft is shown.
  • the first flotation tube 2 has a more obtuse angle than the above second flotation tube 3 so that an area 10 is created in the corner.
  • This area may as well be used for ventilation or a tow line, or it may be used for personal hygiene and/or fishing.
  • FIG. 16 an exploded top view of a modular inflatable liferaft 1 according to the invention is shown.
  • the modular liferaft 1 comprises several modules, for instance two end modules 11, two side modules 12, two end bottom elements 13 and one middle bottom element 14.
  • only one layer of inflatable flotation tubes is shown.
  • at least two separate layers of flotation tubes are arranged substantially above each other and the separate layers of flotation tubes are connected via the bottom elements.
  • the end modules may be identical for all capacities of the liferaft, so that for obtaining the intended capacity of a specific liferaft it is only the side modules, reinforcement members as well as the bottom elements which need to be incorporated.
  • Figs. 25 and 26 two liferafts are shown in exploded top view having different capacities.
  • the present invention provides better utilisation of the production facilities, machines, labour, better use of material; it is possible to manufacture to stock, whereby a shorter delivery time of the liferafts is obtainable, the assembly of the liferafts become less time-consuming due to the assembly of the liferaft being more "standard work" than the prior art. Furthermore, the working positions for the persons assembling the liferafts are considerably improved compared to the prior art and has a more ergonomically correct position. Also, the production may be optimized in view of the standard modules, said standard modules may be joined in view of the intended capacity of the liferaft.
  • the flotation tubes, the bottom element, the reinforcement members, the canopy support members and/or the canopy may be made of a polymeric material, such as natural rubber (NR), polyurethane (PU), thermoplastic poly urethane (TPU), butyl rubber (BR), polyvinylchloride (PVC), polychloroprene (CR), polyethylene (PE), or a combination thereof.
  • a polymeric material such as natural rubber (NR), polyurethane (PU), thermoplastic poly urethane (TPU), butyl rubber (BR), polyvinylchloride (PVC), polychloroprene (CR), polyethylene (PE), or a combination thereof.

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Abstract

Radeau de sauvetage pneumatique comprenant au moins un premier tube gonflable, un second tube de flottaison gonflable, lesdits premier et second tubes étant conçus pour être sensiblement superposés et se déployant sensiblement circonférentiellement pour délimiter une surface sensiblement annulaire; et un élément de fond constituant le fond de la zone sensiblement annulaire. De plus, les premier et second éléments de flottaison sont disposés séparément et sensiblement l'un au-dessus de l'autre et sont reliés principalement par l'élément de fond.
EP08864645A 2007-12-21 2008-12-18 Radeau de sauvetage pneumatique Active EP2234871B1 (fr)

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