EP3140184A2

EP3140184A2 - System of rescue rope ladder for rescuing trapped people on ship

Info

Publication number: EP3140184A2
Application number: EP15781701.6A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Vasileios TSAMARIS
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2014-05-06
Filing date: 2015-05-05
Publication date: 2017-03-15
Also published as: CN106458298A; GR1008598B; WO2015173596A2; WO2015173596A3

Abstract

This invention is about a method and system of rescue rope ladder for evacuation of the ship and rescuing the people on board in case of an emergency and capsizing of the ship which has the potential to rescue the passengers boarding on a ship in case of an emergency with the manual (5) figure 2 or the automatic drop (4,11) figure 2 of the rescue rope ladder and the passengers' climbing out of the ship which is characterized by: a rope ladder with a base (1,2,3) figure 1. A metal box (1), support bases (2), a door of the box (3), an opening mechanism (4), a lever for manual activation with a cable (5), an activation box (6), a rescue ladder (7), a hammer (8), hooks (9,10), a counterweight (11), a pole with a metallic hoop (12), a restraining rope (13), a rope with a rescue belt (14), the lithium battery (15), the battery activation pin (16) and the light (17) figure 2. The manual winch for opening the door (18) figure 2 which is bolted on the box (1) figure 2 along with the wire rope (19) figure 2. The electric valve (20) figure 2 along with the wiring (21) figure 2. Gripping handles (2) figure 3.

Description

SYSTEM OF RESCUE ROPE LADDER FOR RESCUING TRAPPED

PEOPLE ON SHIP.

The invention is referred to a method and system of rescue rope ladder which will be placed above the ships' exits towards the decks, above windows or portholes of the lounges, above the doors or portholes of the cabins, above the exits of the engine- room and on every other point where there is a possibility of encapsulation of passengers in a ship in case of an emergency and leaning of the ship transversely .

The status quo up to the present at the rescue equipment of all kinds of ships does not allow the passengers to get off the ship in case of an emergency and transversely capsizing of the ship because the escape routes due to the leaning of the ship, which might be at 90 degrees, makes impossible the climbing up of a person with the result of the encapsulation and drowning of the passengers on board. This is what happened in the recent sinking of a ship in Korea with the result of dozens of passengers' drowning.

This invention is referred to a method and system of a rescue rope ladder for evacuation of the ship and rescuing the people on board in case of emergency and transversely capsizing of the ship which will be above the central exits, above some windows of the lounges, above the cabins' doors or above the portholes of the outer cabins, at the exits of the engine-rooms and anywhere else it is considered necessary. It will be supported with suitable bolting on the ship and it includes manual and automatic mechanism of dropping the rescue rope ladder so that the passengers will be able to climb and get off the sinking ship from the exits leading to the deck or to break the window or the portholes at the lounge or the outer cabin and get out on the deck and board on the life saving appliances of the ship.

The advantages of this invention are that it is a method and system of a rescue rope ladder which will be placed permanently indoors above the exits of the ship, the windows of the lounges, the doors or the windows of the cabins, the exits of the engine rooms on the right and left side of the ship. In case of an emergency and transversely capsizing of the ship, the passengers will be able, through manual activation, to open the system and drop down the rescue rope ladder in order to climb up, open the door that might be stuck with the opening mechanism and get out of the ship or reach the windows or the portholes, break them with a hammer which is included in the system and get out of the area that they are trapped. The system of the rescue rope ladder can be activated automatically too through a special mechanism. Also there will be a rope with length twice as long as the rescue rope ladder with a rescue belt in order to rescue a child or a person who is not able to climb the rope ladder by people who have already climbed up to the deck and pull them out using the rope.

The method and the system of the rescue rope-ladder for evacuation of the ship and rescuing the people on board in case of emergency and the capsizing of the ship can be fully understood from the following technical description in accordance with the attached drawings.

Figure 2 shows the view of the system of the rescue rope ladder for usage on ships in case of an emergency which will be placed above the exit doors towards the decks, above some windows or portholes of the lounges, above the doors and the windows of the cabins, at the exits of the engine rooms or at points where passengers can be trapped. In case of an emergency and capsizing of the ship, the ship shows great leaning on the one side and the passengers who haven't abandoned the ship yet, are gathered at these points. The emergency exit or the windows are found vertically in a great height and the passengers cannot climb and get out of the ship. The system of the rescue rope ladder figure 2 is activated automatically by the leaning of the ship, the counterweight (11) figure 2 pushes the opening mechanism (4) figure 2 and through the hooks (9, 10) figure 2 the door (3) figure 2 opens, due to the gravity the rescue rope ladder (7) figure 2 reels out along with the rescue belt (14) figure 2 and reaches the point where the trapped passengers are. The system of the rescue rope ladder operates manually too by pulling the lever (5) figure 2 and through the cable activates the opening mechanism (4) figure 2. Also, it operates electrically too from the bridge of the ship through the electric valve (20, 21) figure 2 which pushes the opening mechanism (4) figure 2. The rescue rope ladder (7) figure 2 has reached the point where there are the trapped passengers and the climbing towards the exit door begins. The door will open through the manual winch (18) figure 2. By the reciprocating of the lever of the winch, the wire rope (19) figure 2 is wrapped and through the fulcrum (5) figure 3 of the roller of the changing direction (6) figure 3 it pulls the door (1) figure 3 and opens it. Subsequently, the trapped person gets out of the ship by gripping the handles (2) figure 3. In case there is a window instead of a door, they break it with a hammer (8) figure 2 and they escape. With the saving belt (14) figure 2 people with special needs and young children can be saved by other people who are already on the deck. The system has an autonomous light (17) figure 2 with a lithium battery (15) figure 2, with a pin to activate the battery (16) figure 2 which is tied on the rope ladder (7) figure 2 and when it is activated, pulls out the pin (16) figure 2 turning on the light so that everybody is able to see in order to climb the rope ladder.

The system of the rescue rope ladder for evacuation of the ship and rescuing the people on board in case of an emergency and the capsizing of the ship consists of: A square or rectangular box (1) figure 2 made of common or stainless steel painted with fire resistant paint or made of fire resistant plastic which has support bases (2) figure 2 for adaptation on the ship by bolting above the points where the system will be placed. At the front there is a door (3) figure2 which is held in closed position by the hooks (9,10) figure 2 of the lever of the opening mechanism (4) figure 2, a counterweight (11) figure 2, a cable with the lever of manual activation (5) figure 2, an activation box (6) figure 2 which will be made of plastic or a sheet of lamina and at the front of it, it will have a glass pane, a rescue rope ladder (7) figure 2, a hammer (8) figure 2, a wooden pole with a metallic hoop and a tube as a fulcrum (12) figure 2. The hammer (8) figure 2 and the wooden pole with the metallic hoop (12) figure 2 will be tied with rope (13) figure 2. Also it has a rescue belt (14) figure 2, a lithium battery (15) figure 2, with a pin to activate the battery (16) figure 2 and a light (17) figure 2, manual winch for opening the door (18) figure 2 which is bolted on the box (1) figure 2, a wire rope (19) figure 2, an electric valve (20) figure 2 with the wiring (21) figure 2. The manual winch (18) figure 2 can be placed out of the box (1) figure 2 too for restriction of the dimensions of the box so that it can be made smaller.

The rescue rope ladder (1) figure 1 will be fire resistant and it will be made of rope or strap or folding tube and its steps will be made of a net type rope or wood or aluminum or of a bar of synthetic material. It will be single, double or bigger depending on the width of the emergency exit. The support base of the rope ladder will be made of steel (2) figure 1. On the rescue ladder (1) figure 1 the rope (3) figure 1 has been adapted with length twice as long as the rescue rope ladder on which a rescue belt has been adapted.

The rescue rope ladder (1) figurel with the support base (2) figure 1 and the rope with the rescue belt (3) figure 1 is placed into the box (1) figure 2 and it is anchored steadily on the lamina of the ship with bolts. It is wrapped in a roll inside the system box (1) figure 2, the door (3) figure 2 is secured with the lever of the opening mechanism (4) figure 2 and the hooks (9,10) figure 2 and it is ready to be activated if it is necessary.

The activation box (6) figure2, which contains the lever of the manual activation (5) figure 2 with the cable, will be placed on the opposite side of the area that the system figure 2 has been placed. Also a second activation mechanism (5,6) figure 2 can be placed when it is considered necessary. It will depend on the size of the ship. The gripping handles (2) figure 3 will be placed out of the exit doors on the deck's side . The gripping handles will be made of steel or stainless steel and they will be bolted or conglutinated on the lamina of the ship. The anchoring sheet of lamina (3) figure 3 of the wire rope (19) figure 3, the plastic channel for the coverage of the wire rope (4) figure 3, the fulcrum (5) figure 3, the roller for changing direction of the wire rope (6) figure 3 will be also included in the system of the rescue rope ladder.

The dimensions of the whole manufacture of the system of the rescue rope ladder figure 1, figure 2 and figure 3 cannot be weighed. It will depend on the size of the ship and the distances from the right to the left emergency exit, the width of the lounge, the height of the cabin.

When the system of the rescue rope ladder figure 1 figure 2 and figure 3 is placed on the ship and in order to be ready for use at any time, it should be inspected once a year by the manufacturer of the system or by a qualified service representative.

Claims

1. This invention refers to a system of rescue rope ladder for evacuation of the ship and rescuing the people on board in case of an emergency and transversely capsizing of the ship (1,2,3) figure 1, (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, 10,11,12,13,14, 15,16,17, 18,19,20,21) figure 2 and (1,2,3,4,5,6,19) figure 3. The system has the potential to evacuate the ship and rescue the people on board in case of an emergency and capsizing of the ship from the opposite side of the leaning. The system of the rescue rope ladder will be placed above the emergency exits on the right and left side of the ship, on specific windows or portholes of the lounges, above the doors of the cabins and the portholes of the cabins, above the exits of the engine-rooms and in any other point of the ship where passengers can be trapped.

2. The system of the rescue rope ladder for evacuation of the ship and rescuing the people on board in case of an emergency and capsizing of the ship consists of: A square or rectangular box (1) figure 2 made of common or stainless steel painted with fire resistant paint or made of fire resistant plastic which has support bases (2) figure 2 for adaptation on the ship by bolting above the points where the system will be placed. At the front there is a door (3) figure2 which is held in closed position by the hooks (9,10) figure 2 of the lever of the opening mechanism (4) figure 2, a counterweight (1 1) figure 2, a cable with the lever of manual activation (5) figure 2, an activation box (6) figure 2 which will be made of plastic or a sheet of lamina and at the front it will have a glass pane, a rescue rope ladder (7) figure 2, a hammer (8) figure 2, a wooden pole with a metallic hoop and a tube as a fulcrum (12) figure 2. The hammer (8) figure 2 and the wooden pole with the metallic hoop (12) figure 2 will be tied with rope (13) figure 2. Also it has a rescue belt (14) figure 2, a lithium battery (15) figure 2, with a pin to activate the battery (16) figure 2 and a light (17) figure 2, manual winch for opening the door (18) figure 2 which is bolted on the box (1) figure 2, a wire rope (19) figure 2, an electric valve (20) figure 2 with the wiring (21) figure 2. The manual winch (18) figure 2 can be placed out of the box (1) figure 2 too for restriction of the dimensions of the box so that it can be made smaller. The rescue rope ladder (1) figure 1 will be fire resistant and it will be made of rope or strap or folding tube and its steps will be made of a net type rope or wood or aluminum or of a bar of synthetic material. It will be single, double or bigger depending on the width of the emergency exit. The support base of the rope ladder will be made of steel (2) figure 1. On the rescue ladder (1) figure 1 the rope (3) figure 1 has been adapted with length twice as long as the rescue rope ladder on which a rescue belt has been adapted.

The rescue rope ladder (1) figure 1 with the support base (2) figure 1 and the rope with the rescue belt (3) figure 1 is placed into the box (1) figure 2 and it is anchored steadily on the lamina of the ship with bolts. It is wrapped in a roll inside the system box (1) figure 2, the door (3) figure 2 is secured with the lever of the opening mechanism (4) figure 2 and the hooks (9, 10) figure 2 and it is ready to be activated if it is necessary.

The activation box (6) figure2, which contains the lever of the manual activation (5) figure 2 with the cable, will be placed on the opposite side of the area that the system figure 2 has been placed. The gripping handles (2) figure 3 which will be placed out of the exit doors (1) figure 3 on the deck's side will be made of steel or stainless steel and they will be bolted or conglutinated on the lamina of the ship, the anchoring sheet of lamina (3) figure 3 of the wire rope (19) figure 3, the plastic channel for the coverage of the wire rope (4) figure 3, the fulcrum (5) figure 3, the roller for changing direction of the wire rope (6) figure 3.

When the system of the rescue rope-ladder figure 1 figure 2 and figure 3 is placed on the ship and in order to be ready for use at any time, it should be inspected once a year by the manufacturer of the system or by a qualified service representative.