GB1453360A - Floating observation vessel for observation in the sea - Google Patents

Floating observation vessel for observation in the sea

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Publication number
GB1453360A
GB1453360A GB265374A GB265374A GB1453360A GB 1453360 A GB1453360 A GB 1453360A GB 265374 A GB265374 A GB 265374A GB 265374 A GB265374 A GB 265374A GB 1453360 A GB1453360 A GB 1453360A
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Prior art keywords
tower
observation
hull
decks
carried
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GB265374A
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Takenaka Komuten Co Ltd
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Takenaka Komuten Co Ltd
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/343—Structures characterised by movable, separable, or collapsible parts, e.g. for transport
    • E04B1/346—Rotary buildings; Buildings with rotary units, e.g. rooms
    • 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
    • B63B35/44—Floating buildings, stores, drilling platforms, or workshops, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices
    • 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
    • B63C11/00—Equipment for dwelling or working underwater; Means for searching for underwater objects
    • B63C11/48—Means for searching for underwater objects
    • B63C11/49—Floating structures with underwater viewing devices, e.g. with windows ; Arrangements on floating structures of underwater viewing devices, e.g. on boats
    • 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
    • B63B35/44—Floating buildings, stores, drilling platforms, or workshops, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices
    • B63B2035/4426—Stationary floating buildings for human use, e.g. floating dwellings or floating restaurants
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02A—TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02A30/00—Adapting or protecting infrastructure or their operation

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Architecture (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Ship Loading And Unloading (AREA)
  • Road Paving Structures (AREA)
  • Wind Motors (AREA)
  • Types And Forms Of Lifts (AREA)

Abstract

1453360 Observation platform TAKENAKA KOMUTEN CO Ltd 21 Jan 1974 [23 Jan 1973] 02653/74 Heading E1H [Also in Division B7] A floating vessel for underwater observation comprises an annular hull 1 and an observation tower 2 mounted in the centre thereof of vertical movement relative to the hull I by means of pulleys 11, 17 and ropes 14, 15, the tower 2 having a ballast tank 3 at its upper end and an observation chamber with windows 5 at its lower end, and the tower 2 being rotatable, by a device 30, relative to the hull 1. The hull 1 may be towed to a suitable site and moored there by means of anchors 48 secured to winches 47. Three decks 26 for passengers are provided on the hull and masts 9 and frames 10 thereon provide a turret for housing the tower 2 in its raised position; with the observation chamber received in a recess 49 in the hull. The towing operation is carried out with the tower 2 raised. When lowered to the position shown a deck 28 carried by the tower 2 is aligned with one of the decks 26 allowing passenger access to an elevator (not shown) and to a double spiral staircase 7, 8 within the tower 2 and leading down to the observation chamber. Lamps 51 suspended from the hull 1 aid in observation from the windows 5. The pulleys 17 are carried on a member 16 which allows the tower to rotate under the control of the device 30 which is in the form of a motor driving a pinion which engages with a gear ring carried beneath the decks 28 when the tower 2 is in its lowermost position, as shown.
GB265374A 1973-01-23 1974-01-21 Floating observation vessel for observation in the sea Expired GB1453360A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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JP48010062A JPS4996474A (en) 1973-01-23 1973-01-23

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GB1453360A true GB1453360A (en) 1976-10-20

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US (1) US3895495A (en)
JP (1) JPS4996474A (en)
DE (1) DE2403201C2 (en)
GB (1) GB1453360A (en)

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DE2403201C2 (en) 1982-04-22
JPS4996474A (en) 1974-09-12
US3895495A (en) 1975-07-22
DE2403201A1 (en) 1974-07-25

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PS Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee