JP3350483B2 - Car carrier berthing system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a take-off / berthing system for a car carrier, and more particularly to an automatic take-off / berthing system for improving the safety, speed, and reliability of a take-off / berthing operation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, seaside landfills and the like have been actively developed. Access to the coastal landfill is by bridges or water buses from the old land. However, since bridges are limited access, traffic congestion is inevitable, and in some cases it may be extremely detouring. In the case of a water bus, the water can be used on the sea or canal, so it is expected to be used.However, the water bus, that is, maneuvering of the ship is performed manually by the master's steering, and At berths, mooring work is also performed manually, such as tow ropes and restrain mooring lines.

[0003] For this reason, there are drawbacks that it takes time to take off and dock the ship, that there is a problem in safety and reliability due to the presence of humans, and that it requires labor costs. Moreover, since the departure point of the water bus is on the shore or river bank, transportation to or from the departure point is also required, and the convenience has not yet been fully demonstrated.

[0004]

For example, a route bus is operated from the city center terminal to the departure point of the car carrier, and the route bus is directly loaded on the car carrier, transported by water, departure and arrival at the destination such as a seaside area. Get to the place, get on the bus and operate, that is, travel within the area by bus,
If movement between regions is water movement by car carrier,
A new commuter with no traffic congestion and a short distance to the destination can be obtained.

[0005] In such a transportation system, in order to enhance its convenience, it is necessary to shorten the time required for the takeoff / berthing of the car carrier and to enhance the safety and reliability of the work of the takeoff / berthing. Is required. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a car carrier docking / berthing system that can reduce the time taken for the car carrier's docking / berthing, and can enhance the safety and reliability of the work of the car carrier. Things.

[0006]

A floating pier is installed along the quay, and a docking guide is provided in the water in front of the floating pier, a shock absorber and a coupler are provided in an upper part of the front surface, and an automobile is provided. A guide rod that engages with the take-off and berthing guide is provided before and after the outer surface of the bottom of the carrier, and a connecting member that is automatically connected to the connector is provided on the outer surface at the front and rear ends. The rod was mechanically guided by a take-off and berth guide, berthed to the floating pier, and automatically connected and moored by the berth.

Further, a lifter for raising and lowering the bus is provided on the floating pier, and a shifter deck capable of shifting to the side of the lifter is attached to the lifter. Further, the floating pier was installed at a right angle to the quay, and a car carrier was connected to the tip of the floating pier and moored.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a plan view of a floating pier according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view thereof, FIG. 3 is a plan view of a car carrier according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a side view thereof.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a quay wall, and 2 denotes a floating pier mounted on the quay 1. The floating pier 2 serves as a port for a car carrier, has a floating structure, has a ballast mechanism, and is capable of adjusting draft. 3 is a bus and 4 is a car carrier.

Reference numeral 5 designates a take-off and berth guide provided in the water on the front side in the longitudinal direction of the floating pier 2 and is provided in a state of projecting from the floating pier 2, and is parallel to the floating pier 2 straight from the floating pier 2 in plan view. And a part that opens in a trumpet shape therefrom. Reference numeral 6 denotes a sign bar vertically attached to the tip of the take-off / berthing guide 5, which protrudes from the water surface and has a sign light 7 set on the top thereof. Represents the zone.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a shock absorber made of a rubber material or the like attached to the front of the floating pier 2. Reference numeral 9 denotes a coupler mounted on the front surface of the floating pier 2, such as a railway coupler, which is automatically connected by rotating a knuckle against a biasing force by pressing against a target side. used. Reference numeral 10 denotes a rampway provided on the front upper surface of the floating pier 2, and is used by rotating on a deck when the car carrier 4 lands.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a lifter installed on the floating pier 2. The lifter 11 is composed of a lifter deck 13 lifted by a jack 12 and a shifter deck 14 housed on the lifter deck 13 and capable of shifting to the side of the lifter deck 13. The user can get on the shifter deck 14, shift it above the floating pier 2, and lower the floating pier 2.

The upper deck of the car carrier 4 is a deck for boarding a bus, and the car carrier 4 is symmetrical in front and rear and left and right, and can move forward and backward. Reference numeral 15 denotes a guide rod mounted at the center of the outer surface of the bottom of the car carrier 4 when viewed from the front, and is engaged with the take-off / berthing guide 5 to be guided. The guide rods 15 are provided on the front and rear of the hull so that the pier can be docked with the floating pier 2 in either front or rear direction.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a connecting member attached to the front and rear portions of the car carrier 4, which is automatically connected to the connector 9 attached to the floating pier 2 by being pressed against the connecting member. Reference numeral 17 denotes a restraint device provided on the deck of the car carrier 4 so as to be able to move freely in and out of the deck. When the bus gets on the deck, the bus is restrained at a predetermined position. In addition, 1 in the figure
Reference numeral 8 denotes a guard rail fixed to the upper surface of the deck and to the left and right.

The construction of the detaching / berthing system according to the present invention is as described above, and its operation will be described below. First, the draft of the floating pier 2 is adjusted to the same level as the draft of the car carrier 4 by a ballast, and the guide rod 15 provided on the bottom of the car carrier 4 has a depth at which the guide rod 15 hits the take-off and berth guide 5.

Therefore, when the car carrier 4 enters the zone represented by the sign lamp 7, the guide rod 15 comes into contact with the take-off / berthing guide 5 and is guided, so that the car carrier 4 is mechanically guided, You will be guided to the center of Floating Pier 2. Further, when the car carrier 4 advances, the bow abuts on the shock absorber 8 and the connecting member 16 fits into the coupler 9 and is automatically connected while the foot almost stops, and the car carrier 4 is connected to the floating pier 2. She is laid up.

When the car carrier 4 is moored, the ramp way 10 is turned to the deck side, and the bus 3 waiting on the floating pier 2 is boarded on the deck side. When the bus 3 reaches a predetermined position on the deck, the restraint device 17 is released and the bus 3
Restrain. Then, when the restraint of the bus 3 is completed, the coupler 9 is opened, and the car carrier 4 is moved backward and separated.

In order for the bus 3 mounted on the car carrier 4 to ride on the floating pier 2, the procedure is reversed. That is, when the car carrier 4 is moored, the ramp way 1
At the same time, the restraint device 17 is opened to allow the bus 3 to ride on the floating pier 2 and the lifter 11 to rotate.
To shift to the height of the quay, shift on the shifter deck 14, and move on its own. After that, the next bus 3 is made to run by itself, put on the shifter deck 14, shifted to a position above the floating pier 2, lowered by the lifter 11 onto the floating pier 2, and boarded the deck.

In the above description, an example has been described in which the floating pier 2 is berthed in parallel along the quay 1 and the car carrier 4 is also moored in front of the floating pier 2 in parallel along the quay 1. Alternatively, the floating pier 2 may be arranged so as to berth at a right angle to the quay 1, and a car carrier 4 is moored at the tip of the floating pier 2.
With such an arrangement, the shifter deck 14 of the lifter 11 can be omitted.

When there is no height difference between the surface of the floating pier 2 and the surface of the quay 1 or a fixed ramp way is provided from the quay 1, the ramp way surface has no height difference from the surface of the floating pier 2. In this case, the lifter 11 can be omitted. Furthermore, if the floating pier 2 is configured to be slightly longer, and the next bus 3 is made to stand by on the floating pier 2, the next bus 3 can be quickly boarded.

[0021]

According to the present invention, since the car carrier is mechanically guided, berthed to the floating pier, and automatically connected and moored, the time required for the car carrier to take off and dock is greatly reduced. We were able to. In addition, safety and reliability could be improved as the work of detaching / berthing was performed without requiring any manpower.

In addition, since the bus is lifted up and down between the floating pier and the shore wall by a lift, it is possible to get on and off the car on a car carrier in a short time without requiring any space. . These facts have increased the feasibility of a new traffic commuter, in which the operating bus is directly boarded on a car carrier, and water transport is used between regions.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a floating pier according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the floating pier.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a car carrier according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the car carrier.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Wharf 2 Floating pier 3 Bus 4 Car carrier 5 Cargo / departure pier guide 6 Marker bar 7 Marker lamp 8 Buffer 9 Coupler 10 Lampway 11 Lifter 12 Jack 13 Lifter deck 14 Shifter deck 15 Guide rod 16 Connecting member 17 Restraining device 18 Guardrail

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-5-170172 (JP, A) JP-A-6-179392 (JP, A) JP-A-60-5916 (JP, A) JP-A 8- 81917 (JP, A) Japanese Utility Model Hei 1-105611 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Showa 54-107140 (JP, U) Japanese Patent Publication 48-26867 (JP, B1) Japanese Patent Publication 45-13348 (JP, B1) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) E01D 15/14 B63B 35/54 B63B 21/00

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A floating pier is installed alongside a quay along a quay, a take-off and berth guide is provided in the water in front of the floating pier, a shock absorber and a coupler are provided in an upper portion of the front, and an outer bottom surface of a car carrier. Before and after, a guide rod to be engaged with the take-off / berthing guide, and a connecting member automatically connected to the connector are provided on the front and rear end outer surfaces, and the guide rod is attached / detached when the car carrier takes off / takes. A take-off and berthing system for a car carrier, which is mechanically guided by a berth guide, berths to a floating pier, and is automatically connected and moored by the berth. 2. The system according to claim 1, wherein a lifter for lifting the bus is provided on the floating pier. 3. The system according to claim 2, wherein a shifter deck that can be shifted to the side of the lifter is attached to the lifter. 4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the floating pier is mounted at a right angle to the quay, and the car carrier is connected to and moored to the tip of the floating pier.