KR20140128073A - Apparatus and Method for Adjusting Hull Block - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a hull block adjusting apparatus and a hull block adjusting method, which can reduce time needed for combining a first hull block with a second hull block. The hull block adjusting apparatus according to the present invention comprises a combining mechanism including a first insertion recess into which the first hull block is inserted and a second insertion recess facing the first insertion recess, and coupled to the first hull block which is inserted into the first insertion recess and the second insertion recess; and an adjusting mechanism including a first support member coupled to the combining mechanism and a second support member formed to protrude toward the second hull block from the first hull block, and adjusting the position of the first hull block and the second hull block according to a driving force of a driving mechanism installed between the second support member and the second hull block, wherein the first insertion recess and the second insertion recess are formed to have different sizes from each other.

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a hull block alignment device and a hull block alignment method,

The present invention relates to a hull block alignment apparatus and a hull block alignment method for aligning hull blocks in a process of drying a ship.

Vessels are widely used as a means of transportation that accounts for half of the world's transport of goods. Generally, in the case of drying a ship, a block drying method is widely used in which hull blocks are assembled after assembling parts from materials such as steel plates or sections and manufacturing hull blocks from these parts. The process of joining the hull blocks includes an alignment process for aligning the hull blocks so that no step is generated between the hull blocks after connecting the hull blocks to each other. A hull block alignment device is used to perform this alignment process.

1 is a schematic side view of a hull block alignment apparatus according to the prior art.

1, a hull block alignment apparatus 1 according to the related art includes a fixing member 11 fixed to a first hull block 10 through welding 11a, (12).

The fixing member 11 is formed in a cross-sectional shape as a whole. One side of the fixing member 11 is fixed to the first hull block 10 through a welding 11a. In this case, one side of the fixing member 11 is fixed to the first hull block 10 so that the other side is positioned on the upper side of the second hull block 20.

The driving mechanism 12 is installed between the second hull block 20 and the other side of the fixing member 11. In this state, the drive mechanism (12) applies a force to the other side of the fixing member (11) to elevate at least one of the first hull block (10) and the second hull block (20). The hull block alignment apparatus 1 according to the related art is provided with a first hull block 10 and a second hull block 20 so as not to generate a step 30 between the first hull block 10 and the second hull block 20, The second hull block 20 can be aligned.

The hull block alignment apparatus 1 according to the related art performs the alignment process in a state where the fixing member 11 is fixed to the first hull block 10 by welding 11a, A step of removing the fixing member 11 from the first hull block 10 after completion is required. Accordingly, the hull block alignment apparatus 1 according to the related art has a problem of decreasing the productivity of the ship by increasing the time taken to join the first hull block 10 and the second hull block 20 .

In the hull block alignment apparatus 1 according to the related art, the fixing member 11 is welded (11a) to the first hull block 10 to fix the first hull block 10 to the notch A process for removing the notch or the like is further required. Accordingly, the hull block alignment apparatus 1 according to the related art can further increase the time taken to join the first hull block 10 and the second hull block 20, .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a hull block alignment apparatus and a hull block alignment method capable of reducing the time taken to combine a first hull block and a second hull block.

In order to solve the above problems, a hull block alignment apparatus according to the present invention includes a first insertion groove into which a first hull block is inserted and a second insertion groove facing the first insertion groove, A coupling mechanism coupled to the insertion groove and the first hull block inserted in the second insertion groove; And a second support member protruding from the first support member toward the second hull block in the direction from the first hull block to the second support member, And an alignment mechanism for aligning the positions of the first hull block and the second hull block in accordance with a driving force of a driving mechanism provided between the two hull blocks, wherein the first insertion groove and the second insertion groove have different sizes .

Wherein the alignment mechanism is coupled to the coupling mechanism so as to be movable in a first axial direction from the first insertion groove to the second insertion groove, and the first support member includes a movement guide hole into which the coupling mechanism is inserted Lt; / RTI >

Wherein the coupling mechanism includes a first insertion member forming the first insertion groove and a second insertion member forming the second insertion groove, and the first insertion member is inserted into the second insertion groove The second insertion member may have a longer length than the second insertion member in the first axial direction.

The hull block alignment apparatus includes a first fixing mechanism for fixing the first insertion member to one side of the first hull block and a second fixing mechanism for fixing the second insertion member to the other side of the first hull block (N is a natural number) first fixing mechanism is coupled to one side of the coupling mechanism on one side of the first support member, and M (N is a natural number) coupling mechanism on the other side of the coupling mechanism on the other side of the first support member M is a natural number smaller than N).

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a hull block alignment method comprising: inserting a first hull block into a first insertion groove and a second insertion groove of a coupling mechanism to couple the coupling mechanism to a first hull block step; Positioning a drive mechanism between the alignment mechanism and the second hull block coupled to the coupling mechanism; And aligning the positions of the first hull block and the second hull block by moving the alignment mechanism through driving of the drive mechanism.

Wherein coupling the coupling mechanism to the first hull block comprises: inserting one side of the first hull block into a first insertion groove formed to have a relatively larger size than the second insertion groove; Inserting the other side of the first hull block into the second insertion groove when one side of the first hull block is inserted into the first insertion groove; (N is a natural number) fixing the one side of the first hull block to the first insertion groove by using a first fixing mechanism of M (N is a natural number) And fixing the other side of the first hull block to the second insertion groove.

The hull block alignment apparatus and the hull block alignment method according to the present invention have the following effects by aligning the steps of the first hull block and the second hull block without using a welding method.

First, it is possible to reduce the time required to combine the first hull block and the second hull block, thereby increasing the productivity of the ship.

Second, because no welding method is used, no additional process is required to remove the notch because the notch is not generated in the hull block. Therefore, it takes more time to combine the first hull block and the second hull block, Can be further increased.

1 is a schematic side view of a hull block alignment apparatus according to the prior art.
2 is a schematic perspective view of a hull block alignment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a cross section of the line II 'shown in FIG.
4 to 6 are cross-sectional views illustrating a hull block alignment method using a hull block alignment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

It should be noted that, in the specification of the present invention, the same reference numerals as in the drawings denote the same elements, but they are numbered as much as possible even if they are shown in different drawings.

Meanwhile, the meaning of the terms described in the present specification should be understood as follows.

The word " first, "" second," and the like, used to distinguish one element from another, are to be understood to include plural representations unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. The scope of the right should not be limited by these terms.

It should be understood that the terms "comprises" or "having" does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a hull block alignment apparatus and a hull block alignment method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a hull block alignment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a section taken along the line I-I 'shown in FIG.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the hull block alignment apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention may include a coupling mechanism 110 and an alignment mechanism 120.

The coupling mechanism 110 includes a first insertion groove 110a into which the first hull block 10 is inserted and a second insertion groove 110b formed to face the first insertion groove 110a . Here, the first insertion groove 110a is formed to have a first size by the first insertion member 113, and the second insertion groove 110b is formed by the second insertion member 115, The second size may be greater than the second size. At this time, the first insertion member 113 is relatively longer than the second insertion member 115 in the first axial direction X from the first insertion groove 110a toward the second insertion groove 110b So that the first insertion groove 110a has a larger size than the second insertion groove 110b. For example, the coupling mechanism 110 may include a support plate 111, the first and second insertion members 113 and 115.

The support plate 111 is positioned on the upper surface of the first hull block 10 and has a predetermined length in the first axial direction X. [ Here, the support plate 111 has a length greater than the width of the upper surface of the first hull block 10.

The first insertion member 113 is formed to have a cross-sectional shape and is coupled to one side of the support plate 111 so that the first insertion member 113 is inserted into a lower portion of one side edge portion of the support plate 111, (110a). For example, the first insertion member 113 includes a first side wall 113a coupled to one side surface of the support plate 111, and a second side wall 113b aligned with the lower surface of the support plate 111. [ And a first bent portion 113b bent to have a first length L1 from a lower surface of the base portion 113b. Accordingly, the first insertion groove 110a is formed by a space provided between the lower surface of one side edge portion of the support plate 111 and the first bent portion 113b.

The second insertion member 115 is formed to have a cross section of a "┗" shape and is coupled to the other side of the support plate 111, so that the second insertion member 115 is inserted into the lower portion of the other side edge portion of the support plate 111, (110b). For example, the second insertion member 115 may include a second side wall 115a coupled to the other side of the support plate 111, and a second sidewall 115a parallel to the lower surface of the support plate 111. [ And a second bending part 115b bent to have a second length L2 relatively shorter than the first length L1 from a lower surface of the first bending part 115b. Accordingly, the second insertion groove 110b is formed by a space provided between the lower surface of the other side edge portion of the support plate 111 and the second bent portion 115b.

The coupling mechanism 110 further includes first and second fixing mechanisms 117 and 119.

The first fixing mechanism 117 fixes the first insertion member 113 on the upper surface of the first hull block 10. That is, the first fixing mechanism 117 is in contact with the upper surface of the first hull block 10 inserted into the first insertion groove 100a through one side of the support plate 111, One side of the block 10 is fixed to the first insertion member 113. For example, the first fixing mechanism 117 may comprise N first bolts 117a and N first bolts 117b, where N is a natural number.

Each of the N first nuts 117a is coupled to the upper surface of one side of the support plate 111, which is superimposed on one side of the first hull block 10, at regular intervals. At this time, each of the N first nuts 117a may be coupled to the support plate 111 by welding. N bolt through holes are formed on one side of the support plate 111 so as to overlap the female screw holes of the N first nuts 117a.

Each of the N first bolts 117b is engaged with the first nut 117a when the first hull block 10 is inserted into the first and second insertion grooves 110a and 110b, The first hull block 10 is inserted into the first insertion groove 100a through the plate 111 and is brought into contact with the upper surface of one side of the first hull block 10 so that one side of the first hull block 10 is inserted into the first insertion member 113 ).

Each of the N first bolts 117a may be omitted from the first fixing mechanism 117. In this case, the N first bolts 117b may be screwed to one side of the support plate 111, So that N female thread holes are formed.

The second fixing mechanism 119 fixes the second insertion member 115 to the upper surface of the first hull block 10. [ That is, the second fixing mechanism 119 contacts the upper surface of the first hull block 10 inserted into the second insertion groove 100b through the other side of the support plate 111, And the other side of the block 10 is fixed to the second insertion member 115. For example, the second fixing mechanism 119 may include M second nuts 119a and M second bolts 119b (M is a natural number smaller than N).

Each of the M second nuts 119a is coupled to the upper surface of the other side of the support plate 111 which is overlapped with the other side of the first hull block 10 at regular intervals. At this time, each of the M second nuts 119a may be coupled to the support plate 111 by welding. M bolt through holes are formed on the other side of the support plate 111 so as to overlap the female screw holes of the M second nuts 119a.

Each of the M second bolts 119b is engaged with the second nut 119a when the first hull block 10 is inserted into the first and second insertion grooves 110a and 110b, The other end of the first hull block 10 contacts the upper surface of the other side of the first hull block 10 inserted into the second insertion groove 100b through the plate 111, ).

Each of the M second bolts 119b may be screwed to the other side of the support plate 111. In this case, So that M female thread holes are formed.

The alignment mechanism 120 is coupled to the coupling mechanism 110 and is coupled to the first hull block 10 and the second hull block 20 in accordance with the driving force provided from the driving mechanism 200 provided in the second hull block 20. [ 20 to align the positions of the first hull block 10 and the second hull block 20 so that the step 30 does not occur. For example, the alignment mechanism 120 may include a first support member 121 coupled to the coupling mechanism 110 and having a cross-sectional shape of " And a second support member 123 protruding from the first support member 121 in the direction from the first hull block 10 toward the second hull block 20. [

The first support member 121 is formed to have a predetermined width and height and is installed perpendicularly to the coupling mechanism 110, that is, the support plate 111 in the vertical direction Z.

The second supporting member 123 is fixed from the upper side of the first supporting member 121 to the lower end of the first hull block 10 with respect to the second axial direction Y from the first hull block 10 toward the second hull block 20. [ So as to be positioned on the second hull block 20. The second support member 123 is formed to have a width larger than that of the first support member 121 and is disposed on the second hull block 20 so that the upper surface of the first support member 121 Lt; / RTI > The second support member 123 functions to raise the first hull block 10 in accordance with the driving of the driving mechanism 200. Here, the driving mechanism 200 may be a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder, a hydraulic jack, or a powered jack.

The alignment mechanism 120 may be coupled to the coupling mechanism 110 such that the alignment mechanism 120 can horizontally move in the first axial direction X from the first insertion groove 110a toward the second insertion groove 110b. In this case, the first support member 121 may include the movement guide hole 125 into which the coupling mechanism 110, that is, the support plate 111, is inserted. The movement guide hole 125 has the same shape as the sectional shape of the support plate 111 corresponding to the second axial direction Y and is formed wider than the end surface of the support plate 111, So that the support member 121 is movable in the first axial direction X along the longitudinal direction of the support plate 111.

4 to 6 are cross-sectional views illustrating a hull block alignment method using a hull block alignment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 to 6 together with FIG. 2, a hull block alignment method using a hull block alignment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. Here, the detailed description of the hull block alignment device for hull block alignment is the same as the above description, and thus will not be described below.

First, as shown in FIG. 4, bolts 117b and 119b of the first and second fixing mechanisms 117 and 119 of the coupling mechanism 110 are loosened to separate the bolts 117b and 119b, respectively, And the bolts 117b and 119b are separated from the support plate 111. In addition,

4 and 5, by inserting the first hull block 10 into the first insertion groove 110a and the second insertion groove 110b, the coupling mechanism 110 can be inserted into the second To the front end of the first hull block (10) adjacent to the hull block (20).

4, one side of the first hull block 10 is inserted into a first insertion groove 110a formed in a relatively large size as compared with the second insertion groove 110b, The coupling mechanism 110 is pushed toward the other side of the first hull block 10 so that one side of the first hull block 10 is brought into close contact with the first side wall 113a of the first insertion member 113. In other words, after one side of the coupling mechanism 110 is inserted into one side of the first hull block 10 so that one side of the first hull block 10 is inserted into the first insertion groove 110a, The coupling mechanism 110 is pushed toward the other side of the first hull block 10 so that one side of the first hull block 10 is brought into close contact with the first side wall 113a of the first insertion member 113. [

5, when one side of the first hull block 10 is inserted into the first insertion groove 110a, a portion of the first hull block 10, which is relatively smaller than the first insertion groove 110a, The first hull block 10 is inserted into the second hull block 10 by inserting the other side of the first hull block 10 into the insertion groove 110b and then pushing the coupling mechanism 110 to one side of the first hull block 10, So as to extend between the first and second insertion grooves 110a and 110b. In other words, after the other side of the coupling mechanism 110 is fitted to the other side of the first hull block 10 so that the other side of the first hull block 10 is inserted into the second insertion groove 110b, The coupling mechanism 110 is pushed toward one side of the first hull block 10 so that the other side of the first hull block 10 is seated on the second bending portion 115b of the second insertion member 115.

Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the coupling mechanism 110 is fixed to the first hull block 10 by using the first and second fixing mechanisms 117 and 119, respectively. That is, when the first hull block 10 is inserted into the first and second insertion grooves 110a and 110b, the first and second fixing mechanisms 117 and 119 of the coupling mechanism 110, The lower ends of the bolts 117b and 119b are brought into contact with the upper surface of the support plate 111 by tightening the bolts 117b and 119b so that one side and the other side of the first hull block 10 are connected to the first and second The coupling mechanism 110 is fixed to the first hull block 10 by closely contacting the first and second bent portions 113b and 115b of the insertion members 113 and 115, respectively.

The alignment mechanism 120 coupled to the coupling mechanism 110 is moved in the first axial direction X to move the second support member 123 of the alignment mechanism 120 to the first hull block 10, As shown in FIG.

2, a drive mechanism 200 is installed in the second hull block 20 so that the drive mechanism 200 is connected to the alignment mechanism 120 and / And positioned between the second hull blocks (20). That is, the drive mechanism 200 is positioned between the second hull block 20 and the second support member 123 of the alignment mechanism 120.

Subsequently, the alignment mechanism 120 is moved in accordance with the driving of the driving mechanism 200 to align the positions of the first hull block 10 and the second hull block 20 without a step. That is, the drive mechanism 200 is driven so that the second support member 123 of the alignment mechanism 120 is lifted up by the drive shaft 210 of the drive mechanism 200, 110 and the first hull block 10 so as to align the position of the first hull block 10 with the position of the second hull block 20. The second hull block 20 is lowered according to the driving of the driving mechanism 200 by using the second supporting member 123 of the aligning mechanism 120 as a pedestal so that the first hull block 10, The second hull block 20 may be positioned at the same position as the second hull block 20.

As described above, when the positions of the first and second hull blocks 10, 20 straddled by each other are aligned by the hull block alignment apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, the operator can position the aligned first and second hull blocks 10, The first and second hull blocks 10, 20 are joined to each other by welding between the first and second hull blocks 10,

In the above description, the hull block alignment apparatus 100 is installed in the first hull block 10. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the hull block alignment apparatus 100 may include the second hull block 20 The first and second hull blocks 10 and 20 may be aligned with each other through the elevation of the second hull block 20 and the first and second hull blocks 20, 10, 20) of the hull block.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Will be clear to those who have knowledge of.

10: first hull block 20: second hull block
100: hull block alignment device 110: coupling device
111: support plate 113: first insertion member
115: second insertion member 117: first fixing member
119: second fixing mechanism 120: alignment mechanism
121: first support member 123: second support member
125: moving guide ball 200: driving mechanism

Claims (6)

A first hull block inserted into the first hull block, and a second insertion groove facing the first insertion groove, wherein the first hull block is inserted into the first hull block inserted into the first insertion groove, Instrument; And
A first support member coupled to the coupling mechanism and a second support member protruding from the first support member in a direction toward the second hull block from the first hull block, And an alignment mechanism for aligning the positions of the first hull block and the second hull block in accordance with the driving force of a driving mechanism provided between the hull blocks,
Wherein the first insertion groove and the second insertion groove are formed to have different sizes. The method according to claim 1,
The alignment mechanism is coupled to the coupling mechanism so as to be movable in a first axial direction from the first insertion groove to the second insertion groove,
Wherein the first support member includes a movement guide hole into which the coupling mechanism is inserted. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the coupling mechanism includes a first insertion member forming the first insertion groove and a second insertion member forming the second insertion groove,
Wherein the first insertion member is formed to have a longer length than the second insertion member in the first axial direction from the first insertion groove toward the second insertion groove. The method of claim 3,
A first fixing mechanism for fixing the first insertion member to one side of the first hull block and a second fixing mechanism for fixing the second insertion member to the other side of the first hull block,
(N is a natural number) first fixing mechanism is coupled to one side of the coupling mechanism which is one side of the first support member,
(M is a natural number smaller than N) is coupled to the other side of the coupling mechanism on the other side of the first support member. Inserting a first hull block into the first insertion groove and the second insertion groove of the coupling mechanism to couple the coupling mechanism to the first hull block;
Positioning a drive mechanism between the alignment mechanism and the second hull block coupled to the coupling mechanism; And
And aligning the positions of the first hull block and the second hull block by moving the alignment mechanism through driving of the driving mechanism. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein coupling the coupling mechanism to the first hull block comprises:
Inserting one side of the first hull block into a first insertion groove formed in a size relatively larger than the second insertion groove;
Inserting the other side of the first hull block into the second insertion groove when one side of the first hull block is inserted into the first insertion groove; And
One side of the first hull block is fixed to the first insertion groove using N (N is a natural number) first fixing mechanism, and the first fixing block is fixed to the first insertion groove by using a second fixing mechanism of M (M is a natural number smaller than N) And fixing the other side of the first hull block to the second insertion groove.

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