SG11201810512RA - Disconnectable bow turret - Google Patents

Abstract

INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property MD 1101111 0 iivi HIM 011101 0 011111111111111111111111111111111 IIIIII Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date .....0\"\" WO 2018/007370 Al 11 January 2018 (11.01.2018) W I PO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (74) Agent: ONSAGERS AS; Munkedamsveien 35, P.O. Box B63B 21/50 (2006.01) B63B 22/02 (2006.01) 1813 Vika, N-0123 Oslo (NO). (21) International Application Number: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every PCT/EP2017/066599 kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (22) International Filing Date: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, 04 July 2017 (04.07.2017) CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, (25) Filing Language: English HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, (26) Publication Language: English KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, (30) Priority Data: OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, PCT/EP2016/065746 SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, 05 July 2016 (05.07.2016) EP TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (71) Applicants: CEFRONT TECHNOLOGY AS [NO/NO]; (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every Kittelsbuktveien 5, N-4836 Arendal (NO). SCANA OF- kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, FSHORE AS [NO/NO]; Deliveien 10, N-1540 Vestby GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, (NO). UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, (72) Inventors: SMEDAL, Arne; Revesandveien 302, N-4818 TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FL FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, — Fxrvik (NO). AARSNES, Jan; Lystheia 8, N-4817 His MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, (NO). SYVERTSEN, Rare; Donnestadvn. 37, N-4658 — TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, = Tveit (NO). LISLAND, Torkjel; Belsjoveien 60, N-1445 KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Drobak (NO). = = = = (54) Title: DISCONNECTABLE BOW TURRET (57) : The invention concerns a vessel (1) for storing and/or produc- 12 11 18 ing hydrocarbons and a buoyant turret buoy (6) to be connected to the vessel = (1). The outer surface of the bow (2) of the vessel (1) comprises a receiving , structure (5) for connecting a buoyant turret buoy (6) to the bow (2). The main = f part of the receiving structure (5) protrudes from the lower part (4) of the M\" / 21 bow (2) in the vessel's (1) direction of travel and an interface of the receiving 1 -.., „ = = = _ = _ 38/ = 11 5a 9 5 a • ii ,22 ,-\".- 10 structure (5) is complementary to an interface of a connecting section (17) of the buoyant turret buoy (6). Further the lower part (4) of the bow (2) is below 15a the water line (w) during connection of the buoyant turret buoy (6) at sea. The invention also concerns a method for connecting the buoyant turret buoy (6) to receiving structure (5) of the vessel (1). 20 176 24 15 13a 11 1 1 1111 13b © 8 Ir ---- 5b I en Ir ---- 17a 17 6b © © I/ ,-.... Il Fig. 1 © ei 13 16 14 C [Continued on next page] WO 2018/007370 Al MIDEDIMOHNIIMEIENNIIHMENHOMMEHOIS Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) — before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) of receipt of