SU68724A1 - Buoy dock - Google Patents

Description

Modern floating docks, in order to increase the carrying capacity and increase the profitability of exploitation, are built from several independent sections, which allows docking of vessels of different tonnage. Connecting the dock sections to each other is usually quite a difficult and time-consuming job, as it is difficult to align the bolt holes of the flanges of the adjacent sections even in calm water.

In the proposed dock for automatic alignment of the bolt holes, the end walls of the basch of the adjacent sections are provided with protrusions and depressions in the form of truncated pyramids, intended to center the sections when they are connected.

FIG. I schematically depicts one of the variants of the location of the projections and depressions on the bach sections of the dock; in fig. 2 is another possible arrangement of the protrusions and depressions in the sections; in fig. 3 - one of the constructive options for mounting the roller to the section.

To center one section relative to the other, the end walls of adjacent towers are respectively provided with depressions 1 n protrusions having the shape of a truncated pyramid. The base of the pyramids is a rectangle, the long sides of which are arranged vertically. When the sections approach each other, the protrusions of one section enter into the depressions of the adjacent section and automatically align the holes in the flanges for the tightening sections of the bolts.

The location of the depressions and protrusions on the walls of adjacent sections / and // may be different.

For example, the protrusions 5 (Fig. I) are located on one side of the section, and depressions 1 on the other.

This ensures the connection of sections along the AA-AA and BB-BBf planes.

In another embodiment (FIG. 2), the protrusions and depressions are arranged in a checkerboard pattern. This provides four possible connection cases: AA-AA, BB-BB, and BB-AA. In addition, the protrusions can be positioned on one end of the section, and depressions on the other.

In order to eliminate possible sticking (in case of non-parallel end walls of the basset) and to reduce friction when the projections 2 enter the cavities /, the rollers 3 are mounted on the lower and upper edges of the cavities (Fig. 3).

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The rollers at the ends are provided with pivots, rotatable mounted in bearings 4, mounted on brackets attached to the section walls.

Alternatively, the depressions and protrusions can be offered conical shape. However, the strength of such a compound is lower than with pyramidal projections.

Subject invention

Claims (4)

1. A floating dock consisting of several sections, distinguished by the fact that the end walls of the section towers are provided with protrusions and troughs, designed to center the sections when they are connected. 2. The form of the dock under item 1, is different, and with the fact that the projections and depressions are made in the form of truncated pyramids. 3. The form of the dock according to claim 2, characterized in that the base of the pyramids is a rectangle, the long sides of which are arranged vertically. 4. The box according to claim 1-3, characterized in that rollers are mounted above and below the hollows, on the walls of the towers, the rollers, the axis of which is parallel to the ribs of the hollows adjacent to the rollers. //