US20120321387A1 - Universal refloating and launching system and method of operation - Google Patents

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US20120321387A1
US20120321387A1 US13/514,603 US201013514603A US2012321387A1 US 20120321387 A1 US20120321387 A1 US 20120321387A1 US 201013514603 A US201013514603 A US 201013514603A US 2012321387 A1 US2012321387 A1 US 2012321387A1
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Cesar Del Campo y Ruiz de Almodovar
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    • 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
    • B63C3/00—Launching or hauling-out by landborne slipways; Slipways
    • B63C3/06—Launching or hauling-out by landborne slipways; Slipways by vertical movement of vessel, i.e. by crane
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02C—SHIP-LIFTING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS
    • E02C5/00—Mechanisms for lifting ships vertically
    • E02C5/02—Mechanisms for lifting ships vertically with floating chambers

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  • the technical field wherein the invention belongs is that corresponding to different systems for refloating and launching ships or platforms, either in sea or inland waters.
  • the present invention is intended for describing a refloating device that allows refloating or launching to the water any structure or boat, regardless of size or weight thereof, nor the type of soil of the location, and which would be done in an economically viable manner.
  • the launching system object of the present invention provides a fully flexible and multi-purpose system.
  • This system comprises one or several platforms on which the load (boat, platform or floating structure . . . ) desired to be immersed or removed from the sea will be supported. If it is a large size or weight cargo, two or more platforms may be installed in parallel and with sufficient length for said load. On the other hand, for example if a small boat is desired to be launched, a single platform not too long would be enough.
  • the platform In order to introduce a load into the water, the platform has to be fixed to the dock at the first place, through a system that allows it to be lifted and lowered in height, and comprises vertical slide guides fixed to the edge thereof.
  • the platform is supported on the bed, through telescopic pillars. If the bottom of the dock is sludge or a material with little load capacity, the system has tubes for driving and automatically inserting the piles, on which the base of each column of telescopic tubes will be supported in the future ensuring the load capacity and eliminating uneven settlements.
  • Platform is supported on the ground on piles previously executed, by simply injecting water into the cylinders making up the set for telescopic supporting on the ground. Under pressure water is continuously injected until the pillars move down and the platform moves up until leveling the dock.
  • the load is put on them with a load transfer system.
  • the platform With the load placed, the platform is lowered, by simply opening the valves retaining the water inside the cylinders. Then the valves of the ballast tanks of the launching platform are opened, which aim to keep it immersed under the load floating level, so that said load loses contact with the platform, starts floating and is capable of being towed.
  • the operations will be reversed: starting with the immersed platform, the load is placed above and then the platform is lifted, first by emptying the ballast tanks and then by injecting water under pressure inside the telescopic hydraulic cylinders, until leveling it with dock and the load can be transferred to land through the previously installed load transfer system.
  • FIG. 1 Perspective of the refloating system with two support platforms.
  • FIG. 2 Elevation of the refloating system.
  • FIG. 3 Plant of the refloating system.
  • FIG. 4 Details of the connection to the dock of the refloating system.
  • FIG. 5 Platform with two rows of support pillars.
  • the system consists of one or several support platforms (two shown in the figure) of the length that is required depending on the size of the load. On these support platforms the load desired to be set afloat will be placed. For larger loads, platforms can have two or more rows of telescopic pillars, such as shown in FIG. 5 .
  • These support platforms are fixed to the dock through vertical guides ( 7 ) screwed in a direction perpendicular to the water surface.
  • Guides ( 7 ) are composed of two U-section rails between which a cylinder having the ends of larger in diameter than the center bar (i.e., dumbbell-shaped) is fitted.
  • the objective pursued when the cylinder is thus designed is that those wider ends be those engaging the U-shaped guides and sliding along them, being able of moving up and down.
  • an axis that will connect the support platform to the dock is articulated by a ball-joint or equivalent joint. The fact that said axis is connected by a joint, gives the support platform one degree of freedom, so that the movement thereof has a game letting it slightly oscillates from up to down.
  • the support platform may go up and down, as will be explained later, to any height desired by sliding along the guides ( 7 ) fixed to the dock.
  • Each support platform comprises a load beam of the box type ( 3 ) stiffened with an internal structure ( 5 ). At the top of the beam ( 3 ) sliding rails ( 6 ) are located, which will allow the load to be refloated slides along them until placing at the required location.
  • Each beam ( 3 ) has a series of supports of the telescopic pillar type ( 2 ) base of which is formed by a plate so-called support plate ( 1 ).
  • This support plate ( 1 ) has a series of drill-holes (in FIG. 3 four are shown) so-called auxiliary pilot tubes ( 4 ) that are matched with as many through drill-holes or auxiliary tubes ( 4 ) that the beam ( 3 ) has around the pillar.
  • auxiliary tubes ( 4 ) The objective of said auxiliary tubes ( 4 ) is to introduce through them, from the beam ( 3 ), some piles for being driven and inject into the bottom to the depth needed to create a firm base for the plate support of the structure when working, preventing differential settlements regardless of the type of ground.
  • the method comprises the following steps:
  • Support platforms can remain afloat, joined to the dock and with the telescopic pillars ( 2 ) lifted.
  • this system is completely valid for refloating or extracting any type of boat or structure, regardless of its sizes, since only the number of support platforms, the number of telescopic pillars, which as mentioned can have two, three or even more rows of telescopic pillars parallel or spaced, or the diameter of the pillars have to be varied in order to adapt to the type of load desired to be immersed or extracted from the water.

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ES200902310A ES2361863B1 (es) 2009-12-11 2009-12-11 Sistema universal de puesta a flote y botadura y método de funcionamiento.
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