US3787031A - Cable drum highline system - Google Patents

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US3787031A
US3787031A US00205826A US3787031DA US3787031A US 3787031 A US3787031 A US 3787031A US 00205826 A US00205826 A US 00205826A US 3787031D A US3787031D A US 3787031DA US 3787031 A US3787031 A US 3787031A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B27/00—Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers
    • B63B27/18—Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers of cableways, e.g. with breeches-buoys
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66D—CAPSTANS; WINCHES; TACKLES, e.g. PULLEY BLOCKS; HOISTS
    • B66D1/00—Rope, cable, or chain winding mechanisms; Capstans
    • B66D1/26—Rope, cable, or chain winding mechanisms; Capstans having several drums or barrels
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66D—CAPSTANS; WINCHES; TACKLES, e.g. PULLEY BLOCKS; HOISTS
    • B66D2700/00—Capstans, winches or hoists
    • B66D2700/01—Winches, capstans or pivots
    • B66D2700/0125—Motor operated winches
    • B66D2700/0166—Winches with multiple drums or with drums with multiple parts of different diameter
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S254/00—Implements or apparatus for applying pushing or pulling force
    • Y10S254/90—Cable pulling drum having wave motion responsive actuator for operating drive or rotation retarding means

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  • a load-carrying vehicle traverses between supply and receiving vessels at sea, on a closed loop highline of two cable whips terminating at one of the vessels on a pair of drums mechanically interconnected by a differential gear assembly whose spider is coupled to a third drum having a cable coupled to a ram tensioner.
  • the vehicle is snubbed or secured to both the cable whips, and traverse is effected by motor power applied to the drums.
  • the load-carrying vehicle is self-propelled over the highline whips rigged between two vessels at sea, the whips comprising a cable reeved over a sheave on the receiving vessel, the ends of the cable being secured to cable drums on the supply vessel.
  • Power for the vehicle is supplied by a cable fed out from a winch on the supply vessel.
  • the apparatus according to the aforesaid patent application is efficacious for the novel manner in which a substantially constant tension ismaintained on the cable whips by a ram tensioner acting upon the cable drums through a differential gear arrangement which permits docking of the vehicle at either end of its travel.
  • the arrangement obviates the necessity for complicated apparatus of the prior art, such as inhaul and outhaul winch apparatus, for example.
  • the power supply for the vehicle adds the relatively minor complication of thepower cable winch.
  • the present invention starts from the apparatus disclosed in the aforesaid Potts application, utilizing the differential-motion-coupled arrangement of the two highline drums and a constant tensioning means for I them, but eliminating the power means disposed on the electric, hydraulic, pneumatic motor means, or the like, disposed within one of the drums, thereby occupying space not normally utilized for a useful purpose.
  • one or more motors are mounted on a motor mounting 'plate arranged to be freely rotatable about the axis of the drum within which the motor means are located. The output shaft or shafts of the motor means are then coupled directly through pinion and ring gear means to the said drum.
  • the motor mounting plate is adapted to being coupled by a brake means to the mounting base of the apparatus or, alternatively, by a clutch means to the shaft carrying the spider of the differential gear assembly.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration in fragmentary perspective of a model of the invention in use
  • FIG. 2 is an elevation view, partly in cross section, taken on the line 2-2 of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is an elevation view taken on the line 3-3 of FIG. 2 with a portion brokenawayto show the electrical slip ring arrangement
  • FIG. 4 is an elevation view taken on the line 44 of FIG. 2.
  • transfer of supplies between vessels at sea while under way is effected via a highline 14 rigged between conventional portal frame 16 disposed on the vessel 10 and a strongpoint 18 on the vessel 12.
  • the load transfer is effected by a vehicle or trolley 20 traversing the highline 14 which comprises two highline cable whips 26' and 28 which are dead ended at vehicle 20, cable ship 28 being doubled back through a snatch block 24 secured to the strongpoint post 18 to provide a free running upper return support line for the vehicle 20.
  • the highline 14 comprises lower return and upper outgoing cable whips 26 and 28, respectively, passing through the vertically adjustable block 30, thence over the pulleys 32 and 34 at the rear of frame 16, whereafter the cable ends terminate as cable wraps on drums on the drum apparatus 36 to be described hereinafter.
  • the loadcarrying vehicle 20 and cable 22 are normally stowed on the supply ship 10 until such time as a between-ships transfer is to be accomplished, at which time a messenger line is passed to the receiving ship 12 to haul over the cable 22 for reeving around the pulley of the snatch block 24.
  • the vehicle 20 is of known variety arranged for free running on the upper whip 28, being secured in known fashion by shackles or quick disconnect means to the lower whip 26 so as to be propelled outwardly from or inwardly to the supply vessel '10 by outgoing and incoming movement of the whip 26 and concurrent incoming and outgoing movement'ofthe whip 28.
  • a tensioning cable 38 is coupled through a conventional ram tensioner device 40 with one cable end disposed on the cable winch apparatus 42 and the other end received on the drum apparatus 36, as will be more fully described in detail hereinbelow.
  • the arrangement is such that the ram tensioner 40 pays out cable to the drum apparatus 36 when the latter pays out highline 14 upon divergent movement of the vessels l0 and 12, and vice versa upon convergent vessel movement, thereby maintaining s substantially constant tension on the whips 26 and 28 of the highline l4.
  • Suport means secured to the base 44 are provided between the three drums, comprising a plate member 60 between the drums 54 and 56, and a plate member 62 between the drums 56 and 58.
  • the plate member 62 encloses a ball bearing assembly 64 within which is disposed the left end portion 66 of the drum 56.
  • a differential gear arrangement 68 Centrally disposed within the drum 58 is a differential gear arrangement 68 having a spider 70 upon which is rotatively disposed the bevel planet gear 72 which meshes with the bevel side gears 74 and 76 which are coaxially secured to the drums 56 and 58, respectively.
  • a shaft 78 freely journaled within the gears 74 and 76, has one end secured to the spider 70.
  • the gear arrangement 68 is mechanically conventional in all respects vis-a-vis the drums S6 and 58 and the shaft 78.
  • the arrangement provides mutually dependent support for the adjacent ends of the drums 58 and 56, the latter of which is supported by the plate 62 and bearing 64 as aforesaid.
  • the motor mounting plate 82 has mounted on it the planetary gear motor assemblies 90 and 92 whose output shafts have secured thereon the pinion gears 94 and 96, respectively, gear 96 being best seen on FIG. 4.
  • the pinion gears 94 and 96 are meshed with and arranged to drive the internal gear 88 and the drum 56 through the ring member 86.
  • a large gear 104 Interposed between the motor mounting plate member 82 and the output flange of the clutch 98 is a large gear 104 engaged with an idler gear 106, which engages a third gear 108 mounted on the shaft 110 of the electric brake 112 which is secured to the base 44, all as best seen in both FIGS. 2 and 3.
  • the large gear 104 is constrained to rotation with the motor mounting plate 82 and the clutch flange 100 about the axis of the shaft 78 since the gear, plate and flange are all secured together as a single unit by the screws 102. However, the unit is restrained from rotation when the brake 112 is energized, as will be explained in more detail hereinbelow.
  • the brushes 1 18 and 120 which are spring biased in known manner into sliding contact with the respective slip rings 114 and 116, are coupled by electrical conductors, not shown, to the electric motors of the motor assemblies 90 and 92.
  • the arrangement of conductors is conventional and need not be described in tedious detail, it being understood that electrical power is thus available to the motors from the exterior power source through the slip rings and brushes. While the motive power source for the drum apparatus 36 has been shown and described as comprising electrical power components, it is obvious that other types of rotary power components, such as hydraulic, could have been employed.
  • Cable drum apparatus comprising:
  • differential gear means having side gear means coupled to said drums and planet gear means rotatively disposed on spider means secured to and revolvably disposed on shaft means, said drums being freely rotatable about said shaft means in the same or opposite rotation direction sense relative to each other;
  • first force means for applying a first torque force on said drums
  • said power transmission means comprises clutch means arranged to couple said plate means to said shaft means, and brake means mounted on said base means and arranged to apply a braking action to said plate means.
  • first and second cable drums mounted for rotation on said base means and having cables attached thereto;
  • said first drum driving means comprises:
  • Cable drum apparatus according to claim 10 wherein said second drum driving means comprises:
  • Cable drum apparatus according to claim 11 wherein said cable drums are rotatably mounted on shaft means for rotation about a common axis.
  • said third drum driving means comprises a differential gear means having side gear means coupled to said drums and planet gear means rotatively disposed on spider means secured to and revolvably disposed on said shaft means, said drums being freely rotatable about said shaft means.

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US4666127A (en) * 1982-11-16 1987-05-19 John Allen Winch system
US4662586A (en) * 1983-05-10 1987-05-05 Blohm + Voss Ag Apparatus for moving aircraft
US4750430A (en) * 1986-06-26 1988-06-14 Hagglunds Denison Corporation Control for transfer system having inhaul and outhaul winches
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US6435795B1 (en) * 2000-10-26 2002-08-20 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Cargo load retractable receiver
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