WO2006013436A1 - Appareil pour déplacer une ancre sur un bateau - Google Patents

Appareil pour déplacer une ancre sur un bateau Download PDF

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WO2006013436A1
WO2006013436A1 PCT/IB2005/002213 IB2005002213W WO2006013436A1 WO 2006013436 A1 WO2006013436 A1 WO 2006013436A1 IB 2005002213 W IB2005002213 W IB 2005002213W WO 2006013436 A1 WO2006013436 A1 WO 2006013436A1
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chain
compartment
foregoing
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engagement surface
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Attilio Antonelli
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Pershing S.P.A.
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Priority to EP05759292A priority patent/EP1771329B1/fr
Publication of WO2006013436A1 publication Critical patent/WO2006013436A1/fr

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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 
    • B63B21/00—Tying-up; Shifting, towing, or pushing equipment; Anchoring
    • B63B21/04—Fastening or guiding equipment for chains, ropes, hawsers, or the like

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  • the present invention relates to an apparatus for moving anchoring equipment in a boat or the like.
  • the equipment for anchoring boats to the sea bed when the boats are laying off a coastal facility, basically consists of an anchor for mooring to the sea bed, supported by an anchor supporting chain, which is, in turn, suitably connected to the boat.
  • Apparatuses for moving anchoring equipment in a boat comprising a compartment or peak for housing the chain in a gathered condition, when the latter is hauled on board.
  • This compartment or peak is below deck and the top is open so that it can receive the chain and let it out. It also has side walls and a bottom wall.
  • Said known apparatuses also comprise suitable chain driving means, in the form of a winch for extracting the chain from the compartment when the anchor is dropped in the sea, and for inserting the chain in the compartment when the anchor is hauled on board.
  • a disadvantage in these known apparatuses relates to the fact that, while sailing the boat with the anchor hauled up and the chain heaped in the peak, the pitching motion of the boat causes the gathered chain to become tangled, making a subsequent anchoring operation rather difficult.
  • a person equipped with a special hook or other item for grabbing the chain must lean below deck and attempt to disentangle the chain with suitable movements which are not simple to perform.
  • dropping the anchor in the sea is rather problematic and troublesome, and is also time consuming.
  • an apparatus for moving anchoring equipment in a boat or the like comprising an anchor for mooring to the sea bed and an anchor supporting chain, which is suitably connected to the boat;
  • the apparatus comprises a compartment for housing the gathered chain, the compartment being open at the top to receive the chain and allow it out of the compartment, the compartment having side walls and a bottom wall.
  • chain driving means for extracting the chain from the compartment when the anchor is dropped in the sea, and for inserting the chain in the compartment when the anchor is hauled on board.
  • the apparatus is characterised in that there are retaining means for holding the chain in place when it is gathered in the compartment.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the bow of a boat equipped with the preferred embodiment of the apparatus according to the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the empty compartment for the chain, of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus according to the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of the full compartment for the chain, of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the compartment for the chain, empty but inflated, to illustrate the preferred configuration of the surface which engages with the chain, of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus according to the present invention
  • - Figure 5 is a schematic perspective view of the front part of the chain retaining sheet of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus according to the present invention.
  • the numeral 10 denotes as a whole the bow of a boat fitted with the present anchoring equipment (only partially illustrated in Figure 1) .
  • the anchoring equipment comprises an anchor for mooring to the sea bed (not visible in the accompanying drawings) and an anchor supporting chain 12 with one end suitably connected to the anchor and the opposite end suitably connected to the boat.
  • the chain extends outside the boat through an opening 13 and is held, on the opposite side, by a winch 15, which allows the chain to drop below deck through a corresponding opening, not illustrated in Figure 1, since it is protected by the guard 17.
  • a moving apparatus comprises a tank 14, or peak, forming a compartment 16 for housing the chain
  • the top of the compartment 16 is open so that it can receive the chain and allow the chain out, and it is delimited by side walls 18, 20 and by a bottom wall 21.
  • An upper edge 22 surrounds the upper opening of the peak, being formed by the horizontal upper surface of an upper extension 24, projecting from the below deck surface 24'.
  • the side walls delimiting the compartment 16 are, in particular, a flat front wall 18 and an opposite large circular or semi-circular wall 20.
  • the present apparatus comprises chain driving means, consisting of the winch 15, which extract the chain from the compartment 16 when the anchor is dropped in the sea, and insert the chain in the compartment 16 when the anchor is hauled on board.
  • retaining means for holding the chain 12 in place when it is gathered in the compartment 16. In this way, the chain can be held still during journeys, preventing it from becoming tangled.
  • Another advantage consists of the fact that the retaining means for holding the chain 12 in place are means which can be activated to hold the chain 12 in the compartment 16, and deactivated so that the anchor can be dropped in the sea. In this way, the retaining action can be activated as required.
  • the retaining means comprise a surface 26 for engagement with the chain 12, which is mobile between a position in which the chain is engaged and retained and a position in which the chain 12 is disengaged and can move freely.
  • the engagement surface 26 extends on the outside of the zone in which the chain 12 is gathered.
  • the engagement surface 26 almost completely surrounds the side of the gathered chain 12 and also extends to engage with the upper part of the gathered chain 12, as illustrated in Figure 3.
  • these means designed to move the engagement surface 26 may be activated by a pressurised fluid, preferably, as is the case here, being pneumatically activated means.
  • said means designed to move the engagement surface 26 comprise at least one air actuator chamber.
  • said means designed to move the engagement surface 26 comprise at least one air actuator chamber.
  • Each air chamber can be expanded to secure the chain 12 and retracted to allow the chain to leave the compartment 16, forming, along with the other air chambers, a forward chain 12 engagement configuration for the surface 26, illustrated in Figure 3, and a back configuration in which the surface 26 is disengaged from the chain 12, illustrated in Figure 2.
  • each actuator chamber consists of an elastic body- that is hollow inside made of rubber or the like so that they can be inflated, the volume being freely expanded to a predetermined and desired pressure level.
  • Each air chamber can also be deflated until it takes on a flat configuration.
  • each actuator chamber is inserted between the corresponding inner side surface of the compartment 16 and the engagement surface.
  • the inflatable and retractable chambers 28, 30, 32, 34, 36 for retaining the chain 12 are arranged in such a way that they are circumferentially aligned to surround the outside of the chain 12.
  • Said inflatable and retractable chambers for retaining the chain 12 consist, as clearly indicated in Figure 5, of a toroidal elastic surface, with an axis of symmetry which, in practice is substantially horizontal or perpendicular to the corresponding side wall of the compartment 16.
  • a pair of air chambers are positioned in front of the flat front wall 18 of the compartment, whilst the remaining three air chambers are positioned at the semi-circular wall 20, inside the sheet whose outer surface forms the circumferential engagement surface 26, as is better described below.
  • the present configuration is particularly preferred for the expandable air chambers, other configurations may be imagined.
  • a single air chamber consisting of a single large inflatable body made of elastic material may be used, positioned around the space housing the chain, with its central axis vertical or perpendicular to the bottom.
  • the air chamber would preferably be shaped to follow the inner shape of the chain compartment.
  • the inflatable and retractable chambers for retaining the chain 12, arranged circumferentially to the chain 12, are connected to operating fluid supply means, comprising a compressor, by pipes for the fluid, in particular for air.
  • the pipes preferably communicate with the air chambers using "parallel" connections, to maintain a suitable retaining action, even when one or more air chambers are punctured or unusable.
  • control means preferably in the form of push ⁇ buttons, for controlling the retaining device, controlling inflation for engagement and deflation for disengagement.
  • These control means are preferably positioned on a side edge D' - facing upwards - of the door D which gives access to the area below deck, in which the peak or tank 14 which contains the chain 12 is located.
  • the operator has an equally good view of or cannot help but see the chain compartment may be imagined.
  • the engagement surface 26 consists of a sheet 40, made of waterproof material, which is positioned between the actuator means and the chain 12 and extends in such a way that it surrounds the entire chain 12.
  • the sheet 40 is in the form of an extended tubular body and each air chamber is supported by the sheet, being housed in the latter.
  • the tubular sheet 40 has a radially inner face 26, forming the chain engagement surface, and a radially outer face 27, forming a surface for contact with the inner side wall of the compartment.
  • the sheet 40 comprises means for attachment inside the compartment 16.
  • the sheet 40 has a plurality of plate-shaped brackets 42, distributed circumferentially and which can be fixed, with screws or the like, to the corresponding inner wall of the compartment 16.
  • Said brackets 42 extend, as illustrated, from a lower outer edge of the sheet.
  • the sheet 40 also has a plurality of coupling elements 43, which are circumferentially distributed and can be fixed to a corresponding supporting cable 44, which surrounds the top of the compartment 16 and is fixed to the compartment 16, by ring-shaped brackets 46 extending from the flat upper edge of the compartment 16 or from the inner face of a corresponding wall of the compartment.
  • the coupling elements on the sheet are in the form of spring catches or the like 43, providing easy coupling and release means. These coupling elements 43 extend from the top of the retaining sheet 40.

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  • Other Liquid Machine Or Engine Such As Wave Power Use (AREA)
  • Fittings On The Vehicle Exterior For Carrying Loads, And Devices For Holding Or Mounting Articles (AREA)
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Abstract

L’invention décrit un appareil comprenant un compartiment renfermant une chaîne (12) selon une condition groupée et des moyens de commande de la chaîne pour sortir la chaîne du compartiment lorsque l’ancre est mise à l’eau et pour rentrer la chaîne dans le compartiment lorsque l’ancre est levée. Avantageusement, des moyens de retenue (26) permettent de maintenir la chaîne en place lorsqu’elle est groupée dans le compartiment.
PCT/IB2005/002213 2004-07-27 2005-07-06 Appareil pour déplacer une ancre sur un bateau WO2006013436A1 (fr)

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DE602005010585T DE602005010585D1 (de) 2004-07-27 2005-07-06 Vorrichtung zum bewegen von ankerausrüstung in einem boot
EP05759292A EP1771329B1 (fr) 2004-07-27 2005-07-06 Appareil pour deplacer une equipement d'ancrage sur un bateau

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ITBO2004A000477 2004-07-27
IT000477A ITBO20040477A1 (it) 2004-07-27 2004-07-27 Un'apparato per lamanovra di un'attrezzatura di ancoraggio in u'imbarcazione

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Cited By (3)

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EP1997727A1 (fr) * 2007-06-01 2008-12-03 Federico Giumini Dispositif pour le positionnement de la chaîne d'ancrage en particulier pour bateaux à voile et à moteur
EP2186723A2 (fr) 2008-11-17 2010-05-19 Besenzoni S.p.A. Système amovible pour maintenir la chaîne d'ancre dans le carter à chaîne du bateau
ITPS20110005A1 (it) * 2011-05-16 2012-11-17 Attilio Antonelli Dispositivo per ritenere composti accumuli di strutture cateniformi

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US3661112A (en) * 1971-01-29 1972-05-09 Olav Angell Anchor storage aid
US3917229A (en) * 1972-12-07 1975-11-04 Gerard Ayme Device for heaving in, letting out and storing a chain
US4697537A (en) * 1986-04-28 1987-10-06 Smith Thomas C Retractable line storage device

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US3661112A (en) * 1971-01-29 1972-05-09 Olav Angell Anchor storage aid
US3917229A (en) * 1972-12-07 1975-11-04 Gerard Ayme Device for heaving in, letting out and storing a chain
US4697537A (en) * 1986-04-28 1987-10-06 Smith Thomas C Retractable line storage device

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1997727A1 (fr) * 2007-06-01 2008-12-03 Federico Giumini Dispositif pour le positionnement de la chaîne d'ancrage en particulier pour bateaux à voile et à moteur
EP2186723A2 (fr) 2008-11-17 2010-05-19 Besenzoni S.p.A. Système amovible pour maintenir la chaîne d'ancre dans le carter à chaîne du bateau
EP2186723A3 (fr) * 2008-11-17 2010-07-14 Besenzoni S.p.A. Système amovible pour maintenir la chaîne d'ancre dans le carter à chaîne du bateau
ITPS20110005A1 (it) * 2011-05-16 2012-11-17 Attilio Antonelli Dispositivo per ritenere composti accumuli di strutture cateniformi

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ATE411938T1 (de) 2008-11-15
TWI344919B (en) 2011-07-11
EP1771329B1 (fr) 2008-10-22
DE602005010585D1 (de) 2008-12-04
ITBO20040477A1 (it) 2004-10-27

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