WO2012114188A1

WO2012114188A1 - Unsinkable rolling ships

Info

Publication number: WO2012114188A1
Application number: PCT/IB2012/000310
Authority: WO
Inventors: Drago MIKAC
Original assignee: Mikac Drago
Priority date: 2011-02-21
Filing date: 2012-02-21
Publication date: 2012-08-30
Also published as: AU2011200714A1

Abstract

The disclosed Unsinkable Rolling Ships are a cylindrical vassals built with an external shell 1 and an external deck 15 which is connected by frame and conduits 11 to the internal shell 2 which is supported by bearings 3 and 10 with internal deck 5 being lower then a centre point of above mentioned ship, for a balance, while external shell 1 being able to roll with waves or rotate around before mentioned internal shell 2, thus making the ships of such design to be able to go to the left or to the right by rotation of external shell 1 and flippers 4. To prevent any motion between above mentioned shells 1 and 2, there is provided a stopper 6, when the top deck 15 and door 13 are juxtaposition by revolution of the external shell 1, the said hatch can be open for a passengers to excess said top deck 15, or a hatch 13 can be positioned outward to the left or to the right corresponding to the docking position of the ship. The liquid cargo ships can be made in any size with engine 9 and bridge in the front of the ship or being divided with a bridge at the front, and an engine 9 at the rear of the ship. To sail the said ships, the sails 21, or an engine 9 bellow the internal deck 5, are provided, with a fuel, water, cargo and other provisions stored under the deck 5, with state rooms and command bridge on internal deck 5, and depending on the size of the said ships more than one internal decks can be integrated in ship's design.

Description

UNSINKABLE ROLLING SHIPS

From the time the first canoe was dug out from the tree trunk, up to the 21st century, the basic design of the boats and the ships did not change that much. They still resemble the big canoe, with house on top of it, prone to flooding and capsizing, which is cause of many sea disasters and lost ships made by these outdated designs. In the sea storms, many of sailors, passengers and cargo were swept from an open deck. If they capsized, any ship, boat or a luxury yacht cannot continue a journey even if they still float on the surface of the water. The some or all of the sailors and passengers can lose their lives and also lots of cargo can be lost.

The Unsinkable Rolling Ships, boats and yachts, in accordance with this invention comprise a cylindrical outer and internal shells, with bearings in between them, to keep them separated, and therefore makes outer shell to be able to revolve about said internal shell and keep rolling with the waves, while the internal shell, more or less, stays in the level. The both ends of the outer shell should be in closed by half spheres, with bearings and seals to support internal shell, therefore making such ships to be able to move forward and in reverse at same speed. The rotation of the outer shell, with assistance from an internal engine, the flippers on the outer shell would be able to drive such ships , to the left or to the right, and to roll on to any sandy beach or over sand bars, which was impossible to do with the existing vessels. By the special additions, such as expandable large bags, which can be filled with water, such ships would be able to dive under the water, to the depth of 10m or more, to avoid a storm or an attack by the pirates.

The internal shell, in the ships of such design, would have a main deck about the third of the radius, lower from the centre of the ship. The space under the main deck would be used as the engine room, fuel and cargo storage. Such design would keep a main deck more or less in the level. The rising and falling of the ship caused by strong waves can be prevented by keeping a course of the ships parallel with waves. The design of such ships would allow them to roll with waves, thus preventing capsizing of before mentioned Unsinkable Rolling Ships.

The before mentioned internal shell, would be connected to the external shell by the small cylinders, which would be fitted through the bearings on the front and rear half spheres. These small cylinders would be used as a conduits for the axle of the ship's propeller, exhaust fumes, intake of the air, electric wires and anything else, as need arose to connect outside of the ships with inside of the ships of such design. The passenger's ships can be fitted with a deck outside of the external shell on the top of the ship, or two small decks on each side of the ship, connected to internal shell by before mentioned small cylinders; therefore it would be kept in the level by the weight of a lower deck. This would enable passengers to enjoy the open sea and sunshine in a calm weather. The propeller of the ship should be fitted with a rotating housing, which would be able to rotate 360 degrees, thus giving ability to the propeller to be used as a rudder or to drive a ship in reverse, with the same speed as in forward, without a need to change a direction of rotation of the engine. The engine can be fitted to the rear or to the front of the ship, depending on the need and size of the ship. Some of those ships can be fitted with sails, in addition to the engine, for those sailing enthusiasts.

All the ships of such design can be fitted with a waterproof doors and windows, at the front or on a side of the ship, following contours of the ship. Some ships, in the addition to the windows, can be fitted with rotating CCTV cameras.

The size of the ships can be as small as children's toy or up to the size of the biggest passenger or a cargo ship, sailing any waters on the earth. The shape of the Unsinkable Rolling Ships is basically cylindrical or conical in the design, but also can be made in any other geometrical shape, such as, spheres, square, pentagonal, hexagonal, and so on, up to ribbed cylindrical outer shell. The length of the ships should be about three times that of the diameter, or longer, thus preventing uncontrollable wobbling, caused by the waves. The thickness and materials, used in construction of the walls, would depend on the size and a purpose of use for any of the Unsinkable Rolling Ship.

The Unsinkable Rolling Ships are preferably made from pre-manufactured aluminum segments or one piece cylinder for smaller boats and yachts, however, the other saltwater resistant materials can be used. The half sphere in the back of the ship can be done from the same materials, while the front half sphere can be made from shatter-proof and see-true materials such as a fiberglass. The windows have to be made from a salt-proof and shatter- proof glass. The hatches must be made to be water-tight when closed. The thickness of the external and internal shells would depend on the size of the ship. External deck on the top of the ship must be made from light but strong materials.

The invention may be better understood with reference to the illustration of embodiments of the invention which:-

Figure 1 is an elevation of the U nsinkable Rolling Ship and external deck above the ship with segments numbered from 1 to 16.

Figure 2 is an elevation of a view AA from Figure 1 with external and internal shells of the ship, with a main internal deck and an external deck on the top of the ship.

Figure 3 is a view B from Figure 1 with external half sphere, the box 10 for the shaft of the propeller 7 and a ruder 8.

Figure 4 is an elevation of a transport ship for a liquid cargo, where the rolling cabin and engine deck 5 are in front of the ship, with heavy ballast 17 in a rear of the ship, for a balance.

Figure 5 is an elevation of a large liquid cargo transporting ship, with a rolling cabin in a front, for a command crew, and at a rear, cabin for an engine deck 5 and engineering crew. Both cabins can be connected by a cylindrical conduit 18, optional.

Figure 6 is an elevation of a sport model of a boat or yacht with conical external and internal shell, for elegance and aerodynamics to achieve a greater speed.

Figure 7 is a visual representation of a sporty model of the boat or a yacht.

Figure 8 is an elevation of a toll ship, as seen from a side, with the mast 20, sails 21 and weight for balance 22, to keep mast and sails in upright position.

Figure 9 is an elevation of a toll ship, as seen from rear, with cylindrical external shell 1 with a deck at a lower level of a sailing ship for a stability and balance, while mast 20 and weight 22 can swing with a wind, from side to side, independently from the ship.

Figure 10 is an elevation of the old designs of existing ships in a red color, and new designs of Unsinkable Rolling Ships in a green color, as presented in this invention. The ship shown in figure 1 which is cylindrical with external shell 1 which has on the outside shell the flippers 4 and is enclosed by half spheres, and an internal shell 2, which can be partial or a full cylinder, supported and divided by bearings 3 and bearings and conduits 10 which are used to connect external additions to the ship, such as conduit 11, top cabin 12 on the external top deck 15 with guard rail 16, the propeller 7 and rudder 8. To prevent water entering the ship, the hatches 13, windows 14 and conduits 10 must be water-tight, while internal deck 5, and engine 9, with fuel and cargo bay are inside the lower part of the ship for a balance of the internal shell 2 with stopping bolt 6 positioned on a bottom of the internal shell 2 to prevent external shell 1 to roll when the hatch 13 is open for a passengers and crew to use the top deck 15. While the ship is in motion driven forward by a propeller 7 the flippers 4 are acting as ship's keel to keep the ship in the straight line and if engine 9 is engaged to revolve the external shell 1 around internal shell 2 to the left or to the right and a ship would simultaneously go forward and to the left or to the right thus avoiding collisions with other ships and ice-bergs much faster than by use of the ruder 8 and in case the ruder 8 is broken. The same motion of the external shell can be used to traverse a send-bar by rolling over before mentioned sand-bar or roll a boat or a yacht onto a sandy beach to escape a storm and roll back to the sea without waiting for a tide to come in. Beside luxury and passenger ships, the liquid cargo transporters can be built as in figure 4, where the engine 9, deck 5, propeller 7, and crew cabin are at the front of the ship with weight 17 for a balance at a rear of the ship or as in figure 5 for large ships where the engineering deck 5 and engine 9 with engineering crew at a rear of the ship, and bridge and command deck 5 are at a front and both before mentioned decks are connected by cylindrical conduit for communication and transfer of the crew. The cargo bay is enclosed by cylindrical walls 19. The toll ship can be built as in figure 8 and 9 where a cylindrical or conical body 1 is totally enclosed for safety of the crew, with sails 21, mast 20 and counter weight 22, outside connected by frame 11 and conduit 11, for air and ropes to go into a sail boat. The figure 10 is a comparison of existing designs in red color and new design in green color as presented by this innovative design called the Unsinkable Rolling Ships.

Claims

The claims defining the invention are as follows:

1. Unsinkable rolling ships comprising external and internal shells of any geometrical shape, preferably cylindrical with all of the hatches, windows, conduits and bearings to be watertight.

2. Unsinkable rolling ships as claimed in a claim 1, wherein the external shell has all of the windows, hatches and bearings made to be water-tight, with external deck conected to the ship by cylindrical conduits, the outside hatch leading to the top deck and external cabin.

3. Unsinkable rolling ships according to any claims 1 and 2 wherein the external shell is made from rust-proof materials, such as alluminium, steel or any other suitable alloy, while the hatches and windows are made from a rust-proof metals and shatter-proof glass, respectively.

4. Unsinkable rolling ships according to any of one of the claims 1 - 3 wherein the internal shell is supported by bearings to keep a main deck in level, while external shell can independently rotate 360 degrees or roll with waves.

5. Unsinkable rolling ships according to any of one of the claims 1 - 4 wherein the liquid cargo ships can be built on the same principle as above mentioned ships with engine deck and propeller to be situated at a rear or a front part of the ship.

6. Unsinkable rolling ships according to any of one of the claims 1 - 5 wherein the sporty models of the boats and yachts can be built on the same principle as above mentioned ships, with conical external shell for achievement of a greater speeds.

7. Unsinkable rolling ships according to any of one of the claims 1 - 6 wherein the toll (sailing) ships can be built on the same principle as the above mentioned ships are built, with external position of the mast, sails and counter weight for balance.

8. Unsinkable rolling ships substantially as herein before described with reference to figures 1 - 10 of the accompanying drawings.