WO2015165985A1 - Unité de sauvetage sphérique - Google Patents

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WO2015165985A1
WO2015165985A1 PCT/EP2015/059371 EP2015059371W WO2015165985A1 WO 2015165985 A1 WO2015165985 A1 WO 2015165985A1 EP 2015059371 W EP2015059371 W EP 2015059371W WO 2015165985 A1 WO2015165985 A1 WO 2015165985A1
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Peter Wide
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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 
    • B63B1/00—Hydrodynamic or hydrostatic features of hulls or of hydrofoils
    • B63B1/02—Hydrodynamic or hydrostatic features of hulls or of hydrofoils deriving lift mainly from water displacement
    • B63B1/04—Hydrodynamic or hydrostatic features of hulls or of hydrofoils deriving lift mainly from water displacement with single hull
    • B63B1/047—Hydrodynamic or hydrostatic features of hulls or of hydrofoils deriving lift mainly from water displacement with single hull with spherical hull or hull in the shape of a vertical ring
    • 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
    • B63C9/00—Life-saving in water
    • B63C9/06—Floatable closed containers with accommodation for one or more persons inside
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B35/00—Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
    • B63B35/08—Ice-breakers or other vessels or floating structures for operation in ice-infested waters; Ice-breakers, or other vessels or floating structures having equipment specially adapted therefor
    • 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
    • B63C9/00—Life-saving in water
    • B63C9/02—Lifeboats, life-rafts or the like, specially adapted for life-saving
    • B63C2009/026—Covered lifeboats, or life-rafts comprising self-levelling compartments for occupants
    • 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
    • B63C9/00—Life-saving in water
    • B63C9/02—Lifeboats, life-rafts or the like, specially adapted for life-saving
    • B63C9/04—Life-rafts
    • B63C2009/042—Life-rafts inflatable

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  • the present invention regards a rescue unit and more particularly a rescue unit capable of being free dropped into a harsh environment like ice or iced waters.
  • US 20120227659 A describe a rescue craft to be used on oil rigs, passenger ships, commercial fishing ships, cargo ships or any other sea vessel.
  • the rescue craft would take the place of existing life boats used today.
  • the outer shape of the craft is ball shaped and houses another ball shaped sphere inside the unit.
  • the second ball shape houses the evacuees.
  • the inside sphere that houses the evacuees has a gyro to keep its rescued occupants in a stable environment free from dangerous ocean waves, severe winds or pack ice outside the unit.
  • the inside sphere is on smooth rollers that press up against the outer ball from inside.
  • the gyro located in the inner sphere provides its evacuees with a smooth safe trip.
  • the ocean rescue craft was designed to save the lives of its occupants even in the most dangerous of situations.
  • a problem with this solution is that it is not suitable for being dropped from the vessel or the offshore rig. This is a preferred way for evacuation since the evacuees can quickly get far away from the vessel or the offshore rig. Also, another problem is that the rescue craft cannot propel quickly away from the accident scene or dangerous areas
  • the unit has a surface built up with metal plates in a net and covered with a soft material.
  • the unit is further able to change form if squeezed, for example between ice blocks.
  • Inside the unit there is a rescue capsule where people are sitting in a circular chain of chairs around the vertical line. Further the unit has the possible to be "rapidly displaced" from the deck to the surface of the sea or ice and is able to move by shifting the balance in the sphere volume.
  • the unit can be gyro stabilized and additionally have food, air and energy supply enough to sustain the passengers for at least 48 hours.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the sphere rescue unit is placed in the side of a ship.
  • Figure 2 is a side view of the sphere rescue unit as it is placed in the water.
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention, with the outer spheres deflated.
  • Figure 4 is a perspective view of the embodiment of the present invention according to figure 3, but with the outer spheres inflated.
  • FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view of the present invention. Detailed description
  • FIG 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the present invention comprises a sphere rescue unit 101.
  • the sphere rescue unit 101 can be placed on an ocean going vessel 100 or any offshore installation like e.g. an oil rig.
  • the sphere rescue unit 101 is intended to take the place of an ordinary free drop life boat, preferably in areas of ice or a mixture of ice and water.
  • the sphere rescue unit comprises an inner rescue capsule 103 for housing the rescues.
  • the rescue capsule 103 has the form as a circular sphere bowl or a cup.
  • the rescue capsule 103 is placed inside at least two circular construction guide rails 109. Outside these guide rails 109 the entire unit is covered by a floating arrangement that is adjustable in shape.
  • the sphere rescue unit 101 is preferably placed high up on the boat or the installation. This makes it possible to quickly get far away for a hazardous area.
  • the sphere rescue unit is mounted such that a part of the rescue unit is inside the vessel or the offshore installation in order to enable entrance to the sphere rescue unit 101 from inside of the ship.
  • the rest of the rescue unit is outside the ship or the offshore installation, but can still be protected from harsh environment with a shelter arrangement.
  • Figure 2 is a side view of the sphere rescue unit 101 after a rescue operation has been started and the sphere rescue unit has been launched into the water.
  • a rescue operation starts by walking in a line into the capsule. Inside the capsule everyone sit in a predetermined seat.
  • Each seat has safety arrangements, like a soft and dampening seat, and an arrangement both for restricting head movement and body movement. Further the seat can be fitted with an adaptable seat that molds itself in order to fit the user and sets in a position by applying electricity or magnetism.
  • the doors 104 is hermetically closed and secured for the launch.
  • the launching phase uses a tube, a guiding or hanging construction and a loaded projecting force or a free fall or semi free fall arrangement.
  • the launching tube or steering construction is sufficiently long to direct the sphere rescue unit in a predetermined elevation path and the loading or stored force, can as an example is using a tensioned and stretched spring force.
  • the initial ejection (elevation) conditions are then calculated taking into account factors like: angle, force according to ship angle, wind and weather conditions and e.g. the total weight of the unit.
  • the sphere rescue unit 100 can be dropped or ejected with the aid of force. Examples of such force can be either hydraulic, pneumatic, an explosion, hovering, lifting by gases guiding rails, pole, tube or similar arrangement or it can be just taken by the wind from the ship's deck.
  • the sphere rescue unit 100 can adapt a round form either prior to launch or after launch in order to save occupied space on the ship or offshore installation. Further the shape of the rescue unit can change both in air and during landing, in order to make the landing easier on both the people and the rescue unit 100. This change of shape can depend on the landing surface in order to adjust or compensate for the recoil and bounce. After the landing, the sphere rescue unit 100 is able to propel itself in order to get away from a hazardous area.
  • a method of propulsion can be achieved by changing the center of gravity of the sphere rescue unit 100.
  • the center of gravity can be changed by moving a weight arrangement 110 around that is placed down in the center of the sphere rescue unit 100 by a changing of balance force arrangement.
  • the position of the sphere rescue unit 100 is controlled by gravity forces and a driving, control system.
  • FIG. 3 and 4 is perspective views of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • the sphere rescue unit 100 comprises two semi spheres 105, 106. These semi spheres 105, 106 can change shape for speed retardation, soft landing, movements in air, moving on ice/ice covered waters, anchoring and shelter ability. They can also be either entirely deflated or inflated. In order to make this possible the material of the outer surface must be light in weight, strong against sharp edges, buoyant and colorful.
  • Figure 5 is a cross sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the rescue capsule 103 is disk shaped.
  • Further rescue capsule 103 contains the seating area for the rescues. The rescues sit in a ring, facing each other around the perimeter of the rescue capsule 103.
  • Other solutions for the seating arrangement are also applicable.
  • the seats have both a seatbelt and a head fixation. Further the seat can be molded to fit the individual user perfectly. This is done in order to minimize the risk of damage to the body during the launch and landing of the sphere rescue unit 100.
  • the shape of the seat is set by using a gel that stiffens by applying electricity.
  • the entrance to the rescue capsule 103 comprises a set of two doors 104, an inner and an outer. During embarking of the rescues the doors 104 work as one. After the doors 104 have been closed they work individually.
  • the rescue capsule 103 is placed inside a set of at least two guide rails 109. These guide rails 109 are circular in shape and surround the capsule. The capsule is connected to the guide rails 109 by a set of bearings 108 at each attachment point.
  • the floating arrangement comprises a surface layer.
  • the surface layer has an outermost soft material. This soft material is light in weight, strong against sharp edges, buoyant and colorful.
  • the surface material protects the sphere rescue unit 100 from impact from water, sharp edges, external impacts and polar bears.
  • the soft material has a main contact surface area made of a ruff structure. This contact surface area act with the elements in a cold climate, and can be seen as the units "belted crawler".
  • the floating arrangement is divided in an upper and a lower semi sphere 105, 106. Further the upper and lower semi sphere 105, 106 is adjustable in shape. Inside the upper and the lower semi sphere 105, 106 there is placed attenuators 107. These attenuators 107 dampen the impact when landing. As a further dampening effect the upper and the lower semi sphere 105, 106 can be connected . This makes it possible to move air from one semi sphere to the other. As an example air from the upper semi sphere 105 can be moved to the lower semi sphere 106 before or during launch. The impact from when the rescue unit lands forces air from the lower semi sphere 106 into the upper semi sphere 105 resulting in a further dampening effect. This effect can be controlled and adjusted according to the surface of the landing area.
  • the sphere rescue unit 100 is also:
  • the rescue capsule 103 has further the following equipment:

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L'invention concerne une unité de sauvetage sphérique (100) comprenant une capsule de sauvetage gyrostabilisée (103), ladite capsule étant placée dans un ensemble de rails de guidage (109) et fixée audit ensemble de rails de guidage (109) par l'intermédiaire d'un palier, ledit ensemble de rails de guidage (109) étant fixé à un agencement flottant. L'invention est caractérisée en outre en ce que l'agencement flottant comprend au moins deux demi-sphères gonflables recouvrant toute l'unité de sauvetage sphérique (100).
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FR2129205A5 (fr) * 1971-03-10 1972-10-27 Vidal Jean Paul
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DE3216359A1 (de) * 1982-05-03 1983-11-03 Werner 5620 Velbert Lauterbach Rettungskugel fuer schiffsbruechige
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CA1205686A (fr) * 1983-04-14 1986-06-10 John W. Ingle Embarcation
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FR2129205A5 (fr) * 1971-03-10 1972-10-27 Vidal Jean Paul
DE3214214A1 (de) * 1982-04-17 1983-10-20 Georg 8211 Schleching Hamann Rettungskoerper
DE3216359A1 (de) * 1982-05-03 1983-11-03 Werner 5620 Velbert Lauterbach Rettungskugel fuer schiffsbruechige
US20120227659A1 (en) * 2011-03-07 2012-09-13 Michael Charles Bertsch FH2 1 Ocean Rescue Craft

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