B - Operations – Transporting – 63 – B
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
63
B
B63B 21/04 (2006.01) B63B 21/56 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2493946
The invention relates to an automatic system for taking up and handling a connecting towrope between a tugboat and a towed vessel. The inventive system comprises a fastening carriage which moves on guides around the deck of the tugboat. Once the towrope has been launched from the vessel to be towed, the aforementioned carriage moves along the guide until the built-in sensor detects the presence of the towrope at the upper part of the gunwale. The above-mentioned fastening carriage comprises a clamp and the tow cable or rope of the tugboat is fixed therein. According to the invention, when the system detects that the towrope has been inserted in the clamp, said clamp is closed and the carriage is released, the tugboat rope remaining connected to the towrope of the vessel. Once the aforementioned operation has been performed, the fastening carriage returns to the rest position thereof. The system operates automatically without the need for any human intervention on the deck of the tugboat and said system is remote controlled from the bridge.
L'invention concerne un système automatique de récupération et de manipulation de la remorque de liaison entre remorqueur et navire remorqué. Ledit système comprend un chariot d'attache qui se déplace sur des guides autour du pont du remorqueur. Suite au lancement de la remorque depuis le navire à remorquer, le chariot se déplace sur le guide jusqu'à ce que le capteur incorporé détecte la présence de la remorque au niveau de la partie supérieure du plat-bord. Le chariot d'attache comprend, fixé à une pince, le câble ou cordage de remorque du remorqueur, et une fois détectée l'introduction de la remorque dans la pince, il ferme celle-ci et la libère du chariot, le cordage du remorqueur et la remorque du navire étant ainsi reliés. Une fois réalisée l'opération, le chariot d'attache revient sur sa position de repos. Le système fonctionne automatiquement sans l'intervention d'aucune personne sur le pont du remorqueur, et est commandé à distance depuis le pont.
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