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AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsRoelant Boudewijn Hietbrink, Bart Andre Salters, Esther Anna Wilhelmina Gerarda Janssen, Cornelis Gerardus Visser
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A vessel has a compartment (34) for containing water, which compartment (34) has at least one opening (31) in a wall (30) thereof for allowing water to pass therethrough. The compartment (34) comprises an assembly (1) of a grating (10) and at least one anti-biofouling source (20), the grating (10) being positioned in the opening (31) for blocking items from passing through the opening (31) along with the water, and comprising a number of elements and spaces between the elements, and the anti-biofouling source (20) being configured to emit ultraviolet light during operation thereof for realizing anti-biofouling of at least a portion of the grating (10). At least one of the elements of the grating (10) is at least partially transparent to the ultraviolet light, enabling a design of the assembly (1) in which anti-biofouling of the entire grating (10) may be guaranteed.
A vessel having a compartment for containing water, which compartment is delimited by a portion of the vessel's hull and an interior wall arrangement of the vessel connecting to the hull, and which compartment has at least one opening in a wall thereof for allowing water to pass therethrough, wherein the compartment comprises an assembly of a grating and at least one anti-biofouling source, the grating being positioned in the opening for blocking items from passing through the opening along with the water, and comprising a number of elements and spaces between the elements, and the anti-biofouling source being configured to emit ultraviolet light during operation thereof for realizing anti-biofouling of at least a portion of the grating, and wherein at least one of the elements of the grating is at least partially transparent to the ultraviolet light.
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