Rescue device for containers of damaged container ships
AssigneeTractebel Overdick GmbH
InventorReiner Klatte
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Abstract
The invention relates to a rescue device for a container (7) having container corners (9) loaded onto a damaged ship (110), comprising a crane (50) arranged on a carrier (20, 21, 22), wherein the crane (50) has a front support arm (51), over which a load cable is guided, whose section leading away from the support arm (51) is connected to a container (7) to be unloaded, and the length of which can be changed. The invention is characterized in that the carrier (20, 21, 22) has at least one locking mechanism (204, 205) located opposite the crane (50), by means of which the carrier (20, 21, 22) is temporarily fastened in a releasable manner at the container corners (9) of at least one of the containers (7) fastened on the deck (1) of the damaged ship (110).
Claims15
Rescue device for containers (7) with container corners (9) loaded on a damaged ship (110), comprising:
- at least two crane rails (20, 21) arranged parallel to one another;
- a support (20, 21, 22) comprising:
- at least one locking mechanism (204,205);
- wherein the support is temporarily fastened in a releasable manner by means of the at least one locking mechanism at the containers corners (9) of at least one of the containers (7) fastened on the deck of the damaged ship;
- a crane stand (27) with at least four diagonal supports (26) mounted on the crane stand, the at least four diagonal supports are mounted on at least four crane feet (24), which are arranged on one of the crane rails (20, 21)
- a crane (50) arranged on the support (20, 21, 22), the crane (50) comprising:
- a front support arm (51);
- a load cable guided over the front arm support, the load cable section leading away from the support arm (51) is connected to a container (7) to be unloaded, and the length of which can be changed
- wherein the at least one locking mechanism of the support is located opposite the crane;
- a bolt (271) located on the crane stand and arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the at least two crane rails;
- and
- a fork piece (80) of the crane, fitted onto the bolt.
Process for rescuing containers (7) which are loaded on a damaged ship (110), comprising the steps of
- using at least one container stack (6) fastened on a deck (1) of a damaged ship;
- mounting a rescue device (8) on at least one container stack (6) fastened on a deck (1) of the damaged ship (110) by:
- mounting temporarily and firmly a support structure having at least four diagonal supports on the at least one container stack (6) at container corners (9);
- mounting a crane (50) on the support (20, 21, 22);
- inserting spacing pieces (305) at connection points of the crane feet (24) and diagonal supports (26) to compensate for a trim of the crane rails;
- connecting the diagonal supports (26) to a central crane stand (27) which has a bolt (271) which is oriented parallel to the longitudinal direction of the ship L and onto which is fitted a fork piece (80);
- rotating the fork piece about the bolt (271) until the fork piece (80) no longer has a heel in a mounting position;
- and
- fixing the mounting position by means of adapter pieces (90) which are in each case arranged between the crane foot (24) and a holder on the crane stand (27) and are dimensioned in terms of their length in such a way that they hold the fork piece (80) in the mounting position;
- and
- utilizing the rescue device (8) to mount a further rescue device (111) on at least one further container stack (6).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.