System for damping movements of a load over a fluctuant watery environment and a vehicle comprising same
AssigneeYariv Civil Engineering (1989) Ltd.
InventorItzhac Brimberg
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Abstract
A damping system is presented for damping an oscillation of a load on a fluctuant water surface. The damping system may include four buoyancy systems, two on each side of the load. Each buoyancy system may include two buoys, a lower frame and an upper frame.
Claims12
A damping system for damping an oscillation of a load configured to travel on a fluctuant water surface, wherein a direction of travel defines a front, a back, and sides of the load, the damping system comprising:
- four buoyancy systems, two on each of the sides of the load, each buoyancy system comprising two buoys, a lower frame and an upper frame, each buoy being pivotally connected to the lower frame by a buoy axle, each lower frame being pivotally connected to the upper frame by a lower frame hinge, each upper frame having one or more central connectors connectable to the load,
- wherein the buoys on each side are arranged in a line that is in the direction of travel, and
- wherein the buoy axles, lower frame hinges, and the central connectors are parallel to the water surface and perpendicular to the direction of travel.
A vehicle designed for damping an oscillation of a load and configured to travel on a fluctuant water surface, wherein a direction of travel defines a front, a back, and sides of the load, the vehicle comprising the load and a damping system,
- wherein the damping system comprises two pairs of buoyancy systems, the pairs positioned on each of the sides of the load,
- each buoyancy system comprising two buoys, a lower frame and an upper frame, each buoy being pivotally connected to the lower frame by a buoy axle, each lower frame being pivotally connected to the upper frame by a lower frame hinge, each upper frame being connected to the load by one or more central connectors,
- wherein the buoys on each side of the load are arranged in a line that is in the direction of travel, and
- wherein the buoy axles, lower frame hinges, and the central connectors are parallel to the water surface and perpendicular to the direction of travel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.