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AssigneeS4 Energy B.V.
InventorCarl Maria De Vries
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The invention relates to a device for reducing the load on a supporting structure comprising a housing defining a chamber, at least one object having a first face and a substantially opposite second face mounted in the chamber by means of the supporting structure and is displaceable relative to the housing leaving free a gap provided with a seal separating a first section and a second section of the chamber, an exposing means for exposing at least the first face to a gas pressure, thereby generating an upward differential pressure force at least partially compensating the object weight, wherein the seal is supported by a movable part of the housing and the device further comprises a means for adjusting the position of at least said movable part.
A device for reducing the load on a supporting structure comprising a housing defining a chamber, at least one object having a first face and a substantially opposite second face, the object being mounted in the chamber by means of said supporting structure, so that it can be displaced relative to the housing leaving free a gap between the outer object perimeter and the inner perimeter of the chamber, wherein a seal is provided in said gap separating a first section of the chamber and a second section of the chamber, an exposing means for exposing at least the first face of the object in the first section to a gas pressure, which, by comparison with the pressure exerted upon the substantially opposite second face in the second section generates an upward differential pressure force that at least partially compensates for the weight of the object, wherein said seal is supported by a movable part of the housing and the device further comprises an adjusting means for adjusting the position of at least said movable part of the housing with respect to the object.
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