Floor device capable of up-down movement for vessels
AssigneesTransocean Sedco Forex Ventures Limited, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd.
InventorsIn Gi Choi, D. Scott Brittin
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Abstract
Provided is a floor apparatus which is vertically movable with a thruster canister within a vertical trunk of a hull. The floor apparatus includes a floor frame which is installed in an upper space of a vertical trunk of a ship, that is, a space above a thruster canister. The floor frame is installed to be vertically movable along the vertical trunk. The side of the floor frame is installed to be vertically movable while being guided along the sidewall of the vertical trunk. In particular, at least one pair of guide frames which guide the side of the floor frame are symmetrically installed on the sidewall of the vertical trunk.
Claims7
A floor apparatus for a ship, which is installed within a vertical trunk of a hull, the floor apparatus comprising:
- a floor frame installed to be vertically movable within the vertical trunk,
- wherein the floor frame interlocks with a thruster canister which is installed to be vertically movable within the vertical trunk, such that the floor frame is vertically moved with the thruster canister within at least a predetermined section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.