Pick-up device and pick-up method for a watercraft
AssigneesThyssenkrupp Marine Systems GmbH, thyssenkrupp AG
InventorStefan KÖNIG
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for recovering watercraft. A ramp is movable relative to a stationary carrying apparatus between a recovering position and a parked position. The ramp includes a frame and a deformable body, which is fastened to the frame. When the ramp is in the recovering position, the deformable body points toward the watercraft to be recovered and is located at least partially above the water surface. The watercraft travels onto the ramp and deforms the deformable body from above. The watercraft is pulled out of the water and moved onto the carrying apparatus.
Claims28
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A recovery apparatus for recovering from water a watercraft, the recovery apparatus comprising:
- a stationary carrying apparatus sized and shaped to carry a watercraft;
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- a ramp that is configured to move relative to the stationary carrying apparatus;
- wherein the ramp is configured to move into a recovering position, in which the ramp is located at least partially beneath a surface of the water and is configured such that the watercraft can travel onto the ramp;
- wherein the recovery apparatus is configured to lift the watercraft out of the water and guide it onto the carrying apparatus;
- wherein the ramp includes a frame;
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- a deformable body fastened to the frame such that the deformable body points toward the watercraft located in the water when the ramp is in the recovering position, and
- wherein the recovery apparatus is configured to hold the deformable body at least partially above the surface of the water when the ramp is in the recovering position.
A method for recovering a watercraft from water using a recovery apparatus having a stationary carrying apparatus and a ramp that is movable relative to the stationary carrying apparatus, wherein the method comprises:
- moving the ramp relative to the carrying apparatus into a recovering position, in which the ramp is located at least partially beneath a surface of the water;
- moving the watercraft onto the ramp located in the recovering position;
- lifting the watercraft from the water;
- guiding the watercraft onto the carrying apparatus,
- wherein the ramp has a frame and a deformable body fastened to the frame, wherein the step of moving the ramp into the recovering position causes the deformable body to point toward the watercraft located in the water;
- wherein, when the ramp has been moved into the recovering position, the deformable body is held at least partially above the surface of the water, and
- wherein the step in which the watercraft travels onto the ramp triggers an operation whereby the watercraft deforms the deformable body from above.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.