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AssigneeIshikawajima-Harima Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYoshinori Imashimizu, Yoshiaki Suda, Shuichi Yamamoto, Toshiyuki Takada, Kaoru Maeyama, Etsuro Hiramoto, Toshihide Oki, Sadayuki Morita, Shoji Kawatani, Kunihito Morioka, Ryoichi Fujimitsu, Kazuhisa Handa
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A module frame work to which outfits are mounted is manufactured with high accuracy and is installed to a larger structure without adjustment operation. The module frame work comprises a pair of horizontal and mutually parallel main beams, a pair of beam members connecting the main beams, support columns vertically extending from each of junctions of the main beams with the beam members and at least a connector on an end of any of the main beams, beam members and support columns.
A method of coupling a unitary module frame carrying parts of a complete outfitting to an inside portion of a ship structure, said frame having side portions, comprising locating said frame with its side portions spaced apart from said inside portion, fixing one each of a pair of elbow plates respectively to said inside portion of said ship structure and to said side portions of said frame, said elbow plates being spaced apart and substantially aligned with each other in a common plane and each having bolt holes therein, and bolting one each of a pair of doubling plates to opposed sides of said elbow plates through bolt holes in said doubling plates which said bolts holes align with each other in the respective doubling plates and with said bolt holes in said elbow plates to connect said ship structure with said frame, whereby the bolt holes in at least one of said elbow plates and the pair of doubling plates being defined by horizontally extending slots, and adjusting movement of said frame relative to said ship structure.
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