Hold crane as well as pipefeeder vessel with such hold crane
AssigneesP. Kalkman Waddinxveen Beheer B.V., Spliethoff's Bevrachtingskantoor B.V.
InventorsPieter Kalkman, Hans Wouter Valk, Hendrik Alblas
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AssigneesP. Kalkman Waddinxveen Beheer B.V., Spliethoff's Bevrachtingskantoor B.V.
InventorsPieter Kalkman, Hans Wouter Valk, Hendrik Alblas
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A hold crane (6) for elongate elements (4), such as a pipe hold crane for a pipefeeder vessel (1), includes a main frame (7) and support elements (9-12) supporting the main frame above a hold which is carried out for containing the elongate elements. The support elements allow displacement of the main frame in a longitudinal direction of the hold. Hoisting members are provided which are carried by the main frame for lifting an elongate element from the hold vice versa, the hoisting members including at least two hoisting elements spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the hold. The hoisting elements are suspended from the main frame and are provided coupling elements for coupling onto an elongate element. Stabilizing elements, which cooperate with the hoisting elements, prevent movement of the coupling elements in transverse direction with respect to the main frame while allowing vertical movement of the coupling elements.
A pipefeeder vessel (1), comprising a hold (3) for containing pipes (4), said hold having opposite vertically oriented side walls (2), as well as a hold crane (6) comprising a main frame (7), displacement means (9-12) supporting the main frame above the hold (3) which is carried out for containing the elongate elements, said displacement means (9-12) allowing displacement of the main frame (7) in a longitudinal direction of the hold (3), and hoisting means (13, 14) carried by the main frame (7) for lifting an elongate element (4) from the hold (3) and vice versa, said hoisting means comprising at least two hoisting elements which are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the hold (3), said hoisting elements each being suspended from the main frame (7) and being provided coupling means for coupling onto an elongate element (4), and stabilizing means (8, 15) which cooperate with the hoisting elements and which allow vertical movement of said coupling means (20), wherein the hoisting elements comprise two pairs of hoisting cables (13), said two pairs of hoisting cables (13) being spaced in a transverse direction of the hold (3), the stabilizing means comprising an auxiliary frame (8) which is suspended below the main frame (7) by said two pairs of hoisting cables (13) and which is equipped with rollers (15) for guiding the auxiliary frame (8) in height direction, said rollers (15) being held against the vertically oriented side walls (2) of the hold (3) said auxiliary frame supporting the coupling means (20), wherein the coupling means (20) are located at opposite ends of at least one transversely displaceable spreader beam (16, 16′), said coupling means (20) being spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the hold (3), said spreader beam being displaceably supported in the transverse direction of said hold (3) with respect to the auxiliary frame (8).
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