Material or article handling – Opposed shelf-type elevator and transporter
Patent
1997-01-14
1998-08-11
Bucci, David A.
Material or article handling
Opposed shelf-type elevator and transporter
414786, B65D 9018, B65G 700
Patent
active
057918562
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method for transferring prefabricated ship cabin modules and similar components in ships, offshore structures and buildings erected on land.
The invention also concerns an assembly for transferring a space module.
Increasingly it is desired that structures of ships, offshore drilling platforms and similar constructions be first assembled into prefabricated components which are then mounted in place to the ship's base structure on-site at the shipyard. This approach offers an essential time reduction in the erection schedule and cost cutting, because a major part of the structures can be prefabricated industrially on efficient manufacturing lines. Particularly cabin structures are typically pre-fabricated into fully furnished modules which are transferred as complete modules into the ship. Then, the decoration and furnishing works of the cabin module can be completed in the indoor premises of assembly halls thus avoiding awkward detail furnishing in the ship itself. However, prefabricated cabin modules are relatively large and their transfer requires different kinds of accessories to aid their final positioning. Such transfer operations are complicated by the fact that a semifinished ship does not necessarily have enough room to permit the use of hoists, fork trucks and other transfer equipment.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,363,597 discloses a method of assembling the ship's interior spaces from prefabricated space modules. According to this method, the interior spaces are assembled from space modules equipped with support flanges, whereby such modules are designed to include several space units in one module. The interior space modules are mounted in a matrix-like beam lattice in several tiers by inserting the modules in the openings of the lattice and then fixing the modules to each other. The transfer of such modules is extremely clumsy as they are not compatible with any conventional transfer equipment.
Patent publication SE 377,681 discloses a container ship in which the container hold may be temporarily converted into a passenger space comprised of cabin and/or similar containerized modules. The containers are connected by temporary arrangements to the ship's HPAC and electrical systems. The assembly of the passenger cabin section takes place using cabin, shower, stairway and bathroom modules with dimensions compatible with the ISO standard containers. Most of these units are adapted to have an accessway extending laterally through the unit. Units of the same tier are placed in rows so that the accessways form corridor sections, which can be joined from the opposite sides of the same stairway module to provide an access between two superimposed tiers. According to the disclosed arrangement, identical modules in the superimposed tiers are suggested to be superimposed above one another between two decks of the ship. Hatchways with covers are provided between the uppermost stairway module and the upper deck. Permanently installed HPAC and electrical supply systems are placed on the lowermost deck. The containerized modules are transferred by means of conventional container handling equipment. Such a system is suited to special applications and temporary service only, and is not intended for use in conventional shipbuilding.
FI Pat. No. 62,984 describes a system which is based on the use of prefabricated, floorless cabin modules. Except for their lacking floor, such modules are ready-for-use space modules which form a finished, easy-to-mount cabin requiring no major finishing and decoration after its installation in place. The transfer of the floorless cabin module to its installation site occurs by first mounting detachable wheels to the corners of the module and then pushing the module from the inside. In this manner the modules can be easily transferred even to tight places. The transfer elements which are temporarily connected to the cabin modules are economical in use, and, e.g., with respect to a permanent transport carriage, such temporary transfer
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Heinonen Matti
Kosonen Jorma
Bucci David A.
Parma Oy
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