Global Patent Index - EP 1597142 A1

EP 1597142 A1 20051123 - HEAVE COMPENSATION SYSTEM

Title (en)

HEAVE COMPENSATION SYSTEM

Title (de)

SEEGANGSAUSGLEICHSSYSTEM

Title (fr)

SYSTEME DE COMPENSATION DE PILONNEMENT

Publication

EP 1597142 A1 20051123 (EN)

Application

EP 04711784 A 20040217

Priority

  • NO 2004000047 W 20040217
  • NO 20030752 A 20030217

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004071862A1] The invention pertains to a heave compensation system for continuous operation on a floating vessel (1), the system comprising at least one buoyant body (11), at least one lever arm (10) for arrangement in a generally horizontal plane, pivotal means capable of limited rotation about a horizontal axis and arranged to connect one end of the lever arm to the buoyant body (11), at least one hinge (13) connected to an intermediate point on the lever arm (10) and capable of allowing limited rotational movement of the lever arm (10) in a vertical plane, means to attach the hinge (13) to the floating vessel (1), and at least one counterbalance weight (12) connected to the lever arm (10) on the side of the hinge (13) away from the buoyant body (11), whereby the inertia of the counterbalance weight (12) resists heave movements of the buoyant body (11) relative to the floating vessel.

IPC 1-7

B63B 35/44; E21B 19/00

IPC 8 full level

B63B 35/44 (2006.01); B63B 39/02 (2006.01); E21B 19/09 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B63B 35/4413 (2013.01 - EP US); B63B 39/02 (2013.01 - EP US); E21B 19/09 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2004071862A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2004071862 A1 20040826; CA 2515376 A1 20040826; EA 200501309 A1 20060224; EP 1597142 A1 20051123; NO 20030752 D0 20030217; NO 20030752 L 20040818; US 2007003375 A1 20070104

DOCDB simple family (application)

NO 2004000047 W 20040217; CA 2515376 A 20040217; EA 200501309 A 20040217; EP 04711784 A 20040217; NO 20030752 A 20030217; US 54555104 A 20040217