Title (en)

FLOATING VESSEL COMPRISING HULLS WHICH ARE ARTICULATED ESSENTIALLY UNDER THE EFFECT OF HYDROSTATIC FORCES

Title (de)

WASSERFAHRZEUG MIT RÜMPFEN, DIE IM WESENTLICHEN UNTER WIRKUNG VON HYDROSTATISCHEN KRÄFTEN ANGELENKT SIND

Title (fr)

ENGIN FLOTTANT AVEC COQUES ARTICULEES ESSENTIELLEMENT SOUS L'EFFET DE FORCES HYDROSTATIQUES

Publication

EP 1685021 A1 20060802 (FR)

Application

EP 04805243 A 20041020

Priority

• FR 2004002679 W 20041020
• FR 0312447 A 20031024

Abstract (en)

[origin: FR2861363A1] The apparatus has two plates (2) pivotally articulated to a platform (1). The plates have a water ballast tank (5), pump (6) to empty or fill the tank, and two conduits (8A, 8B) connected with a three way control valve (7) to move the plates between two fixed flotation positions by hydrostatic force. A locking axle locks the displacement of the plates. A central control unit (4) controls the locking unit, tank, pump and valve. The apparatus in one flotation position is in catamaran configuration and in another flotation position is in floating dock configuration.

IPC 8 full level

B63B 7/02 (2006.01); B63B 1/10 (2006.01); B63B 25/00 (2006.01); B63B 27/14 (2006.01); B63B 35/42 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B63B 1/14 (2013.01 - EP); B63B 7/02 (2013.01 - EP US); B63B 27/36 (2013.01 - EP); B63C 1/02 (2013.01 - EP); B63B 25/006 (2013.01 - EP); B63B 27/143 (2013.01 - EP); B63B 35/28 (2013.01 - EP); B63B 35/42 (2013.01 - EP); B63B 2001/145 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2005047096A1

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 PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

FR 2861363 A1 20050429; FR 2861363 B1 20060217; AT E365670 T1 20070715; DE 602004007290 D1 20070809; EP 1685021 A1 20060802; EP 1685021 B1 20070627; WO 2005047096 A1 20050526

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 0312447 A 20031024; AT 04805243 T 20041020; DE 602004007290 T 20041020; EP 04805243 A 20041020; FR 2004002679 W 20041020