Global Patent Index - EP 3251942 B1

EP 3251942 B1 20190102 - MOORING PULLEY TENSIONING SYSTEM

Title (en)

MOORING PULLEY TENSIONING SYSTEM

Title (de)

VERTÄUUNGSRIEMENSCHEIBENSPANNSYSTEM

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME DE TENSIONNEMENT DE POULIE D'AMARRAGE

Publication

EP 3251942 B1 20190102 (EN)

Application

EP 17174596 A 20170606

Priority

  • NO 20160964 A 20160603
  • US 201615335191 A 20161026

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3251943A1] The invention relates to a mooring tensioning arrangement for a floating structure or vessel, wherein the mooring tensioning arrangement comprising, an anchor (2), a mooring line (3, 7), a fairlead chain stopper arrangement (12) arranged on the floating vessel (11), a midwater pulley device (4, 4', 4") and a pulling unit (9, 10, 42, 51,52), said mooring line (3,7) is attached to the anchor (2) at a first end and attached to the pulling unit (9, 10, 10', 42, 51,52) at the second end, said mooring line (3) is extending from the anchor (2) through the fairlead chain stopper arrangement (12), said midwater pulley (4, 4',4") is adapted to be arranged on a part of the mooring line (3, 7) arranged between the anchor (2) and the fairlead chain stopper arrangement (12), said fairlead chain stopper arrangement (12) comprising a chain stopper (6) interacting with said mooring line (3, 7) and a chain pulley (8) guiding the mooring line (3) through the fairlead chain stopper arrangement (12) and back towards the midwater pulley (4, 4', 4") and from said midwater pulley (4, 4', 4") towards said pulling unit (9, 10, 10', 42, 51, 52). The invention also relates to a method for mooring the tensioning arrangement for a floating structure or vessel.

IPC 8 full level

B63B 21/50 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B63B 21/50 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3251943 A1 20171206; EP 3251943 B1 20190814; EP 3251942 A1 20171206; EP 3251942 B1 20190102

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 17174598 A 20170606; EP 17174596 A 20170606