Global Patent Index - EP 3837158 A1

EP 3837158 A1 20210623 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED HANDLING OF MOORING ROPES

Title (en)

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED HANDLING OF MOORING ROPES

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR AUTOMATISIERTEN HANDHABUNG VON VERANKERUNGSSEILEN

Title (fr)

APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ DE MANIPULATION AUTOMATISÉE D'AMARRES

Publication

EP 3837158 A1 20210623 (EN)

Application

EP 19728104 A 20190523

Priority

  • FI 20185681 A 20180815
  • FI 2019050402 W 20190523

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2020035632A1] An apparatus, arrangement and method for assisting handling of mooring lines (4) during mooring operations of marine vessels (1). The apparatus comprises a robotic arm (11) and grapple device (9) at an end portion of the arm. Loop (6) of mooring line is detected by means of a range finder device (13) and the loop is gripped by means of the grapple device. Thereafter the loop is transferred from the ship to a bollard (5).

IPC 8 full level

B63B 21/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/08 (2006.01); B25J 18/00 (2006.01); B25J 19/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP FI)

B25J 5/007 (2013.01 - EP); B25J 11/00 (2013.01 - EP); B25J 13/085 (2013.01 - EP); B25J 19/021 (2013.01 - EP); B63B 21/00 (2013.01 - EP); E02B 3/20 (2013.01 - FI); B63B 2021/003 (2013.01 - EP)

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

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2020035632 A1 20200220; EP 3837158 A1 20210623; FI 129378 B 20220114; FI 20185681 A1 20200216

DOCDB simple family (application)

FI 2019050402 W 20190523; EP 19728104 A 20190523; FI 20185681 A 20180815