(19)
(11) EP 1 266 821 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
05.11.2003 Bulletin 2003/45

(43) Date of publication A2:
18.12.2002 Bulletin 2002/51

(21) Application number: 02011761.0

(22) Date of filing: 27.05.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7B63B 9/06
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 13.06.2001 FI 20011252

(71) Applicant: Elpis Oy Ltd.
20240 Turku (FI)

(72) Inventors:
  • Liski, Marko
    23200 Vinkkilä (FI)
  • Maaranen, Ilpo
    21500 Piikkiö (FI)

(74) Representative: Zipse + Habersack 
Wotanstrasse 64
80639 München
80639 München (DE)

   


(54) Building method


(57) For building large metal structures including an internal supporting metal framework, in particular for erecting the hull and/or internal supporting assemblies of marine structures, a method is used, in which the technique of using cellular sandwich structures is applied. At least a substantial portion of the supporting elements of the large metal structure, in particular the support and border structures of its internal spaces (1a -1h, 2), are so built, that the cellular sandwich structure (3, 4, 5) to be produced therein is formed by joining together by welding at least two structural assemblies (3, 4; 5) of adjacent structures. In these assemblies, the cellular sandwich structure is only partly existent, but to such an extent, that a common cellular sandwich structure (3, 4, 5) between two structural assemblies is finally formed as a result of said joining operation.







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