Title:
【発明の名称】係留装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2003533391
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A mooring robot releasably fastening a first moveable object (S) to a second nearby object. The first moveable object (S) moves in response to the application of external forces to the object (S). The robot operates to restore the first object (S) to a predetermined operating position. With the particular reference to the mooring of a vessel (S), the mooring robot has attractive attachment element(s) fixable to a ship's hull and includes a movement unit with active three-degree-of-freedom translation, for controlling the position of the attachment element(s). The movement includes a restorative means associated with each of the two degrees of translation freedom in the horizontal plane which provide a restorative force acting to return the attachment element(s) to the predetermined operating system.
Inventors:
Joan McKay Hadcroft
Peter James Montgomery
Peter James Montgomery
Application Number:
JP2001561610A
Publication Date:
November 11, 2003
Filing Date:
February 26, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Mooring Systems Limited
International Classes:
B63B21/00; (IPC1-7): B63B21/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JPS5239286A | 1977-03-26 | |||
| JPS58141988A | 1983-08-23 | |||
| JPS60128891U | 1985-08-29 | |||
| JPS5135893U | 1976-03-17 | |||
| JPS5299590A | 1977-08-20 | |||
| JPS6175112A | 1986-04-17 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Jiro Ohara