Title:
MARINE CARGO WORK EQUIPMENT
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPS5589100
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
An apparatus for transferring oil or other fluid in an offshore loading system comprises a vertical column (10) pivoted to a base (12) on the ocean floor, and held vertical by a buoy (23), and a loading arm (36) supported at the upper end of the column. The loading arm has an inboard rigid conduit member 40 pivoted about a horizontal axis at its inner end to the column and an outboard rigid conduit member (41) pivoted about mutually perpendicular axes at its inner end to the outer end of the inboard conduit member. The outer end of the outboard conduit member includes a valve (119) and a universal joint (108) by which the outboard member can be coupled to a manifold on board a ship to be loaded. The apparatus is operable by power-operating means on board the ship.
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Inventors:
RARII JIEEMUZU TARAFUYUUZU
Application Number:
JP16073079A
Publication Date:
July 05, 1980
Filing Date:
December 11, 1979
Export Citation:
Assignee:
FMC CORP
International Classes:
B63B22/02; B67D9/00; B67D9/02; (IPC1-7): B67D5/68