Title:
STORAGE TANK LEVITATION DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2017095215
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a storage tank levitation device that can fix a rubber skirt to a storage tank appropriately regardless of outward pressure of the storage tank and achieve necessary uplift pressure.SOLUTION: A storage tank levitation device, which is configured to levitate from the ground a storage tank 10 formed in a tubular shape, comprises: a plurality of ring metal fitting materials 110 having a vertical surface protruding outward from an outer planar surface of the storage tank and are fastened to each other with a fastening member 110j to surround the storage tank; a plurality of rubber segments 122 which are mounted continuously on the ring metal fitting materials and inflated by air pressure; and an air blowing part which blows air to the plurality of rubber segments, where to the plurality of ring metal fitting materials is applied force which tightens the materials toward inside of the storage tank by the fastening member.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7
Inventors:
MATSUOKA AKIRA
ITO HAJIME
WATANABE TAKUMI
ITO HAJIME
WATANABE TAKUMI
Application Number:
JP2015227106A
Publication Date:
June 01, 2017
Filing Date:
November 19, 2015
Export Citation:
Assignee:
IHI PLANT CONSTRUCTION CO LTD
International Classes:
B65G7/06
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Aomi patent office
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