VERTICAL PNEUMATIC FENDER AND MONITORING METHOD FOR SAME

Title:

VERTICAL PNEUMATIC FENDER AND MONITORING METHOD FOR SAME

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2015/045950

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

Provided are a vertical pneumatic fender and a monitoring method for the same that prevent a weight connected to the bottom of a fender body from dropping to the sea floor and that can ensure more stable functionality of the fender. A vertical pneumatic fender (1), which comprises a fender body (2) that has bowl-shaped curved sections (4) joined to both ends, in the axial direction, of a cylindrical trunk section (3) and a weight (7) that is connected to the bottom of the fender body (2) and accommodates ballast water (W) in an interior space of the fender body (2), is provided with a backup chain (9). One end (9a) of the backup chain (9) is connected to the fender body (2) in a position that is eccentric in relation to the axial line (CL) of the fender body and the other end is connected to the weight (7). The fender body (2) and the weight (7) are connected with the backup chain (9) in a slack state. The slope of an axial orthogonal reference line (3a) and an axial parallel reference line (3b), which are provided in a region located above the water surface of the outer peripheral face of the fender body (2), are detected by way of a reference line detector.

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Inventors:

IZUMI MINAMI (JP)
AMANO SHIGEHIKO (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2014/074392

Publication Date:

April 02, 2015

Filing Date:

September 16, 2014

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO LTD (JP)

International Classes:

E02B3/26

Foreign References:

JPS6319368Y2	1988-05-31
JP2534640Y2	1997-05-07
JPS57123827U	1982-08-02
JP3185620U	2013-08-22
JPH11117261A	1999-04-27

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