Towing assembly
US10131408B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66D1/36
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A towing assembly comprising a towing and handling device intended to tow a faired elongate element, the towing device comprises a winch allowing the faired elongate element to be wound in and paid out through a guide device that allows the elongate element to be guided, the guide device comprising a first groove the bottom of which is formed by the bottom of the groove of a pulley, the first groove being delimited by a first surface having a profile that is concave in a radial plane of the pulley, the width of the first groove and the curvature of the profile of the first curved surface in the radial plane being determined in such a way as to allow the fairing element, under the effect of the rotation of the fairing element about the axis of the elongate element under the effect of the traction of the elongate element with respect to the guide device along the longitudinal axis thereof, to flip from a turned-over position in which the fairing element is oriented with its trailing edge toward the bottom of the first groove into an acceptable position in which it is oriented with the leading edge toward the bottom of the first groove.
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