Ship with several decks having longitudinal and lateral support elements arranged in a grid

US4658747A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Blohm & Voss GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Hans-Joachim Franz · Kölln-Reisiek, DE
• Karl-Otto Sadler · Hamburg, DE
• Willi Schmidt · Blankenloch, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 16, 1984
• Grant date: Apr 21, 1987
• Expiry date: Feb 16, 2004

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B63B11/02
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A maritime structure such as a ship, and in particular a warship, has a plurality of vertically spaced decks which bear foundation seatings, hatches and/or assembly openings; in the plane of each deck, longitudinal parallel support elements, and lateral support elements are arranged in the form of a unit grid, which has longitudinal and transverse grid lines forming a matrix of grid units. The longitudinal grid lines, as well as the transverse grid lines are located at predetermined uniform spacing, the spacing of the lateral grid lines being perferably twice the spacing of longitudinal grid lines. The load bearing longitudinal and transverse beams and girders of base support units and the functional units, pallets, support frames, modules, deck houses, etc., as well as the hatches, assembly openings and access openings are incorporated into the unit grid; in other words, said girders and beams are disposed to coincide with said longitudinal and transverse grid lines. Some pairs of beams which run in the same direction and are on superjacent decks, have vertical wall-members bridging them; the vertical wall-members may be load-bearing and may have access-openings of predetermined s…