Gimbal for J-Lay pipe laying system
US6213686A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L1/235
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for laying a pipeline from a floating vessel onto the ocean floor in relatively deep ocean water in which a gimbal means provides two degrees of angular freedom of the working table and mast which separates the forces of the pipelines to be supported into vertical and horizontal components and provides separate mechanisms to support the vertical and horizontal components of the pipeline forces.
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