Device for connecting the end of a flexible liquid supply pipe to a fixed tubing such as the manifold on a ship
US8296914B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 12, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53778
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for connecting a connector end fitting of a mobile flexible liquid supply pipe, for liquified natural gas, for example, to a fixed tubing located on a support with a different system, such as the manifold of a liquid transporter ship. The system comprises a guide device for guiding the fitting in the fixed tubing, for establishment of a connection, and including a cone mounted on the pipe for engagement with a trumpet on the fixed tubing during connection, with a tractive effort applied by a cable fixed to the cone. The guide device is fixed to the fitting on the flexible pipe and is coaxial to the flexible pipe. The invention is applicable to the connection of a hose to the manifold of a ship.
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