Towing device with a two-piece fairlead
US9926047B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B21/66
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A towing device intended to equip the deck of a ship (10) and comprising a winch (16), a cable (14) and a fairlead (20), the cable (14) circulating in the fairlead (20) under the action of the winch (16), the fairlead (20) comprising a frame (21) and at least one first and one second sectors, the sectors making it possible to guide the cable (14) in a channel formed in each of the sectors. The device comprises an articulation with a degree of freedom allowing the rotation of the second sector relative to the frame (21) about an axis contained in a plane comprising a first direction in which the cable can extend in the first sector, characterized in that the first sector is secured to the frame (21) and is interposed between the winch (16) and the second sector.
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