77results about "Bascule bridges" patented technology

A temporary platform or roadway is created using one or a plurality of optionally connected support components to form a top surface upon which panels are placed. The support components are comprised of gabion containers having one or a plurality of compartments into which a filler material is inserted. The filler material can optionally be composed of a buoyant material such as expanded polystyrene to enable flotation. A method for constructing the roadway or platform of the present invention is also disclosed.

A bridge for long, deep water crossings is supported between spans by narrow, transverse, semi-submersible pontoons. The pontoons are oriented to present minimal cross section to tidal currents under the bridge. The pontoons are pivotally attached to the bridge allowing them to be turned a few degrees right or left as tidal currents change. During fabrication, a module of bridge deck / roadway can be assembled for transport upon each pontoon deck. After remote fabrication two or more complete bridge modules can be linked pontoon-to-pontoon into a seaworthy vessel that can be towed to the erection site. At site the roadway modules are rotated transverse to the pontoon, elevated to final position and joined to other modules, completing the bridge.

An extended safety cage provides access to a plurality of hatches on the top of a mobile container. The cage is rotatably attached to the end of a gangway, which extends from and is rotatably attached to a platform. The platform carries a pair of braces that extend out in opposite directions and support the cage through spring-loaded lifting arms. The apparatus can include actuators, such as hydraulic or pneumatic actuators, that urge the gangway and cage downward when activated. Secondary braces ensure that the lifting arms and safety cage move in unison.

A buoyant walkway or island and its method of manufacture. In a preferred embodiment, the buoyant walkway comprising: an internal frame comprising semi-rigid members that are attached to one another, said internal semi-rigid frame having openings; an internal block disposed in each of said openings, said internal blocks being spaced apart from one another by gaps and forming a top surface and a bottom surface; cured thermoplastic foam disposed in said gaps that attach said internal blocks to said semi-rigid internal frame and to one another; a permeable top layer that is attached to said top surface; and a bottom layer that is attached to said bottom surface.

A floating latticework is suitable for a latticework, a truss-frame structure and a net-shell structure over water. The floating latticework is the combination of a latticework (1) and a floating structure (2), or members of the latticework (1) in themselves are able to float. The floating structure (2) makes the latticework (1) floated over water, the surface of upper chords of which is in form of a platy structure or covered and fixed with a platy structure, as a plane used for loading. There is an advantage that the space-structure floating body is less influenced by wind and wave, which go through its space. A ship structure and a cofferdam structure are parallel solutions with the above solution. Their skeletons are net-shell structure, wherein they are provided with high structural strength.

The invention discloses a cable-stayed bendable opening trestle structure and a construction method thereof. The method comprises the steps as follows: two groups of lattice columns are respectively arranged at each side of a set bridge floor position; a distribution base is arranged at the top end of each lattice column; a winding engine is arranged on each distribution base; fixed support piles are plugged into the inner sides of the lattice columns at two sides; bent pier pipe piles are plugged between the two groups of lattice columns at the same side; an H-shaped steel beam is hoisted on the tops of a plurality of bent pier pipe piles at each side; an upper structure of a unilateral bridge is arranged on the H-shaped steel beam at each side; the tension ends of front stay cables which are connected with two of the four winding engines at one side are fixed at the front end parts of front open sections at the same side; the tension ends of rear stay cables which are connected with the other two winding engines at the side are fixed at the front ends of rear open sections of the side. By adopting the method, the navigable clearance limit of a channel is removed by the design of a cable-stayed system bending structure, and a large ship can be ensured to pass under the permissive condition of the ship width.

A durable, quickly deployable temporary floating breakwater (FBW) can protect areas in austere locations. A plurality of inflatable modules is encapsulated within a common cover, which holds the modules together and in some embodiments supports a causeway thereupon. A separate floating causeway can be included. Embodiments include a semi-permeable “sloping beach” section which causes waves to break before reaching the FBW. A bed of wave-energy-absorbing synthetic kelp can be attached to the sloping beach. The beach and / or kelp can include low-surface-energy fibers and films, such as olefins and polypropylenes, to remove oil from the water in case of an oil spill or accident. In embodiments, the FBW can be temporarily sunk to avoid extremely high seas, ice, and / or other surface hazards. The FBW is lightweight, can be quickly and compactly stowed, and in some embodiments can be transported and deployed from the deck of an LCU 1610.

A temporary platform or roadway is created using one or a plurality of optionally connected support components to form a top surface upon which panels are placed. The support components are comprised of gabion containers having one or a plurality of compartments into which a filler material is inserted. The filler material can optionally be composed of a buoyant material such as expanded polystyrene to enable flotation. A method for constructing the roadway or platform of the present invention is also disclosed.

The invention belongs to the technical field of the bridge, and particular relates to a vertically-pivoted folded movable bridge. The vertically-pivoted folded movable bridge comprises a left bridge abutment (1), a left support base (2), a left half-bridge bay (3), a right half-bridge bay (4), a folding mechanism (5), a right support base (6), a right bridge abutment (7), a bridge tower (8), a locking device (9), a tower top pulley (10), a winch (11), a steel wire rope (12), a hydraulic system and an electrical system. The vertically-pivoted folded movable bridge is capable of using the winch to coil and release the steel wire rope so as to open and close the bridge, providing the larger arm of force, and greatly reducing the energy consumption in the using process. under the state of opening the bridge, the bridge bay is the vertical state and is positioned above the left bridge abutment, and locked with the bridge tower, the potential safety hazard cannot be generated to a ship passing through the river. The foldable bridge bay is used for reducing the height of the bridge tower and the height of the opened bridge. The simplification, the safety and the reliability of the movable bridge are improved comprehensively.

An amphibious vehicle includes caissons, floats, and ramps stored on top of one another on a self-propelled rolling base, when the vehicle is in a folded configuration for driving over firm ground. The elements can be deployed transversely with respect to a longitudinal axis of the rolling base when the vehicle, alone or with another vehicle of the same design, forms a pontoon or a ferry to breach a water-filled opening. The vehicle includes a deployment device to deploy the elements on one side before beginning to deploy the elements on the other side of the rolling base. The elements are deployed in at least three different configurations. The elements on each side, include respectively, from the inside outwards, in the deployed configuration, a caisson, a float, and a ramp which are hinged together in a Z-configuration.

Floating structures are provided. The floating structures are suitable for use as floating runways for aircraft, floating roadways, and supports for other facilities. The floating structures include a deck and one or more pontoons attached to the deck. The pontoons, with the deck attached, are caused to float in water contained in a basin, which in turn floats in a body of water. The basin provides damping or isolation of forces due to currents in the body of water, or prevailing winds, to reduce undesired or excessive motion of the deck. The deck supports are preferably capable of limited lateral movement relative to the pontoons, thereby permitting some movement of the pontoons independently and reducing stresses on the structure.

An amphibious vehicle includes caissons, floats, and ramps stored on top of one another on a self-propelled rolling base, when the vehicle is in a folded configuration for driving over firm ground. The elements can be deployed transversely with respect to a longitudinal axis of the rolling base when the vehicle, alone or with another vehicle of the same design, forms a pontoon or a ferry to breach a water-filled opening. The vehicle includes a deployment device to deploy the elements on one side before beginning to deploy the elements on the other side of the rolling base. The elements are deployed in at least three different configurations. The elements on each side, include respectively, from the inside outwards, in the deployed configuration, a caisson, a float, and a ramp which are hinged together in a Z-configuration.

An amphibious vehicle which has elements, such as caissons, floats, and ramps, arranged on a self-propelled rolling base, oriented essentially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the rolling base, when the vehicle is in a folded configuration for movement on land, and which are deployed to form a track or bridge portion oriented transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the rolling base, when the vehicle, alone or with another vehicle of the same design, is used to form a floating bridge or ferry. The vehicle has a deployment device for deploying elements by pivoting of four groups of the elements around four vertical shafts spaced from one another, according to at least three different configurations, each group of elements including at least one caisson.

Disclosed is a single leaf type pitching suspension bridge used for a ship lock, which comprises a suspension bridge body spanned over the ship lock river course. The single leaf type pitching suspension bridge is characterized in that a rotating axle which is arranged on the river course bank base at one side of the bridge body to connect the bridge body and used for the pitching of the suspension bridge, a cable-stayed lifting pulley is arranged at the middle of the bridge body, a counterweight motor room is arranged on the bank base at the side of the rotating axle for lifting the suspension bridge, through steel cables, the lifting pulley is connected with a suspension bridge lifting mechanism which is arranged in the counterweight motor room, and the suspension bridge lifting mechanism comprises a winding machine which is connected with the lifting mechanism through steel cables and a clump weight which is connected with the lifting pulley through steel cables. The invention has the advantages that when being built at the old ship lock, the traffic for people on both banks of the river course is greatly facilitated, the freight transportation of both banks is quickened, the whole structure of the suspension bridge is light, the energy consumption is less, and the suspension bridge counterweight device is also arranged so as to further reduce the energy consumption.

The invention relates to a fixed rotating shaft type hydraulic opening bridge, in particular to a vertically rotatable type opening bridge, belonging to the field of bridges. In the design, hydraulic oil cylinders and a main bearing mechanism are connected between the back part of a main steel bridge and a foundation, and a balance weight is arranged at the back end of the main steel bridge. When the main steel bridge is lifted, the hydraulic oil cylinders are controlled to shrink so as to provide a tensile force to the main steel bridge; because the balance weight is arranged at the back end of the main steel bridge, a force moment jointly generated by the tensile force and the balance weight is more than that generated by the weight of the main steel bridge per se, the main steel bridge is lifted stably, otherwise, the main steel bridge can be descended stably; even if one of the hydraulic oil cylinders goes wrong, the safety of the main steel bridge in the lifting or descending process can also be ensured; when the main steel bridge is horizontally descended to a bridge pier, an aligning seat, a buffering rubber and a lower bearing seat on the bridge pier are stably aligned and self-locked into a closed state; an adjustable pivot design of a main bearing mechanism can automatically compensate the twisting movement of main shafts caused by decentraction of the two main shafts, and thus, the safety and the stableness for starting and stopping the main steel bridge are thoroughly ensured.

A floating platform system comprises first and second outer longitudinal beam members securing a truss frame having a plurality of truss elements. The floating platform system may further include at least one biasing device exerting a force on the longitudinal beam members and / or the truss frame. The floating platform system may further include a platform interface and / or at least one flotation device secured to the longitudinal beam members and / or the truss frame. The floating platform system may further include a plurality of inner longitudinal beam members interposed between the platform interface and / or the flotation device and the outer longitudinal beam members and / or the truss frame.

A buoyant walkway or island and its method of manufacture. In a preferred embodiment, the buoyant walkway comprising: an internal frame comprising semi-rigid members that are attached to one another, said internal semi-rigid frame having openings; an internal block disposed in each of said openings, said internal blocks being spaced apart from one another by gaps and forming a top surface and a bottom surface; cured thermoplastic foam disposed in said gaps that attach said internal blocks to said semi-rigid internal frame and to one another; a permeable top layer that is attached to said top surface; and a bottom layer that is attached to said bottom surface.

An automatic level-control floating apparatus supports a pontoon bridge, a floating floor or another superstructure floating on the sea, where the height of tide or the sea level varies. It is difficult to maintain the level of such a superstructure, which the floating apparatus can keep at a constant level without using motive power.The floating apparatus includes a supporting tank 3, which rests on the water bottom. The top of the supporting tank 3 is open to the atmosphere. A piston body 1 can reciprocate vertically in the supporting tank 3. The apparatus also includes floating tanks 2, which are integral with and positioned outside the piston body 1. The tops of the floating tanks 2 are open to the atmosphere. The floating tanks 2 are floating on the water. A floating body 4 can move vertically in each floating tank 2 and supports the superstructure. The interior of each floating tank 2 and the interior of the supporting tank 3 are connected by an elastic or flexible communicating tube 5, through which liquid can flow between them.

A flexible, floating walkway (10) is described to make it possible to securely transport people and / or goods between installations at sea, such as ships, and land (30,20). The walkway is characterized in that it comprises bridge elements (50) coupled in between floating elements (60A, 60B, 60C) fitted with horizontal and vertical segments, so that the floating elements can be pulled out during use to couple the installations (30,20) (20) and folded up when the walkway (10) is not in use. The bridge elements (50) are designed, together with the floating elements (60A, 60B) to be unfolded and folded up in a zigzag concertina type formation. The invention also relates to applications of the construction to combine with land areas separated by a strait or a river where there is, for example, heavy traffic.

The invention discloses a single-cantilever supporting system for a vertically-rotary movable bridge. The single-cantilever supporting system for the vertically-rotary movable bridge comprises four sets of supporting devices which are symmetrically arranged on the two sides of a main bridge 0# node of the movable bridge, with two sets on each bank, wherein each supporting device comprises a base, a bearing pedestal, a bearing and a pivot; one end of the pivot is connected with the bearing pedestal through the bearing; the other end of the pivot is a cantilever end; a bearing sleeve C is arranged between the pivot and a web plate A of a main bridge 0# node steel box beam of the movable bridge; the cantilever end of the pivot and a web plate B of the main bridge 0# node steel box beam of the movable bridge are fixed through a bearing sleeve B and an expandable connecting sleeve; the two bearing pedestals on a same bank are symmetrically arranged along a central axis, with the positioning deviation of not more than 1-minus 1 mm; the difference between axis elevations of the two bearing pedestals on a same main pier is not more than 1 mm; and the coaxiality error of the two bearing pedestals on the same bank is not more than 0.6 mm. The single-cantilever supporting system for the vertically-rotary movable bridge can effectively reduce additional stress caused by an installing error, so that the structural reliability is further enhanced and the structure per se is more reasonable.

A bearing retainer plate for fall restraint equipment made from a single, continuous piece of sheet metal, where the metal is lasered, cut, and / or butterflied to define a plurality of apertures. A bearing, preferably possessing a self-centering characteristic, is inserted into one of the apertures, while an adapter or bracket for an over-travel stop is inserted into another. A foot lock stud is inserted into another aperture defined by the bearing retainer plate and welded into place. The piece of metal may also define apertures configured to receive fasteners for attaching the plate to the fall restraint equipment, such as to a support structure of a gangway.

A bridge for crossing a passage of a navigation channel includes a section in the form of a single span, which may be displaced by vertical translation between a base position spanning the passage, in which the span rests on fixed support sections of the bridge, and a raised position, for opening the passage, and a support structure for the span on displacement of the span, and a drive for lifting the span. The bridge has only one support structure, with the drive, located on one side of the passage to be spanned.

A flexible, floating walkway (10) is described to make it possible to securely transport people and / or goods between installations at sea, such as ships, and land (30,20). The walkway is characterised in that it comprises bridge elements (50) coupled in between floating elements (60A, 60B, 60C) fitted with horizontal and vertical segments, so that the floating elements can be pulled out during use to couple the installations (30,20) (20) and folded up when the walkway (10) is not in use. The bridge elements (50) are designed, together with the floating elements (60A, 60B) to be unfolded and folded up in a zigzag concertina type formation. The invention also relates to applications of the construction to combine with land areas separated by a strait or a river where there is, for example, heavy traffic.

The invention discloses a bridge deck openable swing type inclined tied arch bridge. The bridge deck openable swing type inclined tied arch bridge comprises a curved steel main beam, an inclined steelpipe arch rib, tied arch suspenders, tied arch rotating hinges, tied arch rotating shafts, tied arch piers, an intelligent water pump device and a water pump device water pipe. The bridge deck openable swing type inclined tied arch bridge meets the special implementation scheme of the navigation clearance limit requirement, the inclined steel pipe arch rib and the curved steel main beam are connected through the multiple tied arch suspenders, the inclined steel pipe arch rib is connected with the two ends of the curved steel main beam, and the tied arch rotating hinges and the tied arch rotating shafts are arranged below the inclined steel pipe arch rib and the curved steel main beam; and the intelligent water pump device arranged in the tied arch piers pumps river water into the inclinedsteel pipe arch rib step by step, along with rising of the water level of injected water, after the gravity center of the inclined steel pipe arch rib moves to the critical value, the tied arch bridge integrally achieves automatic rotation, and therefore opening of a bridge deck is achieved.

The invention provides an offshore floating photovoltaic system and a construction method thereof. The offshore floating photovoltaic system comprises a floating pipe support system which comprises afloating pipe support and a floating box, wherein a set of fixed pulleys and a set of mooring piers are fixed to the two ends of the floating pipe support respectively; an anchoring and mooring systemwhich comprises an anchoring pile, a rope and a saddle weight, wherein the saddle weight is fixed to one end of the rope, and the other end of the rope bypasses the fixed pulleys to be fixed to the anchoring pile; a floating type mooring system which comprises mooring piles and floating type mooring piers, wherein the floating type mooring piers are nested in the mooring piles, and the floating type mooring piers are connected with the mooring piers through ropes; and a photovoltaic system which comprises a plurality of groups of folding photovoltaic panels, wherein the inclination angles ofthe folding photovoltaic panels can be automatically adjusted to face sunlight. According to the present invention, the problems of singleness of offshore wind power generation and insufficient resource development and utilization are solved, and the overall benefit of offshore power generation is improved.

The invention discloses a hydraulic-drive movable bridge. The hydraulic-drive movable bridge comprises a bridge steel body, a riverway, mounting bases, supports, oil cylinders, support columns, buzzermounting racks, mounting grooves, travel switches, hydraulic transmission systems and well slots and is characterized in that the mounting grooves are symmetrically formed in two sides of the riverway, one mounting base is mounted on one side, away from the riverway of each mounting groove, one support is mounted on the upper surface of each mounting base through bolts, each support is rotatablyconnected with the corresponding end of the bridge steel body, one oil cylinder is rotatably mounted at the bottom of each mounting groove, and the top end of each oil cylinder is rotatably connectedwith the bridge steel body. The hydraulic-drive movable bridge has the advantages that the opening and closing the movable bridge are controlled through the hydraulic ejector pins of the hydraulic transmission systems, the opening and closing can be completed stably, and vibration and noise are reduced to improve the environment of a park; the hydraulic transmission control adopts oil return oil filters and high-pressure filters, hydraulic oil returning oil tanks can be kept clean, hydraulic component abrasion is reduced, and hydraulic system faults are prevented.

The invention relates to a light walkway flying gangway, suspended under flyover, which is not existed in present nation, to make the flying gangway light, reduce cost, and obtain beautiful view without affecting the whole project of flyover, ground traffic and underground tube. The invention comprises a light walkway flying gangway, characterized in that it includes a walkway flying gangway suspended under the flyover via lifting rod and parallel with the flyover, while the main bridge comprises a bridge plate, two main longitudinal beams, beams uniformly arranged between the main longitudinal beams, and bars at two sides of the bridge plate, wherein two ends of the main bridge are arranged with guiding bridges. People can use the invention to cross street.