Up-down ladder for floating barge at wharf

By designing a rotating ladder for boarding and disembarking on the dock, the problem of mismatch between the rise and fall of the tide and the movement of the ladder was solved, enabling a safe and convenient boarding and disembarking process, avoiding damage to the hull, and providing a flexible operating method.

CN121138701APending Publication Date: 2025-12-16CSSC HUANGPU WENCHONG SHIPBUILDING CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202511143397.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-08-15
Publication Date
2025-12-16

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Technical Problem

In the existing technology, there is a lack of dedicated ladders between the dock and the barge, which leads to safety hazards and inconvenience when people get on and off the boat. In particular, when the tide is rising and falling, conventional ladders may not move properly or cause damage to the hull.

Method used

Design a simple, rotatable ladder for getting on and off. Through support reinforcements and sleeve structure, the ladder can rotate to different angles as the tide rises and falls. Combined with the round tube design, it prevents damage from contact with floating barges and can be rotated and placed on the shore or barge when not in use.

Benefits of technology

It solves the problem of the impact of tides on the ladder, ensuring safe and convenient boarding and alighting, avoiding damage to the hull, and can be temporarily removed when not needed, providing flexibility and safety for on-site operations.

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Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides a wharf floating barge up-and-down ladder which comprises a vertical ladder body, the upper end of the vertical ladder body is fixedly connected with a cross rod arranged on the shore side through an inclined ladder circular pipe, a set included angle is formed between the vertical ladder body and the inclined ladder circular pipe, and the vertical ladder body and the inclined ladder circular pipe are reinforced and fixed through a supporting reinforcing piece; the handrails are fixedly arranged on the bank side through bases, every two adjacent handrails are fixedly connected through a circular tube shaft, and the circular tube shafts are sleeved with the inclined ladder circular tubes through sleeves; wherein a round tube is arranged at one end, far away from the inclined ladder round tube, of the straight ladder body, so that the damage to a floating barge when the straight ladder body is in contact with the floating barge is prevented; when the straight ladder body is arranged on a floating barge, the included angle between the inclined ladder circular pipe and the horizontal plane is not larger than a first set angle, the straight ladder body floats along with the floating barge, and when no floating barge stops, the straight ladder body is attached to the side wall of the shore or pulled to the shore to be placed through rotation of the sleeve relative to the circular pipe shaft.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of tools for ships or floating barges, and in particular to a ladder for boarding and alighting floating barges at docks. Background Technology

[0002] During the shipyard's production and construction process, barges are frequently moored at the dock. There are no dedicated ladders for personnel to get on and off the dock and barges. Previous common practices included:

[0003] 1. Sometimes climbing with bare hands is inconvenient and very dangerous;

[0004] 2. Temporary scaffolding with ladders was erected, but the ladders moved up and down with the tide, posing a safety hazard.

[0005] 3. Constructing a permanent dock ladder extending underwater would make it easy for barges to collide when berthing.

[0006] In addition, there is sometimes a certain distance between the ship and the elevator, which poses a safety hazard for people going up and down. Summary of the Invention

[0007] In view of the above-mentioned problems existing in the prior art, the present invention provides a simple, rotatable ladder for dock floating barges. It can rotate to different angles with the rise and fall of the tide to meet the needs of personnel going up and down for construction, and solves the technical problems such as the lack of ladders or mismatch between ladders at docks.

[0008] This invention provides a ladder for boarding and disembarking floating barges at a wharf, comprising:

[0009] A straight ladder body has a flat ladder section formed at its upper end, which is set at a set angle to the straight ladder body. The flat ladder section and the straight ladder body are reinforced and fixed by a support reinforcement member.

[0010] The railing is fixed to the bank by a base, and two adjacent railings are fixedly connected by a round tube shaft. The flat ladder is sleeved on the round tube shaft by a sleeve.

[0011] The straight ladder body has a round tube at one end away from the flat ladder section to prevent damage to the floating barge when the straight ladder body comes into contact with the floating barge;

[0012] When the straight ladder body is placed on the floating barge, the angle between the horizontal ladder section and the horizontal plane is not greater than a first set angle, and the straight ladder body floats with the floating barge. When no floating barge is docked, the straight ladder body is attached to the side wall of the shore or pulled to the shore by rotating the sleeve relative to the circular tube shaft.

[0013] In some embodiments of the present invention, the straight ladder body includes inclined ladder tubes and treads located between two inclined ladder tubes and arranged perpendicularly to the inclined ladder tubes.

[0014] In some embodiments of the present invention, the base is fixedly connected to the shore by expansion bolts.

[0015] In some embodiments of the present invention, the railing is provided with a pull ring to pull the ladder body by means of a pull rope threaded in the pull ring.

[0016] In some embodiments of the present invention, the length of the railing is not less than 1050mm, and it is made of a round tube with a diameter of not less than 40mm and a thickness of not less than 3mm.

[0017] In some embodiments of the present invention, the diameter of the circular tube shaft is 42 mm and the length is 1000 mm, and the diameter of the sleeve is 54 mm and the length is 200 mm.

[0018] In some embodiments of the present invention, the cylindrical shaft is provided with a limiting component for restricting the movement of the sleeve along the axial direction on the cylindrical shaft.

[0019] In some embodiments of the present invention, the base includes a base plate for fixed connection to the shoreline ground by expansion bolts, and a base tube disposed in the middle of the base plate and perpendicular to the base plate for mounting the railing, the base tube having a diameter of 60mm.

[0020] In some embodiments of the present invention, the support reinforcement is a triangular elbow plate.

[0021] In some embodiments of the present invention, the straight ladder body is provided with a plurality of steps arranged at equal intervals, and the distance between the circular tube provided at the end of the straight ladder body away from the flat ladder part and the nearest step is smaller than the distance between two adjacent steps.

[0022] Compared with existing technologies, the beneficial effects of the dockside floating barge access ladder provided in this embodiment of the invention are as follows: its tooling structure is simple and easy to operate, solving the technical problem of conventional dockside access ladders being affected by tides, and its field use effect is good; moreover, it can rise and fall with the tide, and the straight ladder can rotate around the sleeve, solving the problem of conventional fixed frames being unable to move; at the same time, the bottom of the straight ladder is designed in the form of a round tube, so that it will not damage the paint on the barge when sliding; when the floating barge is not docked, the straight ladder can be rotated 90 degrees and placed on the shore, and when the floating barge is docked and personnel need to get on and off, the ladder can be rotated and placed on the barge, which is simple and convenient; when the dock needs to be moored, the entire ladder assembly can be temporarily removed from the base sleeve; in addition, the pull ring on the column can be used for the connection of the dockside guardrail chain, so as to provide water protection. Attached Figure Description

[0023] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the ramps for the floating barge at the dock, provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the use of the dockside floating barge ladder provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A schematic diagram of I in the middle;

[0026] Figure 4 for Figure 3 Schematic diagram of section II;

[0027] Figure 5 for Figure 2 A schematic diagram of direction A (viewed from right to left);

[0028] Figure 6 for Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the B-direction;

[0029] Figure 7 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of section III.

[0030] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures

[0031] 1. Straight ladder body; 2. Inclined ladder round tube; 3. Round tube shaft; 4. Handrail; 5. Base; 6. Round tube; 7. Floating barge; 8. Steps; 9. Pull ring; 10. Triangular elbow plate; 11. Flat ladder section; 12. Sleeve. Detailed Implementation

[0032] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solution of the present invention, the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0033] Various embodiments and features of this application are described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0034] These and other features of this application will become apparent from the following description of preferred forms of embodiments given as non-limiting examples, with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0035] It should also be understood that although this application has been described with reference to some specific examples, those skilled in the art can certainly implement many other equivalent forms of this application, which have the features described in the claims and are therefore all within the scope of protection defined herein.

[0036] The above and other aspects, features and advantages of this application will become more apparent when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and in view of the following detailed description.

[0037] Specific embodiments of this application are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings; however, it should be understood that the claimed embodiments are merely examples of this application, which can be implemented in various ways. Well-known and / or repeated functions and structures are not described in detail to ascertain the true intent based on the user's historical operations, and to avoid unnecessary or redundant details that would obscure this application. Therefore, the specific structural and functional details claimed herein are not intended to be limiting, but merely serve as the basis and representative basis for the claims to teach those skilled in the art to use this application in various ways with substantially any suitable detailed structure.

[0038] This specification may use the phrases “in one embodiment,” “in another embodiment,” “in yet another embodiment,” or “in other embodiments,” all of which may refer to one or more of the same or different embodiments according to this application.

[0039] This invention provides a ladder for boarding and disembarking floating barges at a wharf, such as... Figures 1 to 7 As shown, it includes:

[0040] A straight ladder body 1 has a flat ladder section 11 formed at its upper end, which is set at a set angle to the straight ladder body 1. The flat ladder section 11 and the straight ladder body 1 are reinforced and fixed by a support reinforcement member.

[0041] The railing 4 is fixed to the bank by the base 5. Two adjacent railings 4 are fixedly connected by a round tube shaft 3. The flat ladder part 11 is sleeved on the round tube shaft 3 by the sleeve 12.

[0042] The straight ladder body 1 has a round tube 6 at one end away from the flat ladder section 11 to prevent damage to the floating barge 7 when the straight ladder body 1 comes into contact with the floating barge 7.

[0043] That is, two railing posts 4 are erected on the shore; and a base sleeve 5 is installed below them. At the same time, the base 5 is fixed to the dock with expansion bolts. The two railing posts 4 are respectively placed in the sleeves on the base 5 for fixation. Furthermore, a round tube shaft 3 is installed slightly below the two railing posts 4 to make a simple straight ladder. The top of the straight ladder is formed at a set angle so that the straight ladder is fitted onto the round tube shaft 3 between the two railing posts 4 through the inclined ladder tube 2, so that the straight ladder can rotate around the round tube shaft 3. In addition, a section of round tube 6 is installed below the straight ladder to prevent the straight ladder body 1 from damaging the floating barge 7 when it comes into contact with it.

[0044] When the straight ladder body 1 is placed on the floating barge 7, the angle between the horizontal ladder section 11 and the horizontal plane is not greater than the first set angle, and the straight ladder body 1 floats with the floating barge 7. When no floating barge 7 is docked, the straight ladder body 1 is attached to the side wall of the shore or pulled to the shore by the rotation of the sleeve 12 relative to the circular tube shaft 3.

[0045] In some embodiments of the present invention, the straight ladder body 1 includes inclined ladder tubes 2 and step plates 8 located between two inclined ladder tubes 2 and arranged perpendicularly to the inclined ladder tubes 2.

[0046] In this embodiment, the base 5 is fixedly connected to the shore by expansion bolts, and the railing 4 is provided with a pull ring 9 so as to pull the straight ladder body 1 by a pull rope passing through the pull ring 9.

[0047] In this embodiment, the length of the railing 4 is not less than 1050mm, and it is made of a round tube 6 with a diameter of not less than 40mm and a thickness of not less than 3mm. The diameter of the round tube shaft 3 is 42mm and the length is 1000mm. The diameter of the sleeve 12 is 54mm and the length is 200mm.

[0048] In some embodiments of the present invention, the cylindrical shaft 3 is provided with a limiting component for restricting the movement of the sleeve along the axial direction on the cylindrical shaft 3.

[0049] In some embodiments of the present invention, the base 5 includes a base 5 plate for fixed connection to the shore ground by expansion bolts, and a base cylinder disposed in the middle of the base 5 plate and perpendicular to the base 5 plate for mounting the railing 4. The diameter of the base cylinder is 60mm. The supporting reinforcement is a triangular elbow plate 10. The straight ladder body 1 is provided with a plurality of steps 8 arranged at equal intervals. The distance between the round tube 6 disposed at the end of the straight ladder body 1 away from the flat ladder part 11 and the nearest step 8 is smaller than the distance between two adjacent steps 8.

[0050] As can be seen from the above technical solutions, the ladder for the floating barge 7 provided in the above embodiments of the present invention has a simple tooling structure and is easy to operate, solving the technical problem of conventional dock ladders being affected by tides, and has a good effect in field use; in addition, it can rise and fall with the tide, and the straight ladder can rotate around the sleeve 12, solving the problem of conventional fixed frames being unable to move; at the same time, the bottom of the straight ladder is designed in the form of a round tube 6, so that it will not damage the paint on the barge when sliding; when the floating barge 7 is not docked, the straight ladder can be rotated 90 degrees and placed on the shore, and when the floating barge 7 is docked and personnel are getting on and off, the ladder can be rotated and placed on the barge, which is simple and convenient; when the dock needs to be moored, the entire ladder assembly can be temporarily removed from the base tube of the base 5; in addition, the pull ring 9 on the column can be used for the connection of the dock railing chain to ensure water protection.

[0051] The above embodiments are merely exemplary embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention is defined by the claims. Those skilled in the art can make various modifications or equivalent substitutions to the present invention within its spirit and scope of protection, and such modifications or equivalent substitutions should also be considered to fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A ladder for boarding and disembarking a floating barge at a wharf, characterized in that, include: A straight ladder body has a flat ladder section formed at its upper end, which is set at a set angle to the straight ladder body. The flat ladder section and the straight ladder body are reinforced and fixed by a support reinforcement member. The railing is fixed to the bank by a base, and two adjacent railings are fixedly connected by a round tube shaft. The flat ladder is sleeved on the round tube shaft by a sleeve. The straight ladder body has a round tube at one end away from the flat ladder section to prevent damage to the floating barge when the straight ladder body comes into contact with the floating barge; When the straight ladder body is placed on the floating barge, the angle between the horizontal ladder section and the horizontal plane is not greater than a first set angle, and the straight ladder body floats with the floating barge. When no floating barge is docked, the straight ladder body is attached to the side wall of the shore or pulled to the shore by rotating the sleeve relative to the circular tube shaft.

2. The pier ramp for boarding and disembarking barges according to claim 1, characterized in that, The straight ladder body includes inclined ladder tubes and treads located between two inclined ladder tubes and perpendicular to the inclined ladder tubes.

3. The pier ramp for boarding and disembarking barges according to claim 2, characterized in that, The base is fixedly connected to the shore by expansion bolts.

4. The pier ramp for boarding and disembarking barges according to claim 3, characterized in that, The railing is equipped with a pull ring, so that the ladder body can be pulled by a pull rope threaded in the pull ring.

5. The pier ramp for boarding and disembarking barges according to claim 4, characterized in that, The length of the railing shall not be less than 1050mm, and it shall be made of a round tube with a diameter of not less than 40mm and a thickness of not less than 3mm.

6. The pier ramp for boarding and disembarking barges according to claim 5, characterized in that, The diameter of the circular tube shaft is 42mm and the length is 1000mm, and the diameter of the sleeve is 54mm and the length is 200mm.

7. The pier ramp for boarding and disembarking barges according to claim 6, characterized in that, The cylindrical shaft is provided with a limiting component to restrict the movement of the sleeve along the axial direction on the cylindrical shaft.

8. The pier ramp for boarding and disembarking barges according to claim 7, characterized in that, The base includes a base plate for fixed connection to the shoreline ground by expansion bolts, and a base tube disposed in the middle of the base plate and perpendicular to the base plate for mounting the railing. The diameter of the base tube is 60mm.

9. The pier ramp for boarding and disembarking barges according to claim 1, characterized in that, The supporting reinforcement is a triangular elbow plate.

10. The pier ramp for boarding and disembarking barges according to claim 1, characterized in that, The straight ladder body is provided with a plurality of steps arranged at equal intervals, and the distance between the round tube at the end of the straight ladder body away from the flat ladder part and the nearest step is less than the distance between two adjacent steps.