Ship bulwark structure doubling as ventilation chamber and ship

By using a single-curved bulwark design and supporting structure, the problems of ventilation chambers occupying deck space and bulwark structure complexity were solved, achieving space saving and simplified construction, and reducing processing and construction costs.

CN122009385APending Publication Date: 2026-05-12GUANGZHOU SHIPYARD INTERNATIONAL LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
GUANGZHOU SHIPYARD INTERNATIONAL LTD
Filing Date
2026-03-02
Publication Date
2026-05-12

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Technical Problem

In existing technologies, separately designed ventilation chambers encroach on valuable deck space, and the bulwark structure is a hyperbolic thin plate structure, which is difficult to design and build, has great processing and construction difficulties, and is prone to deformation.

Method used

The bulwark design adopts a single-curved surface structure. The top plate, side plates, outer bulwark plates, and inner bulwark plates form a ventilation chamber. Ventilation holes connect the interior of the cabin with the outside. The supporting structure improves strength. The top plate of the bulwark is arranged with a slope that is higher on the inside and lower on the outside. Supporting elbow plates and reinforcing ribs are set to enhance structural stability.

Benefits of technology

It effectively saves deck space, simplifies bulwark structure, reduces processing and construction difficulty, controls thin plate deformation, and reduces costs.

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Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides a ship bulwark structure doubling as a ventilation chamber and a ship, the bulwark structure comprises a bulwark top plate, bulwark side plates, an outer bulwark plate and an inner bulwark plate, the outer bulwark plate and the inner bulwark plate are oppositely arranged, the outer bulwark plate is of a single-curved-surface form structure along a ship shell line, and the inner bulwark plate is of a single-curved-surface form structure along a ship shell line. The bulwark top plate serves as a top sealing plate and is correspondingly arranged at the top ends of the outer bulwark plate and the inner bulwark plate, the bulwark side plates serve as side sealing plates and are correspondingly arranged at the head ends and the tail ends of the outer bulwark plate and the inner bulwark plate, a ventilation chamber is defined by the bulwark top plate, the bulwark side plates, the outer bulwark plate, the inner bulwark plate and the deck, and ventilation holes are formed in the deck and the inner bulwark plate. According to the embodiment of the invention, the precious space on the deck is effectively saved, the structural form of the bulwark is simplified, the difficulties that the bulwark is difficult to process and easy to deform are overcome, the deformation of the thin plate can be more effectively controlled, the construction difficulty is reduced, and the design and construction cost is reduced.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the technical field, and in particular to a ship bulwark structure that also serves as a ventilation chamber, and the ship thereof. Background Technology

[0002] Building a bow area on a car carrier requires a bulwark structure to ensure personnel safety, reduce deck wave impact, and prevent items from falling off the deck. Existing bulwark structures are hyperboloid thin-plate structures, which are complex, difficult to design and construct, challenging to process, prone to deformation, and present significant construction difficulties.

[0003] Meanwhile, in order to ensure fresh air inside the cabin, ventilation is required. Typically, a separate ventilation room needs to be set up on the deck corresponding to the location of the cabin's fan room to achieve ventilation. However, a separately designed ventilation room will take up valuable deck space. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In view of the above-mentioned problems existing in the prior art, the present invention provides a ship bulwark structure and ship that also serves as a ventilation chamber, in order to solve the technical problems that the separately designed ventilation chamber in the prior art would occupy valuable deck space, and that the existing bulwark structure is a hyperbolic thin plate structure, which is complex, difficult to design and build, difficult to process, easy to deform, and difficult to construct.

[0005] This invention provides a ship bulwark structure that also serves as a ventilation chamber, comprising: a bulwark top plate, bulwark side plates, an outer bulwark plate, and an inner bulwark plate. The outer and inner bulwark plates are arranged opposite to each other, and the outer bulwark plate is a single-curved surface structure along the hull line. The bulwark top plate is positioned as a top sealing plate at the top of the outer and inner bulwark plates, and the bulwark side plates are positioned as side sealing plates at the bow and stern ends of the outer and inner bulwark plates. The bulwark top plate, bulwark side plates, outer bulwark plate, inner bulwark plate, and deck form a ventilation chamber, and ventilation holes are provided on both the deck and inner bulwark plates. The fan room below the deck communicates with the ventilation chamber inside the bulwark through the ventilation holes in the deck area, and the ventilation chamber inside the bulwark communicates with the outside through the ventilation holes on the inner bulwark plate.

[0006] In one embodiment, the ventilation chamber is further provided with a support structure for improving the strength of the bulwark structure.

[0007] In one embodiment, the support structure includes, Several strong support structures are provided, which are spaced apart along the length of the bulwark structure. They are plate-shaped supports with the plates arranged outside the ventilation holes. The plates are welded and fixed to the top plate, side plate, outer bulwark plate, and inner bulwark plate on all four sides. Several weak-bracing support structures are arranged at intervals along the length of the bulwark structure within the area of ​​the ventilation holes. They adopt an L-shaped strip support form, with the horizontal strips welded and fixed to the top plate of the bulwark and the vertical strips welded and fixed to the outer bulwark plate.

[0008] In one embodiment, the plate of the strong support structure is further provided with several ventilation holes.

[0009] In one embodiment, the support structure further includes, The reinforcing ribs are arranged on the inner hull wall and the strong support structure around the vent holes.

[0010] In one embodiment, the support structure further includes, A support elbow plate is provided at the ends and corners of the horizontal and vertical strips of the weak support structure.

[0011] In one embodiment, the top plate of the bulwark is arranged in a sloping pattern with the inner side higher than the outer side.

[0012] In one embodiment, toe structures extending beyond the bulwark side plates are also provided at the bottom ends of both sides of the outer bulwark.

[0013] In addition, embodiments of the present invention also provide a ship, including a ship bulwark structure that also serves as a ventilation chamber as described in any embodiment of the present invention.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the ship bulwark structure that also serves as a ventilation chamber and the ship provided by the embodiments of the present invention are as follows: 1. The embodiments of the present invention cleverly use the bulwark structure as the ventilation chamber for the ship's hull fan room, effectively saving valuable space on the deck; 2. The embodiments of the present invention abandon the conventional hyperboloid bulwark structure that connects to the bow outer plate and replace it with a single-curved bulwark structure. This simplifies the bulwark structure, overcomes the difficulties in processing and easy deformation, and can more effectively control the deformation of thin plates, reduce construction difficulty, and reduce design and construction costs. Attached Figure Description

[0015] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the plan layout of a ship bulwark structure that also serves as a ventilation chamber, provided for an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of section A-2 in the middle; Figure 3 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of section A-3 in the middle; Figure 4 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of section A-4 in the middle; Figure 5 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of section A-5 in the middle; Figure 6 for Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of section A-6.

[0016] Figure label: 1. Top plate of bulwark; 2. Side plate of bulwark; 3. Outer bulwark plate; 4. Inner bulwark plate; 5. Strong support structure; 6. Weak support structure; 7. Support elbow plate; 8. Reinforcing rib plate; 9. Vent hole. Detailed Implementation

[0017] 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.

[0018] Various embodiments and features of this application are described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0019] 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.

[0020] 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.

[0021] 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.

[0022] 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.

[0023] 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.

[0024] The principles and features of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The following description, in conjunction with... Figure 1-6 The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in further detail below: like Figure 1-6 As shown, this embodiment of the invention provides a ship bulwark structure that also serves as a ventilation chamber, comprising: a bulwark top plate 1, bulwark side plates 2, an outer bulwark plate 3, and an inner bulwark plate 4. The outer bulwark plate 3 and the inner bulwark plate 4 are arranged opposite to each other, and the outer bulwark plate 3 is a single-curved surface structure along the hull line. The bulwark top plate 1 is disposed as a top sealing plate at the top of the outer bulwark plate 3 and the inner bulwark plate 4, and the bulwark side plates 2 are disposed as side sealing plates at the bow and stern ends of the outer bulwark plate 3 and the inner bulwark plate 4. The bulwark top plate 1, bulwark side plates 2, outer bulwark plate 3, inner bulwark plate 4, and deck form a ventilation chamber, and ventilation holes 9 are provided on both the deck and the inner bulwark plate 4. The fan room below the deck is connected to the ventilation chamber inside the bulwark through the ventilation holes 9 in the deck area, and the ventilation chamber inside the bulwark is connected to the outside through the ventilation holes 9 on the inner bulwark plate 4.

[0025] In one embodiment, the ventilation chamber is further provided with a support structure for improving the strength of the bulwark structure.

[0026] In one embodiment, the support structure includes, Several strong support structures 5 are provided at intervals along the length of the bulwark structure. They are plate-shaped supports with their plates arranged in the area outside the vent holes 9. The plates are welded and fixed to the top plate 1, side plate 2, outer bulwark plate 3 and inner bulwark plate 4 on all four sides. Several weak support structures 6 are arranged at intervals along the length of the bulwark structure within the distribution area of ​​the ventilation holes 9. They adopt an L-shaped strip support form, with the horizontal strips welded and fixed to the top plate 1 of the bulwark and the vertical strips welded and fixed to the outer bulwark plate 3.

[0027] In one embodiment, the plate of the strong support structure 5 is also provided with a plurality of ventilation holes 9.

[0028] In one embodiment, the support structure further includes, The reinforcing rib 8 is arranged on the inner side wall plate 4 and the strong support structure 5 around the vent hole 9.

[0029] In one embodiment, the support structure further includes, The support elbow plate 7 is located at the ends and corners of the horizontal and vertical strips of the weak support structure 6. The support elbow plate 7, the reinforcing rib plate 8, the weak support structure 6, and the strong support structure 5 are connected to form a whole.

[0030] In one embodiment, the top plate of the bulwark 1 is arranged in a sloping form with the inner side higher than the outer side.

[0031] In one embodiment, toe structures extending beyond the bulwark sideplate 2 are also provided at the bottom ends of both sides of the outer bulwark 3.

[0032] In addition, embodiments of the present invention also provide a ship, including a ship bulwark structure that also serves as a ventilation chamber as described in any embodiment of the present invention.

[0033] Example 1 The embodiments of the present invention mainly include a trapezoidal cross-section bulwark top plate 1, bulwark side plates 2, outer bulwark plate 3, and inner bulwark plate 4. The outer bulwark plate 3 and the inner bulwark plate 4 are arranged opposite to each other. The bulwark top plate 1 is arranged above the outer bulwark plate 3 and the inner bulwark plate 4 as a sealing plate. The two sides are sealed by the bulwark side plates 2 to form an integral bulwark fixed on the deck.

[0034] In addition, the middle of the bulwark is supported by a structural wall panel similar to the side plate 2 of the bulwark, which improves the overall structural stability of the bulwark. Ventilation holes 9 are opened at intervals on the support structure 5, which can reduce the weight of the plate and connect the chambers on both sides. like Figure 1 As shown, the strong support of the top plate 1 of the bulwark is similar to that of the side plate 2 (A-4). The remaining positions are arranged with spherical flat steel structures 5 as weak support structures 6 according to the longitudinal rib spacing to ensure the strength of the top plate structure. The bulwark structure arrangement in section A-3 is similar.

[0035] As shown in section A-5, the bulwark weak support structure 6 mainly uses bulb flat steel 5 as the main support component. In addition, it also includes a support elbow plate 7 to strengthen the structural strength of the connection.

[0036] As shown in section A-3, the outer hull plate 3 differs from the hyperboloid outer hull structure commonly found on automobile carriers. Instead, it is a single-curved structure along the hull line, longitudinally supported by a frame composed of structural hull plates, bulb flats, and support plates. This ensures structural strength, effectively resists structural deformation, and reduces processing and construction difficulties.

[0037] 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 ship bulwark structure that also serves as a ventilation chamber, characterized in that, include: The bulwark top plate (1), bulwark side plate (2), outer bulwark plate (3) and inner bulwark plate (4) are arranged opposite to each other, and the outer bulwark plate (3) is a single curved surface structure along the hull line. The bulwark top plate (1) is set as the top sealing plate at the top of the outer bulwark plate (3) and the inner bulwark plate (4). The bulwark side plate (2) is set as the side sealing plate at the bow and stern ends of the outer bulwark plate (3) and the inner bulwark plate (4). The bulwark top plate (1), bulwark side plate (2), outer bulwark plate (3), inner bulwark plate (4) and the deck form a ventilation chamber. Ventilation holes (9) are opened on the deck and the inner bulwark plate (4). The fan room below the deck is connected to the ventilation chamber inside the bulwark through the ventilation holes (9) in the deck area. The ventilation chamber inside the bulwark is connected to the outside through the ventilation holes (9) opened on the inner bulwark plate (4).

2. A ship bulwark structure that also serves as a ventilation chamber according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ventilation chamber is also equipped with a support structure to improve the strength of the bulwark structure.

3. A ship bulwark structure that also serves as a ventilation chamber according to claim 2, characterized in that: The support structure includes, Several strong support structures (5) are provided at intervals along the length of the bulwark structure. They are plate-shaped supports with their plates arranged in the area outside the ventilation holes (9). The plates are welded and fixed to the top plate (1), side plate (2), outer bulwark plate (3), and inner bulwark plate (4) on all four sides. Several weak support structures (6) are arranged at intervals along the length of the bulwark structure in the distribution area of ​​the ventilation holes (9). They adopt an L-shaped strip support form, with the horizontal strips welded to the top plate (1) of the bulwark and the vertical strips welded to the outer bulwark plate (3).

4. A ship bulwark structure that also serves as a ventilation chamber according to claim 3, characterized in that: The strong support structure (5) also has several ventilation holes (9) on its plate.

5. A ship bulwark structure that also serves as a ventilation chamber according to claim 4, characterized in that: The support structure also includes, A reinforcing rib (8) is arranged on the inner sidewall (4) and the strong support structure (5) around the vent (9).

6. A ship bulwark structure that also serves as a ventilation chamber according to claim 3, characterized in that: The support structure also includes, Support elbow plate (7) is provided at the ends and corners of the horizontal and vertical strips of the weak support structure (6).

7. A ship bulwark structure that also serves as a ventilation chamber according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top plate of the bulwark (1) is arranged in a sloping form with the inner side higher than the outer side.

8. A ship bulwark structure that also serves as a ventilation chamber according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer bulwark plate (3) is also provided with toe structures extending beyond the bulwark side plate (2) at the bottom of both sides.

9. A ship, characterized in that: Including the ship bulwark structure that also serves as a ventilation chamber as described in any one of claims 1-8.