Lossless disassembly anchor chain for floating type offshore wind power

By designing a detachable part and sleeve for non-destructive disassembly of the anchor chain, the problem of non-reusability of anchor chains for floating offshore wind turbines has been solved, achieving non-destructive disassembly and high disassembly efficiency.

CN223508441UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-04POWERCHINA RENEWABLE ENERGY CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202422986112.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-04
Publication Date
2025-11-04
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-04

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Technical Problem

In existing technologies, floating offshore wind turbines require the anchor chain to be cut when maintenance is needed, which results in the anchor chain not being reusable, causing waste and low dismantling efficiency.

Method used

Design a non-destructive disassembly anchor chain comprising an anchor chain body, a detachable part, and a sleeve. Non-destructive disassembly of the anchor chain is achieved by engaging the detachable part with the anchor chain body and rotating the threaded sleeve, ensuring the integrity of the anchor chain and facilitating disassembly.

Benefits of technology

It enables non-destructive disassembly of anchor chains, avoids waste, improves disassembly efficiency, and has a simple structure that is easy to operate.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of offshore wind power anchor chains, and discloses a lossless detachable anchor chain for floating type offshore wind power, which comprises an anchor chain main body, a detachable part and a sleeve, and two ends of the anchor chain main body are respectively clamped with two ends of the detachable part to form a closed anchor chain. And the clamping part at at least one end is provided with a sleeve to fixedly connect the anchor chain main body with the detachable part. The anchor chain can be disassembled without damage through the detachable part, waste is avoided, and meanwhile the disassembling efficiency can be improved.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to offshore wind anchor chain technical field especially relates to a kind of non-destructive disassembly anchor chain for floating offshore wind power. BACKGROUND

[0002] Floating offshore wind power is an important technical route of offshore wind power, and floating offshore wind farm usually has the characteristics of deep water depth and far from shore. Unlike fixed offshore wind turbine, floating offshore wind turbine is always in motion, so different maintenance methods need to be taken according to specific circumstances for large component replacement. Floating wind turbine maintenance methods are divided into in-situ maintenance and tow-back maintenance. After the damage of some large components of wind turbine, the tower needs to be lowered for maintenance. Since there is no corresponding specification of semi-submersible construction ship in the industry at present, the mainstream way of lowering the tower is still to tow back to the wharf for maintenance. The anchor chain needs to be cut off before towing back to the port for maintenance. The cutting of anchor chain is time-consuming and laborious, and the cut anchor chain cannot be reused, causing waste. SUMMARY

[0003] Therefore, the utility model provides a kind of non-destructive disassembly anchor chain for floating offshore wind power, which realizes non-destructive disassembly of anchor chain through detachable part, avoids waste and improves disassembly efficiency.

[0004] The utility model realizes the following technical scheme: a kind of non-destructive disassembly anchor chain for floating offshore wind power, including anchor chain main body, detachable part and sleeve, the two ends of anchor chain main body are mutually engaged with the two ends of detachable part to form closed anchor chain, and the engaging portion of at least one end is provided with sleeve to realize the fixed connection of anchor chain main body and detachable part.

[0005] Further, one end of detachable part is provided with first protruding part, the other end of detachable part is provided with second concave part, one end of anchor chain main body is provided with first concave part, and the other end of anchor chain main body is provided with second protruding part; first protruding part and second protruding part are engaged with first concave part and second concave part respectively.

[0006] Further, the sleeve is a threaded sleeve, and the outer circumferential surface of the first concave part end of anchor chain main body and the first protruding part end of detachable part is provided with threads matched with the threaded sleeve. One end of the threaded sleeve is connected with the threaded end of the anchor chain main body, and the other end of the threaded sleeve is connected with the threaded end of the detachable part.

[0007] Further, the midpoint of the line connecting the two ends of detachable part is located inside the closed anchor chain, and the threaded sleeve is rotated to realize the engagement or disengagement of detachable part and anchor chain main body.

[0008] Further, the tangent lines of the two ends of detachable part are perpendicular to each other, the first protruding part is a columnar structure, and the first concave part is a columnar groove matched with the first protruding part; the second protruding part is a T-shaped structure, the second concave part is matched with the cross section of the second protruding part, and the second concave part is arranged at the bottom of the other end of detachable part.

[0009] Compared with the prior art, the anchor chain has the advantages that:

[0010] 1. The anchor chain body and the detachable part are mutually clamped to form a closed anchor chain, and are fixedly connected through the sleeve, so that the closed anchor chain can be normally used underwater, and when disassembly is needed, the sleeve only needs to be moved to release the clamping, the detachable part can be separated from the anchor chain body, the purpose of non-destructive disassembly is achieved, and the disassembly efficiency is greatly improved.

[0011] 2. The clamping is realized through the concave-convex structure, so that the integrity of the whole anchor chain is ensured and the disassembly is facilitated.

[0012] 3. The threaded sleeve is used, the threaded sleeve is rotated to drive the detachable part to be clamped or separated from the anchor chain body, and the structure is simple and easy to operate. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0013] Figure 1 It is a general assembly schematic view of the anchor chain.

[0014] Figure 2 It is an exploded schematic view of the anchor chain.

[0015] Figure 3 It is a left view of a second concave part of the detachable part.

[0016] 1. Anchor chain body, 2. Detachable part, 3. Sleeve. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the anchor chain clearer, the anchor chain will be further described in detail below with reference to the drawings and examples. It should be understood that the specific examples described herein are only used to explain the anchor chain, and are not used to limit the anchor chain.

[0018] The anchor chain provided by the anchor chain can be non-destructively disassembled for the floating offshore wind power, as shown in the drawings. Figure 1 The anchor chain includes an anchor chain body 1, a detachable part 2 and a sleeve 3, the two ends of the anchor chain body 1 are respectively clamped with the two ends of the detachable part 2 to form a closed anchor chain, and at least one end of the clamping part is provided with the sleeve 3 to realize the fixed connection of the anchor chain body 1 and the detachable part 2.

[0019] One end of the detachable part 2 is provided with a first convex part, the other end of the detachable part 2 is provided with a second concave part, one end of the anchor chain body 1 is provided with a first concave part, and the other end of the anchor chain body 1 is provided with a second convex part; the first convex part and the second convex part are clamped with the first concave part and the second concave part respectively.

[0020] In the embodiment, the sleeve 3 is a threaded sleeve, the threaded sleeve is arranged at the first concave portion and the first convex portion engaging end, the first concave portion end of the anchor chain body 1 and the first convex portion end of the detachable part 2 are both provided with threads matched with the threaded sleeve.

[0021] As an improvement, the midpoint of the line connecting the two ends of the detachable part 2 is located inside the closed anchor chain, one end of the threaded sleeve is connected with the threaded end of the anchor chain body 1, the other end of the threaded sleeve is connected with the threaded end of the detachable part 2, and the threaded sleeve can drive the detachable part 2 to approach or move away from the anchor chain body 1 by rotating, so that the two ends of the anchor chain body 1 are engaged with or separated from the two ends of the detachable part 2.

[0022] As a further improvement, as shown in Figure 2 , 3 , the tangent lines at the two ends of the detachable part 2 are perpendicular to each other, the first convex portion is a columnar structure, and the first concave portion is a columnar groove matched with the first convex portion; the second convex portion is a T-shaped structure, and the second concave portion is matched with the cross section of the second convex portion; the second concave portion is arranged at the bottom of the other end of the detachable part 2, that is, the second concave portion penetrates through the bottom of the other end of the detachable part 2 but does not penetrate through the top of the other end of the detachable part 2.

[0023] In the embodiment, the detachable part 2 is an arc-shaped structure, the midpoint of the line connecting the two ends of the arc-shaped structure is located inside the closed anchor chain, the tangent lines at the two ends of the arc-shaped structure are perpendicular to each other, one end of the detachable part 2 provided with a columnar structure is provided with threads, one end of the anchor chain body 1 provided with a columnar groove is provided with threads, one end of the threaded sleeve can be pre-sleeved into the threaded end of the anchor chain body 1, the two ends of the detachable part 2 are respectively aligned with the corresponding two ends of the anchor chain body 1, specifically, the two ends of the detachable part 2 are respectively located directly above the corresponding two ends of the anchor chain body 1, the threaded end of the detachable part 2 is sleeved into the other end of the threaded sleeve, the threaded sleeve drives the threaded end of the detachable part 2 to approach the threaded end of the anchor chain body 1 downward by rotating, the columnar structure of the detachable part 2 is engaged with the columnar groove of the anchor chain body 1, the other end of the detachable part 2 is downward, and the second concave portion is engaged with the T-shaped structure of the anchor chain body 1 from top to bottom, and the detachable part 2 is fixedly connected with the anchor chain body 1 by tightening the threaded sleeve.

[0024] When maintenance is needed, the mooring chain with the non-destructive detachable anchor chain is wound to the deck of the offshore floating structure by the anchor winch and fixed, the threaded sleeve is rotated by means of auxiliary tools, so that the engaging parts of the detachable part 2 and the anchor chain body 1 are separated from each other, the detachable part 2 is separated from the anchor chain body 1, and the whole anchor chain structure is not damaged.

[0025] The above only describes the preferred embodiments of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application, and any modification, equivalent replacement and improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A non-destructive disassembly anchor chain for floating offshore wind power, characterized in that, It includes an anchor chain body, a detachable part, and a sleeve. The two ends of the anchor chain body and the two ends of the detachable part respectively engage with each other to form a closed anchor chain. At least one end of the engaging part is provided with a sleeve to fix the anchor chain body and the detachable part together.

2. The non-destructive disassembly anchor chain for floating offshore wind power as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The detachable part has a first protrusion at one end and a second recess at the other end. The anchor chain body has a first recess at one end and a second protrusion at the other end. The first protrusion and the second protrusion engage with the first recess and the second recess, respectively.

3. The non-destructive disassembly anchor chain for floating offshore wind power as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The sleeve is a threaded sleeve. The outer circumferential surfaces of the first concave end of the anchor chain body and the first convex end of the detachable part are both provided with threads that mate with the threaded sleeve. One end of the threaded sleeve is connected to the threaded end of the anchor chain body, and the other end of the threaded sleeve is connected to the threaded end of the detachable part.

4. The non-destructive disassembly anchor chain for floating offshore wind power as described in claim 3, characterized in that, The midpoint of the line connecting the two ends of the detachable part is located inside the closed anchor chain. The detachable part can be engaged or disengaged from the anchor chain body by rotating the threaded sleeve.

5. The non-destructive disassembly anchor chain for floating offshore wind power as described in any one of claims 2-4, characterized in that, The tangents at both ends of the detachable part are perpendicular to each other. The first protrusion is a columnar structure, and the first concave part is a columnar groove that mates with the first protrusion. The second protrusion is a T-shaped structure, and the second concave part mates with the cross section of the second protrusion. The second concave part is located at the bottom of the other end of the detachable part.