Anchor chain guide groove for buoy operation

By adopting a combination design of rollers and support grooves on the buoy operation vessel, the problem of poor smoothness during the anchor chain delivery and retrieval process is solved, achieving better smoothness of the anchor chain and reducing wear. It also has a dual limit function, improving the practicality of the guiding mechanism.

CN223778513UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-09CSSC HUANGPU WENCHONG SHIPBUILDING CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520374663.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-04
Publication Date
2026-01-09
Estimated Expiration
2035-03-04

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

In existing technologies, the anchor chain delivery and retrieval processes suffer from poor smoothness, especially in the middle and end regions where friction is high and positioning is inadequate.

Method used

The design incorporates a combination of rollers and support grooves. The rollers are rotatably mounted between the supports via a pin assembly. The front end of the support groove is fixed to the support and the hull plate to support and guide the anchor chain. The rollers have a groove in the middle, and the support groove includes a bottom plate and a side baffle. The side baffle restricts the lateral displacement of the anchor chain, and the front end is designed in a flared shape to improve smoothness.

Benefits of technology

It achieves better smoothness of the anchor chain, reduces wear and corrosion, has dual limiting functions in the left, right and downward directions, and improves the practicality of the guiding mechanism.

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Abstract

The embodiment of the utility model provides an anchor chain guide groove for buoy operation, which comprises supports, the supports are arranged in pairs, the bottoms of the supports arranged in pairs are correspondingly fixed on a deck of a ship body, and the two sets of supports arranged in pairs are arranged at a certain interval; the idler wheel is rotatably installed between the two supports through a pin shaft assembly, and a groove is formed in the middle of a wheel body of the idler wheel and used for bearing and containing an anchor chain; and the bearing groove is correspondingly formed in the front end of the rolling wheel, fixedly connected to the support and the outer plate of the ship body and used for bearing the anchor chain and guiding the anchor chain to the lower front portion of the deck of the ship body. According to the embodiment of the utility model, the guide of the anchor chain is realized by matching the rotation of the roller with the bearing groove, so that not only is the better smoothness achieved, but also the abrasion of the anchor chain and the corrosion problem of the anchor chain are reduced, and the double limiting functions of left and right and downward are achieved, so that the practicability is better.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of ship anchor chain, especially a kind of anchor chain guide groove for buoy operation. BACKGROUND

[0002] Buoy operating vessel needs to have buoy tow, positioning, release function, and positioning, release in it are with anchor chain as main medium, therefore, the design of the export and recovery of anchor chain is crucial.But in the prior art, the middle region and the terminal region of the export and recovery path of anchor chain are basically through fixed steel structure as anchor chain guide mechanism, the guide mechanism of this structure form often has the characteristics that friction is relatively large, and the limiting property is not good, in turn lead to the problem that anchor chain appears poor fluency in the process of export and recovery. SUMMARY

[0003] In view of the above problems existing in the prior art, the utility model embodiment provides a kind of anchor chain guide groove for buoy operation to solve the technical problem that anchor chain appears poor fluency in the process of export and recovery in the prior art.

[0004] The utility model embodiment provides a kind of anchor chain guide groove for buoy operation, comprising:

[0005] Support, the support is set up in pairs, and the bottom of the support set up in pairs is correspondingly fixed on the deck of ship body, and the two groups of support set up in pairs are set apart by a certain distance;

[0006] Roller, the roller is rotatably installed between two supports by pin shaft assembly, and the middle part of its wheel body has recess for supporting and containing anchor chain;

[0007] Support groove, the support groove is correspondingly set in the front end of roller and is fixedly connected on support and ship body outer plate, for supporting anchor chain and guiding anchor chain to the lower front of deck.

[0008] In an embodiment, the support groove includes bottom support plate and side baffle, the bottom support plate includes horizontal section at rear end and arc section at front end, the horizontal section is lapped on the front end of two supports and is fixedly connected with two supports, the arc section gradually lowers from rear to front, the side baffle is vertically set on both side edges of bottom support plate, the top end of side baffle exceeds the upper edge of bottom support plate to limit the lateral displacement of anchor chain, the bottom end of front section plate body of side baffle exceeds the lower edge of bottom support plate and is fixedly connected with ship body outer plate.

[0009] In an embodiment, the front end of support groove is set as horn mouth shape.

[0010] In an embodiment, the front end edge and rear end top of side baffle are both set as arc chamfer structure.

[0011] In an embodiment, the bottom support plate horizontal section is arranged at a height not lower than the height of the center axis of the roller.

[0012] In an embodiment, a support plate is arranged below the rear end of the bottom support plate, and the support plate is fixed on the brackets on both sides and is fixedly connected to the hull deck at the bottom end of the plate body.

[0013] In an embodiment, the rear end of the supporting groove is arranged with an inclined baffle corresponding to the gap between the two brackets for blocking the gap between the side baffle of the supporting groove and the bracket.

[0014] In an embodiment, the pin shaft assembly comprises a pin shaft body, and bushings are correspondingly arranged at both ends of the pin shaft body and fixed on the roller.

[0015] In an embodiment, the pin shaft body is further arranged with an oil cup.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the buoy operation anchor chain guide groove provided in the embodiment of the utility model has the beneficial effects that: the rotation of the roller cooperates with the supporting groove to guide and direct the anchor chain, has better fluency, reduces the abrasion of the anchor chain, reduces the corrosion problem of the anchor chain, has the double limiting functions of left and right and downward, and has better practicality. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 The planar structure schematic view of the buoy operation anchor chain guide groove provided in the embodiment of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 The structure schematic view of the A-A section in the embodiment of the utility model; Figure 1

[0019] The structure schematic view of the B-B section in the embodiment of the utility model; Figure 3 Figure 1 The structure schematic view of the oil cup in the embodiment of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 4 Figure 3 The planar structure schematic view of the buoy operation anchor chain guide groove provided in the embodiment of the utility model when used on a ship;

[0021] Figure 5 The section structure schematic view of the buoy operation anchor chain guide groove provided in the embodiment of the utility model when used on a ship.

[0022] Figure 6 The section structure schematic view of the buoy operation anchor chain guide groove provided in the embodiment of the utility model when used on a ship.

[0023] REFERENCE SIGNS:

[0024] ​​1, roller; 2, pin shaft assembly; 201, pin shaft body; 202, oil cup; 203, bushing; 204, stop plate; 205, spring washer; 206, screw; 3, bracket; 4, bearing groove; 401, bottom support plate; 402, side stop plate; 403, inclined stop plate; 5, support plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] In order to make the technical scheme of the utility model better understood by the person skilled in the art, the utility model will be described in detail below in combination with the drawings and specific embodiments.

[0026] The various aspects and features of the application are described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0027] These and other characteristics of the present application will become apparent from the following description of the preferred forms given, by way of non-limiting examples, with reference to the attached drawings.

[0028] It should also be understood that, although the application has been described with reference to some specific examples, the person skilled in the art can certainly implement many other equivalent forms of the application, which have the characteristics as claimed and thus all fall within the protection scope defined thereby.

[0029] The above and other aspects, features and advantages of the present application will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0030] Specific embodiments of the application are described hereinafter, with reference to the drawings; however, it should be understood that the embodiments described are merely examples of the application, which can be implemented in numerous ways. Well-known and / or repeated functions and structures are not described in detail in order to avoid obscuring the application by unnecessary or redundant details, making it unclear to the person skilled in the art. Therefore, the specific structural and functional details described herein are not intended to be limiting, but are merely illustrative for the purposes of teaching a person skilled in the art to use the application in a variety of essentially any suitable detailed structures.

[0031] The specification can use phrases such as "in one embodiment", "in another embodiment", "in yet another embodiment", or "in other embodiments", which can all refer to one or more of the same or different embodiments under the present application.

[0032] The principles and features of the utility model are described below in combination with the drawings, and the embodiments are only used to explain the utility model and are not used to limit the scope of the utility model. The following Figures 1-6 The preferred embodiments of the utility model are described in further detail:

[0033] As Figures 1-6The utility model discloses an anchor chain guide groove for buoy operation, which comprises:

[0034] The support 3 is arranged in pairs, and the bottoms of the support 3 arranged in pairs are fixed on the deck of the ship body correspondingly and are arranged at a certain distance apart from each other;

[0035] The roller 1 is rotatably installed between the two supports 3 through the pin shaft assembly 2, and the middle part of the wheel body of the roller 1 is provided with a groove for supporting and accommodating the anchor chain;

[0036] The supporting groove 4 is arranged at the front end of the roller 1 correspondingly and is fixedly connected to the support 3 and the outer plate of the ship body, and is used for supporting the anchor chain and guiding the anchor chain to the front lower side of the deck of the ship body;

[0037] In an embodiment, the support 3 is made of a rectangular steel plate, a step is cut out at the top of the front end of the support 3 for installing the supporting groove 4, and the top of the rear end of the support 3 serves as the installation part of the roller 1; in consideration of avoiding the problem of bumping and injuring the installer, the position of the top of the rear end of the support 3 is preferably in the form of a circular arc chamfer;

[0038] In an embodiment, the supporting groove 4 is also made of a steel plate, and the supporting groove 4 comprises a bottom supporting plate 401 and a side baffle 402; the bottom supporting plate 401 comprises a horizontal section at the rear end and an arc-shaped section at the front end, the horizontal section of the bottom supporting plate 401 is arranged on the front end of the two supports 3 and is fixedly connected to the two supports 3, the arc-shaped section of the bottom supporting plate 401 gradually lowers from the rear end to the front end, and the side baffle 402 is vertically arranged at the position of the two side edges of the bottom supporting plate 401, the top end of the side baffle 402 is arranged beyond the upper edge of the bottom supporting plate 401 to limit the lateral displacement of the anchor chain, the bottom end of the front section plate body of the side baffle 402 is arranged beyond the lower edge of the bottom supporting plate 401 and is fixedly connected to the outer plate of the ship body, and the arrangement of the arc-shaped section can make the anchor chain naturally descend and flow at the front end, thereby avoiding the problem of stagnation of the anchor chain at the front section of the bottom supporting plate 401;

[0039] In consideration of the fact that the anchor chain will have greater displacement at the front end, in order to avoid affecting the smoothness of the guide-out or recovery of the anchor chain due to the large-angle corner of the front edge of the side baffle 402 in the movement process of the anchor chain, in an embodiment, the front end of the supporting groove 4 is in the form of a bell mouth, that is, the width of the front edge of the bottom supporting plate 401 gradually increases, and the side baffle 402 is correspondingly provided with a corner;

[0040] Similarly, in order to avoid the problem of bending and stacking of the anchor chain between the roller 1 and the bottom supporting plate 401 due to the excessive difference in height, the height of the horizontal section of the bottom supporting plate 401 is not less than the height of the central axis of the roller 1;

[0041] In consideration of safety, in an embodiment, the front end edge and the rear end top of the side baffle 402 are both in the form of an arc-shaped chamfer structure;

[0042] To ensure that the support groove 4 has sufficient structural strength and stability, in an embodiment, a support plate 5 is arranged below the rear end of the bottom support plate 401, the support plate 5 is fixed on the bracket 3 on both sides, and the bottom end of the plate body is fixedly connected with the hull deck;

[0043] Generally, the width of the groove in the middle of the wheel body of the roller 1 is limited, to ensure that the anchor chain has sufficient space, the opening width of the rear end of the support groove 4 is greater than the gap between the two brackets 3 (that is, the width of the support plate 401 is greater than the gap between the two brackets 3), and the inclined baffle 403 is fixed between the rear end of the support groove 4 and the two brackets 3 to block the gap between the side baffle 402 of the support groove 4 and the bracket 3, that is, the bottom end of the inclined baffle 403 is welded and fixed on the bottom support plate 401, the front end extends outward to the side baffle 402 and is welded and fixed with the side baffle 402, and the rear end is overlapped with the front edge of the stepped structure of the plate body of the bracket 3 and is welded and fixed, so as to prevent the anchor chain from being folded and stuck in the gap, causing the problem of anchor chain jamming;

[0044] In an embodiment, the pin shaft assembly 2 includes a pin shaft body 201, the both ends of the pin shaft body 201 are correspondingly sleeved with a bushing 203, and the bushing 203 is fixed on the roller 1, that is, the both ends of the pin shaft body 201 are correspondingly fixed on the bracket 3, and at the same time, in order to avoid the wear of the roller 1, the bushing 203 is additionally arranged at both ends of the roller 1, the bushing 203 is sleeved on the pin shaft body 201 and rotates relative to the pin shaft body 201, so that if wear and other problems occur, the bushing 203 can be correspondingly replaced, which is convenient and low in cost, as shown in Figure 4 The pin shaft body 201 is correspondingly fixed on the bracket 3 through the stop plate 204, the spring washer 205 and the screw 206, that is, the pin shaft body 201 is provided with a gap matched with the stop plate 204 at the end, the stop plate 204 is clamped into the corresponding gap, and the stop plate 204 is fixed on the bracket 3 through the screw 206 and the spring washer 205, on this basis, in order to reduce the frictional resistance when the roller 1 rolls and reduce the wear between the pin shaft body 201 and the bushing 203, the oil cup 202 is further arranged on the pin shaft body 201, and oil is injected to the contact surface through the oil cup 202 to achieve the purpose of daily oil injection and lubrication.

[0045] The above embodiments are only exemplary embodiments of the present application and are not used to limit the present application, the protection scope of the present application is defined by the claims. Those skilled in the art can make various modifications or equivalent replacements to the present application within the spirit and protection scope of the present application, and such modifications or equivalent replacements should also be considered to fall within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A guide groove for an anchor chain used in buoy operations, characterized in that, The utility model relates to a ship anchor chain rolling device, which comprises the following components: Support (3), the support (3) is arranged in pairs, and the bottom of the pair of supports (3) is fixed on the deck of the ship body correspondingly, and the two groups of supports (3) arranged in pairs are arranged at a certain distance apart; Roller (1), the roller (1) is rotatably installed between the two supports (3) through a pin shaft assembly (2), and the middle part of the wheel body is provided with a groove for supporting and accommodating the anchor chain; Support groove (4), the support groove (4) is arranged at the front end of the roller (1) correspondingly and is fixedly connected on the support (3) and the outer plate of the ship body, which is used for supporting the anchor chain and guiding the anchor chain to the lower front of the deck of the ship body.

2. A chain guide for buoy handling according to claim 1, characterized in that The support groove (4) comprises a bottom supporting plate (401) and a side baffle (402), the bottom supporting plate (401) comprises a horizontal section at the rear end and an arc-shaped section at the front end, the horizontal section is arranged on the front end of the two supports (3) and is fixedly connected with the two supports (3), and the arc-shaped section gradually decreases from the rear to the front, the side baffle (402) is vertically arranged at the both side edge positions of the bottom supporting plate (401), the top end of the side baffle (402) is arranged beyond the upper edge of the bottom supporting plate (401) to limit the lateral displacement of the anchor chain, and the bottom end of the front section plate body of the side baffle (402) is arranged beyond the lower edge of the bottom supporting plate (401) and is fixedly connected with the outer plate of the ship body.

3. A chain guide for buoy handling according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The front end of the support groove (4) is arranged in a horn mouth shape.

4. The anchor chain guide for buoy work according to claim 2, characterized in that: The front end edge and the rear end top of the side baffle (402) are both arranged in an arc-shaped chamfer structure.

5. A chain guide for buoy handling according to claim 2, characterized in that: The setting height of the horizontal section of the bottom supporting plate (401) is not less than the height of the central axis of the roller (1).

6. A chain guide for buoy handling according to claim 2, characterized in that: The bottom supporting plate (401) is provided with a support plate (5) below the rear end, the both sides of the support plate (5) are fixed on the supports (3) correspondingly, and the bottom end of the plate body of the support plate (5) is fixedly connected with the deck of the ship body.

7. A chain guide for buoy handling according to claim 2, characterized in that: The opening width of the rear end of the support groove (4) is greater than the gap between the two supports (3), and the rear end of the support groove (4) and the two supports (3) are correspondingly fixed with an inclined baffle (403) for plugging the gap between the side baffle (402) of the support groove (4) and the support (3).

8. A chain guide for buoy handling according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pin shaft assembly (2) comprises a pin shaft body (201), the both ends of the pin shaft body (201) are correspondingly sleeved with a bushing (203), and the bushing (203) is fixed on the roller (1).

9. A chain guide for buoy handling according to claim 8, characterized in that: The pin shaft body (201) is further provided with an oil cup (202).