Adjustable boarding ladder
By designing the hinges, supports, and curved base structure of the adjustable boarding ladder, the stability and convenience issues of the boarding ladder were solved, achieving stable support and convenient line management under conditions of height differences.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- NANTONG ZHENHUA HEAVY EQUIP MFG
- Filing Date
- 2025-05-16
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-19
AI Technical Summary
Existing boarding ladders face problems such as difficulty in handling, cumbersome installation, poor flexibility, and instability when there is a difference in height between the ship's side and the dock.
An adjustable boarding ladder was designed, which adopts a combination structure of hinged and support components, combined with an arc-shaped base and support rollers of different sizes to ensure stable support of the boarding ladder under different height conditions, and provides cable laying limit space through wiring auxiliary components.
The stable installation and support of the boarding ladder were achieved, improving the flexibility and convenience of use and ensuring the ease of line management.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of boarding ladders, and in particular to an adjustable boarding ladder. Background Technology
[0002] As a crucial connection between ships and the shore or dock, boarding ladders play a vital role in the safety and convenience of ship operation, maintenance, and cargo loading and unloading. Boarding ladders are mostly fixed or integral types; while these designs offer stability, they also present challenges such as difficult handling, cumbersome installation, and poor flexibility.
[0003] For example, patent CN119160333A mentions a boarding ladder, which relates to the field of marine equipment technology. It includes a boarding ladder body, an overlapping part, and a movable step. The boarding ladder body includes a step part and a main base frame made of carbon fiber. The step part is laid on the main base frame and can be detached from the main base frame. The overlapping part is installed at the bottom of both ends of the main base frame for overlapping onto the deck and the dock, respectively. One end of the movable step is connected to the side of the overlapping part away from the main base frame, and the other end can be placed on the deck or the dock.
[0004] The aforementioned boarding ladder uses fixed wheel frames on both sides of the main body, with rollers installed at the bottom of the wheel frames. When the boarding ladder is used in conjunction with a ship or dock, one side of the boarding ladder is set on the ship's side and the other side is placed on the dock. However, the height of the ship's side and the dock often differ due to factors such as water depth and the ship's draft. This can cause instability on both sides of the boarding ladder when it is placed. Utility Model Content
[0005] The technical problem to be solved by this utility model is to provide an adjustable boarding ladder that is convenient for stable placement.
[0006] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the technical solution of this utility model is: an adjustable boarding ladder, the innovation of which lies in: including
[0007] A boarding ladder body includes a base frame, guardrails, and steps. There are two guardrails, which are vertically connected to both sides of the base frame. The steps are located between the two guardrails and laid flat on the base frame. A hinge and a support are connected to both sides of the base frame along its long axis. The hinge includes a hinge seat, one side of which is fixedly connected to the base frame and the other side is hinged to the ship's side. The support includes a pair of support plates connected to both sides of the base frame in the width direction, and the support plates are hinged to the base frame. Two support rollers are installed on the support plates and are defined as the first support roller and the second support roller, respectively. The size of the first support roller is larger than that of the second support roller.
[0008] A wiring auxiliary assembly is installed on both sides of the main body of the boarding ladder. The wiring auxiliary assembly includes several wiring rods distributed on both sides of the base frame. Each wiring rod is an L-shaped rod composed of a horizontal rod and a vertical rod. The wiring rod and the base frame together form a limiting space for cable laying.
[0009] Furthermore, the base frame is arc-shaped, and the arc-shaped opening of the base frame faces downward.
[0010] Furthermore, the base frame includes a pair of first crossbars and several longitudinal bars connected between the two first crossbars. An inclined first diagonal bar is also connected between two adjacent longitudinal bars, and the inclination directions of the two adjacent first diagonal bars are opposite.
[0011] The guardrail includes a second horizontal bar located above the base frame and several vertical bars connected between the second horizontal bar and the first horizontal bar. A second diagonal bar is also provided between two adjacent vertical bars, and there are two second diagonal bars between two identical vertical bars, which are distributed in an X shape.
[0012] The pedal is a hollow pedal.
[0013] Furthermore, the top of the guardrail is also equipped with a lifting lug.
[0014] The advantages of this utility model are as follows: The boarding ladder in this utility model is installed by setting hinges and supports on both sides of the base frame. The hinges ensure stable installation on one side of the boarding ladder, while the supports cooperate with the dock ground to provide stable support, thereby ensuring the stability of the boarding ladder. The design of the wiring auxiliary component is to cooperate with the base frame by adding wiring poles on both sides, thereby forming a limited space for cable laying. This facilitates the unified laying of lines and makes line management easier when the ship and the shore power system of the dock need to be powered after the ship is docked.
[0015] The design of the two support rollers, using a first support roller and a second support roller of different sizes, is to better support the main body of the boarding ladder when there is a height difference between the ship's side and the dock, thus ensuring the stability of one side of the main body of the boarding ladder.
[0016] The underframe adopts an overall arc-shaped design, which, compared to a straight underframe, can better adapt to ship sides and docks with height differences, providing more stable support and improving the comfort and stability of the support.
[0017] The design of the lifting lugs on the railing is to facilitate the subsequent hoisting and movement of the entire boarding ladder. Attached Figure Description
[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the adjustable boarding ladder of this utility model.
[0019] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Enlarged schematic diagram of part A.
[0020] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Enlarged schematic diagram of part B.
[0021] Figure 4 This is a side view of the adjustable boarding ladder of this utility model.
[0022] Figure 5 This is a top view of the adjustable boarding ladder of this utility model.
[0023] Figure 6 This is a top view of the base frame of this utility model. Detailed Implementation
[0024] To further illustrate the technical means and effects adopted by this utility model in order to achieve the intended utility model purpose, the following detailed description of the specific implementation methods, structure, features and effects of this utility model is provided in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments.
[0025] like Figures 1-6 An adjustable boarding ladder is shown, including
[0026] The main body of the boarding ladder includes a base frame 1, guardrails 2 and steps 3. There are two guardrails 2, which are vertically connected to the two sides of the base frame 1 respectively. The steps 3 are located between the two guardrails 2 and are laid flat on the base frame 1. A hinge and a support are respectively connected to the two sides of the base frame 1 along the long axis.
[0027] like Figure 3 As shown in the schematic diagram, the hinge includes a hinge seat 17, one side of which is fixedly connected to the base frame 1, and the other side of which is hinged to the ship's side.
[0028] like Figure 2 As shown in the schematic diagram, the support component includes a pair of support plates 14 connected to both sides of the base frame 1 in the width direction. The support plates 14 are hinged to the base frame 1, allowing the support plates 14 to rotate freely relative to the base frame 1. Two support rollers are installed on the support plates 14, defined as the first support roller 15 and the second support roller 16, respectively, with the first support roller 15 being larger than the second support roller 16. The design of the two support rollers, using the first support roller 15 and the second support roller 16 of different sizes, is to better support the main body of the boarding ladder when there is a height difference between the ship's side and the dock, ensuring the stability of one side of the main body of the boarding ladder.
[0029] The base frame 1 includes a pair of first horizontal bars 11 and several vertical bars 12 connected between the two first horizontal bars 11. An inclined first diagonal bar 13 is also connected between two adjacent vertical bars 12, and the inclination directions of two adjacent first diagonal bars 13 are opposite. The design of the base frame 1 using first horizontal bars 11, vertical bars 12, and first diagonal bars 13 ensures the overall structural strength of the base frame 1 while reducing its overall weight.
[0030] The base frame 1 is arc-shaped, and the arc-shaped opening of the base frame 1 faces downward. Compared with a straight base frame, the arc-shaped base frame 1 can better adapt to ship sides and docks with height differences, providing more stable support and improving the comfort and stability of the support.
[0031] The guardrail 2 includes a second horizontal bar 21 located above the base frame 1 and several vertical bars 22 connected between the second horizontal bar 21 and the first horizontal bar 11. A second diagonal bar 23 is also provided between two adjacent vertical bars 22, and there are two second diagonal bars 23 provided between two identical vertical bars 22, which are distributed in an X shape.
[0032] A lifting lug 24 is also installed at the top of the guardrail 2, and the lifting lug 24 is directly welded to the upper surface of the second crossbar 21. The lifting lug on the guardrail 2 is designed to facilitate the subsequent hoisting and movement of the entire boarding ladder.
[0033] Pedal 3 is a hollow pedal.
[0034] A cabling auxiliary assembly is installed on both sides of the main body of the boarding ladder. The cabling auxiliary assembly includes several cabling poles 4 distributed on both sides of the base frame 1. Each cabling pole 4 is an L-shaped pole composed of a horizontal pole and a vertical pole. The cabling poles 4 and the base frame 1 together form a limiting space for cable laying. The design of the cabling auxiliary assembly, through the cabling poles 4 added on both sides to cooperate with the base frame, forms a limiting space for cable laying. This facilitates unified cable laying and cable management when the ship and the shore power system of the dock need to be powered after the ship is docked.
[0035] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model in any way. Although the present utility model has been disclosed above with reference to a preferred embodiment, it is not intended to limit the present utility model. Any person skilled in the art can make some modifications or alterations to the above-disclosed technical content to create equivalent embodiments without departing from the scope of the present utility model. Any simple modifications, equivalent changes and alterations made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present utility model without departing from the scope of the present utility model shall still fall within the scope of the present utility model.
Claims
1. An adjustable boarding ladder, characterized in that: include A boarding ladder body includes a base frame, guardrails, and steps. There are two guardrails, which are vertically connected to both sides of the base frame. The steps are located between the two guardrails and laid flat on the base frame. A hinge and a support are connected to both sides of the base frame along its long axis. The hinge includes a hinge seat, one side of which is fixedly connected to the base frame and the other side is hinged to the ship's side. The support includes a pair of support plates connected to both sides of the base frame in the width direction, and the support plates are hinged to the base frame. Two support rollers are installed on the support plates and are defined as the first support roller and the second support roller, respectively. The size of the first support roller is larger than that of the second support roller. A wiring auxiliary assembly is installed on both sides of the main body of the boarding ladder. The wiring auxiliary assembly includes several wiring rods distributed on both sides of the base frame. Each wiring rod is an L-shaped rod composed of a horizontal rod and a vertical rod. The wiring rod and the base frame together form a limiting space for cable laying.
2. The adjustable boarding ladder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The base frame is arc-shaped, and the arc-shaped opening of the base frame faces downward.
3. The adjustable boarding ladder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The base frame includes a pair of first horizontal bars and several vertical bars connected between the two first horizontal bars. An inclined first diagonal bar is also connected between two adjacent vertical bars, and the inclination directions of the two adjacent first diagonal bars are opposite. The guardrail includes a second horizontal bar located above the base frame and several vertical bars connected between the second horizontal bar and the first horizontal bar. A second diagonal bar is also provided between two adjacent vertical bars, and there are two second diagonal bars between two identical vertical bars, which are distributed in an X shape. The pedal is a hollow pedal.
4. The adjustable boarding ladder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top of the guardrail is also equipped with a lifting lug.