Ships
The ship's innovative design with a rail, support bases, and rope system allows for controlled, impact-reduced deployment of vehicles, addressing malfunction and collision issues during continuous launch.
JP7858338B2Active Publication Date: 2026-05-14MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD
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Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2022027535
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2022-02-25
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-14
- Estimated Expiration
- 2042-02-25
AI Technical Summary
Technical Problem
Existing ship systems face issues with vehicles malfunctioning due to impact from water surfaces when launched, and multiple vehicles colliding during continuous deployment.
Method used
A ship design featuring a hull with a deck, a vertically extending rail, sliding support bases, a rope system, and a winch, allowing vehicles to be gently lowered into the water by their own weight, reducing impact and collision risks through controlled deployment.
Benefits of technology
Enables continuous and efficient deployment of multiple vehicles without malfunction or collision, enhancing operational efficiency and reducing impact-related damage.
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Abstract
To provide a vessel capable of dropping a plurality of vessels from a deck continuously and without failure.SOLUTION: A vessel includes: a hull having a deck and an exterior surface connected to the deck; a rail extending in the vertical direction along the exterior surface and having a bottom end reaching the waterline; a plurality of support bases provided in the extending direction of the rail, capable of sliding along the rail, and capable of supporting the vessel; a rope extending along the rail and being coupled to each support base; and a winch provided at the hull and capable of dispensing and halting the dispensing of the rope.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
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