BOP Cart Platform and Back Design for Secure Transport
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solutions for transporting and storing blowout preventers (BOPs) lack efficient and safe methods to secure and position these critical devices during transit and storage, posing risks to safety and equipment integrity.
Innovation Solution
A BOP cart with a platform and cart back design that allows for multiple mounting orientations, secure fastening, and adjustable auxiliary legs, enabling vertical and horizontal positioning for stable transport and storage within specific dimensional constraints.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a BOP is transported without a specialized cart system, then transportation cost is reduced, but safety and equipment integrity are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The BOP cart system divides the transportation function into separate components: a platform for supporting the BOP, a cart back for structural support and mounting features, and auxiliary legs for stabilization. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while maintaining overall system reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The cart includes pre-positioned mounting features, fasteners, and securing mechanisms that are prepared in advance. The auxiliary legs can be positioned beforehand to provide stability before the BOP is fully loaded, ensuring safety is established before transportation begins.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the BOP cart is designed with fixed dimensions, then manufacturing precision is improved, but adaptability to different mounting orientations is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The cart back includes multiple mounting features positioned at different locations and orientations. The platform has multiple mounting positions that can accommodate the BOP in various orientations. This multi-functionality allows the same cart structure to serve multiple mounting configurations while maintaining consistent manufacturing dimensions.
Solution Approach 2:
The auxiliary legs are designed to be adjustable and repositionable, allowing the cart to adapt its configuration dynamically. The mounting features can be engaged at different positions depending on the required orientation, providing versatility without requiring multiple fixed-dimensional cart designs.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the BOP cart includes multiple mounting features and auxiliary legs, then stability during transport is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting features are integrated directly into the cart back structure, and the auxiliary legs are attached to the same structural framework. This merging of functions into a unified structure provides stability through multiple features without proportionally increasing overall complexity, as the components share common structural elements.
Data Source
AI summary
A BOP cart includes a platform including at least one mounting position adapted to receive the bottom of a BOP and a cart back extending generally perpendicular to the platform. The cart back includes at least one mounting feature positioned to secure the BOP to the BOP cart.