Patent ID: 11878774
Assignee: ECONNECT ENERGY AS
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A tie-in system for tie-in of a transfer pipe to a support unit, where the transfer pipe is arranged at least partly in a body of water, the tie-in system comprising:
a spool piece that in one end is attached to the transfer pipe and in the other end is connected to a pipe element, arranged on the support unit, with a flange connection,
a chute device attached to the support unit and accommodating the transfer pipe such that the chute device supports the transfer pipe and takes up and transfers vertical and transverse forces from the transfer pipe to the support unit,
a tie-in device that is connected to the spool piece and is connected to a tie-in member on a tie-in support which is securely and directly attached to the support unit such that tension loads are transferred from the transfer pipe to the support unit through the tie-in device.