Patent ID: 9546758
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: B23P,F17C,Y10T

Claim:
1. A blanket installation method comprising: a transporting step of transporting a blanket unit, in which a blanket and a transport jig are integrally coupled, between an inner tank and an outer tank of a double shell structure tank in a suspended condition; and a mounting step of mounting the blanket unit on a shell plate of the inner tank, wherein the transport jig is formed by attaching a blanket fixing pin to a jig main body through pin coupling; the blanket is held at the blanket fixing pin; the blanket fixing pin is inserted through a hole section formed in the jig main body and held by a pair of self-lock washers at both sides with the hole section sandwiched therebetween; each of the pair of self-lock washers has an annular member and a plurality of flexible pieces formed at an inner circumferential side of the annular member; as the jig main body is sandwiched between the pair of self-lock washers in a state in which the pair of self-lock washers hold the blanket fixing pin, the blanket fixing pin is attached to the jig main body through pin coupling; the blanket fixing pin is held by the pair of self-lock washers so that the blanket fixing pin is attached to the jig main body with a first end side of the blanket fixing pin being capable of being displaced; the jig main body of the transport jig includes a strap which is band-shaped and extends in a vertical direction when the blanket unit is inserted between the inner tank and the outer tank; the blanket fixing pin includes a large diameter section formed in a second end side of the blanket fixing pin, the second end side being opposite to the first end side, such that the large diameter section has a diameter larger than that of the first end side of the blanket fixing pin; the pair of self-lock washers includes a first self-lock washer and a second self-lock washer; and the first self-lock washer is fitted onto the large diameter section of the blanket fixing pin, the first end side of the blanket fixing pin is inserted into an attachment hole of the strap, an outer circumferential section of the first self-lock washer abuts the strap, and the second self-lock washer is fitted onto the first end side of the blanket fixing pin and abuts the strap.