Patent ID: 9097373
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: B63B,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An assembly for transferring fluids between a vessel and a turret structure mounted in said vessel for a rotation around a substantially vertical turret axis, wherein said turret structure comprises a swivel having at least one fluid path and wherein the fluid path is connected with one end of a fluid piping of which the second end is connected to the vessel, wherein the assembly further comprises a flexible bridge member connecting a part of the turret structure with the vessel, wherein a rotation of said part of the turret structure around the turret axis is substantially locked to the rotation of the vessel while a relative displacement between said part of the turret structure and the vessel is allowed, and wherein said bridge member supports the fluid piping to substantially take away the loads from the fluid piping on the said swivel and its outlets.