Patent SG-11201811101U-A (SG)
Title: Coupling system for transfer of hydrocarbons at open sea
Inventor: ALBRIGTSEN ROLF
IPC: B63B27/25
Filed: 2017-07-14
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property C.--.` MD 11011110111010101111101 110100111MM 101I 113 NH ill OEN Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number 03 (43) International Publication Date ...0.\"' WO 2018/015311 Al 25 January 2018 (25.01.2018) W I PO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, B63B 27/25 (2006.01) B63B 27/34 (2006.01) DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, (21) International Application Number: HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, PCT/EP2017/067914 KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, (22) International Filing Date: OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, 14 July 2017 (14.07.2017) SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (30) Priority Data: GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, 20161187 18 July 2016 (18.07.2016) NO UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, (71) Applicant: MACGREGOR NORWAY AS [NO/NO]; EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, Strandhuset, Ancloyfaret 15, N-4623 Kristiansand (NO). MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, (72) Inventors: ALBRIGTSEN, Rolf; Gjert Sorensens vei 68, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, N-4879 GRIMSTAD (NO). AANESS, Lars; Slettheia 23, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). N-4844 ARENDAL (NO). NYGAARD, Stig Andre; Nyli Terrasse 7, N-4844 ARENDAL (NO). HOVIK, Jon; Tim- Declarations under Rule 4.17: _ berstrand 28, N-4818 FiERVIK (NO). — as to the identity of the inventor (Rule 4.17(i)) — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a — (74) Agent: ONSAGERS AS; Munkedamsveien 35, Postboks (Rule 4.17(ii)) = — patent 1813, Vika, N-0123 OSLO (NO). — as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) (81) = _ kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, — of inventorship (Rule 4.17(iv)) — = AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, = Title: COUPLING SYSTEM FOR TRANSFER OF HYDROCARBONS AT OPEN SEA (54) (57) : The invention concerns a coupling system, a transfer system and a method = _ n 28 29 for fluid transfer between a bow area of an elongated vessel and a hydrocarbon delivery — 3 0 installation at open sea. The coupling system comprising a support frame for suspending .411 1111m -........ --- ....4r- - 10 the coupling system to the vessel and a fluid receiving tube segment fixed to the support = 111 1 7 23 frame comprising a coupling device arranged at a first end of the tube segment and con- 4 7 = -411ftift: figured to establish a leakage free coupling with a hose valve. The coupling system fur- vOt .a.... ' -- ' ---- '. .---7- 9 AIM --„„,„„ tt \ ,„,, A ther comprises a remotely controlled drive system configured to simultaneously exert a = — 1 \"iir... \" r iV 19a . , transverse force generating pendulum movements of the coupling device in the transverse N 26 ,,,...d . j \ 19d plane, the transverse plane being defmed as a plane oriented transverse the vessel and ) = = N., 4 25 1 1 *. 13 along the vessel's height when the coupling system is assembled to the bow area of the vessel, a longitudinal force generating pendulum movements of the coupling device in a = = longitudinal plane, the longitudinal plane being defmed as the plane oriented longitudinal 19 19b the vessel and along the vessel's height when the coupling system is assembled to the bow = 12 area of the vessel and a rotational force generating rotational movement of at least part of the coupling device iteratively adjusting the rotational position of the at least part of the coupling device by regulating the rotational force. 1-1 11 11 M ir) ,-1 © A ot ,-1 FIG. 4 © ei C [Continued on next page] WO 2018/015311 Al IIMEDIMOM0101011EMMIENIIMOVEHOMOVOIllii0VOIMIE Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))