摘要:
A device (1) for use in handling casing (20) in a rotary drilling rig configuration comprises a first member (30) attachable to a lifting block (10), a second member (31) to which the casing (20) can be connected and a bellows (40) which is disposed between the first member (30) and the second member (31) and can be inflated via an air line (41). The casing (20) is positioned directly above the assembled casing string (21). In operation the bellows (40) is pressurized until the maximum pressure permitted by a relief valve (not shown) is attained. The rig hand may then manually adjust the pressure downward until the preferred pressure is reached. Because of the «Iift N provided by the bellows (40), that preferred pressure will be characterized by the seemingly weightless suspension of the casing (20) above the box (22) and the relative ease with which the casing (20) may be manually lowered by the rig hand under the increased control provided by the device, so that the threads of the pin (23) and box (22) may be properly aligned and connected with damage to neither. If the weight of each casing (20) is substantially the same weight as the prior casing, the rig hand may simply adjust the adjustable pressure relief valve to vent at a pressure corresponding to the bellows being nearly fully extended with the load applied.
摘要:
A tag line extension adapted to be attached to a load, the tagline extension comprising a rigid arm defining a base and a free end adapted to receive a tag line, the rigid arm being movable from a first position to a second, deployed position at which the free end of the rigid arm is located at a lateral distance from the load.
摘要:
The present invention provides, for load compensation, different kinds of elastomeric load compensators placed at various locations on the crane for increased flexibility and for shock and vibration absorption. The elastomeric load compensators employ elastomeric tension elements, elastomeric torsion elements, or elastomeric shear elements. Elastomeric tension elements can be simply inserted in series with the main hoist rope. An elastomeric load compensator employing elastomeric torsion elements is mounted to the underside of the boom for receiving the live end of the main hoist rope. A single stack of elastomeric shear elements is suitable for mounting a hoist or winch or an idler sheave to the crane structure. For additional load compensation, the hoist, winch, and idler sheaves are mounted on rails for increased displacements under heave loads, and the increased displacements are compensated by elongated elastomeric tension elements or multiple elastomeric tension, torsion or shear elements in series.
摘要:
La présente invention consiste à insérer un tendeur sur chaque chaine de levage (1) obligeant l'ensemble de la chaine d'une part à être raccourci en longueur sans charge avec un mou en partie supérieure et non plus sur la charge (5) à lever et d'autre part d'avoir la facilité pour l'opérateur d'ex tendre la longueur de chaine pour un accrochage ayant une tension permanente du crochet avant levage favorisant la sécurité au levage et le gain de temps à l'accrochage et décrochage.
摘要:
This invention relates to a method for controlling the orientation of a crane load, wherein a manipulator for manipulating the load is connected by a rotator unit to a hook suspended on ropes and the skew angle η L of the load is controlled by a control unit of the crane, characterized in that the control unit is an adaptive control unit wherein an estimated system state of the crane system is determined by use of a nonlinear model describing the skew dynamics during operation.
摘要:
A crane comprises a base (1, 2), an articulated jib (3, 4) which is supported by the base, as well as hoisting means (5, 9) which are guided from the base via the jib, such as a hoisting cable. The jib comprises jib parts (3, 4) which are rotatably supported with respect to each other and with respect to the base (1, 2), as well as respective jib part drives (10- 12) for varying the angular position of jib parts with respect to the base or with respect to another jib part. One of the jib part drives has series-connected linear actuators (11, 12), one of which is connected to one of the jib parts and the other of which is connected to a jib part adjoining said jib part and which linear drives cooperate with each other via a guide (13) on the jib.
摘要:
A lifting method comprising supporting a payload (20) using a first lifting apparatus (18); and activating an emergency lifting apparatus (14) to raise the payload a predetermined distance in response to an emergency signal. The emergency lifting apparatus is configured to be activated to lift the payload a predetermined distance in response to an emergency activation signal. The method and apparatus are particularly useful in the event of a failure of the first lifting apparatus: the emergency lifting apparatus may be activated to lift the payload a relatively small distance sufficient to clear adjacent structures. This may be particularly advantageous in offshore operations, where the first lifting apparatus is supported on a floating vessel which will experience heave.
摘要:
The invention relates to vessel (10) comprising a crane (12) for positioning diver transfer equipment (36) and/or diver equipment (38) overboard the vessel (10) into a body of water (2). The crane (12) comprises: -a crane base (24) connected to the vessel (10); -a crane arm (14) with a suspension point (16) that is movably connected to the crane base (24); -control means (26) for controlling the crane arm (14) configuration; The control means (26) are configured for: -determining a change in position and/or orientation of the crane (12) resulting from vessel motion, -dynamically adjusting the crane arm configuration to change the position of the suspension point (16) with respect to the crane base (24) so as to at least partially compensate for the change in position and/or orientation of the crane (12).