SELF-ORIENTING SUCTION POINT FOR FLUID TRANSPORTATION

    公开(公告)号:US20230406472A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-21

    申请号:US18209672

    申请日:2023-06-14

    IPC分类号: B63H21/38

    CPC分类号: B63H21/386

    摘要: A fluid transportation apparatus includes a first suction pipe having a first intake opening and a second suction pipe having a second intake opening. The first and second suction pipes are attached to a vessel on opposite sides to move in rolling motion. The first intake opening is disposed in a fluid reservoir at a position lower than the second intake opening and a valve device moves toward a maximally opened position for a first proximal end of the first suction pipe and to move toward a maximally closed position for a second proximal end of the second suction pipe, as the first and second suction pipes move with the vessel in a first rolling direction of the rolling motion. The intake openings reverse roles and the proximal ends reverse roles, as the vessel moves in a second rolling direction of the rolling motion opposite from the first rolling direction.