BAFFLE DEVICE FOR MOORING STRUCTURES Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: this is intended for equipment of berths used for mooring ships of various capacity. SUBSTANCE: baffle device has set of two shock absorbers 1, 2 in the form of hollow cylinders made of resilient material and fastened coaxially on face side of mooring structure. Shock absorbers are installed with clearance permitting independent lateral deformation of each of them when pressed by ship. Baffle shield is fastened on free side of shock absorber 1 which protrudes relative to free end face of other shock absorber. At successive actuation for independent operation of each of shock absorbers, baffle device is able of dampening substantially high energy of large-capacity ships. EFFECT: high efficiency. 3 dwg