DEVICE FOR EQUALISATION OF ANCHOR ROPES OR CHAINS TENSION Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC B63B21/50 B63B35/44 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: proposed device for equalisation of anchor ropes or chains tension contains two or more crossheads frame adjacent ends of which are connected by anchor ropes or chains with ends of corresponding double-armed lever, and the central part of the latter and the second ends of two utmost crossheads, as well as casings of crosshead upper blocks are connected by anchor ropes or chains with floating ice-proof platform. The casings of crosshead lower blocks are connected by anchor ropes or chains with anchors of this platform located at sea bed. All blocks of each crosshead are made movable and seized by equalising rope or chain the ends of which are fixed on crosshead frame ends which crosshead is provided with guides for block casings, the latter are placed in these guides with possibility to provide absence of their contact with other parts of crosshead metal structure during this device operation.

EFFECT: higher carrying capacity of floating ice-proof platform anchoring system, increase in its reliability, lower weight of device for equalisation of anchor ropes or chains tension.

3 cl, 6 dwg