APPARATUS FOR FIXING AN INSULATION PANEL OF A CARGO AND INSULATION PANEL THEREOF

• US 20110076092A1
• Filed: 11/01/2010
• Published: 03/31/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Heavy Industries Company Limited (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Heavy Industries Company Limited (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: Lim, Min-Woo, Park, Sang-Wook, Hwang, In-Uk, Lee, Kwan-Ho, Yoon, Soon-Ho, Kim, Bu-Gi, Kim, Seong-Su, Kim, Byung-Chul, Chun, Sang-Eon, Yu, Ha-Na, JOH, Ki-Hun, Bang, Chang-Seon, Kim, Po-Chul, Kim, Jin-Gyu, Kim, Byoung-Jung, Lee, Dai-Gil
• Application Number:
  US12/917,275
• Publication Number:
  US 20110076092A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 403/42
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 25/02 for bulk goods
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 3/68 Panellings; Linings, e.g. for insulating purposes
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 2200/503 the flange being separate from the elements to be connected
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 2200/506 bolted or riveted
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 13/001 Thermal insulation specially adapted for cryogenic vessels vessels not under pressure with insulation F17C3/02; thermal insulation in general F16L59/00
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 13/004 for large storage vessels not under pressure F17C13/008 and F17C13/02 - F17C13/12 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2203/0358 in form of panels
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2209/22 Assembling processes
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2221/033 Methane, e.g. natural gas, CNG, LNG, GNL, GNC, PLNG
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2223/0161 cryogenic, e.g. LNG, GNL, PLNG
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2270/0107 Wall panels
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/54 Flexible member is joint component
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/7075 including discrete retainer

Abstract

A fixing apparatus of a cargo insulation panel includes a fixing plate adhered to one face of an insulation panel, a plurality of fixing brackets protruded to the outside of the fixing plate, protruded portions of the fixing brackets fixed by stud bolts arranged on the hull, and a plurality of couplers configured to couple the fixing brackets to the fixing plate.

Claims

1. A fixing apparatus for fixing a cargo insulation panel, the fixing apparatus configured to fix the insulation panel to a hull, the fixing apparatus comprising:

a fixing plate adhered to one face of the insulation panel;

a plurality of fixing brackets protruded to the outside of the fixing plate, protruded portions of the fixing brackets fixed by stud bolts arranged on the hull; and

a plurality of couplers configured to couple the fixing brackets to the fixing plate.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a guide groove is formed on one face of the fixing plate, the guide groove configured to guide the fixing bracket to be inserted and reciprocated from an inside to an outside.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a stopping part is formed at an end portion of the fixing bracket so that the fixing bracket is stopped when the fixing bracket moves toward the inside of the fixing plate.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fixing brackets are formed along edges on both sides of the fixing plate, and the fixing brackets positioned to correspond to one another on the two sides are aligned to miss one another.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a supporting piece configured to tightly adhere the fixing bracket to the fixing plate by crossing the fixing bracket is installed on the fixing plate.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a coupler of the plurality of couplers include one or more fastening members that are fastened to the fixing plate by penetrating a fixing bracket of the plurality of fixing brackets.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein a guide hole through which the fastening member penetrates is formed in the fixing bracket in such a way that the guide hole is extended in a direction such that the fixing bracket reciprocates from the inside to the outside of the fixing plate, and a stopping groove by which a head of the fastening member is stopped is formed on an inner perimeter of the guide hole.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the coupler further comprises a stopper supporting the fixing bracket by being fastened to the fixing plate so that the fixing bracket remains protruded from the fixing plate.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a fixing bracket of the plurality of fixing brackets is inserted into a guide groove formed at an edge of the fixing plate and is supported by a coupler of the plurality of couplers so that the fixing bracket can reciprocate along the guide groove from the inside of the fixing plate to a predetermined position on the outside of the fixing plate.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein a fastening groove for fastening the stud bolt to the fixing bracket is formed at a portion of the fixing bracket that is protruded from the fixing plate in such a way that one side of the fastening groove is open.

11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the coupler comprises:

a supporting plate supporting one face of the fixing bracket; and

a fastening member being fastened to the fixing plate by penetrating the supporting plate and a guide hole formed in the fixing bracket along a moving direction.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein a curb for stopping an end part of the fixing bracket protruded from the fixing plate is formed on a side of the supporting plate where the fixing bracket makes contact.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein a pair of the coupling means are arranged on either side of the fixing bracket, and each supporting plate is inserted in each insertion groove formed on either side of the fixing bracket.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an elastic piece being coupled to one face of a fixing bracket of the plurality of fixing brackets in such a way that both ends of the elastic piece are protruded through both sides of the fixing bracket,

wherein a guide groove, in which the fixing bracket is inserted and which supports the fixing bracket to reciprocate from the inside to the outside of the fixing plate, is formed at an edge of the fixing plate,

wherein a receiving groove, in which both end parts of the elastic piece and a coupler of the plurality of couplers are received, is formed on either side of the guide groove.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein both end parts of the elastic piece are configured to be inserted into the receiving groove so that the fixing bracket is moved to neither the inside nor the outside of the fixing plate if the fixing bracket is moved from the inside of the fixing plate to a predetermined position on the outside of the fixing plate.

16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the length of the guide groove is greater than the length of the fixing bracket in its reciprocating direction.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein a fastening groove for fastening the stud bolt to the fixing bracket is formed in the fixing bracket at a portion of the fixing bracket protruded from the fixing plate.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the coupler comprises:

a supporting plate supporting one face of the fixing bracket and being received in the receiving groove; and

a fastening member being fastened to the receiving groove by penetrating the supporting plate.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein an opening corresponding to the shape of the fastening groove is formed at a portion of the supporting plate, the fixing plate and the insulation panel, respectively.

20. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein STS304L or SM45C is used as material for the fixing brackets.

21. An insulation panel of cargo installed in a hull for storing cryogenic fluid, wherein a fixing apparatus is arranged on one face of the insulation panel, the fixing apparatus comprising:

a fixing plate adhered to one face of the insulation panel;

a plurality of fixing brackets protruded to the outside of the fixing plate, protruded portions of the fixing brackets fixed by stud bolts arranged on the hull; and

a plurality of couplers configured to couple the fixing brackets to the fixing plate.

22. The insulation panel of claim 21, wherein STS304L or SM45C is used as material for the fixing brackets.