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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 26, 1999
Johan Albert Commandeur, Zwijndrecht, NL;
IHC Gusto Engineering B.V., Schiedam, NL;
Abstract
A vessel-turret assembly with an opening (,) in the hull of the vessel wherein a turret (,) is rotatably received. The axial bearings (,) between the hull structure and the turret have a number of circumferentially spaced bogies (,) running on raceways. Each of the bogies (,) is mounted on a displacement element such as an elastically deformable element. The bogie body may comprise a side plate with flange or shaft which in a hingepoint is hingedly attached to the hull structure. This point is located near or on the plane defined by the load bearing surfaces of the wheels. In this way a radial movement of the load bearing surfaces of the wheels. In this way a radial movement of the load bearing surfaces of the wheels due to the elastical deformable elements is prevented. Alternatively, each bogie may comprise one or more axial wheels for engaging the hull structure and/or the turret to prevent radial movement of the bogie structure at the position of the load bearing surface of the wheels. When the bogies are mounted on an elastically deformable element, the bogies can be easily exchanged by compression of this element followed by removal of the bogies.