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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2013
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Minami Izumi, Hiratsuka, JP;
Shigeki Sakakibara, Hiratsuka, JP;
Michito Kaneko, Hiratsuka, JP;
Shu Yamada, Hiratsuka, JP;
Yoshiaki Hara, Hiratsuka, JP;
Akihiro Iemoto, Hiratsuka, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a pneumatic fender that suppresses damage to a flexible hollow body and an energy-absorbing body and exhibits improved ship sway reduction effects. A pneumatic fender is provided with an orifice that allows for communication between an interior space of a flexible hollow body and the interior space of the casing, and a safety valve that opens and allows for communication between the internal space of the flexible hollow body and the internal space of the casing by opening when the internal pressure of the flexible hollow body reaches a predetermined pressure.