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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2013
Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies As, Asker, NO;
Johan Peter Schwartz, Eidsfoss, NO;
Kjetil Hoyer, Olso, NO;
PARKBURN PRECISION HANDLING SYSTEMS LIMITED, Hamilton, GB;
Abstract
The invention concerns a capstan reel () and a method for transporting an elongated article () between a floating vessel () and a body of water situated below the vessel, and a vessel applying such a capstan reel. The capstan reel comprises a rotatable cylindrical body () for spooling the elongated article around the body's axial axis (), said body comprising a cylindrical contacting surface () for indirectly supporting at least a portion of the elongated article. Furthermore, the capstan reel comprises an endless chain () spooled at least partly around the cylindrical body in a helical direction relative to the axial axis of the body, acting as an intermediate layer between the cylindrical contacting surface and the intended elongated article, and a chain transfer guide () extending across the axial length of the cylindrical body for guiding the endless chain between a chain exit region (T) in a first axial end region () of the cylindrical body and a chain entry region (E) in a second axial end region (), the second axial end region being situated at the opposite axial end of the cylindrical body.