Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method for installing a hatch to a subsea structure, hinge and assembly for subsea use
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Application No.: US16098842Application Date: 2017-05-02
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Publication No.: US10995591B2Publication Date: 2021-05-04
- Inventor: Bjørn Martin Horgen
- Applicant: FMC Kongsberg Subsea AS
- Applicant Address: NO Kongsberg
- Assignee: FMC Kongsberg Subsea AS
- Current Assignee: FMC Kongsberg Subsea AS
- Current Assignee Address: NO Kongsberg
- Priority: NONO20160733 20160502
- International Application: PCT/EP2017/060370 WO 20170502
- International Announcement: WO2017/191106 WO 20171109
- Main IPC: E21B41/08
- IPC: E21B41/08 ; E21B33/037 ; E05D1/02 ; E04C2/42 ; E04F19/10 ; E05D7/12 ; F16S3/08

Abstract:
The invention concerns a method for installing a hatch (34) to a subsea structure (10) by connecting the hatch to the subsea structure by at least one hinge (20) having a first mounting portion (21), a second mounting portion (22), a flexible portion (23) interconnecting the first and second mounting portion allowing a pivot connection between the first and second mounting portion. The installation steps comprise •—inserting a protrusion (23) of the first mounting portion (21) into an installation hole arranged in the subsea structure (10), •—inserting a protrusion (24) of the second mounting portion (22) into an installation hole arranged in the hatch (34), thereby •—engaging the first mounting portion (21) of the hinge (20) for anchorage with the subsea structure (10) and engaging the second mounting portion (22) for anchorage with the hatch (34) thereby arranging for the hatch to pivot between a closed and an open position about a pivot axis provided by the flexible portion of the hinge. The invention also concerns a hinge and an assembly for subsea use.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190145229A1 Method for Installing a Hatch to a Subsea Structure, Hinge and Assembly for Subsea Use Public/Granted day:2019-05-16
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