Ship Including a Device for Recovering Floating Objects

Abstract

A ship comprising a hull at the bow of which an opening is formed, and on each side of said opening a recovery device designed to recover floating objects and guide them towards said opening, each recovering device comprising: a rigid vane having meshes sized so as to not allow the floating objects to pass but to allow water to pass, said vane being designed to adopt a stowed position in which it is out of the water, a collection position in which it is immersed and disposed in a plane substantially perpendicular to the direction of the advance of the ship and upstream of the opening, and a recovery position in which it is immersed and disposed in a plane substantially parallel to the direction of advance of the ship and upstream of the opening, and a control device mounted on the hull, and on which said vane is mounted, and which comprises means for ensuring the passage successively from the stowed position to the collection position and then to the recovery position and from the recovery position to the collection position and then to the stowed position.

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         7 . A ship comprising a hull at the prow of which an opening is formed, and on each side of said opening a recovery device designed to recover floating objects and guide them towards said opening, each recovery device comprising:
 a rigid vane having meshes sized so as to not allow the floating objects to pass but to allow water to pass, said vane being designed to adopt a stowed position in which it is out of the water, a collection position in which it is immersed and disposed in a plane substantially perpendicular to the direction of advance of the ship and upstream of the opening, and a recovery position in which it is immersed and disposed in a plane substantially parallel to the direction of advance of the ship and upstream of the opening, and   a control device mounted on the hull, and on which said vane is mounted, and which comprises means for ensuring the passage successively from the stowed position to the collection position and then to the recovery position and from the recovery position to the collection position and then to the stowed position.   
     
     
         8 . The ship of  claim 7 , wherein the means of the control device are designed to effect the passage from the stowed position to the collection position by a rotation about a first horizontal rotation axis and by a rotation about a second vertical rotation axis, and to effect the passage from the collection position to the recovery position by a rotation about the second rotation axis. 
     
     
         9 . The ship of  claim 8 , wherein the means of the control device comprise:
 a base fixed to the hull,   a first shaft the axis of which forms the first rotation axis and on which a first sleeve secured to the vane fits, and   a second shaft fixed to the base, the axis of which forms the second rotation axis and on which a second sleeve secured to the first shaft fits.   
     
     
         10 . The ship of  claim 7 , wherein each vane extends, in the collection position, between an internal end that is situated upstream of the opening and an external end that is situated towards the outside of the ship, in that the external end has a profile arched upstream and in that the internal end has a substantially planar profile. 
     
     
         11 . The ship of  claim 7 , wherein each recovery device comprises a sheet intended to be fixed to said vane in front of the meshes. 
     
     
         12 . A device for recovering floating objects for a ship according to  claim 7 .