Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
Apparatus for assembling blocks of a ship hull comprising: a bed carrying parallel rails; and a horizontal frame movable along said rails, said horizontal frame carrying: a floor plate fixing device; first and second floor plate sockets; a plurality of sockets and fixing devices for lower longitudinal members; a vertical frame, and means fixedly mounting said vertical frame on one side margin of saId horizontal frame, said vertical frame carrying: a tiltable frame; means supporting said tiltable frame for vertical movement and tilting relative to the vertical frame; a jig, and means supporting said jig for pivotal movement relative to the vertical frame, said tiltable frame carrying: a plurality of sockets and fixing devices for upper longitudinal members.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
Apparatus for assembling blocks of a ship hull comprising: a bed carrying parallel rails; and a horizontal frame movable along said rails, said horizontal frame carrying: a floor plate fixing device; first and second floor plate sockets; a plurality of sockets and fixing devices for lower longitudinal members; a vertical frame, and means fixedly mounting said vertical frame on one side margin of saId horizontal frame, said vertical frame carrying: a tiltable frame; means supporting said tiltable frame for vertical movement and tilting relative to the vertical frame; a jig, and means supporting said jig for pivotal movement relative to the vertical frame, said tiltable frame carrying: a plurality of sockets and fixing devices for upper longitudinal members.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
75 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first floor plate socket comprises a floor plate support jig mounted to be movable over said horizontal frame in accordance with the length of a floor plate, and a floor plate pressing jig connected to the ram of a jack cylinder, said floor plate support jig and said floor plate pressing jig respectively having a roller on the surface thereof which comes into contact with said floor plate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
69 words
Apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said second floor plate socket comprises a support jig mounted on said horizontal frame in the vicinity of said vertical frame, and a cylinder, said support jig having a roller mounted at that portion thereof which contacts a floor plate, and the forward end of the ram of said cylinder having a ball mounted in that portion thereof which contacts the floor plate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said floor plate fixing device comprises a sawtooth rack fixedly mounted within the body of said horizontal frame, and a floor plate pressing jig formed integrally with a jack and mounted to be movable to any desired position by a pivotable pawl.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
83 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of said longitudinal member socket and fixing devices provided on said horizontal frame and said tiltable frame comprises a longitudinal member socket, a push and pull jack cylinder having the forward end of it ram connected to said socket and a threaded boss which is mounted in a box, and said box is attached to said horizontal frame and said tiltable frame to be movable by rotation of a screw threaded shaft extending through said boss.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
70 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said pivotable jig comprises at the forward end thereof a floor plate support jig, and a floor plate pressing jig equipped with a jack cylinder, said support jig having a roller mounted in that portion thereof which contacts a floor plate, and the forward end of the ram of said cylinder having a ball mounted in that portion thereof which contacts said floor plate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said vertical frame is provided with a plurality of bolts for providing a girder line.