IP Library Granted Patent US 12,589,834
Granted Patent B2
US 12,589,834 · App. 17/797,356 · Granted Mar 31, 2026

Device for connecting two parts of a hull of a ship, and hull of a ship comprising such a device

Inventor: Sébastien Grall (Saint-Germain-en-Laye, FR)
Assignee: EXAIL
B63B3/08B63B7/04
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Patent No.
US 12,589,834
App. No.
17/797,356
Granted
Mar 31, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a device for connecting two parts of a ship hull, including: a first frame intended to be integral with a first part of the hull; a second frame intended to be integral with a second part of the hull; a tenon integral with the first frame; a mortise arranged in the second frame and able to receive the tenon as a result of a relative translation of the two frames towards each other in a longitudinal direction of insertion; and a pin which is able to be engaged, on the one hand, into a transverse housing provided in the second frame and opening into the mortise and, on the other hand, into a transverse through-hole provided in the tenon, so as to hold the tenon in the mortise. Also disclosed is a hull of a ship including such a device.

Claims (24)

1 . A ship hull comprising a first part and a second part, the first part of the ship hull being a crash box, the first part and the second part being connected to each other by a device comprising:

a first frame integral with the first part of the ship hull,

a second frame integral with the second part of the ship hull,

a tenon integral with the first frame,

a mortise arranged in the second frame and able to receive the tenon as a result of a relative translation of the first frame and the second frame towards each other in a longitudinal direction of insertion, and

a pin which is able to be engaged, into a transverse housing provided in the second frame and opening into said mortise and into a transverse through-hole provided in the tenon, so as to hold the tenon in the mortise,

wherein the first frame includes a central area for fastening a core of said crash box and a peripheral area comprising at least one fastening aperture opening in a first face of the first frame and in a rear face of the first frame opposite to the first face.

2 . The ship hull according to claim 1 , wherein the pin and the through-hole of the tenon are arranged in such a way as to create a ramp effect causing a clamping of the first frame and the second frame towards each other in a longitudinal direction as a result of a transverse effort of insertion of the pin into said transverse through-hole.

3 . The ship hull according to claim 2 , wherein the pin includes a tapered portion playing a role in the ramp effect, said transverse through-hole and the transverse housing being configured to have distinct axes when the tenon is inserted into the mortise.

4 . The ship hull according to claim 1 , wherein the pin includes a threaded portion adapted to engage into a tapped portion of the transverse housing of the second frame.

5 . The ship hull according to claim 1 , wherein the tenon has a proximal portion having a suitable size for insertion without play into the mortise and a distal portion having a suitable size for insertion with play into the mortise.

6 . The ship hull according to claim 1 , wherein the tenon has a cylindrical shape.

7 . The ship hull according to claim 1 , wherein the tenon is screwed to the first frame.

8 . The ship hull according to claim 2 , wherein the pin includes a threaded portion adapted to engage into a tapped portion of the transverse housing of the second frame.

9 . The ship hull according to claim 3 , wherein the pin includes a threaded portion adapted to engage into a tapped portion of the transverse housing of the second frame.

10 . The ship hull according to claim 2 , wherein the tenon has a proximal portion having a suitable size for insertion without play into the mortise and a distal portion having a suitable size for insertion with play into the mortise.

11 . The ship hull according to claim 3 , wherein the tenon has a proximal portion having a suitable size for insertion without play into the mortise and a distal portion having a suitable size for insertion with play into the mortise.

12 . The ship hull according to claim 4 , wherein the tenon has a proximal portion having a suitable size for insertion without play into the mortise and a distal portion having a suitable size for insertion with play into the mortise.

13 . The ship hull according to claim 2 , wherein the tenon has a cylindrical shape.

14 . The ship hull according to claim 3 , wherein the tenon has a cylindrical shape.

15 . The ship hull according to claim 4 , wherein the tenon has a cylindrical shape.

16 . The ship hull according to claim 5 , wherein the tenon has a cylindrical shape.

17 . The ship hull according to claim 2 , wherein the tenon is screwed to the first frame.

18 . The ship hull according to claim 3 , wherein the tenon is screwed to the first frame.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME AND ADDRESS Recorded Apr 3, 2023
From: IXBLUE
To: EXAIL
Reel/Frame 063237/0952 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 3, 2022
From: GRALL, SÉBASTIEN
To: IXBLUE
Reel/Frame 060711/0677 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 2001065 · Feb 3, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230062865A1 · Mar 2, 2023
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