Patents Assigned to Samsung Heavy Ind. Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 9527554
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an offshore wind power generator, a lifting jig for transferring the offshore wind power generator, and a method for installing the offshore wind power generator using the lifting jig. The offshore wind power generator according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a blade, a nacelle including a power generator for generating power by the rotation of the blade, and a tower supporting the nacelle and installed on a support structure installed offshore. Also, the offshore wind power generator includes a tower support structure installed on the tower so that the tower is lifted using a predetermined transfer unit in a state where the blade, the nacelle, and the tower are integrally assembled. The tower support structure is disposed above a center of gravity of the wind power generator at which the blade, nacelle, and the tower are integrally assembled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Heavy Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung Kyu Lee, Dong Ho Cho
  • Patent number: 9464539
    Abstract: A waste heat recovery device for a marine vessel is disclosed. According to the embodiments of the present invention, the waste heat recovery device for a marine vessel includes: a heat exchanger, which recovers heat from the exhaust fumes discharged from the engine, to heat a first refrigerant under uniform pressure; a turbine which is driven by adiabatically expanding the first refrigerant heated under uniform pressure; a condenser which condenses the adiabatically expanded first refrigerant; and a heat exchanging pump which compresses the condensed first refrigerant so as to re-circulate the compressed first refrigerant to the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG HEAVY IND. CO., LTD
    Inventors: Moon Ho Son, Gun Il Park, Sung Jae Lee, Ho Ki Lee, Jung Kun Jin, Jae Woong Choi
  • Patent number: 9457364
    Abstract: Provided is a coating-forming apparatus. The coating-forming apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a support member rotatably supporting a tube body about the central axis thereof; a robot moving in the longitudinal direction of the tube body and spraying paint or an abrasive material on the outer circumferential surface of the tube body, a rotation-detecting device attached to the tube body and measuring the angle of rotation of the tube body, and a controller for controlling the supporting member or the robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG HEAVY IND. CO., LTD
    Inventors: Sangwhee Kim, SungJoon Kim, Eunjung Kim, Seong Ho Cho, KiSoo Cho
  • Publication number: 20160194066
    Abstract: Disclosed are a propulsion device for a ship and a ship having the same. The propulsion device, according to an embodiment of the present invention, includes a rotational shaft, a rear propeller fixed to the rotational shaft, a front propeller rotatably supported by the drive shaft in front of the rear propeller, a counter rotation unit disposed in an installation space of a stern of a ship body and including a plurality of gears configured to reverse rotation of the rotational shaft and transmit the reversed rotation to the front propeller and a gear box configured to receive the plurality of gears, a coupling unit configured to separably connect the rotational shaft with the counter rotation unit and cut off power transmission from the rotational shaft to the counter rotation unit upon disconnection therebetween, and a rotation preventing unit configured to prevent rotation of the front propeller when the coupling unit is separated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG HEAVY IND. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong-Hyun Lee, Jong-Soo Seo, Tae-Goo Lee, Kwang-Jun Palik, Kwang-Kun Park, Seung-Myun Hwangbo, Ji Nam Kim, Hyuk Kwun
  • Publication number: 20160137268
    Abstract: Disclosed are a mooring system and a drill ship including the same. The mooring system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a circular guide groove formed on a bottom surface of a hull and configured to use a center of the moon pool as a center thereof, a turret having a ring shape and inserted into the guide groove to rotate, and a bearing interposed between the turret and the guide groove to rotate with respect to the guide groove of the turret.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG HEAVY IND. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rae-Hyoung YUCK, Yong-Ho CHOI, Dong-Woo JUNG
  • Publication number: 20160129976
    Abstract: Provided is a liquefied gas transfer device for reducing boil-off gas. The liquefied gas transfer device for reducing boil-off gas comprises: at least one transfer pipe formed in a vertical direction inside a quay for storing liquefied gas so as to transfer the liquefied gas; a branch pipe which is branched from a lower part of the transfer pipe to one side of the transfer pipe, and which has an end part opened toward a bottom surface of the quay; a valve which is connected to the branch pipe and/or the transfer pipe, and which opens and closes the branch pipe or the transfer pipe so as to move the liquefied gas from the transfer pipe to the branch pipe; and a resistance member disposed inside the branch pipe so as to interrupt the flow of the liquefied gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG HEAVY IND. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Yun CHOI, Yong-Seok SONG, Seung-Hyuk KIM, Ho-Byung YOON
  • Patent number: 9335172
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for measuring a location of an underwater vehicle, including a hull information generating unit dividing a hull surface into a plurality of areas, and generating normal vector information for each area and level information which is information for a depth that each area is submerged into water, a vehicle information receiving unit receiving attitude and depth information for a vehicle attached to the hull surface, and a location determining unit comparing the attitude information for the vehicle with the normal vector information for the area, and comparing the depth information for the vehicle and the level information for the area to determine a location of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG HEAVY IND. CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jaeyong Lee, Sanghoon Baek, Yunkyu Choi, Youngjun Park, Jongho Eun
  • Patent number: 9308507
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for revaporizing natural gas. Provided is a device for revaporizing natural gas hydrate pellets, comprising: a pellet charging portion for charging pellets which is formed with an upper valve and a lower valve so as to divide space for adjusting pressure; a storing portion, which communicates with the lower portion of the pellet charging portion, for receiving pellets when the lower valve is opened; a transfer screw, one end of which couples to the lower portion of the storing portion, for transferring the pellets in the storing portion; and a dissolving reaction tub, which is coupled to the other end of the transfer screw, receives pellets from the lower portion of the dissolving reaction tub, and which accommodates heating water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignees: Dongguk University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Samsung Heavy Ind. Co., Ltd., Hyundai Engineering Co., Ltd., Sung-Il Turbine Co., Ltd., Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myung Ho Song, Yong Seok Yoon, Hye Jung Hong, Jung Huyk Ahn, Mun Keun Ha, Seok Ku Jeon, Hoon Ahn, Ta Kwan Woo
  • Patent number: 9302390
    Abstract: A device and method for controlling a real time weaving motion are provided. In order to control operation of a robot in a working space, a main moving path of the robot in the working space is determined, a unit motion constituting the determined main moving path is generated, while a continuous motion in which a unit motion is connected, weaving that dynamically changes offset is generated, and a compensation displacement or a compensation rotation amount that is determined according to the work environment is generated. A position and a rotation amount of the robot are calculated in the working space according to at least one of the unit motion, the weaving, the compensation displacement, and the compensation rotation amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Heavy Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youngjun Park, Youngyoul Ha, Sangmin Kang
  • Patent number: 9255234
    Abstract: Disclosed are a device and a method for manufacturing a natural gas hydrate. Provided is the device for manufacturing a natural gas hydrate comprising: an ice slurry generation unit for preparing ice slurry having 13-20% of ice at normal pressure; a first pipe, having one end connected to the ice slurry generation unit for withdrawing the ice slurry from the ice slurry generation unit, and in which a high-pressure pump for increasing pressure on the ice slurry is interposed; a hydrate preparation reactor, which is connected to the other end of the first pipe so as to receive the pressurized ice slurry, and to which natural gas is supplied and mixed, for generating natural gas hydrate slurry; a second pipe, having one end connected to the hydrate preparation reactor, for withdrawing the natural gas hydrate slurry; and a dehydrating portion, which is connected to the other end of the second pipe, for dehydrating the natural gas hydrate slurry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignees: Dongguk University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Sung-II Turbine Co., Ltd., Samsung Heavy Ind. Co., Ltd., Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd., Hyundai Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myung Ho Song, Yong Seok Yoon, Hye Jung Hong, Jung Huyk Ahn, Mun Keun Ha, Seok Ku Jeon, Hoon Ahn, Ta Kwan Woo
  • Patent number: 9234629
    Abstract: A liquid cargo storage tank and a ship including the same are provided. The liquid cargo storage tank according to the present invention comprises: a body installed in a hull of a ship and having a liquid cargo receiving space by forming a space between the body and the hull; and a reinforcing plate installed in the lower part of the body in a state of being spaced apart from the underside of the body to be a floor of the liquid cargo receiving space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Heavy Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Min Cho, Bong Jae Kim, Dae Sung Lee, Jae Ho Jung, Yong Suk Suh
  • Publication number: 20150360760
    Abstract: A propulsion device for a ship is introduced. The propulsion device for the ship comprises a duct having a nose corresponding to the front vertex of a hydrofoil cross-section and a tail corresponding to the rear vertex of the hydrofoil cross-section, wherein the shape of the duct cross-section comprises: an outer surface formed upward in a convex shape at the front end of the duct and formed downward in a concave shape at the rear end of the duct; an inner front part of the duct formed downward in a convex shape at the front end of the duct; an inner rear part of the duct formed downward in a convex shape at the rear end of the duct; and a parallel part for connecting the inner forward part and the inner backward part in parallel to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG HEAVY IND. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chi Su SONG, Jaeouk ROH, Semyun OH, Donghyun LEE, Jaekwon JUNG, Kwangkun PARK, Hyoung-Gil PARK, Kwangjun PAIK, Jeunghoon LEE, Jinsuk LEE, Taegoo LEE
  • Publication number: 20150321887
    Abstract: Provided is a trolley which is easily driven or braked. The trolley includes a body unit which moves along a rail and a power transfer unit which transfers power for driving or braking of the body unit, in which the power transfer unit includes an input shaft, an output shaft which receives power of the input shaft and transfers the power to the body unit, and a locking unit which transfers the power from the input shaft to the output shaft but does not transfer power from the output shaft to the input shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG HEAVY IND. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Do-Hoon KWON, Nicolas PICHON, Young-Duck AN
  • Publication number: 20150314846
    Abstract: Disclosed are a propulsion system for a ship, a method of assembling the same, and a method of disassembling the same. The propulsion system for the ship includes: a rear propeller fixed to a rotary shaft; a front propeller that is rotatably supported on the rotary shaft in front of the rear propeller; a contra-rotating device that is mounted in an installation space at a rear end of a hull so as to reverse the rotation of the rotary shaft and transmit the reversed rotation to the front propeller; a propeller connecting member that connects the contra-rotating device and the front propeller to transmit a rotational force; and a thrust supporting device that is provided between the contra-rotating device and the propeller connection member to support thrust of the front propeller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG HEAVY IND. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang-Jun PAIK, Hyun-Sang PARK, Jin-Suk LEE, Tae-Goo LEE, Ji-Nam KIM, Jin-Ho KIM, Jae-Ouk ROH, Tae-Sam CHOI, Kwang-Kun PARK, Hyoung-Gil PARK, Chi-Si SONG, Se-Myun OH, Dong-Hyun LEE, Jeung-Hoon LEE, Jae-Kwon JUNG, Tae-Sik LEE
  • Patent number: 9174717
    Abstract: Provided is an intake air cooling system for a marine vessel having a turbocharger. The intake air cooling system for the marine vessel includes: a turbocharger which compresses the intake air introduced from the outside using a portion of the exhaust gas generated by the engine, wherein the turbocharger has a front end through which the intake air is introduced and a rear end through which the compressed intake air is supplied to the engine; a cooling part which cools at least one of the intake air compressed in the turbocharger and the exhaust gas passing through the turbocharger, wherein the cooling part includes one or more cooling units disposed along the flow of the intake air or the exhaust gas; and an absorption cooling device which receives heat from the working fluid circulated through the cooling unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG HEAVY IND. CO., LTD
    Inventors: Eun Kyung Kim, Sung Jae Lee, Ki Jung Kim, Da Ra Heo, Gun Il Park, Jae Woong Choi
  • Publication number: 20150307372
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for treating ballast water. The object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and a method for precisely controlling the production, injection, and removal of disinfectants using electrolysis according to the flow rate of ballast water, wherein the ballast water flows into a ballast tank or is discharged from the ballast tank in order to manage the ballast water or ships so that the destruction or disruption of marine ecosystems can be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG HEAVY IND. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Sik KIM, Eui Yong Jung, Dong Sung Kim, Boong Ik Jung
  • Publication number: 20150300313
    Abstract: An apparatus for moving blades of a wind turbine is provided. The apparatus for moving blades for a wind turbine includes: wire connectors formed at a plurality of blades; and a pair of wires that are attachable and detachable to and from first to third wire connectors so as to connect the first and second wire connectors formed at first and second blades and a third wire connector formed at the third blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG HEAVY IND. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jaeyeon CHOI, Tae Won YOON, Shimjith MANAPPATTY
  • Patent number: 9126331
    Abstract: A moving apparatus includes: robot guiding rails extended in a first direction to guide the working robot, and including first and second ends; first rollers included at a vicinity of the first end of the robot guiding rail and having a rotation axis in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; hook arms included at the vicinity of the first end of the robot guiding rail, and including hooks extended in the first direction and facing upwardly; hook latches included at a vicinity of the second end of the robot guiding rail, positioned at a position corresponding to the hook arm, and latched by the hooks of the hook arms at lower sides thereof; and docking guiding rails included at the vicinity of the second end of the robot guiding rail, extended in the first direction, and having an upper surface for guiding the first roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG HEAVY IND. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sangwhee Kim, Young-Il Shin, Seong Ho Cho, Eunjung Kim, Youngjun Park, Jinhyung Park
  • Patent number: 9114526
    Abstract: The invention relates to an industrial robot having an apparatus for driving an attachable/detachable four-bar link mechanism, comprising: a base frame having a rotating joint for a robot body; a pivot frame which is coupled to the rotating joint and which has a rotating joint; a column frame which is coupled to the rotating joint of the pivot frame, and which has a straight-line joint; a motor arranged in the pivot frame to rotate the column frame; a decelerator attachably/detachably mounted on the rotating joint of the pivot frame or directly on the pivot frame to receive driving force from the motor; and a four-bar link installed between an output shaft of the decelerator and the column frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Heavy Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hie Yong Jeong, Dong Soo Kang, Eun Jung Kim, Young Jun Park
  • Patent number: 9103318
    Abstract: A system and method for correcting a nacelle wind velocity of a wind power generator are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Heavy Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kihyun Kim, Chanhee Son, Inchul Ha, Jeongsang Lee