Device for connecting the end of a flexible liquid supply pipe to a fixed tubing such as the manifold on a ship

摘要

The invention relates to a system for connecting the connector end fitting of a mobile flexible liquid supply pipe, for liquefied natural gas, for example, to a fixed tubing provided on a support with a different system such as the manifold of a liquid transporter ship. The system comprises a device for guiding the fitting (8) to the fixed tubing (6), on establishment of a connection, provided with a cone (12) mounted on the pipe for engagement with a trumpet (18) on the fixed tubing during connection with the tractive effort applied by a cable (33) fixed to the cone. The system is characterised in that the guide device fixed to the connector fitting (8) on the flexible pipe (3) is arranged coaxially thereto. The invention is applicable to the connection of a hose to the manifold of a ship.