UPLIFT SPRING ASSEMBLY TO COMPENSATE FOR HULL DEFLECTION AT MAIN BEARING OF A MOORING TURRET

摘要

An uplift spring assembly (50) to compensate for hull deflection at a main bearing (28) of a mooring turret (22) is disclosed. Elastomeric pads (52, 54) are used to react turret uplift because of their properties of large deflections and resistance to cold weather. Tie rods (70) are provided to transmit the uplift loads into the elastomeric pads. The elastomeric pads react the uplift loads in compression. The assembly arrangement prevents the elastomeric pads from reacting tension loads.