Global Patent Index - EP 0164202 A1

EP 0164202 A1 19851211 - Marine pipeline trenching plough.

Title (en)

Marine pipeline trenching plough.

Title (de)

Meerespipeline-Grabenpflug.

Title (fr)

Charrue à effondrer pour oléoduc marin.

Publication

EP 0164202 A1 19851211 (EN)

Application

EP 85302860 A 19850424

Priority

US 60807684 A 19840507

Abstract (en)

A combination trenching and pipe laying device (10) comprising a plow assembly (24) having at least two plows (38 ,40, 42) thereof of progressively increasing depth wherein the leading plow initially opens the trench and the succeeding plow or plows increase the depth of the trench to a desired ultimate depth thereof, pipe laying apparatus (82) carried by the plow assembly (24) for laying of the pipe (88) in the trench substantially immediately behind the hindmost or trailing plow and load cells (98) or sensing devices provided on the pipe laying apparatus for detecting the physical orientation of the pipe on the apparatus in order that the optimum position of the pipe may be maintained during the pipe laying operation.

IPC 1-7

F16L 1/04; E02F 5/02; B63B 35/04

IPC 8 full level

E02F 5/10 (2006.01); F16L 1/26 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E02F 5/104 (2013.01); E02F 5/106 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE FR GB IT NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0164202 A1 19851211; AU 4201085 A 19851114; BR 8502144 A 19860107; DK 186085 A 19851108; DK 186085 D0 19850425; ES 542860 A0 19860416; ES 8606562 A1 19860416; IN 163821 B 19881119; JP S6110636 A 19860118; NO 851765 L 19851108; PT 80387 A 19850601; PT 80387 B 19861020

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 85302860 A 19850424; AU 4201085 A 19850506; BR 8502144 A 19850506; DK 186085 A 19850425; ES 542860 A 19850506; IN 355DE1985 A 19850426; JP 9655085 A 19850507; NO 851765 A 19850503; PT 8038785 A 19850503