Global Patent Index - EP 0821109 B1

EP 0821109 B1 20020925 - System for operations in a hazardous environment including an excavator and control post therefor

Title (en)

System for operations in a hazardous environment including an excavator and control post therefor

Title (de)

System zur Arbeit in gefährlicher Umgebung umfassend eine Baumaschine und dazugehörende Kontrollstation

Title (fr)

Système pour travail en milieu hostile comportant un engin ainsi que poste de commande associé

Publication

EP 0821109 B1 20020925 (FR)

Application

EP 97401785 A 19970724

Priority

FR 9609386 A 19960725

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0821109A1] The underwater digger has manipulators (12,13,15-17) which are manoeuvred by actuators (115,122,151,152,161,178) equipped with sensors (189,177,168,166,155,111,132,143) to indicate the positions of the pivots between the manipulator sections. The machine is powered by a surface unit with an engine and a power generator, connected to the actuators by hydraulic and electrical umbilical lines, with other lines relaying information from the sensors to the surface. The power for the digger can be provided by an i. c. engine driving hydraulic pumps, or by a hydraulic pump feeding actuators in the form of hydraulic motors or power cylinders. In addition, the actuators are sealed from external pressures by means of double-lipped V-seals, and the configuration of the machine is monitored by means of a gyroscopes and two inclinometers.

IPC 1-7

E02F 5/00; E02F 9/20

IPC 8 full level

E02F 5/00 (2006.01); E02F 9/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E02F 5/006 (2013.01); E02F 9/205 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0821109 A1 19980128; EP 0821109 B1 20020925; AT E224983 T1 20021015; DE 69715749 D1 20021031; DE 69715749 T2 20030605; DK 0821109 T3 20030203; ES 2184044 T3 20030401; FR 2751677 A1 19980130; FR 2751677 B1 19981120; PT 821109 E 20030228

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 97401785 A 19970724; AT 97401785 T 19970724; DE 69715749 T 19970724; DK 97401785 T 19970724; ES 97401785 T 19970724; FR 9609386 A 19960725; PT 97401785 T 19970724