Global Patent Index - EP 1171670 B1

EP 1171670 B1 20030625 - AN APPARATUS FOR LAYING UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC CABLES

Title (en)

AN APPARATUS FOR LAYING UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC CABLES

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUM UNTERIRDISCHEN VERLEGEN VON ELEKTRISCHEN KABELN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF SERVANT A POSER DES CABLES ELECTRIQUES SOUTERRAINS

Publication

EP 1171670 B1 20030625 (EN)

Application

EP 00918879 A 20000414

Priority

  • EP 00918879 A 20000414
  • EP 0003358 W 20000414
  • EP 99830226 A 19990419
  • US 13564999 P 19990524

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0063500A1] An apparatus for laying underground electric cables, in particular for high-voltage lines, comprises a vehicle (2) towable along a trench (3) and carrying, on a first van (4), a first deposition unit (12) adapted to form a base layer (13) of inert material for heat dissipation at the trench bottom. Mounted on the first van (4) is a guide structure (20) engaging the cable (21) for laying it on the base layer (13) previously compacted by a vibrating plate (18). A second van (5) carries a second deposition unit (30) forming a covering layer (31) of inert material upon the previously laid-down base layer (13) and cable (21).

IPC 1-7

E02F 5/12

IPC 8 full level

E02F 5/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

E02F 5/10 (2013.01 - EP); E02F 5/12 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0063500 A1 20001026; AT E243795 T1 20030715; AU 3966400 A 20001102; AU 758527 B2 20030327; BR 0009850 A 20020108; CA 2370661 A1 20001026; CA 2370661 C 20070619; DE 60003544 D1 20030731; DE 60003544 T2 20040429; EP 1171670 A1 20020116; EP 1171670 B1 20030625; ES 2200855 T3 20040316; NZ 514457 A 20020426

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 0003358 W 20000414; AT 00918879 T 20000414; AU 3966400 A 20000414; BR 0009850 A 20000414; CA 2370661 A 20000414; DE 60003544 T 20000414; EP 00918879 A 20000414; ES 00918879 T 20000414; NZ 51445700 A 20000414