Global Patent Index - EP 2322728 A3

EP 2322728 A3 20110601 - Backhoe dredger for dredging soil material under water

Title (en)

Backhoe dredger for dredging soil material under water

Title (de)

Heckbagger zum Unterwasserbaggern

Title (fr)

Pelle rétrocaveuse pour le dragage sous-marin

Publication

EP 2322728 A3 20110601 (EN)

Application

EP 10190665 A 20101110

Priority

NL 2003800 A 20091113

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2322728A2] The invention relates to a device (1) for dredging soil material under water. The device comprises a pontoon (6), provided with an excavator (10) adapted to excavate soil under water, and actuating means (7,16,17,18,19) adapted to control the motion of the pontoon and/or the excavator. The device further comprises first monitoring means (30,35) adapted to monitor the position of the excavator; second monitoring means (31) adapted to monitor the forces experienced by the excavator; and computing means (33) adapted to compute, on the basis of data obtained from the first and the second monitoring means, control signals for the actuating means. The invention also relates to a method for dredging soil material under water, using the invented device, and to a computer program comprising program instructions that when loaded into a computer carries out the method.

IPC 8 full level

E02F 3/96 (2006.01); B63B 49/00 (2006.01); E02F 3/43 (2006.01); E02F 5/00 (2006.01); E02F 5/10 (2006.01); E02F 5/14 (2006.01); E02F 5/28 (2006.01); E02F 9/20 (2006.01); G05B 13/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E02F 3/437 (2013.01); E02F 3/907 (2013.01); E02F 5/285 (2013.01); E02F 9/062 (2013.01); E02F 9/262 (2013.01); E02F 9/265 (2013.01); B63B 21/50 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2322728 A2 20110518; EP 2322728 A3 20110601; EP 2322728 B1 20130821; BE 1020103 A3 20130507; DK 2322728 T3 20131118; NL 2003800 C2 20110516; RU 2010146162 A 20120520; RU 2553814 C2 20150620

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 10190665 A 20101110; BE 201000675 A 20101115; DK 10190665 T 20101110; NL 2003800 A 20091113; RU 2010146162 A 20101112