Global Patent Index - EP 2421746 A2

EP 2421746 A2 20120229 - UNDERWATER VESSEL WITH IMPROVED PROPULSION AND HANDLING

Title (en)

UNDERWATER VESSEL WITH IMPROVED PROPULSION AND HANDLING

Title (de)

UNTERWASSERFAHRZEUG MIT VERBESSERTEM ANTRIEB UND STEUERUNG

Title (fr)

NAVIRE SOUS-MARIN DOTÉ D'UNE PROPULSION ET D'UNE MANIPULATION AMÉLIORÉES

Publication

EP 2421746 A2 20120229 (EN)

Application

EP 10719658 A 20100426

Priority

  • NO 2010000152 W 20100426
  • NO 20091637 A 20090424

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2010123380A2] A vehicle for use underwater containing a buoyancy unit mounted on top of a main frame, and that said buoyancy unit contains at least one thruster, at least one camera and at least one source of light and that the main frame contains at least two thrusters and at least one set of tools or manipulators and that the vehicle is further characterised by that said buoyancy unit and said main frame can rotate around its own axis independent of each other, that said at least two thrusters mounted to said main frame can rotate around its own axis and that said thrusters, mounted to said main frame are mounted to a circular joint that is rotatable around its own axis.

IPC 8 full level

B63C 11/34 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B63C 11/42 (2013.01); B63G 8/16 (2013.01); B63G 8/22 (2013.01); B63G 2008/005 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2010123380A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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 SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2010123380 A2 20101028; WO 2010123380 A3 20110324; CA 2760910 A1 20101028; EP 2421746 A2 20120229; NO 20091637 L 20101025; RU 2011145889 A 20130527

DOCDB simple family (application)

NO 2010000152 W 20100426; CA 2760910 A 20100426; EP 10719658 A 20100426; NO 20091637 A 20090424; RU 2011145889 A 20100426