Global Patent Index - EP 2885466 A1

EP 2885466 A1 20150624 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MINING SOLID MATERIALS FROM THE SEA BED

Title (en)

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MINING SOLID MATERIALS FROM THE SEA BED

Title (de)

EINRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM ABBAU VON FESTSTOFFEN AM MEERESGRUND

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ D'EXTRACTION DE SOLIDES AU FOND DE L'OCÉAN

Publication

EP 2885466 A1 20150624 (DE)

Application

EP 13748262 A 20130702

Priority

  • DE 102012016052 A 20120814
  • DE 2013100241 W 20130702

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2014026670A1] The invention relates to a device for mining solid materials, particularly minerals or rock containing metals, from the seabed (8). To this end, the device has a surface system (2) on the water surface (4) and a mining system (6) on the sea bed (8) with means for mining the solid material from a mining region. In addition to this, the device according to the invention has an exploration vehicle (20) which has means for controlling the mining system (6) and means for monitoring the mining region. The invention further relates to a corresponding method for mining solid materials from the sea bed using the device according to the invention.

IPC 8 full level

E02F 5/00 (2006.01); B63G 8/00 (2006.01); E21C 50/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B63G 8/001 (2013.01 - EP US); E02F 5/006 (2013.01 - EP US); E21C 50/00 (2013.01 - EP US); B63G 2008/005 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2014026670A1

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)

WO 2014026670 A1 20140220; AU 2013304425 A1 20150226; AU 2013304425 B2 20160317; CA 2881719 A1 20140220; DE 102012016052 A1 20140220; DE 112013004064 A5 20150528; EP 2885466 A1 20150624; US 2015211368 A1 20150730

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 2013100241 W 20130702; AU 2013304425 A 20130702; CA 2881719 A 20130702; DE 102012016052 A 20120814; DE 112013004064 T 20130702; EP 13748262 A 20130702; US 201314421487 A 20130702