EP 3361009 A1 20180815 - EXCAVATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
Title (en)
EXCAVATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
Title (de)
AUSHUBSYSTEM UND -VERFAHREN
Title (fr)
SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ D'EXCAVATION
Publication
Application
Priority
US 201762458774 P 20170214
Abstract (en)
An excavation system (10) has a soil-agitation arrangement including an agitator e.g.an auger (66) operable to disturb soil to facilitate removal of disturbed soil from the ground. Also included is a vacuum arrangement operable to remove the disturbed soil from the ground, and a sensor arrangement (23) including at least one sensor configured to detect a presence of at least one type of buried infrastructure in the ground. A shroud arrangement including a shroud disposed over at least a portion of the agitator e.g. the auger (66) and may be movable relative to the agitator to selectively cover and uncover at least a portion of the agitator.
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP US)
E02F 3/06 (2013.01 - US); E02F 3/8825 (2013.01 - EP US); E02F 3/9231 (2013.01 - EP US); E02F 5/003 (2013.01 - US); E02F 7/00 (2013.01 - US); E02F 9/2004 (2013.01 - US); E02F 9/2058 (2013.01 - US)
Citation (search report)
- [X] DE 3710283 A1 19881006 - ZUEBLIN AG [DE]
- [X] SU 757648 A1 19800823 - NOVOSIBIRSK VNII TRANSP [SU]
- [X] KR 20110053099 A 20110519 - HYUNDAI CONSTRUCTION CO LTD [KR]
- [X] GB 2533489 A 20160622 - ULC ROBOTICS INC [US]
- [X] NL 1032308 C2 20080212 - HOLLEMAN GERARDUS MARIA [NL], et al
- [X] FR 2789414 A1 20000811 - TRACTO SERVICES [FR]
- [A] EP 0368129 A1 19900516 - VMB VESTA MASCHBAU GMBH & CO [DE]
- [A] WO 2011073500 A1 20110623 - YHTEISVIEJAET TAMEX OY [FI], et al
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)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 18156777 A 20180214; US 201815896592 A 20180214