Global Patent Index - EP 3784865 A1

EP 3784865 A1 20210303 - MELTING HEAD FOR AN ICE MELTING APPARATUS

Title (en)

MELTING HEAD FOR AN ICE MELTING APPARATUS

Title (de)

SCHMELZKOPF EINER EIS-SCHMELZVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

TÊTE DE FUSION D'UN DISPOSITIF DE FUSION DE GLACE

Publication

EP 3784865 A1 20210303 (DE)

Application

EP 19720527 A 20190425

Priority

  • EP 2019060615 W 20190425
  • DE 102018003378 A 20180425

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2019207045A1] The invention relates to a melting head (1) for an ice melting apparatus (1, 8) comprising a rear, in relation to the propagation direction, attachment region (4) for attaching to a drilling apparatus (8) or a drilling rod assembly, and a forward, in relation to the propagation direction, heatable front region (1c), wherein the front region (1c) has a radially outer face region (1a) in which the front region (1c) has an outer cross section that tapers in the propagation direction (3) up to the forward axial melting head end (1d), in particular with a tapering outer diameter, and the radially outer face region (1a) surrounds an inner cavity (5), the free inner cross section of which reduces from the axial melting head end (1d) counter to the propagation direction (3). The invention also relates to an ice melting apparatus (1, 8) formed with the melting head (1).

IPC 8 full level

E21B 7/14 (2006.01); E21B 7/00 (2006.01); E21B 7/15 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

E21B 7/008 (2013.01 - EP); E21B 7/14 (2013.01 - EP); E21B 7/15 (2013.01 - EP US); H05B 3/42 (2013.01 - US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2019207045A1

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 2019207045 A1 20191031; CN 112135955 A 20201225; CN 112135955 B 20221101; DE 102018003378 A1 20191031; EP 3784865 A1 20210303; EP 3784865 B1 20230607; EP 3784865 C0 20230607; RU 2020132998 A 20220407; US 11629558 B2 20230418; US 2021071478 A1 20210311

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2019060615 W 20190425; CN 201980026235 A 20190425; DE 102018003378 A 20180425; EP 19720527 A 20190425; RU 2020132998 A 20190425; US 201916978685 A 20190425