Global Patent Index - EP 4121345 B1

EP 4121345 B1 20240306 - SYSTEM FOR HANDLING MARINE OR UNDERWATER DRONES BY FLOATING PONTOON WITH REMOVABLE DRONE INTERFACE MODULE, ADAPTED SHIP

Title (en)

SYSTEM FOR HANDLING MARINE OR UNDERWATER DRONES BY FLOATING PONTOON WITH REMOVABLE DRONE INTERFACE MODULE, ADAPTED SHIP

Title (de)

SYSTEM ZUR HANDHABUNG VON MEERES- ODER UNTERWASSERDROHNEN DURCH EINEN SCHWIMMENDEN PONTON MIT EINEM ABNEHMBAREN DROHNENSCHNITTSTELLENMODUL, ANGEPASSTES SCHIFF

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME DE MANUTENTION DE DRONES MARINS OU SOUS-MARINS PAR PONTON FLOTTANT À MODULE D'INTERFACE DE DRONE AMOVIBLE, NAVIRE ADAPTÉ

Publication

EP 4121345 B1 20240306 (FR)

Application

EP 21710505 A 20210312

Priority

  • FR 2002568 A 20200316
  • EP 2021056321 W 20210312

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2021185689A1] The invention relates to a system (1, 2) (1, 4) for handling marine (3) or underwater (5) drones, the system (1, 2) (1, 4) comprising a drone interface module (2, 4) and a floating pontoon (1) with two hulls (11) and an arch (10), the pontoon (1) is catamaran-shaped and delimits a downflooded reception space (17), the arch (10) comprises at least one device (12) for attachment to a winch cable, the pontoon (1) comprises devices (13) for detachable attachment to a drone interface module (2, 4) detachably and interchangeably installed in the receiving space (17), the drone interface modules (2, 4) forming an at least partially flooded docking area (23, 42) for the drone (3, 5), the drone interface modules (2, 4) have a lower portion (22, 43) configured to rest stably on a flat surface after the drone interface module (2, 4) has been removed from the pontoon (1).

IPC 8 full level

B63B 1/12 (2006.01); B63B 27/36 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B63B 1/107 (2013.01 - US); B63B 1/121 (2013.01 - EP); B63B 27/16 (2013.01 - US); B63B 27/36 (2013.01 - EP); B63B 2027/165 (2013.01 - EP US); B63B 2035/006 (2013.01 - EP US); B63C 3/12 (2013.01 - EP); B63G 2008/002 (2013.01 - EP)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

FR 3108091 A1 20210917; FR 3108091 B1 20240426; AU 2021237673 A1 20221013; EP 4121345 A1 20230125; EP 4121345 B1 20240306; US 2023139862 A1 20230504; WO 2021185689 A1 20210923

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 2002568 A 20200316; AU 2021237673 A 20210312; EP 2021056321 W 20210312; EP 21710505 A 20210312; US 202117912396 A 20210312