EP 4126653 A1 20230208 - PRESSURE HULL FOR HUMAN OCCUPANCY FOR MANNED SUBMERSIBLES
Title (en)
PRESSURE HULL FOR HUMAN OCCUPANCY FOR MANNED SUBMERSIBLES
Title (de)
DRUCKRUMPF FÜR MENSCHLICHE BELEGUNG FÜR BEMANNTE TAUCHFAHRZEUGE
Title (fr)
COQUE ÉPAISSE POUR L'OCCUPATION HUMAINE DE SUBMERSIBLES HABITÉS
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 202008284 A 20200602
- GB 2021051292 W 20210527
Abstract (en)
[origin: GB2595673A] A pressure hull 1 for manned submersible vessels formed from acrylic has a circular cross section across its major axis (2, Figure 1A, 1B), and an elongated, non-uniform profile (3) along the major axis. The hull may be spheroidal with seating for at least four occupants 7 with forward or lateral outward lines of sight. The hull may be formed as a single unit, or may have a central section formed as a single unit with metal end caps (16a, 16b, Figure 3) at each end. An access hatch 8 may be positioned on the hull upper surface, on an axis intersecting the central axis. The hull may form part of a submersible with ballast tanks and propulsion means, the submersible having a major axis either transverse to or along the normal direction of the vessel’s motion, giving occupants a forward or lateral line of sight respectively.
IPC 8 full level
B63B 3/13 (2006.01); B63B 5/24 (2006.01); B63G 8/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP GB US)
B63B 3/13 (2013.01 - EP GB US); B63B 5/24 (2013.01 - EP GB); B63G 8/001 (2013.01 - EP US); B63B 2241/06 (2013.01 - GB); B63B 2241/14 (2013.01 - US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2021245377A1
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
Designated validation state (EPC)
KH MA MD TN
DOCDB simple family (publication)
GB 202008284 D0 20200715; GB 2595673 A 20211208; GB 2595673 B 20240710; EP 4126653 A1 20230208; US 2023211852 A1 20230706; WO 2021245377 A1 20211209
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 202008284 A 20200602; EP 21732498 A 20210527; GB 2021051292 W 20210527; US 202118007520 A 20210527