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(11) | EP 2 682 528 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Device and method for dredging bed material under water |
(57) The invention relates to a device and method for dredging bed material under water.
The device (1) comprises a vessel (4) which can be anchored to an underwater bed (2)
and has a ladder (8) which can be positioned downwards at an angle (6) into the body
of water (7) from the vessel (4) and which is provided with a cutting tool (10) at
its free end, the cutting tool (10) comprising a number of excavating elements (103,
105) arranged around a common rotation axis (101). The cutting tool (10) comprises
a passage (106) for dug-up bed material which adjoins an inlet end of a discharge
means (13) for the dug-up bed material, which discharge means (13) comprises a carrier
(13) for the bed material which is driven by means of a mechanical drive, which carrier
comprises two conveyor belts which rotate in opposite directions of rotation across
each other at the same time. The invention makes it possible to dig up underwater
beds while preventing sediment spill.
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