(19)
(11) EP 3 511 488 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
25.09.2019 Bulletin 2019/39

(43) Date of publication A2:
17.07.2019 Bulletin 2019/29

(21) Application number: 18210915.7

(22) Date of filing: 07.12.2018
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
E04H 4/16(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
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 States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 20.12.2017 US 201715848432

(71) Applicant: Aqua Products, Inc
Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • DURVASULA, Kameshwar
    Cedar Grove, NJ New Jersey 07009 (US)
  • HANAN, Ethan
    Cedar Grove, NJ New Jersey 07009 (US)
  • LONDONO, William
    Cedar Grove, NJ New Jersey 07009 (US)

(74) Representative: Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB 
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München
80802 München (DE)

   


(54) DRIVE MODULE FOR SUBMERSIBLE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE


(57) A drive module (900) for submersible autonomous vehicles is disclosed. The drive module includes a propulsion element (904) configured to engage and rotate against a surface, a motor (912) configured to drive the propulsion element, and a controller (910) configured to cause the motor to drive the propulsion element. The drive module also includes a housing (902) configured to be removably, releasably coupled to the exterior of a submersible autonomous vehicle. The motor and the controller are disposed within the housing.







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