EP4596884C0 - Verbesserungen an und im zusammenhang mit einer unterwasseraushubvorrichtung - Google Patents

Verbesserungen an und im zusammenhang mit einer unterwasseraushubvorrichtung

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EP4596884C0
EP4596884C0 EP25183246.5A EP25183246A EP4596884C0 EP 4596884 C0 EP4596884 C0 EP 4596884C0 EP 25183246 A EP25183246 A EP 25183246A EP 4596884 C0 EP4596884 C0 EP 4596884C0
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excavation device
underwater excavation
underwater
excavation
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French (fr)
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EP4596884A3 (de
EP4596884B1 (de
EP4596884A2 (de
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Kenneth Roderick Stewart
Donald Stewart
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Rotech Group Ltd
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Rotech Group Ltd
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F5/00—Dredgers or soil-shifting machines for special purposes
    • E02F5/28—Dredgers or soil-shifting machines for special purposes for cleaning watercourses or other ways
    • E02F5/287—Dredgers or soil-shifting machines for special purposes for cleaning watercourses or other ways with jet nozzles
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F3/00—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines
    • E02F3/04—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven
    • E02F3/88—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven with arrangements acting by a sucking or forcing effect, e.g. suction dredgers
    • E02F3/90—Component parts, e.g. arrangement or adaptation of pumps
    • E02F3/92—Digging elements, e.g. suction heads
    • E02F3/9256—Active suction heads; Suction heads with cutting elements, i.e. the cutting elements are mounted within the housing of the suction head
    • E02F3/9268—Active suction heads; Suction heads with cutting elements, i.e. the cutting elements are mounted within the housing of the suction head with rotating cutting elements
    • E02F3/9275—Active suction heads; Suction heads with cutting elements, i.e. the cutting elements are mounted within the housing of the suction head with rotating cutting elements with axis of rotation parallel to longitudinal axis of the suction pipe
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F3/00—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines
    • E02F3/04—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven
    • E02F3/88—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven with arrangements acting by a sucking or forcing effect, e.g. suction dredgers
    • E02F3/90—Component parts, e.g. arrangement or adaptation of pumps
    • E02F3/92—Digging elements, e.g. suction heads
    • E02F3/9206—Digging devices using blowing effect only, like jets or propellers
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F3/00—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines
    • E02F3/04—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven
    • E02F3/88—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven with arrangements acting by a sucking or forcing effect, e.g. suction dredgers
    • E02F3/90—Component parts, e.g. arrangement or adaptation of pumps
    • E02F3/92—Digging elements, e.g. suction heads
    • E02F3/9293—Component parts of suction heads, e.g. edges, strainers for preventing the entry of stones or the like
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F7/00—Equipment for conveying or separating excavated material
    • E02F7/005—Equipment for conveying or separating excavated material conveying material from the underwater bottom
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D1/00—Radial-flow pumps, e.g. centrifugal pumps; Helico-centrifugal pumps
    • F04D1/04—Helico-centrifugal pumps

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Other Liquid Machine Or Engine Such As Wave Power Use (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
EP25183246.5A 2022-01-21 2023-01-19 Verbesserungen an und im zusammenhang mit einer unterwasseraushubvorrichtung Active EP4596884B1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB2200798.3A GB2614897B (en) 2022-01-21 2022-01-21 Improvements in and relating to underwater excavation apparatus
PCT/GB2023/050095 WO2023139365A1 (en) 2022-01-21 2023-01-19 Improvements in and relating to underwater excavation apparatus
EP23702653.9A EP4466410B1 (de) 2022-01-21 2023-01-19 Verbesserungen an und im zusammenhang mit einer unterwasseraushubvorrichtung

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EP23702653.9A Division EP4466410B1 (de) 2022-01-21 2023-01-19 Verbesserungen an und im zusammenhang mit einer unterwasseraushubvorrichtung
EP23702653.9A Division-Into EP4466410B1 (de) 2022-01-21 2023-01-19 Verbesserungen an und im zusammenhang mit einer unterwasseraushubvorrichtung

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EP4596884A2 EP4596884A2 (de) 2025-08-06
EP4596884A3 EP4596884A3 (de) 2025-10-08
EP4596884C0 true EP4596884C0 (de) 2026-02-18
EP4596884B1 EP4596884B1 (de) 2026-02-18

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US (1) US20250101710A1 (de)
EP (2) EP4466410B1 (de)
GB (1) GB2614897B (de)
TW (1) TW202336320A (de)
WO (1) WO2023139365A1 (de)

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GB2631402B (en) * 2023-06-28 2025-07-23 Rotech Group Ltd Improvements in sediment plume suppression

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US20250101710A1 (en) 2025-03-27
EP4596884A3 (de) 2025-10-08
GB2614897B (en) 2024-09-04
EP4466410B1 (de) 2025-12-03
WO2023139365A1 (en) 2023-07-27
EP4596884B1 (de) 2026-02-18
TW202336320A (zh) 2023-09-16
EP4466410A1 (de) 2024-11-27
EP4466410C0 (de) 2025-12-03
EP4596884A2 (de) 2025-08-06
GB202200798D0 (en) 2022-03-09
GB2614897A (en) 2023-07-26

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