Cluster-type deep-sea submarine mining equipment based on vortex hydrodynamic characteristics
US10480317B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 26, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE02F5/006
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A piece of submarine mining equipment comprises an equipment body, a plurality of adaptive submarine mining collectors and respective mineral delivery pipes. The equipment body and the adaptive submarine mining collectors are connected through the mineral delivery pipes. The lengths, stretching out of the equipment body, of the mineral delivery pipes can be adjusted under control. The adaptive submarine mining collectors are provided with tracked traveling mechanisms and can autonomously travel under control. An underwater detector is used for detecting the submarine topography and mineral distribution in the vicinity of an operation area, and the traveling path of the submarine mining collectors and a mineral storage vehicle is reasonably planned according to detected information. The multiple adaptive submarine mining collectors simultaneously and independently work and are made light and small, thus reducing damage of mining operations to the submarine ecological environment. The equipment body can travel along flat submarine paths and avoid rough paths. Horizontal vortexes induced by the mining collectors can enhance the mining effect and improve the collecting power under unit…
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