Method for depositing material on the ocean bed and apparatus for performing the same
US4400115A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 1982 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B35/305
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Method and installation for depositing materials on an ocean bed in accordance with a given line in which the autonomous vehicle is displaced on the ocean bed by accurately following said line, whereby the vehicle is provided with a hopper, a ship is moved on the surface of the ocean roughly in accordance with said line, the materials are discharged from this ship towards the hopper and are guided by means of a pipe suspended beneath the ship and whose lower end is not integral with the hopper, wherein the propulsion means of the pipe disposed at the lower end thereof are operated so that the lower end of the pipe is forced to remain above the hopper.
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