Seabed cobalt-rich crust mining vehicle

Abstract

The invention discloses a seabed cobalt-rich crust mining vehicle. The seabed cobalt-rich crust mining vehicle comprises a base, a walking device, mining heads, collecting heads and a collecting device, wherein the base is fixed to the walking device, the mining heads are fixed to a support and make contact with the ground to broke cobalt-rich crusts, the collecting heads are fixed to the base and are arranged on the mining heads in the advancing direction of the mining vehicle, and the collecting device is fixed to the base and connected with the collecting heads and provides negative pressure for the collecting heads to suck cobalt-rich crust pulp generated after the mining heads broke the cobalt-rich crusts. The seabed cobalt-rich crust mining vehicle has the advantages that in the walking operation process of the mining vehicle, caterpillar bands can adapt complex and changeable terrain in the cobalt-rich crust mine lot; in the collection operation work, a hydraulic oil cylinder controls a mechanical arm to move up and down to adjust the work height, away from the ground, of the cutting and broking mining heads, bed rock cutting is reduced as much as possible or is avoided, the purpose of broking cobalt-rich crusts as many as possible the achieved, and the dilution rate is reduced.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to deep seabed mining equipment, in particular to a seabed cobalt-rich crust mining vehicle. Background technique [0002] Submarine cobalt-rich crusts are one of the three main solid mineral resources on the seabed. They are mainly distributed on the slopes and top surfaces of seamounts, mid-ridges, and platforms at a water depth of 400-4000 m. The thickness is generally only 2-8 cm and the distribution is uneven. The cobalt-rich crust mining vehicle needs to walk on the undulating and complex terrain of the mining area, and its mining head needs to adapt to micro-terrain changes, and break and peel off a thin layer of cobalt-rich crust from the hard bedrock, ensuring the recovery rate and Dilution rate. At present, for the mining of cobalt-rich crusts on the seabed, most of them stay in the technical feasibility of the mining method and the laboratory simulation test research, failing to combine the complex topographical charac...

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[0003] In order to solve the technical problem of low operating efficiency of current mining equipment, the present invention provides a seabed cobalt-rich crust mining vehicle that can adapt to the complex and changeable terrain of the seabed and can efficiently collect cobalt-rich crusts

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