DEEP SEA DEMOLITION VEHICLE
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- DEEPTECH NV
- Filing Date
- 2021-02-19
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-27
AI Technical Summary
Existing deep-sea mining technologies face challenges in efficiently collecting and transporting mineral deposits, such as polymetallic nodules, from great depths on the seabed to the surface while overcoming high pressures and other difficult conditions.
A deep-sea mining vehicle equipped with a suction head featuring a gap-like feed opening and pressure chamber, which directs water at high speed through a curved internal wall to efficiently collect and transport mineral deposits, optimized by adjustable geometry and multiple suction heads for varying seabed conditions.
Enhances the efficiency of mineral deposit collection and transport by reducing flow losses and adapting to seabed variability, ensuring effective and continuous suction and transport to a floating device.