Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Robot for mining manganese nodules on deep seafloor
- Patent Title (中): 机器人在深海底采矿锰结核
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Application No.: US14387200Application Date: 2012-10-12
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Publication No.: US09334734B2Publication Date: 2016-05-10
- Inventor: Sup Hong , Hyung-Woo Kim , Jong-Su Choi , Tae-Kyeong Yeu
- Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
- Applicant Address: KR Ansan-si
- Assignee: Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology
- Current Assignee: Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology
- Current Assignee Address: KR Ansan-si
- Agency: Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP
- Priority: KR10-2012-0031912 20120328
- International Application: PCT/KR2012/008296 WO 20121012
- International Announcement: WO2013/147379 WO 20131003
- Main IPC: E21C50/00
- IPC: E21C50/00 ; E02F3/88 ; E02F3/90 ; E02F3/92 ; E02F7/02 ; E02F7/06

Abstract:
A robot for mining a manganese nodule on a deep sea floor. The apparatus includes a plurality of moving apparatuses detachably disposed in parallel with each other; a mining apparatus installed to a front end of the moving apparatuses to mine a manganese nodule; a transferring apparatus installed to an upper portion of the moving apparatuses to crush the manganese nodule in a constant size or less such that the manganese nodule is transferred to an external; a power control measuring unit installed to an upper portion of the moving apparatuses for providing power to the moving apparatuses and controlling operations of the mining apparatus and the transferring apparatus; a structure frame for connecting the moving apparatuses to each other and for supporting the mining apparatus, the transferring apparatus and the power control measuring unit; and a buoyancy unit installed to a top end of the structure frame.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150047233A1 ROBOT FOR MINING MANGANESE NODULES ON DEEP SEAFLOOR Public/Granted day:2015-02-19
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