The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2011
Julien Beaudry, Châteauguay, CA;
Pierre-luc Richard, Boucherville, CA;
Dominique Thuot, Lachine, CA;
Philippe Hamelin, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, CA;
Michel Blain, Saint-Amable, CA;
Julien Beaudry, Châteauguay, CA;
Pierre-Luc Richard, Boucherville, CA;
Dominique Thuot, Lachine, CA;
Philippe Hamelin, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, CA;
Michel Blain, Saint-Amable, CA;
Hydro-Quebec, Montreal, Quebec, CA;
Abstract
A robot for machining a part of structure under water, comprising a machine tool having a chamber receiving a machining element, a support and guiding structure of the machine tool fixable with respect to the part to be machined and having submersible mobile elements and corresponding submersible guiding elements defining axes along which the mobile elements are movable to position the machine tool with respect to the part to be machined, displacement units for displacement of the mobile elements along the axes, a gas supply connecting to the machine tool to inject gas in the chamber, and a programmable control unit for operating the displacement units and the machine tool based on a closed-loop control mode in order to achieve the machining of the part.