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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
May. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Saipem S.p.a., San Donato Milanese, IT;
Inventors:
Massimiliano Formenti, San Donato Milanese, IT;
Alberto Serena, San Donato Milanese, IT;
Mauro Bettanin, San Donato Milanese, IT;
Assignee:
SAIPEM S.P.A., San Donato Milanese, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/16 (2006.01); E02F 5/14 (2006.01); F16L 1/20 (2006.01); E02F 5/10 (2006.01); E02F 5/00 (2006.01); E02F 5/08 (2006.01); E02F 5/12 (2006.01); F16L 1/235 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 5/145 (2013.01); E02F 5/006 (2013.01); E02F 5/08 (2013.01); E02F 5/104 (2013.01); E02F 5/109 (2013.01); E02F 5/125 (2013.01); F16L 1/165 (2013.01); F16L 1/20 (2013.01); F16L 1/207 (2013.01); F16L 1/235 (2013.01);
Abstract
A digging machine configured to bury a continuous elongated member in the bed of a body of water has a frame extending along a longitudinal axis; a guide assembly fitted to the frame to move crosswise to the longitudinal axis, and configured to engage and move along the continuous elongated member; and a control device configured to adjust the position of the guide assembly with respect to the frame and the continuous elongated member according to the conformation of the continuous elongated member.