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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2014
Soletanche Freyssinet, Rueil Malmaison, FR;
Bertrand Steff de Verninac, Rueil Malmaison, FR;
Daniel Perpezat, Rueil Malmaison, FR;
Jean-Pierre Hamelin, Rueil Malmaison, FR;
SOLETANCHE FREYSSINET, Rueil Malmaison, FR;
Abstract
An excavator machine that includes components such as: a suspended casing having a top end and a bottom end; at least one cable that extends above the casing, where the cable is under tension and has a bottom end that is fastened to the top end of the casing; and a cutter device that is arranged at the bottom end of the casing. The excavator machine further includes: a carriage that is mounted to slide along the cable; a device for moving the carriage along the cable; and a locator device for determining the three-dimensional position of the carriage.