An apparatus and method is provided for subsea repair or reinforcement of nets, each net having a plurality of net segments, the apparatus including: a holder for catching a segment of the net; a guide tube for feeding a stitching line towards the holder, the stitching line being retractably fed in and out of the guide tube; a stitching device that connects the stitching line to a first segment of the net and to a second segment of the net; a cutting device for severing the stitching line; and a control module; wherein the control module actuates the stitching device to connect the stitching line to the first segment of the net, retractably feed out additional stitching line whilst the holder is relocated towards the second segment of the net, and tighten the stitching line before connecting the stitching line to the second segment of the net.
APPARATUS FOR SUBSEA REPAIR
VORRICHTUNG ZUR UNTERWASSERREPARATUR
APPAREIL DE RÉPARATION SOUS-MARINE
2024-06-19
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B65H HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES , Handhaben von dünnem oder fadenförmigem Gut, z.B. Folien, Bahnen, Kabeln / B25B TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING, OR HOLDING , Werkzeuge oder Werkbankvorrichtungen zum Befestigen, Verbinden, Lösen oder Halten, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen / B25J Manipulatoren , MANIPULATORS / B63C LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS , Zuwasserlassen, Trockenstellen, Docken oder Bergen von Schiffen |
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