• Patent Title: Propulsion in granular media
  • Application No.: US16759541
    Application Date: 2018-10-31
  • Publication No.: US11623703B2
    Publication Date: 2023-04-11
  • Inventor: Lorenzo Conti
  • Applicant: CROVER LTD
  • Applicant Address: GB Edinburgh
  • Assignee: CROVER LTD
  • Current Assignee: CROVER LTD
  • Current Assignee Address: GB Edinburgh
  • Agency: Oliff PLC
  • Priority: GB1717993 20171031
  • International Application: PCT/GB2018/053157 WO 20181031
  • International Announcement: WO2019/086870 WO 20190509
  • Main IPC: B62D57/04
  • IPC: B62D57/04
Propulsion in granular media
Abstract:
A method of propelling an object through a granular medium including granular material, wherein the object is provided with one or more rotatable portions, includes: providing the object submerged in the granular medium; and rotating at least one of the one or more rotatable portions about an axis of rotation to thereby move granular material adjacent the one or more rotatable portions and propel the object through the granular medium.
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IPC分类:
B 作业;运输
B62 无轨陆用车辆
B62D 机动车;挂车(农用机械或机具的转向机构或在所要求轨道上的引导装置入A01B69/00;车轮,脚轮,车轴,提高车轮的附着力入B60B;车用轮胎,轮胎充气或轮胎的更换入B60C;拖有挂车的牵引车或类似车辆之间的连接入B60D;轨道和道路两用车辆,两栖或可转换的车辆入B60F;悬架装置的配置入B60G;加热、冷却、通风或其他空气处理设备入B60H;车窗,挡风玻璃,非固定车顶,门或类似装置,车辆不用时的护套入B60J;动力装置的布置,辅助驱动装置,传动装置,控制机构,仪表或仪表板入B60K;电动车辆的电力装备或动力装置入B60L;电动车辆的电源线入B60M;其他类目不包含的乘客用设备入B60N;适用于货运或装载特殊货物或物体的入B60P;用于一般车辆信号或照明装置的布置,其安装或支承或者其电路入B60Q;其他类目不包含的车辆,车辆配件或车辆部件入B60R;其他类目不包含的保养,清洗,修理,支承,举升或调试入B60S;制动器布置,制动控制系统或其部件入B60T;气垫车入B60V;摩托车及其所用附件入B62J,B62K;车辆试验入G01M)
B62D57/00 仅以具有除车轮或履带以外的其他推进装置或接地装置为特征的车辆,或者以车轮或履带加上具有除车轮或履带以外的其他推进装置为特征的车辆(雪橇入B62B;机动雪橇入B62M)
B62D57/04 .有非驱动行走推进装置的,例如有螺旋桨的(喷气推进装置的布置入B60K)
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