A FRAMEWORK WITH A BUOYANT BODY FOR A SUBSEA VEHICLE AS WELL AS A METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A FRAMEWORK

摘要

THE INVENTION COMPRISES A FRAME (1) FOR A REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE, IN WHICH SEVERAL FRAME ELEMENTS (12) PROVIDE A CARCASS (11) FORMED OF A BUOYANT MATERIAL, AND IN WHICH THE FRAME ELEMENTS (12) ARE PROVIDED BY A CURABLE MATERIAL (121) HAVING BEEN ARRANGED ON THE SURFACES OF THE CARCASS (11), AND A METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING A FRAME (1) FOR A REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE, IN WHICH SEVERAL FRAME ELEMENTS (12) PROVIDE A CARCASS (11) FORMED OF A BUOYANT MATERIAL, THE METHOD INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING STEPS: FORMING SEVERAL CORE ELEMENTS (111) OF A BUOYANT MATERIAL; FORMING A CARCASS (11) BY JOINING THE CORE ELEMENTS (111) TOGETHER; APPLYING A CURABLE MATERIAL (121) TO THE SURFACE OF THE CARCASS (11); AND FORMING SEVERAL MOUNTS (13) INTEGRATED INTO THE CURABLE MATERIAL (121), FOR VEHICLE COMPONENTS.