EP 0159144 B1 19890607 - AZIMUTH THRUSTER FOR USE IN SHIPS
Title (en)
AZIMUTH THRUSTER FOR USE IN SHIPS
Publication
Application
Priority
JP 3720384 A 19840227
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0159144A1] The azimuth thruster includes: an outboard housing (26) mounted within a substantially conical recess (17) to turn about a vertically axis, the conical recess formed in the bottom of a hull of the ship to converge upwards; a turning unit (23), mounted to the hull, for turning the outboard housing about the vertical axis; a propeller shaft rotatably supported by the outboard housing to cross the vertical axis of the outboard housing with an acute angle ( alpha ); a propeller (42) mounted on the lower end of the propeller shaft to be located outside the outboard housing and within the conical recess and to provide a thrust upwards in the direction of the propeller shaft; and a propulsion unit (52) for rotating the propeller shaft.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B63H 5/125 (2006.01); B63H 25/42 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B63H 5/125 (2013.01); B63H 25/42 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
GB NL
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 85301833 A 19850315