Title (en)

Steering of vessels.

Title (de)

Schiffsteuerung.

Title (fr)

Gouverne de bateaux.

Publication

EP 0354402 A1 19900214 (EN)

Application

EP 89113566 A 19890724

Priority

US 22502788 A 19880725

Abstract (en)

A vessel for the water-borne transportation of people, animals and goods has parallel elongate first chambers (15) each with a pair of rotatable members (14) extending downwardly to opposite ends of the first chambers. Ducts form water passages (16) extending through the rotatable members and propellers (18) are provided in each of them for propelling the vessel. A main water duct (23) extends between the rotatable members and a superstructure is supported on the rotatable members (14). The rotatable members (14) can be rotated between a first position, in which the ducts in the rotatable members communicate with the main duct (23) and a second position in which the ducts discharge at least partially in a direction extending laterally of the main duct, whereby the vessel may be steered, rotated and laterally displaced by varying the positions of rotation of the rotatable members.

IPC 1-7

B63H 5/14; B63H 25/46

IPC 8 full level

B63H 25/42 (2006.01); B63H 5/14 (2006.01); B63H 11/08 (2006.01); B63H 25/46 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

B63H 5/08 (2013.01 - KR); B63H 5/14 (2013.01 - EP); B63H 25/46 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

• [X] US 3412705 A 19681126 - NESSON JEAN J
• [Y] GB 527599 A 19401011 - JEAN BADOVICI
• [Y] DE 1756779 A1 19701022 - WEISS BRUNO [DE]
• [Y] GB 1130378 A 19681016 - TAMCO LTD
• [Y] US 1197850 A 19160912 - PEASE CHARLES [US]
• [A] DE 3029632 A1 19820708 - GULAIF JOSEF
• [A] US 3198158 A 19650803 - KENNETH WINTER DUNCAN
• [A] FR 529147 A 19211123 - GILL PROPELLER COMPANY LTD [GB]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0354402 A1 19900214; EP 0354402 B1 19921028; AT E81832 T1 19921115; AU 3889989 A 19900125; AU 630103 B2 19921022; DE 68903308 D1 19921203; DE 68903308 T2 19930325; ES 2036761 T3 19930601; GR 3006123 T3 19930621; JP H02162195 A 19900621; KR 900001565 A 19900227

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 89113566 A 19890724; AT 89113566 T 19890724; AU 3889989 A 19890725; DE 68903308 T 19890724; ES 89113566 T 19890724; GR 920402450 T 19921030; JP 19243889 A 19890725; KR 890010537 A 19890725