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EP 0762969 A1 19970319 - AUTO-PILOT WATER CRAFT

Title (en)

AUTO-PILOT WATER CRAFT

Title (de)

SELBSTSTEUERANLAGE FÜR WASSERFAHRZEUGE

Title (fr)

PILOTE AUTOMATIQUE POUR BATEAUX

Publication

EP 0762969 A1 19970319 (DE)

Application

EP 95921810 A 19950601

Priority

  • DE 4420798 A 19940616
  • EP 9502091 W 19950601

Abstract (en)

[origin: CA2190758A1] The invention concerns an auto-pilot for water craft, in particular for pleasure craft and sailing yachts, the auto-pilot having an automatic control device (2) by means of which the helm (1) of the craft is moved. In order to prevent the craft continuing under way when the skipper or helmsman falls overboard, the auto-pilot has a transmitter (7) which is a separate unit from the control device, is attached to the skipper or helmsman and is designed to transmit a "man overboard" signal, plus a receiver (4) which is associated with the control device (2) and which receives a "man overboard" signal (6) transmitted by the transmitter (7) and controls the control device (2), and hence the helm (1), in such a way that the distance between the craft and the transmitter (7) does not increase.

IPC 1-7

B63C 9/00

IPC 8 full level

B63C 9/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B63C 9/0011 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9534465A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

ES FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 4420798 A1 19951221; DE 4420798 C2 19961002; AU 2673495 A 19960105; AU 691302 B2 19980514; CA 2190758 A1 19951221; EP 0762969 A1 19970319; EP 0762969 B1 19981104; US 5860842 A 19990119; WO 9534465 A1 19951221

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 4420798 A 19940616; AU 2673495 A 19950601; CA 2190758 A 19950601; EP 9502091 W 19950601; EP 95921810 A 19950601; US 73787296 A 19961120