EP 2404823 A2 20120111 - Steering system for sailing vessels
Title (en)
Steering system for sailing vessels
Title (de)
Lenksystem für Segelschiffe
Title (fr)
Système de direction pour bateaux à voile
Publication
Application
Priority
NZ 58541610 A 20100517
Abstract (en)
A steering system for a yacht including a rudder and a user steering interface such as a wheel or tiller is described. The steering system comprising: a drive unit connected with the rudder to control the angle of the rudder relative to the yacht hull, a sensor for sensing the position or movement of the user steering interface, a controller activating the drive unit to control the angle of the rudder according to the output of the sensor, a feedback system that senses the rotation load on the rudder and applies a feedback force to the user steering interface that is a non-linear function of the rudder load.
IPC 8 full level
B63H 25/02 (2006.01); B63H 25/18 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B63H 25/02 (2013.01); B63H 25/18 (2013.01)
Citation (applicant)
NZ 58541610 A 20100517
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 11166398 A 20110517