Global Patent Index - EP 3419893 A4

EP 3419893 A4 20190911 - STEERING SYSTEM, AZIMUTHING PROPULSION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ABSORBING HEAT

Title (en)

STEERING SYSTEM, AZIMUTHING PROPULSION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ABSORBING HEAT

Title (de)

LENKSYSTEM, RUNDUM STEUERBARES ANTRIEBSSYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR WÄRMEAUFNAHME

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME DE DIRECTION, SYSTÈME DE PROPULSION ORIENTABLE EN AZIMUT, ET PROCÉDÉ D'ABSORPTION DE CHALEUR

Publication

EP 3419893 A4 20190911 (EN)

Application

EP 16891330 A 20160226

Priority

FI 2016050122 W 20160226

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2017144767A1] According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a steering system (30) of an azimuthing propulsion system (1), the steering system (30) comprising at least one hydraulic motor (2) configured to operate an azimuthing system of a propulsion unit (3), the propulsion unit (3) being arranged outside a vessel, a fluid cycle (4) from the at least one hydraulic motor (2) via a separate hydraulic overload protection unit and back to the motor (2), the overload protection unit comprises a pressure relief unit and a heat management unit, and wherein the pressure relief unit comprises a pressure relief valve (5), andthe heat management unit comprises a heat storage, a heat exchanger, or a combination of both, and wherein the fluid cycle (4) comprising the overload protection unit (32) is configured to at least partially absorb heat generated during turning of the propulsion unit (3).

IPC 8 full level

B63H 5/125 (2006.01); B63H 20/12 (2006.01); B63H 25/30 (2006.01); B63H 25/42 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR RU US)

B63H 5/125 (2013.01 - EP KR US); B63H 5/1252 (2013.01 - RU); B63H 25/30 (2013.01 - KR); B63H 25/42 (2013.01 - EP US); B63H 25/30 (2013.01 - EP US); B63H 2005/1254 (2013.01 - US); B63H 2005/1258 (2013.01 - EP KR)

Citation (search report)

[A] WO 2013034797 A1 20130314 - WAERTSILAE FINLAND OY [FI], et al

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2017144767 A1 20170831; CA 3014391 A1 20170831; CA 3014391 C 20230620; CN 108698679 A 20181023; CN 108698679 B 20220419; EP 3419893 A1 20190102; EP 3419893 A4 20190911; KR 102535259 B1 20230519; KR 20180116245 A 20181024; RU 2694418 C1 20190712; US 2019016431 A1 20190117

DOCDB simple family (application)

FI 2016050122 W 20160226; CA 3014391 A 20160226; CN 201680082376 A 20160226; EP 16891330 A 20160226; KR 20187022165 A 20160226; RU 2018133686 A 20160226; US 201616078020 A 20160226