Global Patent Index - EP 4035988 A1

EP 4035988 A1 20220803 - DRIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR A MARINE VESSEL

Title (en)

DRIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR A MARINE VESSEL

Title (de)

ANTRIEBSANORDNUNG FÜR EIN SCHIFF

Title (fr)

AGENCEMENT D'ENTRAÎNEMENT POUR UN NAVIRE

Publication

EP 4035988 A1 20220803 (EN)

Application

EP 21153772 A 20210127

Priority

EP 21153772 A 20210127

Abstract (en)

The invention relates to a drive arrangement (1, 2) for a marine vessel (10), the drive arrangement (1, 2) comprising: an upper drive part (4) configured to be mounted onto an outside of a transom (3) of the marine vessel (10); a lower drive part (5) connected to the upper drive part (4) so as to be fixed in a vertical direction in relation to the upper drive part (4), wherein the lower drive part (5) has a hydrodynamic configuration and is provided with at least one propeller (6); and a transmission system (7, 8, 9) arranged to transfer a drive torque to the propeller (6) from a drive source system (20, 21, 22, 23) connected to the transmission system, wherein an outer surface of the upper drive part (4) substantially is made up of a plurality of surface sections (41-51) connected by one or more edges (60), wherein each of said surface sections (41-51) has a shape corresponding to a so-called ruled surface that can be generated by the motion of a straight line, such as a planar surface or a lateral surface of a cylinder or cone.

IPC 8 full level

B63H 5/125 (2006.01); B63H 20/08 (2006.01); B63H 20/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B63H 5/125 (2013.01 - EP); B63H 20/02 (2013.01 - US); B63H 20/08 (2013.01 - EP); B63H 20/16 (2013.01 - EP); B63H 23/34 (2013.01 - US)

Citation (applicant)

US 6468119 B1 20021022 - HASL EMIL [US], et al

Citation (search report)

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)

EP 4035988 A1 20220803; US 2022234707 A1 20220728

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 21153772 A 20210127; US 202217648208 A 20220118