EP 4304927 A1 20240117 - A PROPULSION ASSEMBLY FOR A MARINE VESSEL
Title (en)
A PROPULSION ASSEMBLY FOR A MARINE VESSEL
Title (de)
ANTRIEBSANORDNUNG FÜR EIN WASSERFAHRZEUG
Title (fr)
ENSEMBLE DE PROPULSION POUR UN NAVIRE MARIN
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 2021056331 W 20210312
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2022188988A1] Invention relates to a thruster assembly (10) for a marine vessel (1) comprising a body (12) comprising a duct (20) having a longitudinal axis (L), and a first end (20.1) and a second end (20.2), a support structure (14) for a propeller (16) comprising a propeller shaft (18) at a centre line of the duct (20), a propeller (16), positioned into the duct (20) and being attached to the propeller shaft (18), wherein the propeller (16) comprising at least three blades (22) and a boss (24) which is supported to the shaft (18), and further a circular rim (26) to which radial ends (22') of the propeller blades are attached, wherein a circumferential slot (28) is provided, opening inside the duct between the first end (20.1) and the second end (20.2), into which slot the circular rim (26) is arranged to extend radially, and at least one gas inlet (30) arranged to open into the slot (28). Invention relates also to a transverse tunnel thruster and a steerable azimuthing thruster provided with the thruster assembly.
IPC 8 full level
B63H 5/14 (2006.01); B63H 1/16 (2006.01); B63H 1/18 (2006.01); B63H 5/16 (2006.01); B63H 25/46 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B63H 1/16 (2013.01 - EP); B63H 1/18 (2013.01 - EP); B63H 5/16 (2013.01 - EP US); B63H 11/08 (2013.01 - US); B63H 25/46 (2013.01 - EP); B63H 2011/081 (2013.01 - US)
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
Designated validation state (EPC)
KH MA MD TN
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2022188988 A1 20220915; CN 116940503 A 20231024; EP 4304927 A1 20240117; KR 20240082261 A 20240610; US 2024149996 A1 20240509
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 2021056331 W 20210312; CN 202180095278 A 20210312; EP 21712468 A 20210312; KR 20237034752 A 20210312; US 202118550172 A 20210312