Global Patent Index - EP 4344991 A1

EP 4344991 A1 20240403 - MARINE DRIVE SYSTEM WITH CENTERING BEARING SURFACE

Title (en)

MARINE DRIVE SYSTEM WITH CENTERING BEARING SURFACE

Title (de)

SCHIFFSANTRIEBSSYSTEM MIT ZENTRIERENDER LAGERFLÄCHE

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME D'ENTRAÎNEMENT MARIN AVEC SURFACE DE PALIER DE CENTRAGE

Publication

EP 4344991 A1 20240403 (EN)

Application

EP 23200292 A 20230928

Priority

EP 2022077243 W 20220930

Abstract (en)

A drive system (1) for a marine vessel (30) comprising a first housing (2) fixed to an opening (32) in a hull (31) of the marine vessel (30), and a drive unit (3) arranged inside the first housing (2), where the drive unit (3) comprises a second housing (4) comprising an electric or combustion drive motor (5) and a marine propulsion system (6) attached to the second housing (4), where the drive system (1) is provided with a parking position (20) in which the marine propulsion system (6) is positioned inside the first housing (2), a drive position (21) in which the marine propulsion system (6) is positioned outside of the first housing (2), where the first housing (2) is provided with an inwardly extending flange (17) arranged around the circumference of the opening (16), and that the second housing (4) is provided with an edge (18) at the circumference of a lower side (15) of the second housing (4), where the flange shape and the edge shape are complementary, such that the edge (18) of the second housing (4) bears on the flange (17) of the first housing (2) when the drive system (1) is in the drive position (21).

IPC 8 full level

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

CPC (source: EP US)

B63H 5/125 (2013.01 - EP); B63H 5/20 (2013.01 - EP); B63H 20/106 (2013.01 - US); B63H 2020/025 (2013.01 - US)

Citation (applicant)

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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4344991 A1 20240403; CN 117799806 A 20240402; US 2024109632 A1 20240404; WO 2024067987 A1 20240404

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 23200292 A 20230928; CN 202311280686 A 20231007; EP 2022077243 W 20220930; US 202318474764 A 20230926