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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2020
Skf Marine Gmbh, Hamburg, DE;
Holger Spardel, Hamburg, DE;
SKF MARINE GMBH, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
An active stabilizing device for a primary damping of rolling movements of a ship or other watercraft including a hull including at least one positioning device having a drive journal and a stabilizing fin with a stabilizing surface and a root, the drive journal being attached to the stabilizing fin at the root, the stabilizing surface having a leading edge and a trailing edge and being configured to be disposed underwater. The positioning device is configured to set an angle of attack of the stabilizing fin by rotating the drive journal about a first axis of rotation and to pivot the drive journal about a second axis of rotation to move the stabilizing fin between a forward position and a rearward position relative to a bow of the watercraft.