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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2010
Fernando Gallato, Padua, IT;
Adone Bertolo, Padua, IT;
Andrea Tognon, Padua, IT;
ZF Friedrichshafen, AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Abstract
A drive arrangement for an inboard-outboard drive engine of a watercraft, comprising a drive unit () with an upper part () arranged in a hull () of the watercraft and a lower part () which projects through a sealed opening in the hull () into the surrounding water such that a drivetrain extends through the drive unit (). At least one propeller is supported by the lower part () and can be driven by a motor coupled to drive the upper part (). The upper part () is in contact with a carrier system which, by virtue of a plurality of supporting units (A-D), supports reaction forces and torques produced in the drive unit () in the longitudinal, transverse and vertical directions relative to the hull ().