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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
May. 07, 2014
Propelwind S.a.s., Ploemeur, FR;
Patrick Englebert, Mollem, BE;
Michel Desjoyeaux, La Foret Fouesnant, FR;
Marc van Peteghem, Paris, FR;
Vincent Lauriot Prevost, Locmariaquer, FR;
PROPELWIND S.A.S., Ploemeur, FR;
Abstract
A vessel provided with at least one rigid wingsail installation with a mast structure and a rigid wingsail. The mast structure comprises a foot and a mast top which is rotatable about a substantially vertical wingsail rotation axis relative to the vessel. The mast top is provided with a primary tilting assembly. The rigid wingsail comprises a main panel connected to the mast structure via the primary tilting assembly. This assembly allows tilting of the main panel relative to the mast top about a primary tilt axis. The rigid wingsail also comprises a top panel which is connected at its lower end to the upper end of the main panel via a secondary tilting assembly. This assembly allows tilting of the top panel relative to the main panel about a secondary tilting axis.