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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2012
Applicant:
Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
ChulSoo Ahn, Geoje, KR;
SoonSeong Shin, Geoje, KR;
Dae Kyung Kim, Geoje, KR;
JaeChang Lee, Geoje, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Heavy Industries Co., LTD., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 5/125 (2006.01); B63H 5/20 (2006.01); B63H 25/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 5/125 (2013.01); B63H 25/42 (2013.01); B63H 2025/425 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are a thruster system and a vessel including the same. The thruster system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a canister on which a thruster is installed, and which is movable upward and downward in a hull; a wire controller which controls a wire connected with the canister and enables the upward and downward movement of the canister; and a ballast tank which is installed in the canister and filled with water in order to offset the buoyancy that is applied to the canister.