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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
May. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Marine As, Ulsteinvik, NO;
Inventor:
Xavier Conesa Gracia, Hareid, NO;
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce Marine AS, Ulsteinvik, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 5/125 (2006.01); B63H 21/12 (2006.01); B63H 21/36 (2006.01); B63H 25/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 5/125 (2013.01); B63H 21/12 (2013.01); B63H 21/36 (2013.01); B63H 2005/1254 (2013.01); B63H 2025/425 (2013.01);
Abstract
An assembly for a retractable thruster suitable for attachment to the hull of a maritime vessel. The assembly comprises a thruster accommodating structure from which the thruster may be deployed into and retracted from the water. The thruster accommodating structure is provided with a drive assembly that suspends the thruster and further comprises a thruster deploying and retracting device, a thruster rotating device, a motor assembly, and a switching device. The same drive assembly is used for deploying, retracting, and rotating the thruster.