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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Marine As, Aalesund, NO;
Inventors:
Steinar Aasebö, Gursköy, NO;
Leif Vartdal, Ulsteinvik, NO;
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce Marine AS, Aalesund, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 5/125 (2006.01); B63H 5/15 (2006.01); B63H 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 5/15 (2013.01); B63H 5/125 (2013.01); B63H 5/14 (2013.01); F05D 2240/128 (2013.01); F05D 2260/98 (2013.01);
Abstract
Propulsion unit () for propulsion and maneuvering of a maritime vessel, which includes a nozzle () exhibiting a curved following edge () at outlet of the nozzle (), which results in that length of the nozzle () is longer in upper part of the nozzle () and shortest at the outermost points of a horizontal central axis through the nozzle (), when the nozzle () is seen from behind.