Water craft suspension arrangement
AssigneeNanti-Craft Pty Ltd
InventorsMichael James Longman, Richard Monk
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Abstract
A hull locating arrangement for a vessel is disclosed that has a body at least partially suspended above at least a first hull by at least one support. The hull locating arrangement includes for the first hull a forward locating linkage and a rearward locating linkage, each of the forward locating linkage and the rearward locating linkage being connected between the first hull and the body to together constrain said hull in the lateral, longitudinal, roll and yaw directions relative to the body. The forward locating linkage includes a forward radius arm and a drop link, the drop link being pivotally connected to the radius arm. The rearward locating linkage includes a rearward radius arm connected between the body and the first hull.
Claims18
A hull locating arrangement for a vessel having a body at least partially suspended above at least a first hull by at least one support,
- the hull locating arrangement including for the first hull a forward locating linkage and a rearward locating linkage, each of the forward locating linkage and the rearward locating linkage being connected between the first hull and the body to together constrain said hull in the lateral, longitudinal, roll and yaw directions relative to the body,
- the forward locating linkage including a forward radius arm and a drop link, the drop link being pivotally connected to the radius arm, a first end of the forward radius arm being pivotally connected to either the body or the first hull by a first pivot, a first end of the drop link being pivotally connected to the other of either the body or the first hull by a second pivot and a second end of the forward radius arm being connected to a second end of the drop link by an intermediate pivot,
- the rearward locating linkage including a rearward radius arm connected between the body and the first hull.
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