Manoeuvring system for a vessel
AssigneeG-Boats Oy
InventorsTimo Remes, Paavo Pietola
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Abstract
According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a manoeuvring system comprising at least one unit comprising a channel having a longitudinal axis and comprising at least one water intake opening, at least one water nozzle arranged within the channel and configured to guide a water flow through the at least one water intake opening at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis and in a plane perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the Earth's normal, at least one piping connected to the channel at a first end and connected to the at least one water nozzle at a second end, and at least one pump arranged between the first end and the second end and configured to control a water flow through the at least one water nozzle.
Claims13
A maneuvering system comprising an integer number of units, each unit comprising:
- a channel having a longitudinal axis and comprising a first water intake opening, wherein the water intake openings are arranged at opposite ends of the channel,
- a first water nozzle arranged within the channel and configured to guide a water flow through the first water intake opening at a first angle relative to the longitudinal axis and in a plane perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the Earth's normal,
- a second water nozzle arranged within the channel and configured to guide a water flow through the second water intake opening at a second angle relative to the longitudinal axis and in the plane perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the Earth's normal,
- a first piping connected to the channel at a first end and connected to the first water nozzle at a second end,
- a second piping connected to the channel at a first end and connected to the second water nozzle at a second end,
- a first pump arranged between the first end and the second end of the first piping and configured to control a water flow through the first water nozzle, and
- a second pump arranged between the first end and the second end of the second piping and configured to control a water flow through the second water nozzle.
A method of manufacturing a maneuvering system, the method comprising:
- providing a hollow structure having a longitudinal axis and comprising a first water intake opening and a second water intake opening, thus forming a channel (2), wherein the water intake openings are arranged at opposite ends of the channel,
- arranging a first water nozzle within the channel, wherein the first water nozzle is configured to guide a water flow through the first water intake opening at a first angle relative to the longitudinal axis and in a plane perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the Earth's normal,
- arranging a second water nozzle within the channel, wherein the second water nozzle is configured to guide a water flow through the second water intake opening at a second angle relative to the longitudinal axis and in the plane perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the Earth's normal,
- connecting at first piping to the channel at a first end and to the first water nozzle at a second end,
- connecting a second piping to the channel at a first end and to the second water nozzle at a second end,
- arranging a first pump between the first end and the second end of the first piping, wherein the first pump is configured to control a water flow through the first water nozzle, and
- arranging a second pump between the first end and the second end of the second piping, wherein the second pump is configured to control a water flow through the second water nozzle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.