Drive system for a ship
AssigneeSchottel GmbH
InventorSascha Scholz
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Abstract
A drive system for a ship, including at least two propulsion units, each propulsion unit having a propeller and a drive engine with an above-water transmission connected downstream for driving the propeller. Each drive engine can be connected to and disconnected from the associated above-water transmission with a clutch and between the above-water transmissions, a switchable drive train is provided by which in one switching state, the above-water transmissions can be coupled and driven jointly and in another switching state, they can be decoupled from each other.
Claims15
A drive system for a ship, comprising at least two propulsion units (1, 2), each said propulsion unit (1, 2) having a propeller (10, 20) and a drive engine (11, 21) with an above-water transmission (14, 24) connected downstream for driving the propeller (10, 20), the drive system comprising each drive engine (11, 21) able to be connected to and disconnected from the associated above-water transmission (14, 24) by a clutch (13, 23), and between the above-water transmissions (14, 24), a switchable drive train (3) whereby in one switching state, the above-water transmissions (14, 24) can be coupled and driven jointly and in another switching state can be decoupled from each other, wherein the drive train (3) includes a drive shaft (30) with synchronously switchable clutches (31, 32) between the above-water transmissions (14, 24) and the drive shaft (30), wherein a first of the synchronously switchable clutches (31) is between a first of the above-water transmissions (14) and a first end of the drive shaft (30), and a second of the synchronously switchable clutches (32) is between a second of the above-water transmissions (24) and a second end of the drive shaft (30), and wherein the drive train (3) has a reversing gear (5).
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