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US 11,952,092 B2Granted
Propulsion unit for a marine vessel
AssigneeAB Volvo Penta
InventorsLars Sjöblom, Mikael Åsberg, Mathias Åström
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Abstract
A propulsion unit for a marine vessel is adapted to receive power from at least one power supply unit. The propulsion unit includes a stationary part adapted to be mounted to a hull of the marine vessel, and a movable part comprising one or more thrust generating devices adapted to transform the received power into a thrust by acting on water carrying the marine vessel. The propulsion unit is adapted to receive exhaust gases from at least two internal combustion engines, wherein the movable part is adapted to release the exhaust gases into the water.
Claims14
A propulsion unit for a marine vessel,
- adapted to receive power from at least one power supply unit,
- wherein the propulsion unit comprises a stationary part adapted to be mounted to a hull of the marine vessel, and a movable part comprising one or more thrust generating devices adapted to transform the received power into a thrust by acting on water carrying the marine vessel,
- wherein the propulsion unit comprises two unit inlets each adapted to receive exhaust gases from a respective one of at least two internal combustion engines, wherein the stationary part comprises two stationary exhaust conduits each extending from a respective one of the unit inlets to the movable part, and wherein the movable part is adapted to release the exhaust gases into the water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.