Pod unit
AssigneeRolls-Royce Aktiebolag
InventorStig Lonngren
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Abstract
The invention relates to a pod unit comprising a pod housing (1) and an assembly unit (6), a so called seating, for the pod housing (1), wherein the seating (6) comprises a lower portion (6A) and an upper portion (6F) as well as a base (15) for the installation of said pod housing (1) which comprises a lower casing portion (1A) for the accommodation of a propulsion unit (2, 3, 4), an intermediate portion (1B) comprising air ducts (9, 10), and an upper portion (13), which is fixedly connected to a steering engine (14, 18, 19), with a gear ring (14) to be fixed at said base (15). The invention is characterised therein that a cooling system comprising at least a fan (7) is mounted within the seating (6).
Claims9
A pod unit comprising a pod housing (1) and an assembly unit (6), a so called seating, for the pod housing (1), the seating (6) comprising a lower portion (6A) and an upper portion (6F) as well as a base (15) for the installation of said pod housing (1) which comprises a lower casing portion (1A) for the accommodation of a propulsion unit (2, 3, 4), an intermediate portion (1B) comprising air ducts (9, 10), and an upper portion (13), which is fixedly connected to a steering engine (14, 18, 19), with a gear ring (14) to be fixed at said base (15), characterised therein that a cooling system comprising at least a fan (7) is mounted within the seating (6).
A pod unit according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in a drum (29), which is installed inside the seating and which is preferably provided coaxially to and above said base (15), said drum (29) having en inlet opening (23) and an outlet opening (22), respectively, for cooling air.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.