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US 2006/0090683 A1Published application
Steering wheel for boat rudder
AssigneePaolo Sartori
InventorGiancarlo Brun
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AssigneePaolo Sartori
InventorGiancarlo Brun
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A steering wheel for a boat rudder, which can be mounted on a rudder actuating shaft, comprising a substantially circular body (2) with an external peripheral edge (3) for gripping by a user and a central hub (4) defining an axis of rotation (L), characterized in that the body (2) is formed by a plurality of circle portions (5) which are movable with respect to each other, so as to pass selectively from an open operative configuration, where the circle portions (5) are adjacent and contained in a main plane of extension, to a closed rest configuration, where the circle portions (5) are at least partly superimposed so as to limit the volume in the main plane of extension, and vice versa. Owing to this particular arrangement it will be possible to increase the available space on-board the boat when the rudder is not used and, in so doing, facilitate the movements of the crew.
A steering wheel for a boat rudder, which can be mounted on a rudder actuating shaft, comprising a substantially circular body with an external peripheral edge for gripping by a user and a central hub defining an axis of rotation, characterized in that said body is formed by a plurality of circle portions which are movable with respect to each other, so as to pass selectively from an open operative configuration, where said circle portions are adjacent and contained in a main plane of extension, to a closed rest configuration, where said circle portions are at least partly superimposed so as to limit the volume in said main plane of extension, and vice versa.
A Method for reducing the volume of a circular steering wheel in which the wheel comprises a substantially circular body formed of a plurality of circle portions and a central hub defining an axis of rotation, the hub consisting of a plurality of constraining elements, one of which is fixed on the rudder actuating shaft and the other constraining elements being movable with respect to the fixed constraining element, wherein the movable constraining elements are initially subjected to a sequence of rotational and translatory movements with respect to the fixed constraining element, so as to bring the wheel into a closed rest configuration, and are then being locked with respect to the fixed constraining element in said closed rest configuration.
The method according to clam 17, in which the axial translatory movements of the first series occur respectively in the same direction and in opposite directions relative to said fixed constraining elements.
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