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.
Claims14
1-15. (canceled)
An arrangement comprising a vessel and a manoeuvring system, wherein the manoeuvring system comprises
- a first unit fixedly attached to a hull of the vessel at the port side in the proximity of a stern of the vessel,
- a second unit fixedly attached to the hull of the vessel at the starboard side in the proximity of the stern of the vessel,
- a third unit fixedly attached to the hull of the vessel at the port side in the proximity of a bow of the vessel, and
- a fourth unit fixedly attached to the hull of the vessel at the starboard side in the proximity of the bow of the vessel,
- and wherein each unit comprises:
- a recess in the hull having only one water intake opening,
- a water nozzle arranged within the recess and configured to guide a water flow through the water intake opening at an angle greater or less than 90 degrees relative to the longitudinal axis of the vessel in a horizontal plane,
- a piping connected to the recess at a first end and connected to the water nozzle at a second end, and
- a pump arranged between the first end and the second end and configured to control a water flow through the water nozzle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.