Lateral thruster for a vessel
AssigneeSleipner—Marinno GmbH
InventorHubert Holesz
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Abstract
A lateral thruster for a vessel with a housing (1), at least one electric motor (2, 2′) fitted in the housing (1) and at least one transverse propeller (13) acting transversely with respect to a longitudinal axis (3) of the vessel (5) is additionally provided with at least one longitudinal propeller (21) acting in a direction of the longitudinal axis (3) of the vessel (5).
Claims8
A lateral thruster for a vessel comprising a housing, at least one electric motor mounted in the housing, and at least one transverse propeller acting transverse to a longitudinal axis of the vessel, the lateral thruster also includes at least one longitudinal propeller acting in a direction of the longitudinal axis of the vessel, and the longitudinal propeller is driven by the same electric motor as the transverse propeller, wherein the transverse and the longitudinal propellers are each connected to the electric motor and arranged to be separated from the electric motor by a respective coupling.
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