A ship propulsion unit (10) includes: an engine (21) including a crankshaft (23) extending in a front-rear direction of a ship; a propeller shaft (51); a power transmission mechanism (60) configured to couple the crankshaft (23) and the propeller shaft (51); an upper case (30); and a lower case (40) accommodating the propeller shaft (51) and connected to the upper case (30). The power transmission mechanism (60) includes a drive shaft (65) extending from the upper case (30) toward the lower case (40). The upper case (30) and the engine (21) are fixed to a ship body (2). A connection portion between the upper case (30) and the lower case (40) is provided with a rotation mechanism (70) configured to rotate the lower case (40) around an axis of the drive shaft (65).
SHIP PROPULSION UNIT
SCHIFFSANTRIEBSEINHEIT
UNITÉ DE PROPULSION DE NAVIRE
06.05.2020
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B63H Schiffsantrieb oder Steuerung der Schiffe , MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING |