A marine propulsion unit includes a stern drive mounted to a transom. The stern drive comprises an upper unit enclosed in a stern drive housing and a lower unit enclosed in a gearbox housing; wherein the gearbox housing contains a gearbox arranged to drive at least one propeller. The propulsion unit further comprises at least two electric motors arranged in the stern drive housing, which electric motors are mounted with vertical output shafts; a planetary gear set arranged between the at least two electric motors and the gearbox, and a vertical shaft that is attached to a ring gear of the planetary gear set at its upper end and is connected to the gearbox at its lower end; wherein the output shaft of each electric motor is connected to a planetary gear arranged in the planetary gear set to drive the ring gear and the vertical shaft connected to the gearbox.
MARINE PROPULSION UNIT AND MARINE VESSEL
SCHIFFSANTRIEBSEINHEIT UND SCHIFF
UNITÉ DE PROPULSION MARINE ET NAVIRE MARITIME
2023-09-13
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B63H Schiffsantrieb oder Steuerung der Schiffe , MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING |