The present invention discloses a folding propeller (1) for a boat, e.g. for a sailboat or a multihull yacht, where said folding propeller (1) comprises a hub (2) for directly or indirectly fastening at a driveshaft connected to a motor, where said folding propeller (1) further comprises at least three individual blades (3), where each of said blades (3) comprises a blade root (4) arranged to pivot around a separate pivot pin (9), at said hub (2) in order to be either in a first and operative position, where the blade (3) is pointing mainly in a radial direction, or in a second and inoperative position, where the blade (3) is pointing mainly in an axial direction, where said pivot pin (9) comprises a first and second end (20, 21), where said hub (2) comprises a cut out (19) for each of said blade roots (4), and further comprises a set of holes (10) for installing said pivot pins (9).
Folding propeller
2023-11-28
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B63H Schiffsantrieb oder Steuerung der Schiffe , MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING |