GYROSCOPIC BOAT ROLL STABLIZER The present disclosure relates to a gyroscopic roll stabilizer for a boat, the gyroscopic stabilizer comprising: an enclosure mounted to a gimbal for rotation about a gimbal axis and configured to maintain a below-ambient pressure; a flywheel assembly including a flywheel and flywheel shaft; one or more bearings for rotatably mounting the flywheel assembly inside the enclosure for rotation about a flywheel axis; a motor for rotating the flywheel assembly; an open-ended cavity formed in an upper end of the flywheel shaft; a coolant delivery system for delivering a liquid coolant to the cavity; the coolant delivery system including a feed tube that extends into the cavity; and a collection system disposed adjacent the end of the flywheel shaft for collecting the liquid coolant delivered to the cavity of the flywheel shaft; the collection system including a collection manifold disposed above the cavity.
Gyroscopic boat roll stablizer
2022-05-26
Patent
Electronic Resource
English