The invention relates to a retractable propulsion system for a vessel, comprising a housing comprising a base with an opening, a closing system to close the opening, wherein the closing system comprising at least one door that can rotate around a longitudinal axis, which axis is directed along the length dimension of the opening, from a first closed position through an open position when a drive shaft and a propeller move from a retracted position to an extended position, to a second closed position wherein the drive shaft is accommodated in a recess provided along part of a first longitudinal edge of the door, which edge is directed along a length dimension of the opening. The invention further relates to a vessel provided with such a retractable propulsion system.
Retractable propulsion system
Einziehbares Antriebssystem
Système de propulsion rétractable
2016-08-24
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
RETRACTABLE MARINE PROPULSION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ITS USE
European Patent Office | 2019
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