A propeller propulsion system (1) for a watercraft is described, said system comprising at least one electric motor (2) and a propeller (3) which can be driven by the electric motor (2). The propeller (3) is a surface piercing propeller. The propulsion system comprises a box-like body (4) having a bottom side (5) on which the electric motor (2) is fixed and a cover part (6) on which an outdrive (7) of the surface piercing propeller (3) is applied, the bottom side (5) and the cover part (6) comprising holes through which a shaft (8) of the motor (2) and a shaft (9) of the outdrive (7) respectively pass; the box-like body (4) comprises means (10) for transmission of motion from the drive shaft (8) to the outdrive shaft (9), and the propulsion system (1) is further provided with means for fixing the box-like body (4) to a transom (11) of the watercraft, said transom (11) being provided with a hole for receiving the electric motor (2) inboard and said fixing means hermetically sealing the box-like body (4) on the transom (11).
PROPELLER SYSTEM FOR A WATERCRAFT
PROPELLERSYSTEM FÜR EIN WASSERFAHRZEUG
SYSTÈME D'HÉLICE D'UN BATEAU
2021-09-29
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B63H Schiffsantrieb oder Steuerung der Schiffe , MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING |
PROPELLER FOR A WATERCRAFT AND WATERCRAFT HAVING SUCH A PROPELLER
European Patent Office | 2024
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