The invention relates to a sail having an aerodynamic profile with interchangeable leading (24, 34) and trailing edges, including a collapsible rigid frame (10) to be installed in the deck of a vessel. The sail is characterised in that the frame (10) consists of three parts, namely: a symmetrical central part (1) equipped with at least one central telescopic mast (11) and formed by multiple ribs (12) which can be raised and lowered and which are covered with sail surface elements (4) once raised; a first side part (2) equipped with a first leading edge (24) and also formed by multiple ribs (22) which can be lowered and deployed and which are covered with sail surface elements (4) once raised; and a second side part (3) equipped with a second leading edge (34), symmetrical with the first leading edge (24), and also formed by multiple ribs (32) which can be lowered and deployed and which are covered with sail surface elements (4) once raised.
Vela de perfil aerodinámico con el borde de ataque y el borde de fuga permutables
2018-09-11
Patent
Electronic Resource
Spanish
IPC: | B63H Schiffsantrieb oder Steuerung der Schiffe , MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING |
VELA DE PERFIL AERODINÁMICO CON EL BORDE DE ATAQUE Y EL BORDE DE FUGA PERMUTABLES
European Patent Office | 2017
|European Patent Office | 2021
|