Rudder assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10562594-B2
Application number	US-201816130993-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 13, 2018
Priority date	Apr 6, 2016
Publication date	Feb 18, 2020
Grant date	Feb 18, 2020

Abstract

A rudder assembly, including a steering engine; an axial hollow rudder stock; a rudder blade; a gas release unit; and a tiller. The steering engine is disposed in a vessel stern. The tiller is connected to the steering engine. The axial hollow rudder stock includes a through hole. The through hole is small and disposed along the axis of the axial hollow rudder stock. The gas release unit is disposed in the vessel stern, and includes a control cabinet. The control cabinet includes a reagent storage tank, a reagent conveying hose connected to the reagent storage tank, a compressed air bottle, a pressure hose connected to the compressed air bottle, and a console. The pressure hose and the reagent conveying hose pass through the through hole of the axial hollow rudder stock, and then communicate with the cavity of the rudder blade.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A rudder assembly, comprising:
a steering engine;
an axial hollow rudder stock, the axial hollow rudder stock comprising a through hole;
a rudder blade comprising a cavity and a nozzle;
a gas release unit; and
a tiller;

wherein:
the steering engine is disposed in a vessel stern;
the tiller is connected to the steering engine;
the axial hollow rudder stock comprises an upper end connected to the tiller, and a lower end fixedly connected to the rudder blade;
the axial hollow rudder stock is fixed on the vessel stern via an upper rudder bearing and a lower rudder bearing;
the rudder blade is hung below the vessel stern, and is connected to the axial hollow rudder stock through a taper joint;
the nozzle is disposed at a bottom of the rudder blade;
the gas release unit is disposed in the vessel stern, and comprises a control cabinet; the control cabinet comprises a reagent storage tank, a reagent conveying hose connected to the reagent storage tank, a compressed air bottle, a pressure hose connected to the compressed air bottle, and a console; and
the pressure hose and the reagent conveying hose pass through the through hole of the axial hollow rudder stock, and then communicate with the cavity of the rudder blade.

2. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the through hole is disposed along an axis of the axial hollow rudder stock.

3. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cavity is an independent structure located at a lower part of the rudder blade.

4. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the nozzle is streamlined and comprises three releasing holes facing different directions.

5. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein two sides of the rudder blade comprise a plurality of uniformly distributed holes for releasing compressed air and chemical reagents.

Assignees

• Univ Dalian Tech

Inventors

• Lin Yan
• Jiang Xiaoning
• Wang Yunlong

Classifications

• B63H25/26

  Steering engines · CPC title

• B63H25/46 Primary

  Steering or dynamic anchoring by jets {or by rudders carrying jets (steering or dynamic anchoring by deflecting or directing main propulsion jets B63H11/00)} · CPC title

• B63B1/38 Primary

  using air bubbles or air layers {gas filled volumes (waterborne vessels travelling on air cushions B60V3/06)} · CPC title

• B63H25/52

  Parts for steering not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B63B2001/385

  using exhaust gas · CPC title