| 发明名称 | Amphibian | ||
| 摘要 | The present invention provides, with reference to FIG. 2, an amphibian operable in land and marine modes, the amphibian comprising a hull, at least one discontinuity (wheel bay) provided in the hull, and at least one retractable wheel or track assembly at least partially located in the at least one discontinuity (wheel bay). The hull is a planning hull, and the at least one discontinuity (wheel bay) is provided in the front half of the hull of the amphibian. The amphibian further comprises at least one conduit which opens, or is provided with an entry which opens, into or at the at least one discontinuity (wheel bay) and is configured for channeling, in use, fluid away from the at least one discontinuity (wheel bay). | ||
| 申请公布号 | US9511640(B2) | 申请公布日期 | 2016.12.06 |
| 申请号 | US201214130210 | 申请日期 | 2012.07.02 |
| 申请人 | Gibbs Technologies Limited | 发明人 | Gibbs Alan Timothy;Longdill Simon James;Bailey Stephen James |
| 分类号 | B60F3/00;B63H5/07;B63H11/02;B63B1/04 | 主分类号 | B60F3/00 |
| 代理机构 | Price Heneveld LLP | 代理人 | Price Heneveld LLP |
| 主权项 | 1. An amphibian operable in land and marine modes, the amphibian comprising: a hull; at least one of a discontinuity provided in and a discontinuity formed by the hull; and at least one of a retractable wheel and a retractable track assembly at least partially located in the at least one discontinuity, wherein: the hull is a planing hull; the at least one discontinuity comprises at least one of an exposed frontal wheel bay and an exposed frontal track bay provided in a front half of the hull of the amphibian; and the amphibian further comprises at least one of a conduit which opens and a conduit provided with an entry which at least one of opens into and opens at the at least one discontinuity and is configured for channelling, in use, fluid away from the at least one discontinuity. | ||
| 地址 | Warwickshire GB | ||