发明名称 |
DIVERSION OF SAILING VESSEL BY TETHERING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREFOR WITH HARPOON MEANS |
摘要 |
<p>A method for diverting a sailing vessel is disclosed. A watercraft equipped with a harpoon having a hull-piercing head and a tail attached to a cable may swiftly approach the vessel in the aft position. Upon piercing the hull, an extraction-preventing means, such as spokes unfolded from the head, latching it in the hull and preventing the harpoon's withdrawal. Via a cable attached to the tail of the harpoon the watercraft may use low-speed high-traction propulsion means such as Voith-Schneider Propulsion (VSP) to pull and divert the vessel at the stern to a desired course. The watercraft may preferably have a combination of lifting hydrofoils with propellers and VSP propellers to provide the respective low-traction high-speed and high-traction low-speed modes of operation.</p> |
申请公布号 |
EP2084054(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2009.08.05 |
申请号 |
EP20070835517 |
申请日期 |
2007.10.25 |
申请人 |
SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES DYNAMICS PTE LTD. |
发明人 |
FONG, SAIK HAY;TAN, HONG SOON;TOH, CHEE HWEE;CHUA, WENG HENG |
分类号 |
B63G1/00;B63B35/68;B63G13/00;B63H25/50 |
主分类号 |
B63G1/00 |
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