| 摘要 |
<p>A propeller to be used in particular for sail boats comprises a hub (2) fitted to the end of a drive shaft (5) and carrying a bevel pinion (8) meshing with bevel pinions (9) provided at the ends of corresponding propeller blades (10) mounted in a rotatable manner about their own axes between two annular shell halves (11, 12) covering the hub (2); and an adjusting element (21) coupled through cylindrical toothings (19) to the inner shell half (12) and detachably fastened thereto, said adjusting element internally carrying a circular sector (24) to be engaged by a corresponding circular sector (23) projecting from the outer hub outline so as to determine the boundary orientation positions of the blades (10); the propeller pitch being adjustable by disengagement of said toothings (19) between the adjusting element (21) and shell half (12), rotation of said adjusting element through a given angle and further engagement between said toothings (19). <IMAGE></p> |
