Engine installation for use in a ship
US4678439A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 1985 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63H21/305
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An engine installation for ships with a prefabricated box-like engine module container with an engine and a transmission installed therewithin. The module encloses the engine and the transmission, and has a shaft installation for connection to a main propeller of the ship. The prefabricated module is suspended from an upper portion thereof by force bearing members rigidly mounted on the ship. Between the module and torque transmission equipment rigidly mounted on the hull, there is an axial-radial alignment equalization torque transmitting link.
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