Control device for steering kite on a boat
US6910434B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 30, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63H2025/066
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A control device for a steering kite on a boat. The steering kite can be steered by a steering device and at least two or three, preferably at least four or five, suspension lines. The control device comprises at least one force introduction rail that extends horizontally over the water line and on which a deviation device for the suspension lines is positioned in such a way that it can move back and forth. The rail is fixed to the boat between the steering kite and the steering device in such a way that the traction force of the steering kite produces torque about the longitudinal axis and/or the transverse axis of the boat in the water, by means of which the leeward side of the boat is lifted upwards.
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