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Submarine with a propulsion drive with an electric motor ring

US8074592B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventor

Dierk Schröder · Ahlhorn, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 22, 2009
Grant date	Dec 13, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 8, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB63H2023/005
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In one aspect, a submarine with a boat hull and a propulsion drive for the submarine the propulsion drive is arranged outside the boat hull and comprises a housing and a first electric motor, with the housing embodying a channel for a flow of water through the channel in a main direction of flow from an inlet to an outlet of the channel, and with the first electric motor featuring a rotor which is arranged in the channel and is supported rotatably around an axis of rotation in the housing, with the rotor being embodied in the shape of a ring with a ring inner side and a ring outer side, and with blades for propelling the submarine being arranged on the ring inner side of the rotor.

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