EP0033322A1 - A rudder arrangement for boats and ships. - Google Patents
A rudder arrangement for boats and ships.Info
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- EP0033322A1 EP0033322A1 EP80901451A EP80901451A EP0033322A1 EP 0033322 A1 EP0033322 A1 EP 0033322A1 EP 80901451 A EP80901451 A EP 80901451A EP 80901451 A EP80901451 A EP 80901451A EP 0033322 A1 EP0033322 A1 EP 0033322A1
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- rudder
- channel
- boats
- boat
- modification
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63H—MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING
- B63H25/00—Steering; Slowing-down otherwise than by use of propulsive elements; Dynamic anchoring, i.e. positioning vessels by means of main or auxiliary propulsive elements
- B63H25/06—Steering by rudders
- B63H25/38—Rudders
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- the present invention relates to a modification on a rudder for boats and ships, comprising plates disposed on both sides of the rudder and parallel with the rudder surfaces.
- Many boats have poor steering capabilities, especially at slow speeds. This is particularly true for small boats, such as the Norwegian “snekke” (a 16- to 24-foot open fishing boat, pointed at both ends, most often clinker-built), and for other types of boats having a relatively deep bottom, a long keel and driven by an inboard motor, where the propeller turns about the same axis at all times and thus cannot participate in the steering.
- Such boats have especially poor steering capabilities when reversing.
- the effect of a boat rudder is to deflect the flow of water relative to the longitudinal direction of the boat, whether this flow results from the speed of-the boat or from water which has been set in motion by the screw.
- the propeller " flow, however, is far from laminar, and it therefore has a relatively bad effect on the steering of the boat. Therefore", a boat traveling at slow speed will have poorer steering than the same boat traveling at higher speeds.
- the screw will reduce the steering properties of the boat. This is particularly true when reversing, because the laminar flow of water which moves along the hull of the boat will be broken up by the propeller, which has poor screw properties when reversing, the blades of a propeller being constructed first and foremost with forward propulsion in mind.
- On boats which have poor steering capabilities in reverse there ⁇ for " -., one must often set the boat in motion backwards and then cut out the propeller before the rudder will have any steering effect.
- a modification on a rudder is known from Norwegian Patent 59,795, in which plates that are parallel with the rudd surface are provided on each side of the rudder, the leading edge of the plates projecting forward of the middle leading ed of the rudder.
- the primary object of this modification is to balance the rudder, in that one thereby obtains steering surfa which lie in front of the rudder shaft.
- a similar modificatio is known from US Patent 3,181,492.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a modification on a rudder for boats and ships which comprises plates disposed on both sides of the rudder and parallel with the rudder surfaces, which improves the steering properties of the boat both when reversing and during forward propulsion.
- a practical embodiment of the invention is character ⁇ ized in that the tongues constitute approximately one-half of the total length of the channel in the longitudinal direction of the boat.
- a special embodiment of the invention is characterized in that the channel is arranged in connection with a plate-type rudder, the channel being arranged symmetrically on both sides of the rudder plate.
- the channel is arranged in connection with a plate-type rudder, the channel being arranged symmetrically on both sides of the rudder plate.
- Figure 1 shows a first embodiment of a rudder according to the invention, mounted on a small boat, in perspective, and
- FIG. 2 shows the same embodiment seen directly from above.
- Figure 3 shows a second embodiment of the rudder accord ⁇ ing to the invention, in perspective
- Figures 4 and show the embodiment of Figure 3 seen straight from the back and directly from above, respectively.
- a circular, channel-snapped rudder 1 is provided between the stern 2 of the boat and a lower rudder support 3 *
- the rearwardly- projecting support 3 s the most common construction on small boats, but one also finds types of boats in which this support is not present, in which case the rudder is supported solely b the rudder post -
- the boat illustrated in this example is driven by a three-blade screw with reversible directions of rotation.
- the rudder shaft is attached to the channel 1 forward of the middle of the total length L of the channel.
- Two V-shaped notches have been cut into the tunnel at its rear ward end, the tip of each V lying in the central vertical plan through the channel 1. In this manner, respective arch-shaped tongues 7 > 8 are formed on each side of said plane, the total length a of the tongues in the longitudinal direction of the channel being approximately equal to one-half the total length of the channel.
- FIG 3 shows an embodiment which is well.suited for rebuilding the rudder of a boat which is already equipped with a conventional plate rudder 9 > placed between the stern 2 of t boat and the lower support 3 « T n this example, also, the boat is driven by a three-blade screw 5 with reversible directions rotation.
- the rudder is rotated by means of a rudder shaft 4 » which is placed a distance behind the leading edge of the rudd plate i n order to obtain a certain balancing effect.
- Attach to both flat sides of the rudder 9 are arched guide plates 11 and 12.
- the curvature of the plates is in accordance with a circular line in the crosswise direction of the boat, such that the two plates 11,12 together form a circular-shaped channel.
- the lateral marginal edges -13 of the plates 11,12 ar parallel with one another and with the rudder surface on the plate rudder 9»
- the plates 11 and 12 are attached at their upp and lower edges 14 and 1 to the respective upper and lower edg of the rudder surface.
- the forward edge 16 on the plates 11,12 is disposed somewhat astern of the rudder shaft * .
- the plates 12 have a curved rearward edge 16, such that the outer- marginal edges 13 of the plate project somewhat astern of the plate part which are attached to the rudder at 14 and 1 . In this way, "on c ⁇ es or overhangs 17 are formed.
- the diameter of the channel which is formed by the two plates 11 and 12 is larger than the screw diameter of the
- the length a of the overhang 17 is approximately equal to the remaining length b of the total length L (see Figure ) > i.e., the length a of the overhang 17 is approximately equal to one-half of the total length of the plates 11 or 12.
- a rudder modification in accordance with the exemplified embodiments was tested on a small fishing boat which had extremely poor steering properties, especially when reversing. At slow speeds, this "snekke" boat did not answer the helm at all in one direction during a reversing operation. The boat's berth was situated such that the sea and wind often blew toward land, and it often happened that the owner could not take his boat out for the sole reason that it was not sufficiently manoeverable, as it was impossible to steer the boat in reverse. After the modification according to the invention was installed, the owner claimed that the boat was as easy to steer as an automobile, and that it answered the helm when driven in reverse both at slow speeds and at full speed. In addition, the turn radius during forward propulsion had also become substantially smaller.
- Another effect of the modification according to the invention is that it also prevents or greatly reduces the downward drag on the stern end of boats of this type. This is a common phenomenon, and it reduces speed or increases fuel consumption rather significantly. In order to prevent this, some boats have a hull built with an expensive support plane or support fins in the region of the screw. Such hull modifications can be rendered unnecessary with the use of the invention, and the price of the hull correspondingly reduced.
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Abstract
Une modification d'un gouvernail pour bateaux et navires consiste en un canal dispose a l'arriere de l'helice qui peut tourner autour d'un axe sensiblement vertical. Le canal presente une configuration en coupe circulaire, fermee. Deux entailles en forme de V sont amenagees dans l'extremite arriere du tunnel, les pointes du V se trouvant dans le plan vertical central traversant le tunnel, de sorte que, de chaque cote de ce plan, une langue courbee (17) soit formee. Dans un mode de realisation, le canal peut etre connecte a un gouvernail plat conventionnel (9) une demi-section du canal etant disposee de chaque cote du gouvernail.A modification of a rudder for boats and ships consists of a channel arranged at the rear of the propeller which can rotate around a substantially vertical axis. The channel has a closed circular configuration. Two V-shaped notches are brought into the rear end of the tunnel, the V-points being in the central vertical plane passing through the tunnel, so that, on each side of this plane, a curved tongue (17) is formed . In one embodiment, the channel can be connected to a conventional flat rudder (9) with a half-section of the channel being provided on each side of the rudder.
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Applications Claiming Priority (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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NO792611 | 1979-08-10 | ||
NO792611A NO144737C (en) | 1979-08-10 | 1979-08-10 | DEVICE FOR ROADS AND SHIPS. |
NO800746 | 1980-03-14 | ||
NO800746 | 1980-03-14 |
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EP0033322A1 true EP0033322A1 (en) | 1981-08-12 |
EP0033322B1 EP0033322B1 (en) | 1984-12-12 |
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EP80901451A Expired EP0033322B1 (en) | 1979-08-10 | 1981-03-24 | A rudder arrangement for boats and ships |
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EP (1) | EP0033322B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JPS56501005A (en) |
DE (1) | DE3069796D1 (en) |
DK (1) | DK160481A (en) |
FI (1) | FI63904C (en) |
NO (1) | NO144737C (en) |
WO (1) | WO1981000389A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (1)
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JPH06219391A (en) * | 1993-01-25 | 1994-08-09 | Tokyo Eng:Kk | Rudder device for ship |
Family Cites Families (4)
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DE345785C (en) * | 1914-02-07 | 1921-12-17 | Gordon Henry Fraser | Device for regulating the speed and the direction of travel of ships, boats, etc. |
GB251314A (en) * | 1924-10-30 | 1926-04-30 | Kitchen S Reversing Rudder Com | Improvements relating to reversing rudders |
US2328041A (en) * | 1942-09-11 | 1943-08-31 | Charles M Wellons | Steering device for boats |
US3181492A (en) * | 1962-08-27 | 1965-05-04 | Leiter W Hockett | Rudder for marine vessels |
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1979
- 1979-08-10 NO NO792611A patent/NO144737C/en unknown
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1980
- 1980-08-05 DE DE8080901451T patent/DE3069796D1/en not_active Expired
- 1980-08-05 WO PCT/NO1980/000025 patent/WO1981000389A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1980-08-05 JP JP50173680A patent/JPS56501005A/ja active Pending
- 1980-08-07 FI FI802492A patent/FI63904C/en not_active IP Right Cessation
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1981
- 1981-03-24 EP EP80901451A patent/EP0033322B1/en not_active Expired
- 1981-04-09 DK DK160481A patent/DK160481A/en not_active IP Right Cessation
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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DE3069796D1 (en) | 1985-01-24 |
FI63904C (en) | 1983-09-12 |
NO144737C (en) | 1981-10-28 |
FI63904B (en) | 1983-05-31 |
EP0033322B1 (en) | 1984-12-12 |
FI802492A (en) | 1981-02-11 |
NO144737B (en) | 1981-07-20 |
DK160481A (en) | 1981-04-09 |
JPS56501005A (en) | 1981-07-23 |
NO792611L (en) | 1981-02-11 |
WO1981000389A1 (en) | 1981-02-19 |
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