WO2014021860A1 - Système de dérive ajustable - Google Patents

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WO2014021860A1
WO2014021860A1 PCT/US2012/049026 US2012049026W WO2014021860A1 WO 2014021860 A1 WO2014021860 A1 WO 2014021860A1 US 2012049026 W US2012049026 W US 2012049026W WO 2014021860 A1 WO2014021860 A1 WO 2014021860A1
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screw hole
cylinder
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cant
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Kenneth W. BRIEL
Quint J. HIGGINS
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Briel Kenneth W
Higgins Quint J
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Priority to PCT/US2012/049026 priority Critical patent/WO2014021860A1/fr
Priority to BR112015002019-4A priority patent/BR112015002019B1/pt
Priority to AU2012386566A priority patent/AU2012386566B2/en
Publication of WO2014021860A1 publication Critical patent/WO2014021860A1/fr
Priority to ZA2015/01272A priority patent/ZA201501272B/en

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B32/00—Water sports boards; Accessories therefor
    • B63B32/60—Board appendages, e.g. fins, hydrofoils or centre boards
    • B63B32/66—Arrangements for fixation to the board, e.g. fin boxes or foil boxes

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  • This invention relates to a fin attachment structure for surfboards or other water craft such as sailboards and boats, and more specifically, to an improved fin attachment structure that allows the roll angle alignment of the fin to be adjusted.
  • Surfing is a popular sport in many parts of the world. Surfing generally involves a surfer riding a wave while upright on a surfboard. The surfer is able to control the surfboard by positioning himself at different locations on the surfboard and by varying his center of gravity.
  • the surfboard (and other types of watercraft) typically has one or more fins or skegs located on the underside of the surfboard. These fins are designed to guide and steer the surfboard through the water. Many surfboards are designed and manufactured such that the fins are fixed in place and cannot be adjusted.
  • a surfer may select a surfboard with fins set at a particular roll angle, or fin cant, relative to the perpendicular axis of the surface of the surfboard.
  • a surfer may carry multiple surfboards of different fin cants which is cumbersome.
  • Known surfboards with adjustable fin cant may have many external parts, and may require a surfer to carry multiple external parts and tools to set the fin cant, which is also cumbersome.
  • One way that has been tried to overcome this problem is to set a roll angle of the fins to a preset position during the manufacturing process. The roll angle is the angular displacement of the fin relative to the perpendicular axis of the surface of the surfboard.
  • the surfer can obtain at least some of the desired performance characteristics from the surfboard.
  • the surfer sets forth the surfing characteristics desired from the surfboard, the manufacturer adjusts the fin roll angle to achieve the desired performance, and the fins are fixed into the desired position.
  • a desired fin alignment is difficult to keep during the manufacturing process. Even if the roll angle is as desired when the fin is first mounted, this angle may shift as the manufacturing process progresses. Properly aligning the roll angle of the fins is even more difficult when there are multiple fins.
  • the roll angle of multiple fins typically must be aligned with respect to each other. Since the fins are fixed, any misalignment in roll angle cannot be corrected and a mistake in aligning even one of the fins may ruin the entire surfboard.
  • the disclosed invention relates to an adjustable fin system, the system comprising: a plug assembly, the plug assembly comprising: a plug housing, the plug housing comprising: a plug housing closed end; a plug housing open end; a plug first set-screw hole; a plug second set-screw hole; a cylinder configured to be rotatable within the plug housing, and installable into the plug housing via the open end, the cylinder comprising: a cylinder first set screw hole; a cylinder second set screw hole; a cap configured to generally close the open end of the plug housing and to restrain the cylinder from leaving the plug housing; a fin removably attachable to the cylinder; where when the plug first set-screw hole is aligned with the cylinder first set screw hole and held in place with respect to each other, the fin is at a first fin cant; where when the plug second set- screw hole is aligned with the cylinder second set screw hole and held in place with respect to each other, the fin is at a second fin can
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bottom of a surfboard with three adjustable fin systems installed
  • Figure 2 is a close up perspective view of a plug assembly
  • Figure 3 is a top view of the plug assembly
  • Figure 4 is a top view of the cylinder
  • Figure 5 is a generally cross-sectional view through the longitudinal axis of the cylinder
  • Figure 6 is an exploded view of the adjustable fin system
  • Figure 7-12 are cross-sectional views of the plug assembly.
  • Figure 13 is a view of the surfboard notch. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
  • the disclosed system comprises an assembly configured to adjust fin cants on surfboards or other water devices using fins.
  • a surfboard assembly with adjustable fin cant of the present invention has adjustable fin parts self-contained within a surfboard.
  • a surfer may adjust the fin cant quickly and easily with minimal number of tools.
  • the plug assembly 14 allows for a cylinder located within the plug assembly housing 70 to be rotated within the plug assembly housing 70.
  • the plug assembly housing 70 may have a closed end 74 and an open end 78.
  • a cylinder 16 (not shown in this figure) is configured to fit into the open end 78 of plug assembly housing 14 and is generally capable of rotating freely inside plug assembly housing.
  • a cap 18 may be configured to secure the cylinder 16 inside of the plug assembly housing 14 and generally close the open end 78 of the plug assembly housing 14.
  • the plug assembly housing 14 may have one or more alignment arms 56 extending generally orthogonally from the plug assembly housing 14. The alignment arms 56 assist in the proper positioning and installation of the plug assembly housing 14 into a watercraft, such as, but not limited to a surfboard.
  • FIG. 3 is a top view of a plug assembly housing 14.
  • Plug assembly housing 14 may have a plug first set-screw hole 30, a plug second set-screw hole 32, a plug third set-screw hole 34, a plug fourth set-screw hole 36, a plug fifth set-screw hole 38, and a plug sixth set-screw hole 40.
  • the plug set-screw holes may be associated with various fin angles as shown below:
  • plug set-screw holes may be associated with other defined fin cants, depending on the manufacturer's preferences.
  • FIG. 4 is a top view of the cylinder 16 according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • Cylinder 16 may have fin slots 54 to accommodate fins 26 (not shown in this view), and several set-screw holes.
  • the cylinder 16 has a cylinder first set screw hole 42, a cylinder second set-screw hole 44, a cylinder third set-screw hole 46, a cylinder fourth set-screw hole 48, a cylinder fifth set-screw hole 50, and a cylinder sixth set-screw hole 52.
  • the cylinder set-screw holes may be associated with various fin cants as shown below:
  • the cylinder set-screw holes may be associated with other defined fin angles, depending on the manufacturer's preferences.
  • FIG. 5 is side view of the cylinder 16 showing one embodiment of the relationship of the cylinder set-screw holes 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52 with respect to each other an installed fin 26.
  • a line 82 orthogonal to the bottom surface of the surfboard is shown.
  • the angle between the fin and the line 82 is 3°.
  • the cylinder can be rotated even further clockwise so that the set screw 24 is installed at cylinder third set-screw hole 46 and plug third set-screw hole 34, so that the fin will be at an angle of 5°.
  • the fin angle can be adjusted to 7°, 9°, and 12° respectively.
  • cylinder second set- screw hole 44 is 3° to the right of cylinder first set-screw hole 42
  • cylinder third set-screw hole 46 is 5° to the right of cylinder first set-screw hole 42
  • cylinder third set-screw hole 46 is 5° to the right of cylinder first set-screw hole 42
  • cylinder fifth set-screw hole 50 is 2° to the right of cylinder fourth set-screw hole 48
  • cylinder sixth set-screw hole 52 is 5° to the right of cylinder fourth set-screw hole 48.
  • plug set-screw holes 30, 32, 34 may all be at generally the same angle with respect to the center of the cylinder 16, and the plug set-screw holes 36, 38, 40 may all be at generally the same angle with respect to the center of the cylinder 16.
  • the plug set-screw holes 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 may all be at different angles, just so long as when the proper holes (a plug set - screw hole aligned with a cylinder set-screw hole) are aligned one has the desired fin cant.
  • cylinder 16 may be secured to plug assembly 14 by cap 18 at the open end 78 of the plug assembly 14.
  • Fin 26 may have one or more fin tabs 84, and the fin tabs 84 may each have a fin tab hole 88.
  • the fin may be secured to cylinder 16 via one or more fin slots 54 by fin set-screws 20 through fin set-screws holes 22 and fin tab holes 88.
  • the plug assembly 14 is configured to be attached to the bottom surface of a surfboard 12 via a plug assembly hole 60.
  • Figures 7-12 are section views generally along line 7-7 in Figure 1, and more specifically through the respective plug set-screw hole 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40.
  • Figure 7 shows the section view at the plug first set-screw hole 30.
  • the fin angle makes a 0° angle with a line 82 that is generally orthogonal to the bottom surface of the surfboard 12, thus the fin cant is 0°.
  • Figure 7 shows a cylinder angle set screw 24 threaded into the plug first set-screw hole 30 and the cylinder first set screw hole 42. In this configuration, the fin cant is 0°.
  • Figure 8 shows the section view at the plug second set-screw hole 32.
  • the fin cant is 3°, as shown by the fin making a 3° angle with the line 82.
  • the cylinder angle set screw 24 is threaded into the plug second set-screw hole 32 and the cylinder second set screw hole 44.
  • Figure 9 shows the section view at the plug third set-screw hole 34.
  • the fin cant is 5°, as shown by the fin making a 5° angle with the line 82.
  • the cylinder angle set screw 24 is threaded into the plug third set-screw hole 34 and the cylinder third set screw hole 46.
  • Figure 10 shows the section view at the plug fourth set-screw hole 36.
  • the fin cant is 7°, as shown by the fin making a 7° angle with the line 82.
  • the cylinder angle set screw 24 is threaded into the plug fourth set-screw hole 36 and the cylinder fourth set screw hole 48.
  • Figure 11 shows the section view at the plug fifth set-screw hole 38.
  • the fin cant is 9°, as shown by the fin making a 9° angle with the line 82.
  • the cylinder angle set screw 24 is threaded into the plug fifth set-screw hole 38 and the cylinder fifth set screw hole 50.
  • Figure 12 shows the section view at the plug sixth set-screw hole 40.
  • the fin cant is 12°, as shown by the fin making a 12° angle with the line 82.
  • the cylinder angle set screw 24 is threaded into the plug sixth set-screw hole 40 and the cylinder sixth set screw hole 52.
  • FIG. 13 is an exploded view illustrating how a template 58 may be positioned over a surfboard notch 60 in order to position plug assembly 14 in the bottom surface of the surfboard 12 (or other water craft) during installation of adjustable fin system 10 onto the surfboard 12, according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • adjusting the fin cant may be achieved by rotating the fin 26 while the fin is attached to the cylinder 16 to a desired angle, aligning one of the cylinder set screw hole 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52 with the corresponding plug set- screw hole 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, and then threading cylinder angle set screw 24 into the cylinder set screw hole and the plug set-screw hole. It may not be necessary to remove the fin to adjust fin cant, according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • Plug assembly 14 may be made of any suitable material, such as but not limited to wood, metal, and plastic. Plug assembly 14 may be generally rectangular shaped with rounded or oval ends. Alternatively, plug assembly 14 may be generally shaped as a circle, an elongated circle, a square, a rectangle, or two circles attached to each other. Plug assembly 14 may be sized to accommodate a fin for a surfboard or any other water craft using a fin. Plug assembly 14 may be sized to accommodate cylinder 16, and may allow cylinder 16 rotate freely.
  • the invention allows one to change the cant of the fin.
  • the invention allows one to change the fin cant to one of many fin cant angles, with the use of only one tool (an alien wrench in one example) and the use of one set screw.
  • the fin cant can be changed without removing or adjusting additional mechanical parts (other than simply moving the set screw from one pair of holes, rotating the fin to the desired cant, and reinstalling the set screw into another pair of holes).
  • the fin cant may be changed when the water craft is still in the water.

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La présente invention se rapporte à un système de dérive ajustable, le système comprenant : un ensemble bouchon, l'ensemble bouchon comprenant : un logement de bouchon, le logement de bouchon comprenant : une extrémité fermée de logement de bouchon ; une extrémité ouverte de logement de bouchon ; un premier trou de vis de serrage de bouchon ; un second trou de vis de serrage de bouchon ; un cylindre configuré pour pouvoir tourner dans le logement de bouchon et qui peut être installé dans le logement de bouchon par l'intermédiaire de l'extrémité ouverte, le cylindre comprenant : un premier trou de vis de serrage de cylindre ; un second trou de vis de serrage de cylindre ; un capuchon configuré pour fermer, en règle générale, l'extrémité ouverte du logement de bouchon et pour empêcher le cylindre de quitter le logement de bouchon ; une dérive qui peut être fixée de manière amovible au cylindre ; lorsque le premier trou de vis de serrage de bouchon est aligné avec le premier trou de vis de serrage de cylindre et que ces derniers sont maintenus en place l'un par rapport à l'autre, la dérive se trouve au niveau d'une première surface inclinée de dérive ; lorsque le second trou de vis de serrage de bouchon est aligné avec le second trou de vis de serrage de cylindre et que ces derniers sont maintenus en place l'un par rapport à l'autre, la dérive se trouve au niveau d'une seconde surface inclinée de dérive.
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BR112015002019-4A BR112015002019B1 (pt) 2012-07-31 2012-07-31 Sistema de quilha ajustável
AU2012386566A AU2012386566B2 (en) 2012-07-31 2012-07-31 Adjustable fin system
ZA2015/01272A ZA201501272B (en) 2012-07-31 2015-02-25 Adjustable fin system

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WO1991017080A1 (fr) * 1990-04-30 1991-11-14 Robert James Cross Aileron a angle variable
US5503581A (en) * 1995-01-04 1996-04-02 Mccullough; Robert P. Apparatus for adjustable fin and fin block
US20100323568A1 (en) * 2009-06-17 2010-12-23 Chambers Tucker C Foldable Watercraft Fin
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WO1991017080A1 (fr) * 1990-04-30 1991-11-14 Robert James Cross Aileron a angle variable
US5503581A (en) * 1995-01-04 1996-04-02 Mccullough; Robert P. Apparatus for adjustable fin and fin block
US20100323568A1 (en) * 2009-06-17 2010-12-23 Chambers Tucker C Foldable Watercraft Fin
US20110171862A1 (en) * 2010-01-08 2011-07-14 Benham Roger A Pivoting fin with securement

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