The disclosure relates to a thruster (12, Fig 1) for a marine vessel (10, Fig 1). The thruster includes a thruster housing 14 having a thruster housing bore 44. The thruster further includes at least one arm 38 connected to the thruster housing and includes an arm bore 46. The thruster further includes a propeller nozzle 20 including at least two mounting bodies. A first mounting body 48 being located in the thruster housing bore and a second mounting body 50 being located in the arm bore. A fit between the second mounting body and the arm bore is looser than a fit between the first mounting body and the thruster housing bore. First and second fastening members 43A and 43B may be received through the first and second mounting bodies to connect the propeller nozzle to the thruster housing and the at least one arm.
Thruster propeller nozzle mounting arrangement
2018-01-03
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B63H Schiffsantrieb oder Steuerung der Schiffe , MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING |