Marine propulsion – Screw propeller – Shafting
Reexamination Certificate
2005-04-05
2005-04-05
Swinehart, Ed (Department: 3617)
Marine propulsion
Screw propeller
Shafting
C440S038000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06875067
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a jet propulsion unit (1) for propulsion of a waterborne craft comprising at least one impeller pump (3) with a pump housing (4) in which an impeller shaft (22) or ajournal (21) connected to said impeller shaft (22) is is rotatably journalled in bearings, and an impeller (7) blades (24), the impeller (7) being fixed to said impeller shaft (22) or journal (21) so as to follow the rotation of the impeller shaft (22), the impeller blades (24) being arranged at the impeller ( ) with a play of the blades (25) between each impeller blade (24) and the inside (15) of the pump housing (4). According to the invention the jet propulsion unit (1) also comprises an axially adjustable thrust bearing (27) arranged to cooperate with the impeller shaft (22) for adjusting said play (25).
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patent: 5366396 (1994-11-01), Schulze
patent: 6053783 (2000-04-01), Brunn
Häger Christer
Styrud Gunnar
Tornblad Jens
Bednarek Michael
Rolls-Royce Aktiebolag
Shaw Pittman LLP
Swinehart Ed
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