Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Aerodynamic wind propulsion device having bielastic line coupling
- Patent Title (中): 具有弹性线耦合的气动风力推进装置
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Application No.: US13059373Application Date: 2008-08-20
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Publication No.: US08740153B2Publication Date: 2014-06-03
- Inventor: Bernd Specht , Xaver Paulig , Robert Drechsler , Stephan Brabeck
- Applicant: Bernd Specht , Xaver Paulig , Robert Drechsler , Stephan Brabeck
- Applicant Address: DE Hamburg
- Assignee: SkySails GmbH & Co. KG
- Current Assignee: SkySails GmbH & Co. KG
- Current Assignee Address: DE Hamburg
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- International Application: PCT/EP2008/006831 WO 20080820
- International Announcement: WO2010/020263 WO 20100225
- Main IPC: B64C31/06
- IPC: B64C31/06 ; B64B1/66 ; B64F1/12 ; B63H9/04

Abstract:
The invention relates to an aerodynamic wind propulsion device, particularly for watercrafts, comprising an aerodynamic wing being connected to a steering unit located below the aerodynamic wing via a plurality of tractive lines, a tractive cable, a first end of the tractive cable being connected to the steering unit and a second end of the tractive cable being connected to a base platform, the aerodynamic wing having an aerodynamic profile which generates an uplift force in the direction of the tractive cable when the airflow direction is about perpendicular to the tractive cable. According to the invention, an aerodynamic wing is provided being coupled to a steering unit located close below the wing via a plurality of tractive lines of different elasticity.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120060736A1 AERODYNAMIC WIND PROPULSION DEVICE HAVING BIELASTIC LINE COUPLING Public/Granted day:2012-03-15
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