公开(公告)号：US09016220B2

公开(公告)日：2015-04-28

申请号：US14027790

申请日：2013-09-16

Applicant: Clearpath Robotics, Inc.

Inventor： Ryan Christopher Gariepy ,  Patrick William Martinson ,  Mark Julian Podbevsek ,  Matthew Allen Rendall ,  Todd Willick

IPC: B63B7/00 ,  B63H11/01 ,  B63H11/00 ,  B63H21/17 ,  B63B5/24 ,  B63B7/02 ,  B63B3/08 ,  B63B35/00

CPC classification number: B63B7/00 ,  B63B5/24 ,  B63B7/02 ,  B63B2003/085 ,  B63B2007/003 ,  B63B2035/008 ,  B63H11/00 ,  B63H11/01 ,  B63H21/17 ,  B63H2011/008

Abstract: A water vessel having variable geometry is described. The water vessel comprises: a frame; a plurality of hulls coupled to the frame, each one of the plurality of hulls coupled to the frame by a folding mechanism and configured to move, relative to the frame, between a deployed configuration and a stowed configuration in which at least one dimension of the water vessel is reduced in respect of the deployed configuration; a plurality of thruster assemblies configured to provide thrust to the water vessel, each one of the plurality of thruster assemblies being coupled to a respective one of the plurality of hulls; and a protective device coupled to a respective one of the plurality of thruster assemblies, the protective device for preventing intake of foreign objects into the respective one of the plurality of thruster assemblies.

Abstract translation: 描述了具有可变几何形状的水容器。 水箱包括：框架; 耦合到所述框架的多个船体，所述多个船体中的每一个通过折叠机构联接到所述框架并且被配置成相对于所述框架在展开构型和收起构型之间移动，其中， 关于部署配置，水箱减少; 多个推进器组件，其构造成向水槽提供推力，多个推进器组件中的每一个联接到多个船体中的相应一个; 以及联接到所述多个推进器组件中的相应一个的保护装置，所述保护装置用于防止异物进入所述多个推进器组件中的相应一个。