EP1309481B1 - A cutter for debris removal from a propeller - Google Patents
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- EP1309481B1 EP1309481B1 EP01955153A EP01955153A EP1309481B1 EP 1309481 B1 EP1309481 B1 EP 1309481B1 EP 01955153 A EP01955153 A EP 01955153A EP 01955153 A EP01955153 A EP 01955153A EP 1309481 B1 EP1309481 B1 EP 1309481B1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63H—MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING
- B63H5/00—Arrangements on vessels of propulsion elements directly acting on water
- B63H5/07—Arrangements on vessels of propulsion elements directly acting on water of propellers
- B63H5/16—Arrangements on vessels of propulsion elements directly acting on water of propellers characterised by being mounted in recesses; with stationary water-guiding elements; Means to prevent fouling of the propeller, e.g. guards, cages or screens
- B63H5/165—Propeller guards, line cutters or other means for protecting propellers or rudders
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- the present invention relates to a cutter for cutting debris from a propeller.
- a propeller In particular, a marine vessel propeller.
- Marine vessels, and in particular fishing vessels and crayfish boats often travel in water that contains rope and long-line fishing line.
- the vessel passes over the rope or fishing line it will often become snagged around the spinning blades of the propeller, which, due to the spinning action, causes the rope, fishing line or other debris to become wound around the propeller shaft.
- the debris builds up between the propeller and a bearing through which the propeller shaft rotates. Friction caused by the build up of rope can be created to the point where the debris, being made of plastics, can often melt and fill lubricating grooves of the bearing. This can prevent the flow of lubricating fluid through the bearing, which can cause the bearing to seize. Pressure due to the build up of debris pulls the propeller away from the bearing, which can damage the drive train that rotates the propeller shaft.
- GB 522 862 discloses a device to prevent a rope or the like from becoming entangled around a propeller shaft, wherein a collar is provided around the periphery of a rotating shaft, having perforated “teeth” configured to "saw” and sever an entanglement that engages the teeth.
- US 4,722,667 discloses a cutting ring for cutting from a marine propeller.
- the present invention seeks to provide a new cutter that is more effective in cutting debris from the propeller.
- the present invention is defined by the features of the claims.
- a cutter 10 fixed to a carrier 12 for carrying a bearing 14.
- the carrier 12 is normally situated under the hull of a marine vessel by a mounting member 13.
- a propeller shaft 16 passes through the bearing 14 to rotate a propeller 18.
- the cutter 10 includes a laterally mounting portion 20 and a blade portion 22.
- the blade portion 22 faces the propeller 18.
- a spool 24 is located between the bearing 14 and a boss 28 of the propeller 18.
- the blade portion 22 overlaps with the spool 24 so that debris is removed from an end of the bearing 14 closest to the propeller 18.
- the spool 24 is fixed to the propeller shaft 16 so that it rotates with the propeller 18.
- the cutter 10 is fixed to the carrier 12 so that it remains stationary. In use, the propeller 18 and the spool 24 rotate about the propeller shaft 16 and will therefore be moving relative to the cutter 10.
- a pair of cutters 10 and 10' are fixed to and laterally project from either side of the carrier 12.
- a separator 34 as described in International Patent Application No. PCT/AU00/00248 .
- the spool 24 may be a centrifugal pump as described in International Patent Application Nos. PCT/AU01/00632 .
- channels 30 are provided in the pump to allow liquid through lubricating grooves in the bearing 14 to exit via the channels 30 at outlets 32 for each channel 30.
- the blade portions 22 and 22' overlap with the outlets 32 to clear debris from the outlets 32.
- the carrier 12 includes a plurality of threaded holes 50 which are positioned so as to align with holes 40 in each mounting portion 20.
- a threaded bolt passes the holes 40 and screws into the threaded holes 50 so as to secure the mounting portion 20 to the carrier 12.
- oppositely facing blade edges 76 and 76' are located at the outer most lateral edge 42 of the mounting portion 20.
- the cutting edges 76 and 76' run longitudinally along the edge 42.
- the mounting portion 20 includes a threaded hole 52 at a rear end 44 (closest to the propeller).
- the threaded hole 52 is for receiving another bolt that secures the blade portion 22 to the mounting portion 20.
- a hole 48 passes through the blade portion 22 for a bolt to pass through.
- the blade portion 22 includes a pair of cutting edges 46 and 46' that face the propeller 18.
- the blade portion also has another pair of cutting edges 45 and 45' that are parallel with the cutting edges 76 and 76'.
- debris in this case rope 58 is shown snagged around the propeller 18, which has then been wrapped around the rear end of the propeller and then around the spool 24 due to the rotation of the propeller shaft 16. It can be seen that as the propeller shaft 16 continues to rotate the rope will build up in a direction moving away from the propeller 18, towards the bearing 14. As it moves closer to the bearing 14 it will eventually make contact with the cutting edges 46 or 46' of the blade portion 22. This results in the rope being shaved off, as indicated by strand 60. The more it builds up, the more it moves towards the blade and is cut away. Eventually the shaving of the rope will progress all the way through the width of the rope, or more likely, will cause the rope to be sufficiently weakened that it breaks.
- the cutting edge 46' will be facing in a direction to cut debris from the spool 24 in the same manner as the cutting edge 46.
- a surface 70 of the mounting portion 20 is shown.
- a short leg 72 At each corner of the bottom surface 70 is a short leg 72.
- the legs 72 are provided so that a curve of the carrier 12 can be accommodated along the length of the bottom surface 70 and the mounting portion 20 secured firmly to the carrier 12.
- a slot 74 At the end 44 there is a slot 74. Leading inwardly from the slot 74 is the threaded hole 52.
- the lateral edge 42 of the mounting portion 20 is shown with the upper cutting edge 76 and the lower cutting edge 76'. These cutting edges will remove where debris being wrapping around not only the propeller 18 but the entire carrier 12.
- the blade portion 22 has a lower projection 80 that is received within the slot 74 of the mounting portion 20. This allows the blade portion 22 to slide within the slot 74 laterally with respect to the propeller shaft 16.
- the projection 80 includes a notch 82 at the base 83, which slides over the circumferential surface of the spool 24.
- An elongated hole 48 allows the bladed portion 22 to move while the bolt for securing the bladed portion 22 to the mounting portion 20 is in place, but not tightened. This movement allows the bladed portion 22 to be adjusted in its height from the spool 24.
- the bladed portion 22 is adjusted so that the base 83 almost touches or lightly touches the spool 24.
- the bolt is tightened to secure it in position.
- the bladed portion 22 then glides over the surface of the spool 24.
- the clearance between the base 83 of the bladed portion 22 and the spool 24, as indicated by 54, is very small to negligible.
- the two appear to be touching. In practice, they may be just touching and after a few revolutions of the spool 24 the bladed portion 22 will become properly seated so that the moving surface of the spool 24 glides underneath the relatively stationary undersurface of the bladed portion 22.
- the gap between the two is required to be very narrow so that debris does not enter the gap 54 between the two. Yet, the gap must be sufficiently wide so that the two surfaces may glide in relation to each other. It is undesirable for the bladed portion 22 to gouge into the spool 24.
- the cutting edge 46 is formed by an acute angle between an outer surface and a notch 86.
- Figure 10 shows an inner edge of the notch being perpendicular to the outer edge of the bladed portion 22.
- Figure 12 shows the inner edge of the notch being at an angle greater than 90° in relation to the outer surface of the bladed portion 22 and
- Figure 13 shows the notch being curved.
- a cylindrical spool 24 is fixed to the propeller shaft so that it rotates with the propeller shaft.
- the diameter of the spool should be approximately the same as the outer diameter of the carrier 12.
- each cutter 10 is mounted to a carrier 12 by positioning the feet 72 on either end of the curved outer surface of the carrier 12 and aligning holes 40 with the threaded holes 50 in the carrier 12. Bolts are then screwed into position to securely attach each of the mounting portions 20 to the carrier 12.
- the projection 80 of the bladed portion 22 is inserted into the slot 74 and then positioned so that the base 83 of the bladed portion is almost or just touching the spool 24.
- the position of the bladed portion 22 is then adjusted so that it nearly or just makes contact with the circumferential surface of the spool 24.
- a bolt is then inserted into the elongate hole 48 and threaded hole 52 and tightened to secure the bladed portion in position.
- any debris such as rope, fishing line or other material becomes tangled with the propeller it will wrap around the spool 24 and continually tighten. As it becomes further entangled the debris will move towards the bearing where it will engage with the cutting edge 46 and be sliced away. The tighter the ravelling of the rope becomes, the more grip the spool has on the rope and the faster it is wound in and subsequently moves toward the blade. If the rope is then severed, any remaining rope within the reach of the bladed portion will continue to be sliced. Any other rope remaining there will be relatively harmless. If any further rope becomes entangled it will then cause either the first rope or the new rope to again move towards the bladed portion whereupon it will again be cut away. Any other rope that becomes tangled with the carrier will be caught by cutting edges 76 and 76' of the carrier portion 20 or cutting edge 45 of the bladed portion 12.
- cutting edges 46', 76' and 45' performs the same function as cutting edges 46, 76 and 45, respectively.
- the present invention has the advantage of keeping tangled debris including rope and long fishing line away from the bearing and the lubricating fluid outlet of the bearing. The more rope that becomes tangled the faster it will move towards the cutting edge whereupon it will be cut away.
- the preferred embodiment of the invention has an adjustable bladed portion that can be adapted to fix to a variety of sizes of a spool, the spool may be a centrifugal pump for pumping lubricating fluid through the bearing.
- the mounting portion is able to be mounted to a variety of shapes of carrier.
Description
- The present invention relates to a cutter for cutting debris from a propeller. In particular, a marine vessel propeller.
- Marine vessels, and in particular fishing vessels and crayfish boats often travel in water that contains rope and long-line fishing line. When the vessel passes over the rope or fishing line it will often become snagged around the spinning blades of the propeller, which, due to the spinning action, causes the rope, fishing line or other debris to become wound around the propeller shaft. As the debris is wound in, it builds up between the propeller and a bearing through which the propeller shaft rotates. Friction caused by the build up of rope can be created to the point where the debris, being made of plastics, can often melt and fill lubricating grooves of the bearing. This can prevent the flow of lubricating fluid through the bearing, which can cause the bearing to seize. Pressure due to the build up of debris pulls the propeller away from the bearing, which can damage the drive train that rotates the propeller shaft.
- Some attempts have been made to arrange blades close to the propeller to attempt to cut away rope and other debris. Some of these blades are arranged to project laterally of the bearing thus attempting to cut rope as it is wound in. Other blades are arranged to point into a gap between a boss (rear) of the propeller and the bearing. In some instances, the bearing has been filled with a free wheeling collar member that attempts to fill this gap. The collar member is allowed to freely rotate about the propeller shaft so as to not block the lubricating grooves of the bearing. Sometimes the collar member includes holes that allow water to run therethrough.
- Currently used blades have had limited success. However, they quite often result in a mass of tightly compacted debris that is beyond the reach of the blade and that can still cause damage.
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GB 522 862 US 4,722,667 discloses a cutting ring for cutting from a marine propeller. - The present invention seeks to provide a new cutter that is more effective in cutting debris from the propeller. The present invention is defined by the features of the claims.
- In order to provide a better understanding of the present invention, a preferred embodiment will now be described in detail, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings:
- Figure 1
- is a cross-sectional side view of a propeller shaft housing carrying a preferred embodiment of a cutter in accordance with the present invention;
- Figure 2
- is an upper perspective view of a pair of cutters fixed to a propeller shaft carrier;
- Figure 3
- is a close-up view of the cutter in use cutting rope from the propeller;
- Figure 4
- is a bottom plan view of a mounting portion of the cutter of
Figure 1 ; - Figure 5
- is a side plan view of the mounting portion of
Figure 4 ; - Figure 6
- is a top view of the mounting portion of the cutter of
Figure 4 ; - Figure 7
- is a end view of the mounting portion of
Figure 5 ; - Figure 8
- is a side view of a blade portion of
Figure 7 ; - Figure 9
- is a cross-sectional side view of the blade portion of
Figure 8 ; - Figure 10
- is a cross-sectional plan view of the blade portion of
Figure 8 , - Figure 11
- is a rear view of the portion of
Figure 8 ; - Figure 12
- is a cross-sectional plan view of the blade portion of
Figure 8 through a different section of the blade portion ; and - Figure 13
- is a cross-sectional plan view of an alternative blade portion.
- Referring to
Figure 1 , there is shown acutter 10 fixed to acarrier 12 for carrying abearing 14. Thecarrier 12 is normally situated under the hull of a marine vessel by amounting member 13. Apropeller shaft 16 passes through thebearing 14 to rotate apropeller 18. Thecutter 10 includes a laterally mountingportion 20 and ablade portion 22. Theblade portion 22 faces thepropeller 18. Aspool 24 is located between thebearing 14 and aboss 28 of thepropeller 18. Theblade portion 22 overlaps with thespool 24 so that debris is removed from an end of thebearing 14 closest to thepropeller 18. Thespool 24 is fixed to thepropeller shaft 16 so that it rotates with thepropeller 18. Thecutter 10 is fixed to thecarrier 12 so that it remains stationary. In use, thepropeller 18 and thespool 24 rotate about thepropeller shaft 16 and will therefore be moving relative to thecutter 10. - Referring to
Figure 2 , a pair ofcutters 10 and 10' are fixed to and laterally project from either side of thecarrier 12. In front of thebearing 14 andcarrier 12 is aseparator 34 as described in International Patent Application No.PCT/AU00/00248 spool 24 may be a centrifugal pump as described in International Patent Application Nos.PCT/AU01/00632 channels 30 are provided in the pump to allow liquid through lubricating grooves in thebearing 14 to exit via thechannels 30 atoutlets 32 for eachchannel 30. Theblade portions 22 and 22' overlap with theoutlets 32 to clear debris from theoutlets 32. - The
carrier 12 includes a plurality of threadedholes 50 which are positioned so as to align withholes 40 in each mountingportion 20. A threaded bolt passes theholes 40 and screws into the threadedholes 50 so as to secure the mountingportion 20 to thecarrier 12. - As best seen in
Figure 7 , oppositely facing blade edges 76 and 76' are located at the outer mostlateral edge 42 of the mountingportion 20. The cutting edges 76 and 76' run longitudinally along theedge 42. - The mounting
portion 20 includes a threadedhole 52 at a rear end 44 (closest to the propeller). The threadedhole 52 is for receiving another bolt that secures theblade portion 22 to the mountingportion 20. Ahole 48 passes through theblade portion 22 for a bolt to pass through. Theblade portion 22 includes a pair of cuttingedges 46 and 46' that face thepropeller 18. The blade portion also has another pair of cuttingedges 45 and 45' that are parallel with the cutting edges 76 and 76'. - Referring to
Figure 3 , debris in this case rope 58, is shown snagged around thepropeller 18, which has then been wrapped around the rear end of the propeller and then around thespool 24 due to the rotation of thepropeller shaft 16. It can be seen that as thepropeller shaft 16 continues to rotate the rope will build up in a direction moving away from thepropeller 18, towards the bearing 14. As it moves closer to thebearing 14 it will eventually make contact with the cutting edges 46 or 46' of theblade portion 22. This results in the rope being shaved off, as indicated bystrand 60. The more it builds up, the more it moves towards the blade and is cut away. Eventually the shaving of the rope will progress all the way through the width of the rope, or more likely, will cause the rope to be sufficiently weakened that it breaks. - If the marine vessel is travelling in reverse and the
propeller shaft 16 will rotate in the opposite direction. The cutting edge 46' will be facing in a direction to cut debris from thespool 24 in the same manner as thecutting edge 46. - Referring to
Figures 4, 5 and 6 , asurface 70 of the mountingportion 20 is shown. At each corner of thebottom surface 70 is ashort leg 72. Thelegs 72 are provided so that a curve of thecarrier 12 can be accommodated along the length of thebottom surface 70 and the mountingportion 20 secured firmly to thecarrier 12. At theend 44 there is aslot 74. Leading inwardly from theslot 74 is the threadedhole 52. - Referring to
Figure 7 , thelateral edge 42 of the mountingportion 20 is shown with theupper cutting edge 76 and the lower cutting edge 76'. These cutting edges will remove where debris being wrapping around not only thepropeller 18 but theentire carrier 12. - Referring to
Figures 8, 9, 10 and 11 , theblade portion 22 has alower projection 80 that is received within theslot 74 of the mountingportion 20. This allows theblade portion 22 to slide within theslot 74 laterally with respect to thepropeller shaft 16. Theprojection 80 includes anotch 82 at thebase 83, which slides over the circumferential surface of thespool 24. Anelongated hole 48 allows the bladedportion 22 to move while the bolt for securing the bladedportion 22 to the mountingportion 20 is in place, but not tightened. This movement allows the bladedportion 22 to be adjusted in its height from thespool 24. The bladedportion 22 is adjusted so that the base 83 almost touches or lightly touches thespool 24. The bolt is tightened to secure it in position. The bladedportion 22 then glides over the surface of thespool 24. - Referring back to
Figure 2 , the clearance between the base 83 of the bladedportion 22 and thespool 24, as indicated by 54, is very small to negligible. In the drawing, the two appear to be touching. In practice, they may be just touching and after a few revolutions of thespool 24 the bladedportion 22 will become properly seated so that the moving surface of thespool 24 glides underneath the relatively stationary undersurface of the bladedportion 22. The gap between the two is required to be very narrow so that debris does not enter thegap 54 between the two. Yet, the gap must be sufficiently wide so that the two surfaces may glide in relation to each other. It is undesirable for the bladedportion 22 to gouge into thespool 24. - Referring to
Figures 10, 12 and 13 , thecutting edge 46 is formed by an acute angle between an outer surface and anotch 86.Figure 10 shows an inner edge of the notch being perpendicular to the outer edge of the bladedportion 22.Figure 12 shows the inner edge of the notch being at an angle greater than 90° in relation to the outer surface of the bladedportion 22 andFigure 13 shows the notch being curved. - The method of use and operation of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
- A
cylindrical spool 24 is fixed to the propeller shaft so that it rotates with the propeller shaft. The diameter of the spool should be approximately the same as the outer diameter of thecarrier 12. - The mounting
portion 22 of eachcutter 10 is mounted to acarrier 12 by positioning thefeet 72 on either end of the curved outer surface of thecarrier 12 and aligningholes 40 with the threadedholes 50 in thecarrier 12. Bolts are then screwed into position to securely attach each of the mountingportions 20 to thecarrier 12. Theprojection 80 of the bladedportion 22 is inserted into theslot 74 and then positioned so that thebase 83 of the bladed portion is almost or just touching thespool 24. - The position of the bladed
portion 22 is then adjusted so that it nearly or just makes contact with the circumferential surface of thespool 24. A bolt is then inserted into theelongate hole 48 and threadedhole 52 and tightened to secure the bladed portion in position. - If any debris, such as rope, fishing line or other material becomes tangled with the propeller it will wrap around the
spool 24 and continually tighten. As it becomes further entangled the debris will move towards the bearing where it will engage with thecutting edge 46 and be sliced away. The tighter the ravelling of the rope becomes, the more grip the spool has on the rope and the faster it is wound in and subsequently moves toward the blade. If the rope is then severed, any remaining rope within the reach of the bladed portion will continue to be sliced. Any other rope remaining there will be relatively harmless. If any further rope becomes entangled it will then cause either the first rope or the new rope to again move towards the bladed portion whereupon it will again be cut away. Any other rope that becomes tangled with the carrier will be caught by cuttingedges 76 and 76' of thecarrier portion 20 or cuttingedge 45 of the bladedportion 12. - If the vessel needs to reverse and the propeller shaft is rotated in the opposite direction, cutting edges 46', 76' and 45' performs the same function as cutting
edges - The skilled addressee will appreciate that the present invention has the advantage of keeping tangled debris including rope and long fishing line away from the bearing and the lubricating fluid outlet of the bearing. The more rope that becomes tangled the faster it will move towards the cutting edge whereupon it will be cut away.
- The preferred embodiment of the invention has an adjustable bladed portion that can be adapted to fix to a variety of sizes of a spool, the spool may be a centrifugal pump for pumping lubricating fluid through the bearing. The mounting portion is able to be mounted to a variety of shapes of carrier.
- Modifications and variations can be made to the present invention within the scope of the claims.
- Such modifications include:
- (i) The number of cutters that may be mounted to a carrier;
- (ii) The spool need not be a centrifugal pump as described in the preferred embodiment; and
- (iii) The angle of the cutting edges need not be as shown in the preferred embodiment.
- Such modifications and variations are deemed to be within the scope of the claims.
Claims (15)
- A cutting apparatus for cutting debris from a propeller, the cutting apparatus comprising: a cutter (10) comprising a cutting edge (46),
characterised in that the cutting apparatus further comprises
a spool (24) having a central hole there through, the spool being adapted to be fixable to a propeller shaft (16) which in use passes through the hole, or to a propeller (18) coupled to a propeller shaft which in use passes through the hole, so as to rotate the spool with the propeller shaft about an axis of rotation of the spool in use,
wherein the spool is arranged to accumulate windings of debris (58) on an outer surface of the spool as the spool rotates about the axis of rotation in use; and,
wherein the cutter is securable in a position relative to the propeller shaft in use and the cutting edge is arranged so that when the cutter is secured in position, the cutting edge is oriented substantially transverse to the axis of rotation of the spool, and the cutting edge is arranged so as to rotationally shave debris (60) that contacts the cutting edge due to accumulation of debris on the outer surface of the spool. - A cutting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the cutting edge is secured in the position, the cutting edge is positioned between axial ends of the spool and is adjacent to and extends radially from the outer surface of the spool.
- A cutting apparatus according to either claim 1 or 2, wherein the cutting apparatus further comprises a mounting means arranged to secure the cutter in the position, wherein position of the cutter relative to the mounting means is adjustable so that a height of the cutting edge relative to the spool is adjustable when the cutter and spool are installed for use.
- A cutting apparatus according to anyone of claims 1 to 3, wherein the cutter comprises a plurality of cutting edges (46 and 46'), each cutting edge oriented to shave accumulated debris from the spool when the spool rotates in one of the respective directions of rotation about the axis of rotation of the spool in use.
- A cutting apparatus according to anyone of claims 1 to 4, wherein a plane coinciding with a leading surface that forms the cutting edge is disposed at an obtuse angle to the axis of rotation of the spool.
- A cutting apparatus according to anyone of claims 1 to 5, wherein a plane coinciding with a trailing surface (84) that forms the cutting edge is disposed at an acute angle to the axis of rotation of the spool.
- A cutting apparatus according to anyone of claims 1 to 6, and wherein the cutter comprises:a body (20) securable in relation to the vessel in an orientation, such that when the body is in that orientation a length of the body is substantially parallel to a propeller shaft of the vessel, the body being arranged to secure the cutter in position; and,the cutter comprises a blade projecting from the body, wherein the blade comprises a leading surface and a trailing surface (84) disposed at an acute angle to the leading surface so as to form the cutting edge at a line of intersection of the surfaces, wherein a plane contained within the blade and passing through the cutting edge is at an obtuse angle to the length of the body.
- An assembly comprising the cutting apparatus according to any one of claims I to 7,
wherein the spool is fixed to a propeller shaft passing through the hole so as to rotate with the propeller shaft; and,
the cutter is secured in the position so that the cutting edge is oriented substantially transverse to the axis of rotation of the spool so as to rotationally shave debris that contacts the cutting edge due to accumulation of debris on the outer surface of the spool. - An assembly comprising the cutting apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
wherein the spool is fixed to a propeller coupled to a propeller shaft passing through the hole so as to rotate with the propeller shaft; and,
the cutter is secured in the position so that the cutting edge is oriented substantially transverse to the axis of rotation of the spool so as to rotationally shave debris that contacts the cutting edge due to accumulation of debris on the outer surface of the spool. - An assembly according to either claim 8 or 9, wherein the cutting edge extends radially in relation to the spool.
- An assembly according to anyone of claims 8 to 10, wherein the cutter is arranged to be closely positioned to the spool so debris is prevented from entering a gap (54) between the cutter and the outer surface of the spool.
- An assembly according to anyone of claims 8 to 11, wherein the height of the cutting edge relative to the spool is adjustable.
- An assembly according to claim 9, wherein the cutting edge is oriented to shave debris accumulated on the spool in a longitudinal direction relative to the propeller shaft and that is away from the propeller.
- An assembly according to anyone of claims 8 to 13, wherein the cutter is positioned relative to the spool to facilitate a limited amount longitudinal accumulation of debris on the spool without being shaved away by the cutter, beyond which further longitudinal accumulation of debris causes the debris to be shaved away by the cutter.
- An assembly according to anyone of claims 8 to 14, wherein the cutter is oriented to shave an axial face of the debris accumulated on the spool.
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