EP2988999B1 - A furler device for stayed sails and the like - Google Patents

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EP2988999B1
EP2988999B1 EP14722363.0A EP14722363A EP2988999B1 EP 2988999 B1 EP2988999 B1 EP 2988999B1 EP 14722363 A EP14722363 A EP 14722363A EP 2988999 B1 EP2988999 B1 EP 2988999B1
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Gabriele BACIGALUPO
Stefano FINCO
Raffaele FREDELLA
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    • B63H9/00—Marine propulsion provided directly by wind power
    • B63H9/04—Marine propulsion provided directly by wind power using sails or like wind-catching surfaces
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  • the present invention relates to a furler device for stayed sails and the like.
  • Known furler devices for sails may be divided into two main types.
  • the first type includes furler devices which provide only two operating positions of the sail, namely completely furled and completely unfurled.
  • the second type includes devices which allow the sail to be used in a partially furled state, thus enabling the active sail surface to be adjusted with a good degree of continuity.
  • EP0541430A1 EP1378442A1 , FR2751296A1 , FR2792906A1 , US3872816A , US3980036A , US4034694A , US5878683A , US6098560A , US6318285B1 , US2005211149A1 , and WO9722515A1 .
  • the advantages of the first type include, unquestionably, its lightness, due to some extent to the fact that these devices allow the use of textile stays made of anti-torsion structural cable.
  • the first type of furler it is generally difficult or impossible to substitute furlable sails having different bending lengths on the same stay.
  • the second type of furler allows relatively easy substitution of the sails as well as partial furling for the purpose of adjusting the sail surface, although this is generally achieved at the cost of increased weight, owing to the presence of profiled elements of aluminium or other composite materials, with bush and pin joints.
  • the assembly comprises a furling drive element connected to the upper end of the wire, and the furling drive element extends through the hoisting element and is suitable to receive the hoisting sleeve.
  • the furling-drive element is a single piece elongated rod having a longitudinal bore in which the wire is integrally fixed i.e. by screws and epoxy adhesive. For this reason, the install/replace operations of the wire are complicated and require long time.
  • the fundamental problem of the present invention is that of providing a furler device for stayed sails whose structural and functional design is such that all the drawbacks of the aforementioned prior art can be overcome. This problem is resolved by the invention by means of a furler device made in accordance with the appended claim 1.
  • a sailing boat indicated as a whole by 1, comprises a hull 2 of which only the bow section is shown, a mast 3 of which only the terminal head section is shown, and a furler device 4 for a sail 5, in this case a jib or other foresail of the stayed type.
  • stayed sail denotes a sail which is attached, for example by bends or hanks, to a stay 10 extending between a deck plate 11 and a fastening to the mast 12.
  • the stay 10 is of a textile type, made from an anti-torsion structural cable, for example one of the type manufactured and marketed by the present applicant under the trade name "cavo NO-torsion" (see, for example, http://www.armare.it/softriq/no-torsion.php).
  • These cables constructed on the principle of single-thread winding from what are known as special fibres such as PBO, KevlarTM, or the like, have terminal thimbles 12a, b, and have the property of a degree of flexibility combined with a torque transmission capacity.
  • a jib roller 13 of the drum type is interposed between the lower thimble 12a and the deck plate 11.
  • the jib roller 13 may conveniently be of another type, for example a closed-circuit top-driven type (winder) or a motorized type, provided that it includes a part 13 rotatable with respect to the plate 11 to cause the stay 10 to rotate about its axis.
  • This rotatable part is attached to a tack 14 of the sail 5 as well as to the stay 10.
  • a second swivel is interposed between the upper thimble 12b and the attachment to the mast, allowing the stay 10 to rotate freely with respect to the mast 3.
  • a guide 15 having a predominantly axial extension is fitted coaxially on to a portion of the stay 10 limited to the upper part of the stay, over a length of about 800 to 1500 mm, which is variable according to the length of the whole stay measured from the upper thimble 12b and according to the type of sails to be adapted.
  • the guide 15 is torsionally rigid; that is to say it can transmit torque when rotated about its own axis. This is achieved by making the guide 15 from a suitable material, and/or by attaching the guide 15 to the stay 10, which is torsionally rigid and which therefore imparts torsional rigidity to the guide 15 which is fixed integrally in rotation to it.
  • the guide 15 is provided with a seat (15a) for the thimble 12b in which this thimble is received with a positive connection which prevents its relative rotation.
  • a first swivel 17 is mounted slidably on the stay 10; the first swivel 17 includes a first part 18 integral in rotation to the guide but slidable thereon, and a second part 19 rotationally supported by means of free-running bearings 20 on the first part 18.
  • the first part 18 of the swivel comprises an obliquely cut orientation device 21 whose inclined sides 22 converge from a single vertex towards an axial groove 23.
  • An identical groove 23 is formed in a low-friction sleeve 24 coupled coaxially inside the first part.
  • the orientation device 21 is suitable to rotate the first swivel part 18 when it is fitted on to a tapered fitting 26 of the guide 15, by interaction between its sides 22 and an axial rib 27 formed longitudinally in relief along the outer shell of the guide 15, thus providing a guide having a grooved coupling between the first swivel 17 and the guide 15.
  • the rib and the groove form means preventing rotation for torsional coupling between the guide 15 and the first swivel 17.
  • the torsional coupling with a groove profile can be replaced by other couplings capable of transmitting torque while allowing the relative sliding of the first swivel 17 along the guide 15, for example profiled bar couplings.
  • the second part 19 of the first swivel comprises pierced appendages 30 suitable to receive a line spliced to form a closed ring (loop) 31 with which the second part 19 is attached, in use, to a halyard 32.
  • pierced appendages 33 and a respective loop 34 are provided on the first swivel part to secure a peak 35 of the sail 5.
  • the remaining bending area of the sail can be attached removably to the stay 10 by means of hanks 36.
  • the sail 5 is then hoisted by pulling on the halyard 32.
  • the orientation device 21 is made to slide with its obliquely angled appendage behind one of its sides 22, thus rotating the first swivel part 19 about its own axis until the groove 23 is aligned with the rib 27 of the guide 15.
  • the peak and clew of the sail 5 are thus constrained in rotation to the stay 10, allowing the sail to be furled around the stay.
  • the first swivel 17 is slidable on the guide 15, the position of the first swivel along the guide can be varied without preventing or altering the tensioning of the stay.
  • the sails in use can be exchanged for others having different bending lengths, or the halyard tension can be varied without changing the stay tension, thus increasing the possibilities of adjusting the sail. It is also possible to furl the sail only partially on the stay, in order to vary the sail surface of the boat.
  • the invention achieves numerous advantages, including a remarkable lightness of the rigging and extended possibilities for the adjustment of the staysails.

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IT000111A ITPD20130111A1 (it) 2013-04-24 2013-04-24 Dispositivo avvolgitore per vele strallate e simili
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US3851610A (en) * 1973-10-10 1974-12-03 Safe Flight Instrument Device for selectively preventing rotation of the upper end of a reefed sail and particularly a head sail such as a jib
US3938460A (en) * 1974-03-04 1976-02-17 Hood Sailmakers, Inc. Sail-raising system
US3958523A (en) * 1975-05-30 1976-05-25 Tracy Holmes Corporation Sail hoisting, supporting and furling apparatus
US4080917A (en) * 1977-05-02 1978-03-28 Coast Catamaran Corporation Roller furling mechanism
US4248281A (en) * 1979-06-18 1981-02-03 Hood Enterprises, Inc. Roll-reefing jib sail
US4376417A (en) * 1979-02-21 1983-03-15 Hyde Products, Inc. Forestay connector
US4723499A (en) * 1985-08-19 1988-02-09 Bernard Furgang Furling system for sailboats
US6796257B1 (en) * 2002-01-18 2004-09-28 Solution Inc. Zero moment furling swivel
US6895882B1 (en) * 2004-03-03 2005-05-24 Cruising Design, Inc. Light-weight code-zero headsail system
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US6098560A (en) 1997-09-10 2000-08-08 Pompanette, Inc. Roller furling apparatus
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US3611969A (en) * 1969-06-23 1971-10-12 Frederick E Hood Jib-furling stay
US3851610A (en) * 1973-10-10 1974-12-03 Safe Flight Instrument Device for selectively preventing rotation of the upper end of a reefed sail and particularly a head sail such as a jib
US3938460A (en) * 1974-03-04 1976-02-17 Hood Sailmakers, Inc. Sail-raising system
US3958523A (en) * 1975-05-30 1976-05-25 Tracy Holmes Corporation Sail hoisting, supporting and furling apparatus
US4080917A (en) * 1977-05-02 1978-03-28 Coast Catamaran Corporation Roller furling mechanism
US4376417A (en) * 1979-02-21 1983-03-15 Hyde Products, Inc. Forestay connector
US4248281A (en) * 1979-06-18 1981-02-03 Hood Enterprises, Inc. Roll-reefing jib sail
US4723499A (en) * 1985-08-19 1988-02-09 Bernard Furgang Furling system for sailboats
US6796257B1 (en) * 2002-01-18 2004-09-28 Solution Inc. Zero moment furling swivel
US6895882B1 (en) * 2004-03-03 2005-05-24 Cruising Design, Inc. Light-weight code-zero headsail system
US20080148556A1 (en) * 2006-12-21 2008-06-26 Karver Device for the connection/disconnection of two elements from a relative axial movement between these two elements
US9027493B2 (en) * 2012-08-31 2015-05-12 Wichard Inc. Sail bearing

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