EP3317178A4 - WING TYPE SAIL SYSTEM - Google Patents

WING TYPE SAIL SYSTEM Download PDF

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EP3317178A4
EP3317178A4 EP16820950.0A EP16820950A EP3317178A4 EP 3317178 A4 EP3317178 A4 EP 3317178A4 EP 16820950 A EP16820950 A EP 16820950A EP 3317178 A4 EP3317178 A4 EP 3317178A4
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wing type
sail system
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Amnon ASSCHER
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Nayam Wings Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63H—MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING
    • 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
    • B63H9/06—Types of sail; Constructional features of sails; Arrangements thereof on vessels
    • B63H9/061—Rigid sails; Aerofoil sails
    • B63H9/0621—Rigid sails comprising one or more pivotally supported panels
    • B63H9/0628—Rigid sails comprising one or more pivotally supported panels the panels being pivotable about horizontal axes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63H—MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING
    • 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
    • B63H9/06—Types of sail; Constructional features of sails; Arrangements thereof on vessels
    • B63H9/061—Rigid sails; Aerofoil sails
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63H—MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING
    • 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
    • B63H9/06—Types of sail; Constructional features of sails; Arrangements thereof on vessels
    • B63H9/068—Sails pivotally mounted at mast tip
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B15/00—Superstructures, deckhouses, wheelhouses or the like; Arrangements or adaptations of masts or spars, e.g. bowsprits
    • B63B2015/0016—Masts characterized by mast configuration or construction
    • B63B2015/0025—Bipodded masts, e.g. A-type masts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B15/00—Superstructures, deckhouses, wheelhouses or the like; Arrangements or adaptations of masts or spars, e.g. bowsprits
    • B63B2015/0016—Masts characterized by mast configuration or construction
    • B63B2015/005—Masts characterized by mast configuration or construction with means for varying mast position or orientation with respect to the hull
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B15/00—Superstructures, deckhouses, wheelhouses or the like; Arrangements or adaptations of masts or spars, e.g. bowsprits
    • B63B2015/0016—Masts characterized by mast configuration or construction
    • B63B2015/005—Masts characterized by mast configuration or construction with means for varying mast position or orientation with respect to the hull
    • B63B2015/0058—Masts characterized by mast configuration or construction with means for varying mast position or orientation with respect to the hull comprising active mast inclination means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63H—MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING
    • 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
    • B63H9/06—Types of sail; Constructional features of sails; Arrangements thereof on vessels
    • B63H9/061—Rigid sails; Aerofoil sails
    • B63H9/0621—Rigid sails comprising one or more pivotally supported panels
    • B63H9/0635—Rigid sails comprising one or more pivotally supported panels the panels being pivotable about vertical axes

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  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
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EP16820950.0A 2015-07-05 2016-07-05 Wing-type sail system Active EP3317178B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US201562188667P 2015-07-05 2015-07-05
PCT/IL2016/050716 WO2017006315A1 (en) 2015-07-05 2016-07-05 Wing-type sail system

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EP3317178A1 EP3317178A1 (en) 2018-05-09
EP3317178A4 true EP3317178A4 (en) 2019-01-23
EP3317178C0 EP3317178C0 (en) 2023-12-27
EP3317178B1 EP3317178B1 (en) 2023-12-27

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US10556641B1 (en) 2018-12-07 2020-02-11 Cross Wing Technology Holdings, LLC Sailing vessel
US11780547B1 (en) 2018-12-07 2023-10-10 Cross Wing Technology Holdings, LLC Sailing vessel
FR3103781B1 (en) 2019-11-28 2022-06-03 Cws Morel Propulsion wing of a moving machine, and moving machine comprising such a propulsion wing.
ES2980759T3 (en) * 2019-12-04 2024-10-03 Ba Tech Limited Propulsion device
EP3960619A1 (en) * 2020-09-01 2022-03-02 BSB Artificial Intelligence GmbH A management module for a sailing boat
FR3123307B1 (en) * 2021-05-28 2025-05-30 Michelin & Cie Sail-powered vehicle
IT202100014684A1 (en) * 2021-06-07 2022-12-07 Giorgio Cubeddu Sectional asymmetric wing with invertible curvature
CH721770A1 (en) * 2024-04-26 2025-10-31 Juerg Hunziker Rigid sail propulsion system and method

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GB1184914A (en) * 1966-04-28 1970-03-18 Albert Marie Gabriel D Galbert Pivotal Rigging for Sailing Boats and Sail Propelled Vehicles
AU7484281A (en) * 1980-09-11 1982-03-18 Stephen Francis Deratz Sail & mast arrangement to minimise heeling
DE8509163U1 (en) * 1985-03-27 1986-07-31 Cramer, Hanns-Hermann, 2850 Bremerhaven Rig for vehicles with sails
US4682557A (en) * 1984-10-17 1987-07-28 Magruder Thomas A Sailing wing
GB2307457A (en) * 1995-11-21 1997-05-28 Duncan Guthrie Improvements in rigs for wind propelled vehicles

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FR2632602A1 (en) * 1988-06-09 1989-12-15 Bonnet Claude MATTING PARTICULARLY FOR SAILBOAT
FR2651477A2 (en) * 1988-09-09 1991-03-08 Orso Michel D Craft with a wing-shaped sail structure fixed articulated to the top of a mast
DE29501822U1 (en) * 1995-02-04 1995-04-27 Mader, Anton, Dipl.-Ing., 47239 Duisburg Drachenrigg
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GB1184914A (en) * 1966-04-28 1970-03-18 Albert Marie Gabriel D Galbert Pivotal Rigging for Sailing Boats and Sail Propelled Vehicles
AU7484281A (en) * 1980-09-11 1982-03-18 Stephen Francis Deratz Sail & mast arrangement to minimise heeling
US4682557A (en) * 1984-10-17 1987-07-28 Magruder Thomas A Sailing wing
DE8509163U1 (en) * 1985-03-27 1986-07-31 Cramer, Hanns-Hermann, 2850 Bremerhaven Rig for vehicles with sails
GB2307457A (en) * 1995-11-21 1997-05-28 Duncan Guthrie Improvements in rigs for wind propelled vehicles

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WO2017006315A1 (en) 2017-01-12

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