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US2201859A
US2201859A US190244A US19024438A US2201859A US 2201859 A US2201859 A US 2201859A US 190244 A US190244 A US 190244A US 19024438 A US19024438 A US 19024438A US 2201859 A US2201859 A US 2201859A
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63HMARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING
    • B63H5/00Arrangements on vessels of propulsion elements directly acting on water
    • B63H5/07Arrangements on vessels of propulsion elements directly acting on water of propellers
    • B63H5/16Arrangements 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
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63HMARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING
    • B63H25/00Steering; Slowing-down otherwise than by use of propulsive elements; Dynamic anchoring, i.e. positioning vessels by means of main or auxiliary propulsive elements
    • B63H25/06Steering by rudders
    • B63H25/38Rudders
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63HMARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING
    • B63H25/00Steering; Slowing-down otherwise than by use of propulsive elements; Dynamic anchoring, i.e. positioning vessels by means of main or auxiliary propulsive elements
    • B63H25/06Steering by rudders
    • B63H2025/063Arrangements of rudders forward of the propeller position, e.g. of backing rudders; Arrangements of rudders on the forebody of the hull; Steering gear therefor
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63HMARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING
    • B63H25/00Steering; Slowing-down otherwise than by use of propulsive elements; Dynamic anchoring, i.e. positioning vessels by means of main or auxiliary propulsive elements
    • B63H25/06Steering by rudders
    • B63H2025/066Arrangements of two or more rudders; Steering gear therefor

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  • Fig. I is a fragmentary view, showing in side elevation the stern portion of a boat of tunnel type, equipped with the skeg and rudder arrangement of my present invention
  • Fig. II is a view of the same portion of the boat, viewed in plan from above and drawn to smaller scale
  • Fig. III is a View in vertical and transverse section, on the plane indicated at III-III, Fig. II
  • Figs. IV and V are analytical views in plan and to yet smaller scale, showing particularly the assembly of propeller, skegs, and rudders, and illustrating certain modifications.
  • the hull I of the boat is shaped at the stern with a tunnel whose peak is indicated at 2 (Figs. I and III), and within this tunnel the propeller 3 is assembled, to rotate in usual manner.
  • Twin skegs 4 extend forward and aft, and downward from the hull on either side of the propeller (when the propeller is in position), and constitute downward extensions of the tunnel walls. These skegs, so situated, serve to deflect downwardly and to a level lower than that in which the rudders swing, the streams of water directed against their faces by the rotating propeller.
  • the stocks 6 of the after rudder blades 8 are mounted-not at the after edges of the skegs, as in the arrangement of the Dawson patent named above, but at an interval aft from and preferably also at an interval abeam and inward from the skeg edges. This arrangement is clearly seen in Figs. II, IV, and V.
  • the rudder parts are duplicated on the two sides of the boat, and the two pairs of rudder blades are mounted to swing in unison, in response to the tiller-the forward pair in unison to starboard or port and the after pair simultaneously and oppositely to port or starboard.
  • passageways a are opened between the after edges of the skegs and the forward edges of the rudders. Through these passageways water streams. The effects are that, without appreciable loss of speed forward, the backing power of the boat is substantially increased, and the moving boat is more immediately and completely responsive to the tiller.
  • the skegs maybe tapered rearwardly, so that the space between them widens as indicated at M, and they edges may be rounded.
  • the after rudders may be formed with noses 8! that extend forward, beyond posts 5.
  • the rudder blades then, turn upon centres that are intermediate in position in the length of the blade.
  • These forward-extending noses 8! of the blades may be tapered to rounded edges, and the taper here, instead of being a tapering of the inner surfaces (as is true of the skegs) is a tapering of the outer surfaces.
  • the passageways a widen and narrow more rapidly and through a wider range as the rudders swing, and the good effect is heightened.
  • the after rudders are advantageously of air-foil outline in horizontal plan, as seen in Fig. IV.
  • the inner faces of these rudder blades are plane; the outer, convex. From the rounded forward nose the outer surface extends obliquely outward, at a relatively steep angle, to a maximum, and then obliquely inward. at a relatively gentle angle to the fin-like after edge of the blade.
  • Fig. II serves to indicate that forward-extending noses upon the after rudder blades are not an essential. feature.
  • the entire blade may extend from the post rearwardly.
  • the posts 5 that carry the forward rudder blades 7 may, as has been said, stand pivotally mounted at the forward edges of the skegs 4-
  • the posts 5 may be spaced from the forward edges of the skegs at intervals forwardly and preferably also at intervals abeam and inward from the skeg edges.
  • passageways b are opened between the skegs and the forward rudder blades and the water streams to the propeller from a wider region of approach.
  • V serves to show iii that, additionally, the pair of forward rudders i may be set in coordinated positions of normal divergence, thus offering minimum impedance to the stream of water in approach to the propeller. It has not been found important to set the rear rudder blades at a correspondingly divergent angle; manifestly, however, such a setting is possible, if in any case it be found advantageous.
  • the forward rudder blades being so spaced from the skegs, they may, if desired, be provided with tapered noses ll, of complementary shape to those of the rear rudder blades, already described.
  • Figs. I and IV show the forward rudder blades to be cut away at 12, to give clearance, and to permit free swinging without interference with the propeller shaft 3
  • a boat of tunnel type provided with twin skegs constituting downward extensions of the tunnel walls, and with a propeller arranged within the tunnel and in the space between the skegs, the combination of two rudder blades symmetrically placed on opposite sides of the tunnel and marginally situated with respect to the stream of water impelled by the rotating propeller, the said blades being mounted upon centres of turning spaced at intervals forward from the forward edges of said skegs, the said rudder blades diverging relatively to one another outwardly and forwardly.

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May 21, 1940. v. B. EDWARDS BOAT 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Feb. 12. 1938 INVENTOR.
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Patented May 21, 1940 BOAT Vere B. Edwards, Coraopolis, Pa., assignor to Dravo Corporation, a. corporation of Pennsylvania Application February 12, 1938, Serial No. 190,244
1 Claim.
This invention relates to boats. In Letters Patent of the United States No. 2,011,618,
granted August 20, 1935, on the application of Albert J. Dawson, the inventor has described a boat of tunnel type in which skegs are provided, arranged in flanking positions with respect to the propeller that drives the boat, and in which rudder elements are organized with the skegs. This invention is found in improvements upon the structure of this Dawson patent.
In the accompanying drawings Fig. I is a fragmentary view, showing in side elevation the stern portion of a boat of tunnel type, equipped with the skeg and rudder arrangement of my present invention; Fig. II is a view of the same portion of the boat, viewed in plan from above and drawn to smaller scale; Fig. III is a View in vertical and transverse section, on the plane indicated at III-III, Fig. II; Figs. IV and V are analytical views in plan and to yet smaller scale, showing particularly the assembly of propeller, skegs, and rudders, and illustrating certain modifications.
The hull I of the boat is shaped at the stern with a tunnel whose peak is indicated at 2 (Figs. I and III), and within this tunnel the propeller 3 is assembled, to rotate in usual manner. Twin skegs 4 extend forward and aft, and downward from the hull on either side of the propeller (when the propeller is in position), and constitute downward extensions of the tunnel walls. These skegs, so situated, serve to deflect downwardly and to a level lower than that in which the rudders swing, the streams of water directed against their faces by the rotating propeller.
The skegs, together with the arch, of the tunnel,
constitute a shrouding that surrounds the rotating propeller on all sides, save below; and, in consequence, the transverse thrust of the rotating race of the propeller is turned, and directed downward. and the rudders are in their operation relieved of a disturbing influence.
'I'he skegs A at their fore and aft edges stand free of the hull. As shown in Figs. I. II, and IV the stocks 5 of the forward rudder blades 7 are mounted at the forward edges of the skegs 4.
The stocks 6 of the after rudder blades 8 are mounted-not at the after edges of the skegs, as in the arrangement of the Dawson patent named above, but at an interval aft from and preferably also at an interval abeam and inward from the skeg edges. This arrangement is clearly seen in Figs. II, IV, and V. The rudder parts are duplicated on the two sides of the boat, and the two pairs of rudder blades are mounted to swing in unison, in response to the tiller-the forward pair in unison to starboard or port and the after pair simultaneously and oppositely to port or starboard.
In consequence of such positions of the stocks 6 and rudder blades 8, passageways a are opened between the after edges of the skegs and the forward edges of the rudders. Through these passageways water streams. The effects are that, without appreciable loss of speed forward, the backing power of the boat is substantially increased, and the moving boat is more immediately and completely responsive to the tiller.
Certain refinements of shape that make for 7 increased efiiciency are indicated. The skegs maybe tapered rearwardly, so that the space between them widens as indicated at M, and they edges may be rounded. Correspondingly, the after rudders may be formed with noses 8! that extend forward, beyond posts 5. The rudder blades, then, turn upon centres that are intermediate in position in the length of the blade. These forward-extending noses 8! of the blades may be tapered to rounded edges, and the taper here, instead of being a tapering of the inner surfaces (as is true of the skegs) is a tapering of the outer surfaces. In consequence'of this elaboration and refinement in shape, the passageways a widen and narrow more rapidly and through a wider range as the rudders swing, and the good effect is heightened. The after rudders, then, are advantageously of air-foil outline in horizontal plan, as seen in Fig. IV. The inner faces of these rudder blades are plane; the outer, convex. From the rounded forward nose the outer surface extends obliquely outward, at a relatively steep angle, to a maximum, and then obliquely inward. at a relatively gentle angle to the fin-like after edge of the blade. Fig. II serves to indicate that forward-extending noses upon the after rudder blades are not an essential. feature. The entire blade may extend from the post rearwardly. Advantageously, it tapers to the after edge- The posts 5 that carry the forward rudder blades 7 may, as has been said, stand pivotally mounted at the forward edges of the skegs 4- Such an arrangement is shown in Figs- I, II, and IV. Alternatively, as indicated in Fig. V, the posts 5 may be spaced from the forward edges of the skegs at intervals forwardly and preferably also at intervals abeam and inward from the skeg edges. In such case passageways b are opened between the skegs and the forward rudder blades and the water streams to the propeller from a wider region of approach. Fig. V serves to show iii that, additionally, the pair of forward rudders i may be set in coordinated positions of normal divergence, thus offering minimum impedance to the stream of water in approach to the propeller. It has not been found important to set the rear rudder blades at a correspondingly divergent angle; manifestly, however, such a setting is possible, if in any case it be found advantageous.
The forward rudder blades being so spaced from the skegs, they may, if desired, be provided with tapered noses ll, of complementary shape to those of the rear rudder blades, already described. Figs. I and IV show the forward rudder blades to be cut away at 12, to give clearance, and to permit free swinging without interference with the propeller shaft 3|.
It is manifest that either the forward or the after pair of rudder blades alone will afford stcerage, and that the correlative pair may be omitted. Preferably, however, both are provided, serving in coordination the common end.
I claim as my invention:
In a boat of tunnel type provided with twin skegs constituting downward extensions of the tunnel walls, and with a propeller arranged within the tunnel and in the space between the skegs, the combination of two rudder blades symmetrically placed on opposite sides of the tunnel and marginally situated with respect to the stream of water impelled by the rotating propeller, the said blades being mounted upon centres of turning spaced at intervals forward from the forward edges of said skegs, the said rudder blades diverging relatively to one another outwardly and forwardly.
VERE B. EDWARDS.
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Cited By (7)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2996031A (en) * 1955-07-28 1961-08-15 Dravo Corp Articulated boat rudders
US3009435A (en) * 1955-05-16 1961-11-21 Drano Corp Flanking rudder control
US3412703A (en) * 1966-01-20 1968-11-26 Hydroconic Ltd Steering of vessels fitted with propulsive nozzles
US3442244A (en) * 1968-08-30 1969-05-06 Hydroconic Ltd Propulsive systems for vessels
JPS4988490U (en) * 1972-11-24 1974-07-31
JPS5076788A (en) * 1973-10-30 1975-06-23
US6976444B1 (en) * 2004-11-22 2005-12-20 Seiford Sr Donald S Marine vessel propulsion and tubular rudder system

Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3009435A (en) * 1955-05-16 1961-11-21 Drano Corp Flanking rudder control
US2996031A (en) * 1955-07-28 1961-08-15 Dravo Corp Articulated boat rudders
US3412703A (en) * 1966-01-20 1968-11-26 Hydroconic Ltd Steering of vessels fitted with propulsive nozzles
US3442244A (en) * 1968-08-30 1969-05-06 Hydroconic Ltd Propulsive systems for vessels
JPS4988490U (en) * 1972-11-24 1974-07-31
JPS5076788A (en) * 1973-10-30 1975-06-23
US6976444B1 (en) * 2004-11-22 2005-12-20 Seiford Sr Donald S Marine vessel propulsion and tubular rudder system

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