Patents Assigned to Confol ApS
  • Patent number: 4768927
    Abstract: Folding propeller which consists of blades (1) hinged to a hub (7) in such a way that they can turn about 56 degrees from a position at rest, where they are pointing aft, to a working position towards a stop. The identical movements of the blades (1) are achieved by the use of two cog-wheel connections, where each cog-wheel consists of only one tooth. The two connections are arranged side by side but in opposite directions in order to ensure a fixed connection. The tooth faces (10) may be given the shape of an arc of a circle. The propeller blades (1) may be fixed to the hub mechanism by means of pins (2) arranged in the longitudinal axis of the blades (1). The pitch of the blades (1) may then be changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1988
    Assignee: Confol ApS
    Inventor: Torben Munk