Patents Assigned to Marine Propeller s.r.l. Costrusioni Eliche a Passo Variabile
  • Patent number: 5232345
    Abstract: Pitch adjustment in a feathering propeller employing a planet gear engagement between a pinion hub keyed on the drive shaft and planet pinions at the base of the blades of the propeller which are rotatably mounted through holes of the wall of a hub's casing may be easily performed manually by registering the relative angular position of a second portion of casing in respect to a first portion of the casing housing the planet gear. The registration of the pitch takes place by parting the second portion of casing from the first portion against the resistance of a push-back spring for a distance sufficient to disengage a coupling between the second portion and first portion of the casing or the pinion hub, rotating the second portion so disengaged in respect to the first portion of the casing before releasing the pull causing again the engagement of the two portions in a modified relative angular position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1993
    Assignee: Marine Propeller s.r.l. Costrusioni Eliche a Passo Variabile
    Inventor: Berghella Rocco