Abstract: A vessel provided with at least one rigid wingsail installation with a mast structure and a rigid wingsail. The mast structure comprises a foot and a mast top which is rotatable about a substantially vertical wingsail rotation axis relative to the vessel. The mast top is provided with a primary tilting assembly. The rigid wingsail comprises a main panel connected to the mast structure via the primary tilting assembly. This assembly allows tilting of the main panel relative to the mast top about a primary tilt axis. The rigid wingsail also comprises a top panel which is connected at its lower end to the upper end of the main panel via a secondary tilting assembly. This assembly allows tilting of the top panel relative to the main panel about a secondary tilting axis.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 7, 2014
Date of Patent:
August 23, 2016
Assignee:
PROPELWIND S.A.S.
Inventors:
Patrick Englebert, Michel Desjoyeaux, Marc van Peteghem, Vincent Lauriot Prevost
Abstract: A vessel provided with at least one rigid wingsail installation with a mast structure and a rigid wingsail. The mast structure comprises a foot and a mast top which is rotatable about a substantially vertical wingsail rotation axis relative to the vessel. The mast top is provided with a primary tilting assembly. The rigid wingsail comprises a main panel connected to the mast structure via the primary tilting assembly. This assembly allows tilting of the main panel relative to the mast top about a primary tilt axis. The rigid wingsail also comprises a top panel which is connected at its lower end to the upper end of the main panel via a secondary tilting assembly. This assembly allows tilting of the top panel relative to the main panel about a secondary tilting axis.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 7, 2014
Publication date:
February 5, 2015
Applicant:
Propelwind S.A.S.
Inventors:
Patrick Englebert, Michel Desjoyeaux, Marc van Peteghem, Vincent Lauriot Prevost