Breakaway shaft

A drive pod (102) of a watercraft such as a boat (100) may be designed to break off the hull (104) of the boat (100) in the event of an underwater collision involving the drive pod (102). A shaft assembly (108) that transmits power from the engine (106) in the hull (104) to blades or a jet in the dr...

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Hauptverfasser: DANNER BRYAN C, MCDONALD PATRICK J, SCHLINTZ JOHN C
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Sprache:chi ; eng
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Zusammenfassung:A drive pod (102) of a watercraft such as a boat (100) may be designed to break off the hull (104) of the boat (100) in the event of an underwater collision involving the drive pod (102). A shaft assembly (108) that transmits power from the engine (106) in the hull (104) to blades or a jet in the drive pod (102) is designed to break at a precise point so that seals in the hull (104) and seals in the drive pod (102) are protected from damage. The shaft assembly (108) may include an axial blind hole (136) with an undercut (154) at a bottom of the blind hole (136). A pin (138) may be inserted to reinforce the shaft (122) above the undercut (154). 种船舶(比如船只(100))的驱动舱(102)可以被设计成在遇到与驱动舱(102)相关联的水下碰撞时使船只(100)的船体(104)分离。轴组件(108)将船体(104)内的发动机(106)产生的动力传递至驱动舱(102)内的叶片或喷射器,该轴组件(108)被设计成在精确点处分离,使得船体(104)内的密封件和驱动舱(102)内的密封件免受损坏。轴组件(108)可以包括轴向的盲孔(136),在盲孔(136)的底部处具有底切(154)。可以插入销(138)以增强底切(154)上方的轴(122)。