TRANSPORT WATER CRAFT - ROTOR WAVE-PROPELLED VEHICLE Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: shipbuilding; water craft employing energy of sea waves and wind. SUBSTANCE: water craft has hull made in form of platform 1 raised above water surface and mounted on working members; each working member contains propeller secured on hull by means of suspension which is spring-loaded relative to it. Water craft is also provided with wind-driven unit mounted above platform 1 on struts 14 supported by trucks mounted movably on guides 15 for orientation of wind-driven unit to wind; guides 15 are installed deck of platform 1. Suspension is made in form of balance beam 2 whose single-arm lever has L-shaped form in longitudinal section. Propeller secured on free horizontal end of single-arm lever is made in form of hollow tear-shaped float 3 with ridges 4 on its outer surface. EFFECT: enhanced reliability. 3 dwg