ICE BREAKER AFT Russian patent published in 2015 - IPC B63B1/08 B63B3/40 B63B35/08 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: ice breaker aft comprises ice breaking ledge rigidly secured at stem-post in the ship centre line and arranged behind rudder blade along ship motion. Top end of rudder blade turn axle extends thorough stem-post while bottom end is secured at the heel rigidly secured with keel. Said rudder blade turn axle is arranged on the side of ice breaking ledge side, said ledge being rigidly coupled by vertical prop with appropriate end of said heel to make a vertical protective frame around rudder propeller unit. Vertical prop rear edge is sharpened. Ice baffle plates are rigidly secured on both sides of stem-post at acute angle to horizontal plane at ship hull underwater surface, free ends of said plates are lowered under secured edges by at least to the level above below screw top edge. Distance from rudder blade turn axle to its rear edge does not exceed the radius of curvature described by said edge.

EFFECT: better controllability in reverse motion, higher reliability of rudder propeller protection.

3 cl, 3 dwg