SAILING SYSTEM Russian patent published in 2024 - IPC B63H9/00 

FIELD: shipbuilding.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to ship building, namely, to designs of wind propellers of water vessels of various types equipped with a system of wing sails. Sailing system includes a mast and wing sails, as well as a device for turning through 360° in horizontal plane, at least, two beams, wherein each beam is structurally connected to at least one axle box, to one plane of which a motor is connected to rotate the shaft, and on the other side a shaft is installed in it on bearings with possibility of rotation, on which at least one support is fixed, made with possibility of translational movement along the shaft, as well as up and down relative to the shaft axis, the support has structural elements for suspension of at least one wing sail with asymmetrical transverse profile. Wing sail consists of one support section or several sections, one of which is support. Sailing system is made with possibility of transition from the first operating state, in which the shafts are located between the mast and the bow of the ship symmetrically relative to the centre plane of the ship at angle of 130° up to 180° to each other. Wing sails are brought end-to-end to each other, forming one straight sail, and convex surfaces of wing sails are turned to ship bow. In the second working state, in which the shafts are located parallel to each other, in the direction to the wind at the specified angle of attack, the wing sails are directed to the wind, and their convex surface is turned to the bow part of the ship.

EFFECT: improved sailing performance and seaworthiness of the vessel, reduced heel, as well as simplified control system of sails on all courses relative to wind.

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