US6910434B2
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Control device for steering kite on a boat
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 2001-08-30
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Granted: 2005-06-28
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Expires: 2021-08-30
Abstract
Abstract A control device for a steering kite on a boat. The steering kite can be steered by a steering device and at least two or three, preferably at least four or five, suspension lines. The control device comprises at least one force introduction rail that extends horizontally over the water line and on which a deviation device for the suspension lines is positioned in such a way that it can move back and forth. The rail is fixed to the boat between the steering kite and the steering device in such a way that the traction force of the steering kite produces torque about the longitudinal axis and/or the transverse axis of the boat in the water, by means of which the leeward side of the boat is lifted upwards.
Inventors
- 👤 Edwin Lundgren
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 15:36
CPC Classifications
B; B63; B63H; B63H9/00; B63H9/04; B63H9/06; B63H9/069; B63B; B63B1/00; B63B1/02; B63B1/10; B63B1/12; B63B1/121; B63H25/00; B63H25/06; B63H2025/066
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
188 words
Control device for a steering kite of a vehicle, especially a boat, which steering kite ( 20 ) is steerable by at least two flight lines ( 22 ) by means of a steering device ( 25 ), said control device comprising at least one force input rail ( 22 , 30 , 33 , 36 ) on which a deflection device ( 24 ) for the flight lines is attached and movable to and fro and which extends essentially horizontally above a waterline such that said deflection device ( 24 ) is kept on said force input rail ( 23 ) in any position at a distance from at least one of a longitudinal axis ( 27 ), a cross axis ( 26 ), and a rotation axis ( 31 , 37 ) of the boat, so that a torque is generated by a pull force of the steering kite around at least one of the longitudinal axis and cross axis of the boat in the water by which torque a side ( 28 , 29 ) of the boat averted to the wind is lifted up.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
188 words
Control device for a steering kite of a vehicle, especially a boat, which steering kite ( 20 ) is steerable by at least two flight lines ( 22 ) by means of a steering device ( 25 ), said control device comprising at least one force input rail ( 22 , 30 , 33 , 36 ) on which a deflection device ( 24 ) for the flight lines is attached and movable to and fro and which extends essentially horizontally above a waterline such that said deflection device ( 24 ) is kept on said force input rail ( 23 ) in any position at a distance from at least one of a longitudinal axis ( 27 ), a cross axis ( 26 ), and a rotation axis ( 31 , 37 ) of the boat, so that a torque is generated by a pull force of the steering kite around at least one of the longitudinal axis and cross axis of the boat in the water by which torque a side ( 28 , 29 ) of the boat averted to the wind is lifted up.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
A control device according to claim 1 , wherein said force input rail ( 23 ) is substantially straight-lined and positioned in the fore area of the boat crosswise to the boat.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A control device according to claim 1 , wherein said force input rail ( 30 , 33 , 36 ) is at least partially in a form of a curve.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A control device according to claim 1 , wherein said force input rail ( 33 , 36 ) is circular.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A control device according to claim 1 , wherein an area restricted by said force input rail provides a space for at least one person to operate said steering device ( 25 ).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
52 words
A control device according to claim 1 , wherein said flight lines ( 22 ) include steering lines and force lines, and wherein said deflection device ( 25 ) has at least one deflection pulley for at least said steering lines and said force lines of said flight lines ( 22 ).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
A control device according to claim 6 , wherein said deflection device ( 24 ) has a guiding means that holds said flight lines on said deflection pulley.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
A control device according to claim 1 , wherein said deflection device ( 24 ) is lockable on said force input rail ( 23 , 30 , 33 , 36 ).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
A control device according to claim 1 , wherein said steering device ( 25 ) for said steering kite is anchored to the boat.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
A control device according to claim 1 , wherein the boat is a multihull-boat, such as a catamaran with two hulls ( 38 ).
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
Control device according to claim 10 , wherein said force input rail ( 33 , 36 ) connects the hulls to each other.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
32 words
A control device according to claim 1 , wherein said deflection device is positionable on said force input rail so that said torque is generated around said longitudinal axis of said boat.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
36 words
A control device according to claim 1 , wherein said deflection device is positionable on said force input rail so that said torque is generated around said longitudinal axis and said cross axis of said boat.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
A control device according to claim 1 , wherein said force input rail ( 30 ) is adapted to a contour of a fore area ( 28 ) of the boat.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
43 words
A control device according to claim 1 , wherein said flight lines ( 22 ) include steering lines and force lines, and wherein said force lines and at least two flight lines are attached by at least one damper to said steering device.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
Control device according to claim 15 , wherein said damper is one of a spring and a rubber-elastic intermediate element.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
39 words
A control device according to claim 1 , wherein said flight lines ( 22 ) include steering lines and force lines, and wherein said steering device has servomotors for said steering lines and force lines of said steering kite.
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