Patent ID: 11970259
Assignee: SVITZER A/S
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 15:
16. A linking drive kit mountable on a vessel drive system for coupling together a first drivetrain and a second drivetrain of a vessel, the linking drive kit comprising:
a linking drive clutch, the linking drive clutch comprises at least a first clutch part and a second clutch part which are engageable with each other and can transmit rotation therebetween;
at least a first chain separate from the first and second drivetrains, the first chain coupled between the first drive train and the first clutch, wherein the first chain is coupled between a first drive shaft of the first drivetrain and the first clutch part of the linking drive clutch, the first drivetrain connecting a first prime mover and a first propulsor; and
at least a second chain separate from the first and second drivetrains, the second chain coupled between the second drivetrain and the second clutch part, wherein the second chain is coupled between a second drive shaft of the second drivetrain and the second clutch part of the linking drive clutch, the second drivetrain connecting a second prime mover and a second propulsor;
wherein the linking drive clutch is engageable to allow the rotation of one of the first and second drive shafts, generated by a respective one of the first and second prime movers, to be transferred to the other of the first and second drive shafts.