Patent ID: 7993174

Claim:
A torque transmission device for a ship configured to transmit a drive torque from at least one of a main drive and an auxiliary drive to a propeller shaft of the ship, the transmission device comprising: a first clutch mounted on one of a gear unit shaft and the propeller shaft; a second clutch mounted on one of the propeller shaft and a driven shaft of the auxiliary drive; a gear unit configured to be driven by the at least one of the main drive and the auxiliary drive and configured to be connected to the propeller shaft by at least one of the first clutch and the second clutch; a gear unit housing configured to house the gear unit; and a clutch housing configured to house at least one of the first clutch and the second clutch, the clutch housing being separate from the gear unit housing, wherein the first clutch, the second clutch, and the auxiliary drive are arranged on a side of the gear unit opposite a propeller and at least one of the first clutch and second clutch is mounted in a bearing on a shaft of the torque transmission device.