Patent ID: 7029343

Claim:
Steering arrangement for ships propelled by water jet, comprising: a) a steering device ( 6 ) that is pivotal in relation to the ship's body about an essentially vertical center line (Cl); b) a turning device ( 4 ) fixedly connected to said steering device; c) at least one hydraulic cylinder ( 2 ; 3 ) for turning said steering device ( 6 ) via said turning device; d) a reversing device arranged in connection with said steering device ( 6 ); and e) an additional hydraulic cylinder ( 9 ) arranged to act on the reversing device ( 7 ), wherein said at least one hydraulic cylinder is directly or indirectly articulately connected to the ships' body at one end of its ends ( 2 B; 3 B) and connected to said turning device at a second end ( 2 A; 3 A) at a distance from said center line, wherein all hydraulic cylinders ( 2 , 3 , 9 ) are arranged within a sheltered space ( 1 ) located above the extension of said center line, which space ( 1 ) is accessible for maintenance from the inside of the ship, wherein said reversing device is arranged about an essentially horizontal shaft ( 12 ) on said steering device to follow the movement of the steering device ( 6 ), wherein said additional hydraulic cylinder ( 9 ) is arranged at the turning device ( 4 ) such that the relative position of the reversing device ( 7 ) is uninfluenced by the relative position of the steering device ( 6 ), and wherein movement of said additional hydraulic cylinder produces a horizontal pivotal movement of said reversing device.