Patent ID: 8821200

Claim:
A pod drive for a floating device, the pod drive comprising: an underwater housing in a form of a pod and around which water flows; a drive module having a drive module housing and a shaft disposed in said underwater housing; a gearbox module having a gearbox module housing and a gearbox disposed in said underwater housing; a propeller; said drive module and said gearbox module each being in a form of separate units connected to one another such that said drive module housing and said gearbox module housing form at least a part of said underwater housing; a direction-changing gearbox disposed in said drive module housing; at least one electric motor for driving said shaft; a stub attached to said underwater housing, said at least one electric motor is disposed in said stub, said electric motor driving said shaft via said direction-changing gearbox; said shaft being coupled to said gearbox to drive said propeller; and said drive module and said gearbox module forming said underwater housing in its entirety.