IP Library Granted Patent US 9,205,891
Granted Patent B2
US 9,205,891 · App. 13/877,357 · Granted Dec 8, 2015

Transom-stern-type stern shape of vessel

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Patent No.
US 9,205,891
App. No.
13/877,357
Granted
Dec 8, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a vessel, a first hull bottom ( 21 ) formed with a hull bottom ( 13 ) located at a centerline (C) of a hull ( 11 ) in a width direction inclined upward in a backward direction and a second hull bottom ( 22 ) formed to make an angle equal to or larger than an angle parallel to a design draft (S) and equal to or smaller than an angle of a backward extending line from the first hull bottom ( 21 ) continuously to the first hull bottom ( 21 ) at a position moved forward by a predetermined distance L set in advance from a stern end ( 12 a ) are provided, by which the vessel resistance can be reduced at the time of navigation.

Claims (15)

1. A vessel comprising:

a first hull bottom that is formed with a hull bottom located at a centerline of a hull in a width direction and inclined upward in a backward direction at a first angle to a design draft; and

a second hull bottom that includes a planar surface being inclined upward in the backward direction at a second angle to the design draft, wherein

the second angle is set to be smaller than the first angle and set larger than 0 degrees and equal to or smaller than 20 degrees with respect to the design draft,

the first hull bottom and the second hull bottom are connected at an inflection position located behind a rudderpost at a predetermined angle,

the inflection position generates a change of a flow field accompanying a change of a current speed, and

the first hull bottom is disposed to cross the design draft and the second hull bottom is disposed above the design draft.

2. The vessel according to claim 1 , wherein

the first hull bottom has a planar shape or a smooth curved shape.

3. The vessel according to claim 1 , wherein a recessed portion is provided in the hull at an area facing the second hull bottom in an upward direction.

4. The vessel according to claim 1 , wherein

a stern end of the hull is configured by connecting each bottom portion of left and right side walls and each edge portion of the hull bottom in the width direction with a curved portion, and

a width of a level portion in the hull bottom is set equal to or larger than 60% of a width of the stern end.

5. The vessel according to claim 4 , wherein the width of the level portion in the hull bottom is set equal to or larger than 60% and equal to or smaller than 95% of the width of the stern end of the hull.

6. The vessel according to claim 4 , wherein the width of the level portion is set to a predetermined ratio of a width of the hull in the second hull bottom.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2018
From: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046718/0352 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 2, 2013
From: MATSUMOTO, DAISUKE; TAKEDA, SHINGEN
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 030133/0644 →