RUDDER FOR WATERCRAFT WITH A BEARING CLEARANCE MEASURING DEVICE, METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT OF A BEARING CLEARANCE IN A RUDDER AND BEARING CLEARANCE MEASURING DEVICE FOR A RUDDER

摘要

A rudder for watercraft, in particular for ships, is proposed, comprising a rudder shaft arranged in a trunk pipe, a rudder blade connected to the rudder shaft and a bearing bushing arranged between trunk pipe and rudder shaft as well as a bearing clearance measuring device, wherein the bearing clearance measuring device comprises at least one sensor for abrasion-free measurement of a bearing clearance.