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US 12,643,633 B2Granted
Flotation body for personal watercraft
AssigneeTaiga Motors Inc.
InventorClovis Roy-Bernier
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Abstract
A personal watercraft includes a hull having a bottom wall and a side wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall. The bottom and side walls define an interior volume of the hull. A battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules. The battery pack is positioned within the interior volume. A flotation body is positioned within the interior volume between the battery pack and at least one of the bottom wall of the hull and the side wall of the hull.
Claims20
An electric personal watercraft, comprising:
- a hull defining battery pack mounting pads and an interior volume of the personal watercraft;
- a deck forming an upper portion of the personal watercraft, the hull and the deck enclosing the interior volume;
- a battery pack including a plurality of battery modules for powering an electric motor, the battery pack positioned within the interior volume and fixedly attached to the battery pack mounting pads of the hull via at least one mount;
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- a flotation body positioned within the interior volume between the battery pack and the hull, the flotation body and the battery pack including complementary features to position the battery pack within the hull.
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An electric personal watercraft, comprising:
- a hull defining battery pack mounting pads and having a bottom wall and a side wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall, the bottom and side walls defining an interior volume of the hull;
- a deck forming an upper portion of the personal watercraft, the hull and the deck enclosing the interior volume;
- a battery pack including a plurality of battery modules for powering an electric motor, the battery pack positioned within the interior volume and fixedly attached to the battery pack mounting pads of the hull via at least one mount;
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- a flotation body positioned within the interior volume between the battery pack and at least one of the bottom wall of the hull and the side wall of the hull.
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A personal watercraft, comprising:
- a hull extending between a bow of the personal watercraft and a stern of the personal watercraft, the hull defining an interior volume;
- a battery pack including a plurality of battery modules, the battery pack positioned within the interior volume;
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- a flotation body positioned within the interior volume vertically between the battery pack and the hull, the flotation body having a centroid located closer to the stern than to the bow.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.