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US 12,741,721 B2Granted
Personal watercraft
AssigneeKawasaki Motors, Ltd.
InventorTetsuya Iwata
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Abstract
A personal watercraft includes a watercraft body having a watercraft bottom, a propulsion device, and a sonar. The propulsion device includes an engine supported by the watercraft body and a jet pump arranged rearward the engine and driven by the engine. The sonar is arranged at the watercraft bottom forward relative to the engine, and capable of transmitting and receiving sound waves.
Claims18
A personal watercraft comprising:
- a watercraft body having a watercraft bottom;
- a propulsion device including an engine supported by the watercraft body and a jet pump rearward the engine and driven by the engine;
- and
- a sonar on the watercraft bottom forward relative to the engine and capable of transmitting and receiving sound waves,
- wherein:
- the propulsion device includes an impeller to generate a water flow and an impeller passage in which the impeller is disposed,
- the engine is forward the impeller passage, and
- the sonar is forward the engine.
5 more elements
A personal watercraft comprising:
- a watercraft body having a watercraft bottom;
- an engine supported by the watercraft body;
- an impeller passage including a water suction port formed in the watercraft bottom and a discharge port that discharges water sucked from the water suction port, and an impeller configured to generate water flow being arranged in the impeller passage;
- and
- a sonar on the watercraft bottom relative to the water suction port and capable of transmitting and receiving sound waves,
- wherein:
- the engine is forward the impeller passage, and
- the sonar is forward the engine.
5 more elements
A personal watercraft comprising:
- a watercraft body having a watercraft bottom;
- a propulsion device including an engine supported by the watercraft body and a jet pump rearward the engine and driven by the engine;
- a sonar on the watercraft bottom forward relative to the engine and to transmit and receive sound waves;
- and
- a guard that protrudes upwardly from the watercraft bottom between the engine and the sonar and has a part higher than a height of the sonar.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.