System for distributing battery weight on a boat
AssigneeBrunswick Corporation
InventorsBrennan J. Kelly, John N. Oenick, Eric J. Rego
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Abstract
A system for a boat includes a first guideway installed under a main deck of the boat, a first battery pack coupled to the first guideway under the main deck, and a first actuator configured to move the first battery pack along the first guideway. A controller is electrically and/or signally coupled with the first actuator. A user input device is electrically and/or signally coupled with the controller. The controller is configured to control the first actuator to move the first battery pack along the first guideway in response to an input to the user input device so as to relocate the weight of the first battery pack under the main deck.
Claims20
A boat comprising:
- a main deck;
- a first guideway installed under the main deck;
- a first battery pack coupled to the first guideway under the main deck;
- a first actuator configured to move the first battery pack along the first guideway so as to relocate the weight of the first battery pack under the main deck;
- and
- an electrically powered marine propulsion device configured to produce thrust to propel the boat through water;
- wherein the marine propulsion device is powered by the first battery pack.
A system for a boat, the system comprising:
- a first guideway installed under a main deck of the boat;
- a first battery pack coupled to the first guideway under the main deck;
- a first actuator configured to move the first battery pack along the first guideway;
- a controller electrically and/or signally coupled with the first actuator;
- at least one of a user input device, a speed sensor, and an attitude sensor electrically and/or signally coupled with the controller;
- and
- an electrically powered marine propulsion device configured to produce thrust to propel the boat through water, wherein the marine propulsion device is powered by the first battery pack;
- wherein the controller is configured to control the first actuator to move the first battery pack along the first guideway in response to input from the at least one of the user input device, the speed sensor, and the attitude sensor so as to relocate the weight of the first battery pack under the main deck.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.