Drawing away device of bilge water for water jet propulsion
AssigneeSanshin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorSeiji Inoue
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Abstract
A number of embodiments for removing bilge water from a jet powered watercraft without obstructing the flow through the jet propulsion unit. In all of the embodiments, a portion of the water pressurized by the jet propulsion unit is diverted through a venturi section and the reduced pressure at the throat of the venturi section is used for drawing the bilge water. In many of the embodiments, the bilge water discharge opening is located so that bubbles will appear to the operator when the watercraft is in an idling mode for indicating to the operator that the bilge has been cleared of water. In one embodiment, the bilge water is discharge into the exhaust system of the engine for aiding in exhaust cooling.
Claims11
An arrangment for removing bilge water from a watercraft having a hull, an engine carried by said hull, a water jet propulsion unit driven by said engine for driving said watercraft, said water jet propulsion unit being operable through a speed range wherein water is moved through said propulsion unit at a slow speed for idling of said watercraft and a high speed for moving said watercraft in the water, means for diverting a portion of the water pressurized by said jet propulsion unit back to the body of water in which said watercraft is operating through a conduit having a venturi section for creating an area of reduced static pressure, and means for conveying bilge water to said venturi section for draining bilge water from within said hull and for discharging it into the body of water in which said watercraft is operating the opening of said conduit communicating with the water being positioned below the water line at least when said watercraft is idling so that an operator will see bubbles emanating from said opening during idle operation and when said bilge has been cleared of water.
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