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US 5,700,169 AGranted
Inlet adapter for a personal watercraft
AssigneeBrunswick Corporation
InventorJames R. Jones
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AssigneeBrunswick Corporation
InventorJames R. Jones
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An inlet adapter for a personal watercraft jet propulsion system is hydrodynamically designed to achieve optimum performance at both low and high watercraft speeds. The inlet adapter provides an inlet opening having a fixed geometry. A plurality of tines extend from the inlet adapter rearward to cover an inlet opening through which water is pumped to a jet propulsion system. The aft portion of each tine has an exposed face that is blunt, preferably flat. The blunt face restricts water flow through the inlet opening at relatively high speeds, thereby improving high speed performance. The tines are also designed to facilitate laminar flow as the flow of water passes the tines en route to the jet propulsion system. In another aspect, the invention provides a hydrodynamic bulge downstream of the downstream edge of the inlet opening. The hydrodynamic bulge draws sea water accumulating in front of the downstream edge of the inlet opening downward when the watercraft is moving at relatively high speeds, thus reducing drag on the watercraft.
In a jet propelled watercraft having a pump and an impeller, an inlet opening through the underside of the watercraft that allows seawater to flow to the pump, and a rudder outlet that allows sea water to flow from the after the impeller has provided energy to the flow of sea water through the pump, an inlet adapter system comprising:
In a jet propelled watercraft having a pump with an impeller, an inlet opening through the underside of the watercraft that allows sea water to flow to the pump and an outlet opening that allows sea water to flow from the pump after the impeller has provided energy to the flow of sea water through the pump, an inlet adapter system comprising:
In a jet propelled watercraft having a pump with an impeller, an inlet opening through the underside of the watercraft that allows sea water to flow to the pump and an outlet opening that allows sea water to flow from the pump after the impeller has provided energy to the flow of sea water through the pump, an inlet adapter system comprising:
In a jet propelled watercraft having a pump with an impeller, an inlet opening through the underside of the watercraft that allows sea water to flow to the pump and an outlet opening that allows sea water to flow from the pump after the impeller has provided energy to the flow of sea water through the pump, an inlet adapter system comprising:
In a jet propelled watercraft having a pump with an impeller, an inlet opening through the underside of the watercraft that allows sea water to flow to the pump and an outlet opening that allows sea water to flow from the pump after the impeller has provided energy to the flow of sea water through the pump, an inlet adapter system comprising:
In a jet propelled watercraft having a pump with an impeller, an inlet opening through the underside of the watercraft that allows sea water to flow to the pump and an outlet opening that allows sea water to flow from the pump after the impeller has provided energy to the flow of sea water through the pump an inlet adapter system comprising:
In a jet propelled watercraft having a pump with an impeller, an inlet opening through the underside of the watercraft that allows sea water to flow to the pump and an outlet opening that allows sea water to flow from the pump after the impeller has provided energy to the flow of sea water through the pump, an inlet adapter system comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.