Small planing watercraft with imaging device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11643174-B2
Application number	US-202017091056-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 6, 2020
Priority date	Nov 6, 2020
Publication date	May 9, 2023
Grant date	May 9, 2023

Abstract

A small planing watercraft with an imaging device includes: the imaging device incorporated in the small planing watercraft, and capturing an image of surroundings of the small planing watercraft; and a display device incorporated in the small planing watercraft at a location where the display device is recognizable by an operator of the small planing watercraft, and displaying the image of surroundings captured by the imaging device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A small planing watercraft with an imaging device, the small planing watercraft comprising:
the imaging device incorporated in the small planing watercraft, and capturing an image of surroundings of the small planing watercraft; and
a display device incorporated in the small planing watercraft at a location where the display device is recognizable by an operator of the small planing watercraft, and displaying the image of surroundings captured by the imaging device,
wherein, when the small planing watercraft is in a moored state, an optical axis of the imaging device extends behind and obliquely above the small planing watercraft to capture an image behind and obliquely above the small planing watercraft.

2. The small planing watercraft with the imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein
the display device is located in front of a location of the operator of the small planing watercraft, and displays at least one of fuel level information, oil level information, and battery level information.

3. The small planing watercraft with the imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein
the imaging device is incorporated in the small planing watercraft at a location where the imaging device is capable of capturing an image including a range to be a blind area for the operator of the small planing watercraft.

4. The small planing watercraft with the imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein
the imaging device has a property of capturing an image in a range having a wider angle in a horizontal direction than in a vertical direction when the small planing watercraft is in a moored state.

5. The small planing watercraft with the imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein
the imaging device is incorporated in the small planing watercraft at a location and in an orientation enabling capturing of an image of at least part of a body of the small planing watercraft.

6. The small planing watercraft with the imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein
the imaging device is incorporated in the small planing watercraft to be capable of capturing an image of a mount of a body of the small planing watercraft on which baggage is mountable.

7. The small planing watercraft with the imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein
the imaging device is located between a first portion of the small planing watercraft and a second portion of the small planing watercraft below the first portion, and inward of the first portion and the second portion in a fore-aft direction when the small planing watercraft is in a moored state.

8. The small planing watercraft with the imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein
a portion of the small planing watercraft in which the imaging device is incorporated protrudes beyond a surrounding portion.

9. The small planing watercraft with the imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein
the imaging device is incorporated in the small planing watercraft at a location where the imaging device captures an image in water with at least part thereof being immersed in water when the small planing watercraft is in a moored state.

10. The small planing watercraft with the imaging device according to claim 1 , the small planing watercraft further comprising
an image storage device for storing at least one of a still image and a moving image captured by the imaging device.

11. The small planing watercraft with the imaging device according to claim 1 , the small planing watercraft further comprising
an image processing device controlling a display range of the image of surroundings to be displayed by the display device.

12. A small planing watercraft with an imaging device, the small planing watercraft comprising:
the imaging device incorporated in the small planing watercraft, and capturing an image of surroundings of the small planing watercraft;
a display device incorporated in the small planing watercraft at a location where the display device is recognizable by an operator of the small planing watercraft, and displaying the image of surroundings captured by the imaging device; and
a sailing behavior detection unit detecting a sailing behavior related to a heading direction of the small planing watercraft, wherein
the image of surroundings displayed by the display device changes depending on an output of the sailing behavior detection unit.

13. A small planing watercraft with an imaging device, the small planing watercraft comprising:
the imaging device incorporated in the small planing watercraft, and capturing an image of surroundings of the small planing watercraft including an image behind the small planing watercraft; and
a display device incorporated in the small planing watercraft at a location where the display device is recognizable by an operator of the small planing watercraft, and displaying the image of surroundings captured by the imaging device; wherein
the imaging device captures an image for determining whether part or all of a towed object has been detached from the small planing watercraft, and
when it is determined that the part or all of the towed object has been detached from the small planing watercraft, the display device displays notification information notifying detachment.

14. A small planing watercraft with an imaging device, the small planing watercraft comprising:
the imaging device incorporated in the small planing watercraft, and capturing an image of surroundings of the small planing watercraft; and
a display device incorporated in the small planing watercraft at a location where the display device recognizable by an operator of the small planing watercraft, and displaying the image of surroundings captured by the imaging device; wherein
a display mode of the display device is switchable between a gauge display priority mode including a gauge display region and a captured image display priority mode including a captured image display region,
the gauge display priority mode is a mode in which the gauge display region is larger than the captured image display region,
the captured image display priority mode is a mode in which the captured image display region is larger than the gauge display region, and
the small planing watercraft further includes a mode switching receiving unit receiving switching of the display mode of the display device.

15. A small planing watercraft with an imaging device, the small planing watercraft comprising:
the imaging device incorporated in the small planing watercraft above a towing rope attachment portion, and capturing an image of surroundings of the small planing watercraft including an image behind the small planing watercraft; and
a display device incorporated in the small planing watercraft at a location where the display device is recognizable by an operator of the small planing watercraft, and displaying the image of surroundings captured by the imaging device.

Assignees

• Kawasaki Heavy Ind Ltd
• Kawasaki Motors Ltd

Inventors

• Kato Hironori
• Araki Toshio
• Maeda Hiroaki
• Uozumi Yoshinobu

Classifications

• B63C9/0005

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