Stand-up type personal watercraft

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9873498-B2
Application number	US-201514983921-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 30, 2015
Priority date	Dec 30, 2015
Publication date	Jan 23, 2018
Grant date	Jan 23, 2018

Abstract

A stand-up type personal watercraft comprises: a body including a hull and a deck; a standing deck provided in a rear portion of the deck; an engine hood attached to the deck and located in front of the standing deck; a pole storage section formed as a recess on an outer upper surface of the engine hood and extending in a forward and rearward direction; a handle pole which is rotatably attached at a front end portion thereof to the deck, and is pivotable between a stowed position at which the handle pole is stowed in the pole storage section, and an up position at which a rear end portion of the handle pole is placed above and away from the pole storage section; and a storage provided in the engine hood by depressing a portion of an upper surface of the pole storage section.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A stand-up type personal watercraft comprising:
a body including a hull and a deck;
a standing deck which is provided in a rear portion of the deck and is configured to allow a rider to stand;
an engine hood attached to the deck and located in front of the standing deck;
a pole storage section formed as a recess on an outer upper surface of the engine hood and extending in a forward and rearward direction;
a handle pole which is rotatably attached at a front end portion thereof to the deck, and is pivotable between a stowed position at which the handle pole is stowed in the pole storage section, and an up position at which a rear end portion of the handle pole is placed above and away from the pole storage section;
a storage compartment provided in the engine hood by depressing a portion of an upper surface of the pole storage section; and
a lid configured to open and close the storage compartment when the handle pole is in the up position.

2. The stand-up type personal watercraft according to claim 1 ,
wherein the storage compartment is provided in a rear end portion of the upper surface of the pole storage section.

3. A stand-up type personal watercraft comprising:
a body including a hull and a deck;
a standing deck which is provided in a rear portion of the deck and is configured to allow a rider to stand;
an engine hood attached to the deck and located in front of the standing deck;
a pole storage section formed as a recess on an outer upper surface of the engine hood and extending in a forward and rearward direction;
a handle pole which is rotatably attached at a front end portion thereof to the deck, and is pivotable between a stowed position at which the handle pole is stowed in the pole storage section, and an up position at which a rear end portion of the handle pole is placed above and away from the pole storage section; and
a storage compartment provided in the engine hood by depressing a portion of an upper surface of the pole storage section,
wherein a bottom surface of at least a rear end portion of the storage compartment is substantially parallel to an upper surface of the standing deck.

4. A stand-up type personal watercraft comprising:
a body including a hull and a deck;
a standing deck which is provided in a rear portion of the deck and is configured to allow a rider to stand;
an engine hood attached to the deck and located in front of the standing deck;
a pole storage section formed as a recess on an outer upper surface of the engine hood and extending in a forward and rearward direction;
a handle pole which is rotatably attached at a front end portion thereof to the deck, and is pivotable between a stowed position at which the handle pole is stowed in the pole storage section, and an up position at which a rear end portion of the handle pole is placed above and away from the pole storage section;
a storage compartment provided in the engine hood by depressing a portion of an upper surface of the pole storage section; and
a lid which is attached to the pole storage section and opens and closes the storage compartment,
wherein in a state in which the storage compartment is closed by the lid, the lid is substantially coplanar with the pole storage section.

5. The stand-up type personal watercraft according to claim 4 ,
wherein the lid is made of rubber having an elasticity.

6. The stand-up type personal watercraft according to claim 4 ,
wherein the lid is formed with a mesh, or a gap is formed between the lid and the pole storage section in a state in which the storage compartment is closed by the lid.

7. The stand-up type personal watercraft according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a fire extinguisher holder placed in an interior of the engine hood to hold a fire extinguisher in the interior of the engine hood,
wherein the storage compartment is placed rearward relative to the fire extinguisher holder.

8. The stand-up type personal watercraft according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an engine placed in an engine room formed in an interior of the body;
a maintenance opening which is provided in the deck, is located above the engine, and is in communication with the engine room; and
at least one ventilation duct which is attached to the deck in a location different from the maintenance opening and guides outside air to the engine room,
wherein the engine hood covers the maintenance opening and an inlet of the ventilation duct.

Assignees

• Kawasaki Heavy Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Araki Toshio
• Kato Hironori
• Yoshinaka Masaki

Classifications

• B63H21/24

  the vessels being small craft, e.g. racing boats · CPC title

• B63H21/36 Primary

  Covers or casing arranged to protect plant or unit from marine environment · CPC title

• B63B19/14

  Hatch covers (opening devices in general E05F) · CPC title

• B63B34/10

  Power-driven personal watercraft, e.g. water scooters (water jet propulsion B63H11/00; jet steering B63H25/46); Accessories therefor · CPC title

• B63B19/16

  with detachable boards · CPC title