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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 19/08 (2006.01); B60F 3/00 (2006.01); B63B 1/32 (2006.01); B63B 1/40 (2006.01); B63B 1/20 (2006.01); B63B 1/22 (2006.01); B63B 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60F 3/0046 (2013.01); B60F 3/0007 (2013.01); B60F 3/0038 (2013.01); B63B 1/20 (2013.01); B63B 1/22 (2013.01); B63B 1/32 (2013.01); B63B 1/40 (2013.01); B63B 2001/183 (2013.01); Y02T 70/125 (2013.01);
Abstract
An amphibious vehicle that can reduce wave drag at the time of hydroplaning and can improve propulsion performance of the vehicle body. The amphibious vehicle includes a vehicle body capable of moving on water and on land, a front flap with a rear end being fixed to a lower end of the vehicle body, a rear flap with a front end being fixed to a rear part of the vehicle body, and a pair of keels provided along a travel device provided on both sides of the vehicle body on a bottom surface of the vehicle body.