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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2023
Kawasaki Motors, Ltd., Hyogo, JP;
Toshio Araki, Akashi, JP;
Kazumasa Hisada, Akashi, JP;
Daisuke Kawai, Kobe, JP;
Shohei Terai, Kobe, JP;
Takuya Sakamoto, Akashi, JP;
Yoshihito Uchino, Akashi, JP;
KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD., Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
A jet propulsion boat includes: a boat body; a propulsion device that imparts propulsion force to the boat body to propel the boat body; an engine and an electric motor that drive the propulsion device; and a control device that determines which of an engine mode and an electric mode is to be used as an operation mode of driving the propulsion device in accordance with a condition, the engine mode configured to drive the propulsion device with the engine and the electric mode configured to drive the propulsion device with the electric motor while stopping the engine, and controls the engine and the electric motor to drive the propulsion device in the determined operation mode.