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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2000
Kiyoaki Maeda, Kobe, JP;
Yoshinori Tsumiyama, Miki, JP;
Kenichi Nakagawa, Kobe, JP;
Takehiro Nakashima, Akashi, JP;
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe, JP;
Abstract
An inner frame member, of a length that is less than the entire length of a hull, is joined to the inner surface of the hull that forms a lower portion of a body of a personal watercraft. The inner frame member has an engine mount portion that supports an engine thereon, an impeller shaft support region that supports thereon an impeller shaft of a propulsion device driven by the engine, and bulkheads extending in the lateral direction of the hull and joined to the inner surface of the hull. In accordance with the present invention, the personal watercraft is light weight, but also retains rigidity and assembling efficiency of the hull.