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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2005
Applicants:
Atsufumi Ozaki, Kobe, JP;
Keiji Takahashi, Akashi, JP;
Inventors:
Atsufumi Ozaki, Kobe, JP;
Keiji Takahashi, Akashi, JP;
Assignee:
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 35/73 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A water-jet propulsion personal watercraft is disclosed, including a multiple-cylinder engine mounted in a body of the watercraft and configured to drive a water jet pump configured to propel the watercraft, and a mechanically driven supercharger configured to supply air taken in from outside to the engine. The engine typically has air-intake ports configured to open toward one side relative to the engine and exhaust ports configured to open toward an opposite side relative to the engine. The supercharger is typically disposed on the one side relative to the engine.