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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2012
Applicant:
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Iwata-shi, Shizuoka, JP;
Inventor:
Susumu Shibayama, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Shizuoka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 11/04 (2006.01); B63H 21/17 (2006.01); B63H 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 11/04 (2013.01); B63H 21/17 (2013.01); B63H 11/08 (2013.01); B63H 2011/081 (2013.01);
Abstract
A marine vessel includes a hull, a jet pump disposed outside the hull, and an electric motor arranged to drive the jet pump. The jet pump includes a water inlet, a jet nozzle disposed posterior to the water inlet, and a flow path connecting the water inlet and the jet nozzle, and is arranged to jet water, taken in through the water inlet, through the jet nozzle. The electric motor is disposed between the hull and the jet pump.