Watercraft

a technology for watercraft and water pipes, applied in the field of watercraft, can solve the problems of increasing the work required to install each of these devices, increasing the complexity of the network system, and increasing the complexity of the wiring connection of the devices, so as to improve the operability and facilitate the arrangement of the network system of devices

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-05-02
YAMAHA MOTOR CO LTD
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[0006]A first preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a watercraft with which it i

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Consequently, as the number of devices increases, the network system becomes more complex and the wiring connecting the devices becomes more complex.
Also, as the number of operating switches and instrument panels increases, more work is required t

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[0073]Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be explained with reference to the drawings.

[0074]FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a watercraft 1 according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention. The watercraft 1 includes a watercraft body 2 and watercraft propulsion devices 3a to 3c, for example. In the present preferred embodiment, the watercraft 1 preferably includes three watercraft propulsion devices (hereinafter called “first watercraft propulsion device 3a,”“second watercraft propulsion device 3b” and “third watercraft propulsion device 3c”). The first watercraft propulsion device 3a, the second watercraft propulsion device 3b, and the third watercraft propulsion device 3c are preferably outboard motors mounted to a stern of the watercraft body 2. The first watercraft propulsion device 3a, the second watercraft propulsion device 3b, and the third watercraft propulsion device 3c are arranged along the widthwise direction of the watercraft body 2....

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Abstract

A watercraft includes a plurality of devices, a central controller, and a display device. The central controller is programmed to execute centralized control of the devices. The display device includes a touch panel function. The display device is configured to communicate with the central controller, and to display information regarding watercraft in a Graphical User Interface (GUI) format.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to a watercraft.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]Watercrafts are equipped with a variety of devices supporting the functions of the watercraft. For example, the watercraft disclosed in Laid-open Japanese Patent Application No. 2007-83767 is equipped with two outboard motors and a remote control device. The watercraft also includes electric powered steering devices, operating switches, and instrument panels corresponding to each of the outboard motors. Each of these devices includes a controller and the controllers of related devices are connected to one another to define a network system of devices inside the watercraft. More specifically, an electric powered steering device, an operating switch, and an instrument panel is provided with respect to each of two outboard motors, and is connected to each of the controllers of the two outboard motors. The controller of the remote con...

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IPC IPC(8): G05D1/02G01S15/04G01S15/96B63B9/00
CPCB63H21/21B63H2021/216B63B49/00B63H25/02B63B39/061B63J2099/006B63B79/40B63H2025/028G05D1/0011G05D1/0206G06F3/0346G06F3/041G06F3/0481
Inventor KINOSHITA, YOSHIMASAAKUZAWA, SHU
Owner YAMAHA MOTOR CO LTD
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