JP2007261545A - Small planing boat - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a small planing boat capable of preventing the entry of water into a space between a deck and a hatch cover and a lock mechanism from being deteriorated and at the same time capable of having a superior appearance. <P>SOLUTION: A hatch cover 20 for use in opening or closing an opening 17 arranged at a hull 11 and a deck 11a are provided with a lock mechanism 40. Then, the hatch cover 20 is constituted by a hatch cover body 25 and a plate-like lever member 27 pivotally connected to the central part of a rear segment of the hatch cover body 25. In addition, the lock mechanism 40 is constituted by an engagement member 42 arranged at the hatch cover body 25 and an engaged part 43 arranged at the deck 11a. When the lever member 27 is turned in relation to the hatch cover body 25, the locked state of the lock mechanism 40 is released. Further, the upper part of a meter panel 14 arranged at the deck 11a is covered by the rear part of the lever member 27. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a small planing boat including a hatch cover that opens and closes an opening portion of a housing portion provided on the front side of a hull and a lock mechanism that locks the hatch cover to a deck.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are small planing boats that travel on the water by jetting water such as seawater sucked from the bottom of the ship by driving a jet pump to the rear of the stern. Further, in such a small planing boat, a small planing equipped with a hatch cover that opens and closes an opening of a housing portion provided on the front side of the hull and a lock mechanism for locking the hatch cover to the deck. There is a boat (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In order to improve the beauty of the small planing boat, the locking mechanism provided in the small planing boat is provided on the lower surface of the rear end portion of the hatch cover so as not to be seen from the outside. The operation member for canceling is provided. When opening the hatch cover, the driver can unlock the lock device by inserting a finger of a hand into the lower surface of the hatch cover and pushing up the operating member upward. Further, in this state, the housing portion can be opened by lifting the hatch cover upward.
JP 2000-54705 A

  However, since the conventional small planing boat described above is configured to operate the operation member by putting a hand between the deck and the hatch cover, there is a gap for putting the hand between the deck and the hatch cover. It is necessary to provide. Further, the lock mechanism needs to be provided in the vicinity of the edge of the hatch cover that can be reached by the driver. For this reason, water easily enters between the deck and the hatch cover, and the water is easily applied to the lock mechanism, and each member constituting the lock mechanism is easily deteriorated due to corrosion or the like.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to prevent water from entering between the deck and the hatch cover and prevent the locking mechanism from deteriorating, and to make a small planing with excellent aesthetics. Is to provide a boat.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, the structural features of the personal watercraft according to the present invention include an opening of a storage portion provided in a front portion of the hull on the top surface of the deck of the hull, One end of the hatch cover that opens and closes the opening is rotatably connected to the deck, and a lock is provided between the hatch cover and the deck to lock or unlock the hatch cover with respect to the deck. In a small planing boat provided with a mechanism, the hatch cover is composed of a hatch cover main body and a lever member that is rotatably connected to the hatch cover main body and forms an exterior surface with the hatch cover main body. The lever member is composed of an engaging portion provided on the lower surface of the hatch cover and an engaged portion provided on the deck side, and the lever member is closed with the hatch cover closed and the lock mechanism locked. When rotated with respect to the cover body lies in the locking of the lock mechanism is to be released.

  In the personal watercraft according to the present invention configured as described above, the portion that forms the exterior surface of the hatch cover is configured by the hatch cover main body and the lever member, and when the lever member is rotated with respect to the hatch cover main body, the lock mechanism Is unlocked. That is, a lock mechanism is provided between the hatch cover and the deck, and a lever member that constitutes a part of the exterior surface of the hatch cover is used to unlock the lock mechanism. For this reason, even if a lever member, which is an operation member for unlocking the lock mechanism, is exposed to the outside, the beauty of the small planing boat is not impaired, and the design can be further improved.

  Further, when the lever member is operated, it is not necessary to put a hand between the hatch cover and the deck, so there is no need to provide a gap for putting a hand between the hatch cover and the deck. Furthermore, since the lock mechanism only needs to have a structure in which the lock is released when the lever member is rotated with respect to the hatch cover body, the lock mechanism is not limited to the vicinity of the edge of the rear end portion on the lower surface of the hatch cover, It can also be provided at the center side portion or the front side portion of the lower surface of the hatch cover. For this reason, it is possible to prevent water from entering between the hatch cover and the deck as much as possible, and even if water enters, it is difficult to cause the lock mechanism to get wet and deteriorate due to the water. The locking mechanism may be locked when the hatch cover is pressed to the deck side, or may be locked by performing a predetermined operation with the hatch cover closed. .

  Another structural feature of the personal watercraft according to the present invention is that the lever member is composed of a plate-like body having an exterior surface with a predetermined area. According to this, the beauty of the small planing boat can be further improved, and the portion covering the lock mechanism can be enlarged, so that the deterioration of the lock mechanism due to water wetting can be more reliably prevented.

  Still another structural feature of the personal watercraft according to the present invention is that a lever member is provided on the peripheral edge of the hatch cover body. According to this, the lever member can be easily attached to the hatch cover body, and the lever member can be easily operated.

  Further, another structural feature of the personal watercraft according to the present invention is that the lever member is disposed at the rear end portion of the hatch cover main body, and the front end portion of the lever member or a portion near the front end portion is formed in the hatch cover main body. On the other hand, it is connected to be rotatable in the vertical direction.

  According to this, when the driver opens the hatch cover, the rear end of the lever member that is closest to the seat on which the driver sits on the hatch cover is operated, so the hatch cover can be easily opened and closed. become. Further, the hatch cover is usually configured so that the front end portion or a portion near the front end portion is hinged to the deck and can be opened and closed by moving the rear end side up and down. Therefore, the driver can open the opening by simply rotating the lever member to release the lock mechanism and lifting the rear part of the hatch cover upward. For this reason, by enabling the unlocking when the lever member is rotated upward, the unlocking and the opening of the hatch cover can be performed with a single operation. Further, when closing the opening of the accommodating portion, it is only necessary to press the hatch cover downward, and therefore the operation for opening and closing the hatch cover becomes extremely simple.

  Still another structural feature of the personal watercraft according to the present invention is that a steering handle is provided at the top of the hull, a meter panel is provided in front of the steering handle at the top of the hull, and a meter is provided at the rear of the hatch cover. This is because the upper part of the panel is covered.

  In recent years, many liquid crystal display meter panels are used, and when a small planing boat is operated when the sunlight is strong, it may be difficult to see each meter installed on the meter panel. In the present invention, by arranging the hatch cover so that the upper part of the meter panel can be covered with the rear part of the hatch cover, the hatch cover is not only for opening and closing the opening of the housing part, but also for the visor (awning). It can be used as well. Thereby, the visibility of the meter can be improved.

  In addition, when the lever member is provided at the rear end portion of the hatch cover body, the rear portion of the lever member can cover the upper side of the meter panel. Thus, the lever member can be used as a visor (an awning) in addition to releasing the lock of the lock mechanism and as a gripping part when lifting the hatch cover. Further, a visor made of another member may be attached to the hatch cover body, and the visor may be included in the hatch cover body.

  Still another structural feature of the personal watercraft according to the present invention is that a meter panel is installed on the deck side. According to this, when opening the hatch cover, it is not necessary to lift a heavy meter or the like together, and the durability of the hatch cover, particularly the lever member, is improved.

  Still another structural feature of the personal watercraft according to the present invention is that one of the engaging portion and the engaged portion is constituted by a hook, and a lock release member that engages the hook on the lever member is provided. When the lever member is rotated relative to the hatch cover body, the lock release member rotates the hook to release the lock of the lock mechanism. According to this, it is possible to configure a lock mechanism that can be reliably locked and unlocked with a simple structure.

  Hereinafter, a personal watercraft according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show a personal watercraft 10 according to the present embodiment. In this personal watercraft 10, the hull 11 is composed of a deck 11a and a hull 11b, and the peripheral portions of the deck 11a and the hull 11b are joined in a watertight manner to form a gunnel portion 11c around the hull 11. Yes. A steering handle 12 is provided in a portion slightly ahead of the center in the upper portion of the hull 11, and a seat 13 is provided in the central portion in the upper portion of the hull 11.

  Although not shown, the interior of the hull 11 is composed of an engine room formed from the front to the center of the hull 11 and a pump room formed at the rear of the hull 11. The engine room is provided with a fuel tank, an engine, an intake device, an exhaust device, and the like, and the pump room is provided with a propulsion device such as a jet pump. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a meter in which the front portion of the seat 13 on the upper surface of the deck 11 a is inclined so that it can be easily seen by the driver sitting on the seat 13 and the front face is directed upward of the seat 13. A panel 14 is installed. The meter panel 14 is composed of a liquid crystal panel.

  And the cup holder 15a is formed in the left side part (port side part) of the back of the meter panel 14 in the deck 11a, and the accessory accommodation recessed part 15b is formed in the right side part (starboard side part). Note that a hole 15c provided on the slightly rear side between the cup holder 15a and the accessory housing recess 15b shown in FIG. 4 has a central portion of the steering handle 12 and a steering shaft connected to the steering handle 12 ( FIG. 4 shows a state in which the steering handle 12, the steering shaft, and the cover member 16 have been removed.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, a hatch cover 20 is installed on the front side portion of the upper surface of the deck 11 a so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction around the front end portion 21. That is, an opening 17 is formed in the front side portion of the upper surface of the deck 11a, and the hatch cover 20 is configured so that the opening 17 can be opened and closed. An accommodating portion 18 for inserting a predetermined object is formed on the inner side of the opening 17. Further, a seal portion 17 a is provided at the peripheral portion of the opening 17, and the seal portion 17 a provides a watertight seal between the peripheral portion of the opening 17 and the lower surface of the hatch cover 20.

  The front side portion on the upper surface of the deck 11a has a shape that rises from the front side toward the rear side, and the hatch cover 20 follows the shape of the front side portion on the upper surface of the deck 11a. The rear side is formed in a curved shape that is raised. Further, the front end portion 21 of the hatch cover 20 is connected to the deck 11 a via a hinge connecting portion 22. The hinge connecting portion 22 includes a shaft portion 22a and rotation fixing portions 22b and 22c that are rotatable about the shaft portion 22a.

  The rotation fixing portion 22b is fixed to the deck 11a via the fixing member 23a, and the rotation fixing portion 22c is fixed to the lower surface of the front end portion 21 of the hatch cover 20 via the fixing member 23b. As a result, the hatch cover 20 is connected to the deck 11a so as to be rotatable about the shaft portion 22a. Further, a front cover 24 is attached to a front side portion of the hatch cover 20 on the upper surface of the deck 11a so that a step between the deck 11a and the front end portion 21 of the hatch cover 20 is not exposed to the surface. Yes. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the front cover 24 is arranged so that the gap 24a between the front cover 21 and the hatch cover 20 is as small as possible, thereby improving the aesthetics of the personal watercraft 10. is doing.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the hatch cover 20 includes a hatch cover main body 25, a visor 26, and a lever member 27. The hatch cover body 25 is formed in substantially the same shape as that of the overall plan view of the hatch cover 20 shown in FIG. 1, and is inserted through a hook 45, which will be described later, at the center in the left-right direction on the rear end side. A hole 25a is formed so as to penetrate vertically. A frustoconical stopper 25b bulging upward is formed on the front side of the insertion hole 25a on the upper surface of the hatch cover body 25. FIG. 9 shows a state in which the lever member 27 is removed to show the inside.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the visor 26 is a curved plate member formed with a notch 26a for arranging the lever member 27 in the center of the rear part and rising from the peripheral part toward the notch 26a. It is configured. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 11, the visor 26 has left and right side portions branched into two on the rear end side so as to cover the upper side of the both sides of the meter panel 14, and the rear end of the hatch cover body 25. It is fixed at the center. The hatch cover body 25 and the visor 26 constitute a hatch cover body according to the present invention. The lever member 27 is attached to the upper surface of the hatch cover body 25 so as to be rotatable in a state where the lever member 27 is located in the notch 26 a of the visor 26.

  The lever member 27 is formed of a substantially pentagonal plate-like member whose front side gradually becomes narrower in plan view and whose tip is an obtuse corner, and the back surface is formed as shown in FIG. Has been. That is, an edge portion 27a that protrudes downward (upward in FIG. 12) is formed on the peripheral edge portion of the rear surface of the lever member 27, and the lever member 27 is placed on the front cover side portion of the rear surface of the lever member 27. A pair of bearing portions 28a and 28b used for connecting to the bearing 25 are formed. A pair of bearing portions 29a and 29b used for attaching a pin 41 (see FIG. 13) as a lock release member for releasing the engagement of a lock mechanism 40, which will be described later, is provided at substantially the center of the back surface of the lever member 27. Is formed.

  And between the bearing parts 28a and 28b in the back surface of the lever member 27, the plate-shaped reinforcement rib 31a extended in right and left is formed, between each of the bearing parts 28a and 28b and the edge part 27a, and the reinforcement rib 31a and edge Reinforcing ribs 31b, 31c, and 31d are formed at the closest portions connecting the portion 27a. A reinforcing rib 32 extending left and right is formed between the bearing portions 29 a and 29 b on the back surface of the lever member 27. In addition, the downward protrusion amount of the front side portion and the rear side portion of the edge portion 27a is formed to be smaller than the protrusion amount of the central side portion.

  The lever member 27 is assembled to the hatch cover main body 25 via a pair of torsion springs 33 as shown in FIG. That is, a bearing portion 34 including a mounting plate 34 a and a pair of support portions 34 b and 34 c is attached to a portion corresponding to the bearing portion 28 a on the upper surface of the hatch cover body 25, and the bearing portion on the upper surface of the hatch cover body 25. A bearing portion 35 including a mounting plate 35a and a pair of support portions 35b and 35c is provided at a portion corresponding to 28b. The interval between the support portions 34b and 34c is set to a size that allows the bearing portion 28a to be inserted, and the interval between the support portions 35b and 35c is set to a size that allows the bearing portion 28b to be inserted. Yes.

  The lever member 27 is assembled to the hatch cover body 25 by connecting the bearing portion 28a and the support portions 34b and 34c and the bearing portion 28b and the support portions 35b and 35c via the torsion springs 33, respectively. As shown in FIG. 14, the torsion spring 33 includes a shaft body 36 and a spring 37. The spring 37 includes a coiled spring body 37a wound around the shaft body 36 and both ends of the spring body 37a. And pressing portions 37b and 37c extending in different directions on the outside. One end portion of the shaft body 36 is formed in a large diameter portion 36 a for preventing the spring 37 from coming off.

  The one torsion spring 33 has the bearing portion 28a inserted between the support portions 34b and 34c, and the other end portion of the shaft body 36 from the starboard side of the hull 11 (the end portion opposite to the large diameter portion 36a). Are sequentially inserted into holes formed in the support portion 34b, the bearing portion 28a, and the support portion 34c, respectively, and the other end portion of the shaft body 36 is prevented from being detached from the support portion 34c. The other torsion spring 33 has the bearing portion 28b inserted between the support portions 35b and 35c, the other end portion of the shaft body 36 from the port side of the hull 11 to the support portion 35b, the bearing portion 28b, and the support portion 35c. The other end of the shaft body 36 is prevented from being detached from the support portion 35c.

  At this time, the lever member 27 is urged toward the hatch cover body 25 by the pressing portions 37b and 37c of the torsion springs 33. When the rear end portion of the lever member 27 is lifted upward, the lever member 27 rotates about the shaft body 36 of the pair of torsion springs 33 against the elasticity of the pair of torsion springs 33. In this case, the rotation range of the lever member 27 is such that the central portion of the edge portion 27a on the lower surface of the lever member 27 is along the upper surface of the hatch cover body 25 and the rear side of the lever member 27 is raised. The front end of the member 27 is in contact with the stopper 25b.

  The upper surface of the lever member 27 constitutes the exterior surface of the hatch cover 20 together with the exposed upper surface portion of the hatch cover body 25 and the upper surface of the visor 26. Furthermore, the rear end portion of the lever member 27 protrudes rearward as shown in FIG. 11 and constitutes a grip portion for holding by hand when the lever member 27 is rotated, and the center of the meter panel 14 It is also used as a visor that covers the upper side portion.

  Further, both end portions of the aforementioned unlocking pin 41 are inserted and fixed in the hole portions of the bearing portions 29a and 29b of the lever member 27, and the locking mechanism 40 (see FIG. 20 to 22). The lock mechanism 40 includes an engaging member 42 attached to the hatch cover body 25 and an engaged portion 43 attached to the deck 11a. The engaging member 42 includes a fixing member 44 attached to the upper surface of the hatch cover body 25 and a hook 45 as an engaging portion of the present invention rotatably attached to the fixing member 44.

  As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the fixing member 44 is configured by a frame-like member having a hole 44a formed at the center, and has bolt holes 44b on both sides sandwiching the hole 44a. A thick portion 44c is formed. The fixing member 44 has a central hole 44a aligned with the insertion hole 25a of the hatch cover body 25, and bolts 48 (not shown) in both bolt holes 44b and bolt insertion holes (not shown) formed in the hatch cover body 25. The hatch cover body 25 is fixed to the hatch cover main body 25 by screwing. Further, a pair of bearing portions 46a, 46b are formed to face each other on opposite sides of the hole portion 44a of the fixing member 44, and both ends of the shaft portion 46c are formed in the hole portions of the bearing portions 46a, 46b. The part is fixed.

  A spring member 49 (see FIG. 17) is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 46c, and the hook 45 rotates to the shaft portion 46c in a state where the lower portion is urged rearward by the spring member 49. It is attached as possible. Further, the hook 45 is formed by bending a thick plate, and the lower side main body portion is substantially L-shaped in a side view including a front surface portion and both side surface portions extending rearward from both sides of the front surface portion. It consists of parts. That is, an engaging protrusion 45 a that protrudes rearward and can be engaged with the engaged portion 43 is formed at the lower end portion of the hook 45 in parallel. The upper end edge of the engagement protrusion 45a extends substantially linearly toward the rear, and can be engaged with the engaged part 43. The lower surface extends from the tip of the upper end edge of the engagement protrusion 45a to the lower end. It is hung and formed in an arc shape.

  Then, from the upper end portion of the hook 45, an engagement bent portion 45 b that engages with the pin 41 extends forward and bent so as to wind around the pin 41. Therefore, when the pin 41 is moved upward, the hook 45 rotates about the shaft portion 46c in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIGS. 15 and 16 against the elasticity of the spring member 49. Further, when the engaging member 42 is attached to the hatch cover body 25, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the lower side portion of the hook 45 protrudes through the insertion hole 25a to the lower surface side of the hatch cover body 25. It will be in the state.

  And the engaged part 43 shown in FIG. 19 is being fixed to the part which opposes the hook 45 in the upper surface of the deck 11a. The engaged portion 43 is formed in a round bar shape in which the central portion 43a is slightly bent upward so that the engaging protrusion 45a of the hook 45 can be easily engaged, and the end portions 43b and 43c on both end sides are respectively formed. It is formed in a flat shape. Further, holes (not shown) are formed in the end portions 43b and 43c, respectively, and the fixing members 47a and 47b are fixed to the deck 11a through the fixing members 47a and 47b. Is fixed to the deck 11a. Then, by engaging the hook 45 of the engaging member 42 with the engaged portion 43, the state where the opening 17 is closed by the hatch cover 20 can be maintained, and the hook 45 and the engaged portion 43 of the engaging member 42 are maintained. The hatch cover 20 can be opened by releasing the engagement (locking of the lock mechanism 40).

  When the personal watercraft 10 configured as described above travels on the water, the driver first sits on the seat 13 and turns on a start switch provided in the vicinity of the steering handle 12 to thereby operate the personal watercraft. 10 is ready to run. Then, the steering handle 12 is steered and the throttle operator 12b provided on the grip 12a of the steering handle 12 is operated. Accordingly, the personal watercraft 10 travels at a predetermined speed in a predetermined direction corresponding to each operation.

  Further, when taking out a predetermined object stored in the storage portion 18 on the water, the hand is extended forward and the rear end portion protruding rearward of the lever member 27 is lifted upward. In this case, before the lever member 27 is lifted, the lock mechanism 40 is in the state shown in FIG. 20, but after the lever member 27 is lifted, the lock mechanism 40 is in the state shown in FIG. Become. 20 and 21 omit the visor 26 so that the inside can be seen for convenience of explanation.

  That is, when the rear end of the lever member 27 is lifted upward, the lever member 27 rotates away from the hatch cover body 25 about the shaft body 36 against the elasticity of the torsion spring 33. At that time, the pin 41 attached to the lever member 27 via the bearing portions 29a and 29b lifts the engagement bent portion 45b of the hook 45 upward. As a result, the hook 45 rotates about the shaft portion 46c as shown in FIG. 22, and the engagement between the engagement protrusion 45a of the hook 45 and the engaged portion 43 is released. Further, from the state of FIG. 21, the rear end portion of the lever member 27 is further lifted upward, so that the state shown in FIG. 3 can be obtained. Can be taken out.

  When the hatch cover 20 is closed, the rear end of the hatch cover 20 is pushed downward to rotate the hatch cover 20 rearward and downward. When the lower surface of the hook 45 comes into contact with the engaged portion 43 and the hatch cover body 25 is further pushed downward, the hook 45 is engaged with the lower surface against the elasticity of the spring member 49. It rotates so that the part which contacts the part 43 may change toward the upper part side from the lower end side of the engaging protrusion 45a.

  And when the corner | angular part of the rear-end part (upper end part) of the engagement protrusion 45a exceeds the to-be-engaged part 43, the hook 45 returns to an original state with the restoring force of the spring member 49, and the to-be-engaged part 43 is engaged. That is, in this embodiment, when the hatch cover 20 is opened, the lever member 27 is lifted to lift the engagement bent portion 45b and rotate the hook 45 to release the lock. In this case, the lever member 27 and the hook 45 are interlocked. On the other hand, when closing the hatch cover 20, if the lever member 27 is pressed downward, the lever member 27 does not move and only the hook 45 rotates.

  In this case, when the hook 45 is rotated, the engagement bent portion 45 b is lifted from the pin 41. In order to enable this operation, as shown in FIG. 13, a clearance C is provided between the engagement bent portion 45b and the reinforcing rib 32 so that the hook 45 can be independently rotated and unlocked. . For this reason, the accommodating part 18 can be closed with the hatch cover 20 only by pushing the rear-end part of the hatch cover 20 downward, rotating the hatch cover 20 back and downward, and pushing the hatch cover main body 25 downward.

  Thus, in the personal watercraft 10 according to the present embodiment, the locking mechanism 40 is provided between the hatch cover 20 and the deck 11a, and the plate-like lever member 27 constituting a part of the exterior surface of the hatch cover 20 is provided. Is used to unlock the lock mechanism 40. For this reason, even if the lever member 27 for releasing the lock of the lock mechanism 40 is exposed to the outside, the beauty of the personal watercraft 10 is not impaired. Further, by improving the design of the lever member 27, it is possible to further enhance the beauty.

  Further, since the rear end portion of the lever member 27 protrudes backward to form a grip portion, it is not necessary to put a hand between the lever member 27 and the deck 11a when operating the lever member 27. For this reason, it is not necessary to provide a gap for putting a hand between the lever member 27 and the deck 11a, and water can be prevented from entering between the hatch cover 20 and the deck 11a. Furthermore, since the lock mechanism 40 is provided on the center side of the lever member 27, the lever member 27 is protected from water. This makes it difficult for the lock mechanism 40 to get wet and deteriorate.

  Further, since the lever member 27 is located at a position close to the seat 13 on which the driver sits, the opening / closing operation of the hatch cover 20 by the driver is facilitated. Furthermore, the driver can open the opening 17 by simply rotating the lever member 27 upward to release the lock mechanism 40 and lifting the rear portion of the hatch cover 20 upward. Further, when the opening 17 is closed, it is only necessary to press the hatch cover 20 downward. For this reason, the operation for opening and closing the hatch cover 20 becomes extremely simple.

  Further, since the rear portion of the lever member 27 and the visor 26 covers the upper portion of the meter panel 14, the rear hatch cover of the lever member 27 and the visor 26 can be used as a visor. Can be improved. Further, since the meter panel 14 is installed on the deck 11a, it is not necessary to lift a heavy meter together when opening the hatch cover 20, and the durability of the hatch cover 20, particularly the lever member 27, is improved. To do.

  Further, a front cover 24 is attached to the front side portion of the hatch cover 20 on the upper surface of the deck 11a so that the step between the deck 11a and the front end portion 21 of the hatch cover 20 is hidden. Further, the front cover 24 is arranged so that a gap between the front cover 24 and the front end portion 21 of the hatch cover 20 is as small as possible. For this reason, the beauty of the front side of the personal watercraft 10 is improved.

  Further, the personal watercraft according to the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and can be implemented with appropriate modifications. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the lever member 27 is disposed at the center of the rear portion of the hatch cover 20. You may arrange | position and may arrange | position to the side part of the hatch cover 20, or the front part. Furthermore, not only the peripheral part of the hatch cover 20 but also the center side can be provided.

  The hatch cover 20 is not limited to opening and closing by rotating around the front end 21, but opening and closing by rotating around the rear end, and opening and closing by rotating around the side. It may be. Furthermore, the lock mechanism is not limited to the one described above, and any structure may be used as long as the lock is released when the lever member 27 is rotated with respect to the hatch cover body 25. For example, the engaged portion 43 may be provided on the hatch cover 20 and the engaging member 42 may be provided on the deck 11a side. Moreover, arrangement | positioning, structure, etc. of each other part which comprises the small planing boat which concerns on this invention can be suitably changed within the technical scope of this invention.

It is the top view which showed the small planing boat which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is the side view which showed the small planing boat. It is the side view which showed the small planing boat of the state which opened the hatch cover. It is the perspective view which showed the vicinity part of the meter panel. It is the perspective view which showed the vicinity part of the opening part of the state which opened the hatch cover. It is sectional drawing which showed the front part side part of the hull of the state which closed the hatch cover. It is sectional drawing which showed the front part side part of the hull of the state which opened the hatch cover. It is the perspective view which showed the vicinity part of the front cover. It is the perspective view which showed the hatch cover. It is the perspective view which showed the visor. It is the side view which showed the vicinity of the visor in a hull. It is the perspective view which showed the back surface of the lever member. It is the perspective view which showed the connection part of a hatch cover main body and a lever member. It is the perspective view which showed the torsion spring. It is the perspective view which showed the state which looked at the engagement member from back. It is the perspective view which showed the state which looked at the engagement member from the front. It is the perspective view which showed the engaging member attached to the hatch cover main body. It is the perspective view which showed the state which looked at the engaging member attached to the hatch cover main body from the downward direction. It is the perspective view which showed the to-be-engaged part. It is the perspective view which showed the state which the hook of the engaging member and the to-be-engaged part engaged. It is the perspective view which showed the state by which engagement with the hook of the engaging member and the to-be-engaged part was cancelled | released. It is the perspective view which showed the state by which the engagement of the hook of an engaging member and a to-be-engaged part was cancelled | released.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Small planing boat, 11 ... Hull, 11a ... Deck, 12 ... Steering handle, 14 ... Meter panel, 20 ... Hatch cover, 25 ... Hatch cover body, 27 ... Lever member, 40 ... Lock mechanism, 41 ... Pin, 42 ... engaging member, 43 ... engaged part, 45 ... hook.

Claims (7)

The opening of the housing part provided in the front side part of the hull is provided on the top surface of the deck of the hull, and one end of the hatch cover that opens and closes the opening of the housing part is connected to the deck so as to be rotatable. A small planing boat provided with a locking mechanism for locking the hatch cover with respect to the deck or releasing the lock between the hatch cover and the deck,
The hatch cover includes a hatch cover main body and a lever member that is rotatably connected to the hatch cover main body and forms an exterior surface with the hatch cover main body, and the lock mechanism is a lower surface of the hatch cover. And an engaged portion provided on the deck side, and the lever member is attached to the hatch cover body in a state where the hatch cover is closed and the lock mechanism is locked. The personal watercraft is characterized in that the lock mechanism is unlocked when rotated.   The personal watercraft according to claim 1, wherein the lever member is formed of a plate-like body having an exterior surface having a predetermined area.   The small planing boat according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the lever member is provided on a peripheral portion of the hatch cover body.   The lever member is disposed at a rear end portion of the hatch cover body, and a front end portion of the lever member or a portion near the front end portion is rotatably connected to the hatch cover body. A personal watercraft according to any one of the above.   5. A steering handle is provided at an upper part of the hull, a meter panel is provided in front of the steering handle at an upper part of the hull, and an upper part of the meter panel is covered by a rear part of the hatch cover. A personal watercraft according to any one of the above.   The personal watercraft according to claim 5, wherein the meter panel is installed on the deck side. One of the engaging portion and the engaged portion is constituted by a hook, and the lever member is provided with an unlocking member that engages with the hook, and the lever member is rotated with respect to the hatch cover body. The personal watercraft according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the lock release member rotates the hook to release the lock of the lock mechanism.

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