A jet propelled watercraft includes a prime mover, a jet pump driven by the prime mover and jetting water from a jet port, a reverse gate changing a direction of the jet flow jetted from the jet pump, a shift actuator capable of moving a position of the reverse gate to a plurality of shift positions
A jet propelled watercraft includes a prime mover, a jet pump driven by the prime mover and jetting water from a jet port, a reverse gate changing a direction of the jet flow jetted from the jet pump, a shift actuator capable of moving a position of the reverse gate to a plurality of shift positions including a forward drive position, at which the direction of the jet flow is toward the rear of the body, a reverse drive position, at which the direction of the jet flow is toward the front of the body, and an intermediate position in between these positions, and a controller configured or programmed to execute a stoppage shift control of controlling the shift actuator to move the reverse gate to the forward drive position when stoppage of the prime mover is detected.
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1. A jet propelled watercraft comprising: a body;a prime mover;a jet pump driven by the prime mover and jetting water from a jet port;a reverse gate changing a direction of a jet flow jetted from the jet pump;a shift actuator configured to move a position of the reverse gate to a plurality of shift
1. A jet propelled watercraft comprising: a body;a prime mover;a jet pump driven by the prime mover and jetting water from a jet port;a reverse gate changing a direction of a jet flow jetted from the jet pump;a shift actuator configured to move a position of the reverse gate to a plurality of shift positions including a forward drive position, at which the direction of the jet flow is toward the rear of the body, a reverse drive position, at which the direction of the jet flow is toward the front of the body, and an intermediate position in between the forward and reverse drive positions; anda controller configured or programmed to execute a stoppage shift control to control the shift actuator to move the reverse gate to the forward drive position when stoppage of the prime mover is detected. 2. The jet propelled watercraft according to claim 1, further comprising a stopper against which the reverse gate is pressed at the forward drive position. 3. The jet propelled watercraft according to claim 1, wherein the controller is configured or programmed to execute the stoppage shift control after a predetermined time from a point at which the stoppage of the prime mover is detected. 4. The jet propelled watercraft according to claim 1, further comprising: a shift position command signal output outputting a shift position command signal that controls the plurality of shift positions of the reverse gate; whereinthe controller is configured or programmed to further execute an ordinary shift control of controlling the shift actuator in accordance with the shift position command signal. 5. The jet propelled watercraft according to claim 4, wherein the controller is configured or programmed to control the shift actuator so that the reverse gate moves at a first movement speed under the ordinary shift control and so that the reverse gate moves at a second movement speed, slower than the first movement speed, under the stoppage shift control. 6. The jet propelled watercraft according to claim 1, wherein the controller is configured or programmed to: determine whether or not an obstacle that obstructs the movement of the reverse gate is present when executing the stoppage shift control; andcontrol the shift actuator to move the reverse gate to the intermediate position when it is determined that the obstacle is present. 7. The jet propelled watercraft according to claim 6, wherein the controller is configured or programmed to judge whether or not the obstacle is present based on a movement amount of the reverse gate per unit time. 8. The jet propelled watercraft according to claim 6, wherein the shift actuator is an electric shift actuator; andthe controller is configured or programmed to judge whether or not the obstacle is present based on an electric current flowing through the electric shift actuator. 9. The jet propelled watercraft according to claim 1, wherein the controller is configured or programmed to control the shift actuator to move the reverse gate to the intermediate position when starting up the prime mover. 10. A jet propelled watercraft comprising: a body;a prime mover;a jet pump driven by the prime mover and jetting water from a jet port;a reverse gate changing a direction of a jet flow jetted from the jet pump;a shift actuator configured to move a position of the reverse gate to a plurality of shift positions including a forward drive position, at which the direction of the jet flow is toward the rear of the body, a reverse drive position, at which the direction of the jet flow is toward the front of the body, and an intermediate position in between the forward and reverse drive positions; anda controller configured or programmed to execute a stoppage shift control of controlling the shift actuator to move the reverse gate to the reverse drive position when stoppage of the prime mover is detected. 11. The jet propelled watercraft according to claim 10, further comprising a stopper against which the reverse gate is pressed at the reverse drive position. 12. The jet propelled watercraft according to claim 10, wherein the controller is configured or programmed to execute the stoppage shift control after a predetermined time from a point at which the stoppage of the prime mover is detected. 13. The jet propelled watercraft according to claim 10, further comprising: a shift position command signal output outputting a shift position command signal that controls the plurality of shift positions of the reverse gate; whereinthe controller is configured or programmed to further execute an ordinary shift control of controlling the shift actuator in accordance with the shift position command signal. 14. The jet propelled watercraft according to claim 13, wherein the controller is configured or programmed to control the shift actuator so that the reverse gate moves at a first movement speed under the ordinary shift control and so that the reverse gate moves at a second movement speed, slower than the first movement speed, under the stoppage shift control. 15. The jet propelled watercraft according to claim 10, wherein the controller is configured or programmed to: determine whether or not an obstacle that obstructs the movement of the reverse gate is present when executing the stoppage shift control; andcontrol the shift actuator to move the reverse gate to the intermediate position when it is determined that the obstacle is present. 16. The jet propelled watercraft according to claim 15, wherein the controller is configured or programmed to judge whether or not the obstacle is present based on a movement amount of the reverse gate per unit time. 17. The jet propelled watercraft according to claim 15, wherein the shift actuator is an electric shift actuator; andthe controller is configured or programmed to judge whether or not the obstacle is present based on an electric current flowing through the electric shift actuator. 18. The jet propelled watercraft according to claim 10, wherein the controller is configured or programmed to control the shift actuator to move the reverse gate to the intermediate position when starting up the prime mover.
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Gendron, Jean-Philippe; Quirion, Sebastien, Actuator for a gate of a watercraft jet propulsion system.
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