IP Library Granted Patent US 12679514
Granted Patent B2
US 12679514 · App. 19/037,130 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Outboards illumination device

Inventor: Keita Takeuchi (Shizuoka, JP)
Assignee: ASAHI DENSO CO., LTD.
B63B45/04H05B45/10H05B47/155H05B47/16
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12679514
App. No.
19/037,130
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An outboards illumination device includes a light emission display unit which is provided with each of a plurality of outboards attached to a boat and causes a predetermined display by light emission, a light emission control unit which is provided with each of the plurality of outboards and controls the light emission of the light emission display unit, a synchronization unit which is provided with each of the plurality of outboards and enables to transmit or receive a synchronization signal for controlling display timing of the light emission display units between the light emission control units of the respective outboards, and a setting unit which sets as operated, among a plurality of the synchronization units provided with the plurality of outboards respectively, a main synchronization unit that exclusively transmits the synchronization signal and a sub synchronization unit that exclusively receives the synchronization signal transmitted from the main synchronization unit.

Claims (17)

1 . An outboards illumination device comprising:

a light emission display unit provided with each of a plurality of outboards attached to a boat, and configured to cause a predetermined display by light emission;

a light emission control unit provided with each of the plurality of outboards, and configured to control the light emission of the light emission display unit;

a synchronization unit provided with each of the plurality of outboards, and allowed to transmit or receive a synchronization signal for controlling display timing of the light emission display units between the light emission control units of the respective outboards; and

a setting unit configured to set as operated, among a plurality of the synchronization units provided with the plurality of outboards respectively, a main synchronization unit that exclusively transmits the synchronization signal and a sub synchronization unit that exclusively receives the synchronization signal transmitted from the main synchronization unit.

2 . The outboards illumination device according to claim 1 ,

wherein each of the outboards is equipped with a storage unit configured to store information about the main synchronization unit and the sub synchronization unit set by the setting unit.

3 . The outboards illumination device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the light emission control unit is configured to forcibly stop the light emission of the light emission display unit according to remaining power of a battery that supplies power to the light emission display unit.

4 . The outboards illumination device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the light emission display unit includes a display panel having a plurality of light-emitting diodes attached to each outboard, and

the light-emitting diodes are selectively turned on and off in predetermined color and at predetermined timing to perform a predetermined display.

5 . The outboards illumination device according to claim 4 ,

wherein the light emission display unit is configured to selectively turn on and off the light-emitting diodes in predetermined color and at predetermined timing to perform a display as a stern light or a display of an emergency rescue request.

6 . The outboards illumination device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an operation unit configured to receive an operation for setting by the setting unit, and including the synchronization unit,

wherein the synchronization unit of the operation unit is set as the main synchronization unit.