Ships – Steering mechanism – Remote control steering excluding manual operation
Reexamination Certificate
2011-04-26
2011-04-26
Avila, Stephen (Department: 3617)
Ships
Steering mechanism
Remote control steering excluding manual operation
Reexamination Certificate
active
07930987
ABSTRACT:
An electric steering device includes a steering retaining device arranged to retain a steering angle against an external steering force applied from outside of a watercraft to an outboard motor main body. A reverse input shutoff clutch, for example, is preferably used as the steering retaining device. A steering retaining state in which a steering angle of the outboard motor main body is retained can be detected from a steering condition of the outboard motor main body, and a control is made to stop electric power from being supplied to an electric motor steering the outboard motor main body. Accordingly, the steering retaining device retains a steering angle while steering is retained, and thus the electric power supply to the electric motor can be stopped, which allows electric power to be saved. The steering retaining device provides an electric steering device for a watercraft in which no electric power is required when applying a steering retaining force for retaining a counter-steering state.
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Avila Stephen
Keating & Bennett LLP
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
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