Marine propulsion – Screw propeller – With means effecting or facilitating movement of propulsion...
Patent
1995-06-26
1997-02-11
Avila, Stephen
Marine propulsion
Screw propeller
With means effecting or facilitating movement of propulsion...
114150, B63H 512
Patent
active
056014635
ABSTRACT:
A fluid cylinder steering apparatus is for mounting on a marine outboard motor for swivelling the motor for steering, and provides a simplified connection between the steering cylinder and the tiller. The steering cylinder comprises a tubular body portion, a piston rod and piston reciprocable axially within the body portion, and a pair of end caps enclosing respective open end portions of the body portion. Each end cap has a cap boss with a cap fastener opening to receive a bracket fastener and a piston rod opening to receive the piston rod. Retainers cooperate with the end caps to retain the end caps on the body portion. A mounting bracket includes a bracket body portion and a pair of bracket bosses extending therefrom. The bracket body portion has an array of openings to facilitate securing the bracket to an outboard motor. Several openings of the array of openings which are aligned with a pattern of existing openings of the motor and accept fasteners therein. The array of openings simplifies connection to different patterns of existing opening provided in outboard motors by different manufacturers. Each bracket boss has a respective bracket fastener opening which cooperates with a respective cap boss and the respective bracket fastener to secure the mounting bracket to end caps of the cylinder.
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