Outboard motor

Details Outboard motor Outboard motor

2005-11-15

2005-11-15

Sotelo, Jesus D. (Department: 3617)

Marine propulsion

Engine, motor, or transmission control means

For transmission

C440S087000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06964591

ABSTRACT:
In outboard motor mounted on a stern of a boat and equipped with an internal combustion engine at its upper portion and a propeller at its lower portion that is powered by the engine to propel the boat, having a throttle actuator moving a throttle valve installed at an air intake pipe of the engine for regulating an amount of air to be sucked into the engine to change a boat running speed, a shift actuator rotating a shift rod connected to a clutch such that the clutch moves from a neutral position to engage with at least one of a forward gear and a reverse gear, a steering actuator rotating a swivel shaft installed in the outboard motor such that the outboard motor is steered relative to the boat, a group of devices (i.e., a steering grip, a shift/throttle lever, etc.) is installed at a position other than the boat and each operable by an operator to generate a signal indicating that the operator's instruction to operate at least one of the actuators is inputted. The group of devices is installed on a control panel that is installed at the stern brackets that connect the outboard motor to the boat, or is installed at a bar handle fastened to the stern brackets.

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patent: 03-000589 (1991-01-01), None
patent: 10-184402 (1998-07-01), None

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