Outboard motor control

Details Outboard motor control Outboard motor control

1998-04-02

2000-06-20

Swinehart, Ed

Marine propulsion

Engine, motor, or transmission control means

For transmission

B60K 4100

Patent

active

060771364

ABSTRACT:
A shift and throttle control mechanism allows for control of the shift and throttle features of an outboard motor through two separate operators. For instance, one operator can be remotely positioned in the hull of an associated watercraft, while the other operator can be formed on a steering handle of the outboard motor. The shift and throttle control mechanism is also configured to fit within a cowling of the outboard motor, together with a four-cycle engine, without significantly increasing the size of the cowling. In one mode, the shift and throttle control mechanism includes a shift shaft arranged toward the front side of the engine. One of the operators is directly connected to shift shaft by a linkage rod. The other operator is connected by a shift control cable to a shift lever that is located on the side of the engine. This location of the shift lever allows the end of the shift control cable to be fixed within the cowling without increasing the cowling's size. A link connects the shift lever to the shift shaft, which in turn actuates a shift rod to control a transmission of the outboard motor.

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patent: 4925416 (1990-05-01), Oishi
patent: 5692931 (1997-12-01), Kawai

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