Ships – Steering mechanism – Remote control steering excluding manual operation
Reexamination Certificate
2005-05-17
2005-05-17
Swinehart, Ed (Department: 3617)
Ships
Steering mechanism
Remote control steering excluding manual operation
C440S058000, C440S062000, C440S063000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06892662
ABSTRACT:
To provide a power steering device for a boat with an outboard motor which helps to realize easy drive with small steering force without taking waterproofness into consideration. A gear device (4) is provided for driving a link mechanism for turning and steering an outboard motor main body at the rear of the boat body through a cable by a steering wheel (2). A steering torque input to the gear device (4) by the steering wheel (2) is detected by a torque sensor (35) to assist-drive the gear device4in the steering direction by an electric motor (27), a helical pinion (25), and a helical wheel (26).
REFERENCES:
patent: 4573545 (1986-03-01), Kalns
patent: 5603279 (1997-02-01), Hundertmark et al.
patent: 2652788 (1997-05-01), None
Awano Koichiro
Okumura Takashi
Watanabe Kouichi
Kayaba Industry Co. Ltd.
Rabin & Berdo P.C.
Swinehart Ed
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