Remote steering system for marine propulsion crafts

Details Remote steering system for marine propulsion crafts Remote steering system for marine propulsion crafts

1986-06-18

1988-05-17

Peters, Jr., Joseph F.

Ships

Steering mechanism

Remote control steering excluding manual operation

440 6, B63H 2500

Patent

active

047443227

ABSTRACT:
Several embodiments of improved mechanisms for controlling an outboard drive of a marine watercraft. In each embodiment, there is provided a hand held control unit that permits remote steering and engine control of the watercraft. In some embodiments, the hand held control includes a rotatable control element for effecting steering and a reciprocating control element for killing the engine. In some embodiments, the controls for the engine and steering are designed to be operated by different fingers of the user and in other embodiments, they are designed so as to be operated by the same finger of the operator. In addition, there is included an improved sensor for sensing the steered position of the outboard drive.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2667746 (1954-02-01), Kumpf et al.
patent: 3807345 (1974-04-01), Peterson
patent: 3867600 (1975-02-01), Phillips
patent: 4231310 (1980-11-01), Muramatsu
patent: 4419084 (1983-12-01), Borst

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