Transmission assembly for a marine vessel

Details Transmission assembly for a marine vessel Transmission assembly for a marine vessel

1998-12-11

2000-10-10

Sotelo, Jesus D.

Marine propulsion

Engine, motor, or transmission control means

For transmission

440 75, 74378, 192 8718, B60K 4100

Patent

active

06129599&

ABSTRACT:
An electrically controlled transmission system for a marine vessel that is adapted to avoid vibration to the vessel during a shifting process of the transmission system. The transmission system includes a marine vessel having an inboard motor and an outboard propulsion drive. The motor is coupled to the propulsion drive by the transmission assembly which is at least partially located within a portion of the outboard propulsion drive and is adapted to provide substantially vibration-free shifting of the transmission assembly. The transmission assembly has a drive shaft selectively engageable with at least a forward and reverse gear of the propulsion drive for establishing forward and reverse configurations of the transmission assembly, respectively. The transmission assembly is also electrically and remotely controlled from a distance therefrom between the forward and reverse configurations utilizing electrically actuatable solenoids. These solenoids are located proximate to the transmission assembly and are used for establishing the forward and reverse configurations of the transmission assembly thereby enabling the substantially vibration-free shifting in the transmission assembly. The actuable solenoids are interconnected with a hydraulic system for affecting the forward an reverse configurations. A first remote control is located away from the transmission assembly and is communicatively connected with the electrically actuatable solenoids for configuring the transmission assembly between the forward and reverse configurations, and a neutral configuration.

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