Outboard motor
US10766590B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63H20/06
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An outboard motor includes a steering arm that turns around a centerline of a steering shaft together with the steering shaft, a steering actuator including a movable body that moves in a right-left direction, and a motion converter that converts a movement of the movable body in the right-left direction into a turning motion of the steering arm around the centerline of the steering shaft. The motion converter includes a bushing holder into which the steering arm is inserted in a front-rear direction and a bushing interposed between the steering arm and the bushing holder and including an outer surface provided with a pair of first sliding portions each including a convex arc-shaped vertical section that is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the right-left direction.
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