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Trim tab actuator for marine propulsion device

US4762079A · kind A · utility

18Cited by
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15Claims
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Filing dateApr 1, 1987
Grant dateAug 9, 1988
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Expiry dateApr 1, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05D1/0206
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A trim tab actuator for a marine propulsion device wherein a plurality of watercraft running conditions are sensed and a trim tab is automatically positioned so as to maintain the watercraft in its preset course as dictated by the measured preset condition.

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