Actuator for a marine steering system
US7699674B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 20, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63H25/30
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A steering mechanism connects the shaft of an actuator with a piston rod of a hydraulic cylinder and provides a spool valve in which the spool valve housing is attached to the hydraulic cylinder and the shaft of the actuator extends through a cylindrical opening in a spool of the spool valve. The connector is connectable to a steering arm of a marine propulsion device and the spool valve housing is connectable to a transom of a marine vessel.
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