Steering device for outboard engine
US8393925B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 16, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63H2025/022
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a steering device for an outboard engine, a drive shaft of a helm mechanism and an output shaft of an electric assist mechanism are disposed orthogonally to a steering output shaft of a steering operation member. Where the steering operation member is a tiller handle, a torque sensor, provided between an outboard engine body and the tiller handle, detects, as steering torque, a difference between steering angles of the engine body and the tiller handle, and the helm mechanism, drivable by the assist mechanism, operates to compensate for the difference between the steering angles. The assist mechanism and the helm mechanism are provided on the body of the boat.
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