Watercraft and system for operating same
AssigneeYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTakuma Ito, Makoto Ito, Takuya Hayashi
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Abstract
A first outboard motor attached to a vessel body receives an electric operating signal and is controlled in accordance with the electric operating signal. A second outboard motor attached to the vessel body receives a mechanical operating amount and is controlled in accordance with the mechanical operating amount. An operating tool controls shifting and a throttle opening degree of each of the first and second outboard motors. The electric operating signal is transmitted through a first transmission path to the first outboard motor based on an operation of the operating tool. The mechanical operating amount is transmitted through a second transmission path to the second outboard motor based on an operation of the operating tool.
Claims21
A watercraft comprising:
- a vessel body;
- a first outboard motor attached to the vessel body and that receives an electric operating signal and is controlled in accordance with the electric operating signal;
- a second outboard motor attached to the vessel body and that receives a mechanical operating amount and is controlled in accordance with the mechanical operating amount;
- an operating tool that controls shifting and a throttle opening degree of each of the first and second outboard motors;
- a first transmission path through which the electric operating signal is transmitted to the first outboard motor based on an operation of the operating tool;
- a second transmission path through which the mechanical operating amount is transmitted to the second outboard motor based on an operation of the operating tool;
- and
- an actuator unit including an actuator and a controller, the actuator being connected to the second transmission path and the controller being configured or programmed to control the actuator to output the mechanical operating amount in accordance with the electric operating signal;
- wherein
- the actuator unit is located outside of the second outboard motor.
A vessel operating system comprising:
- a first outboard motor that receives an electric operating signal and is controlled in accordance with the electric operating signal;
- a second outboard motor that receives a mechanical operating amount and is controlled in accordance with the mechanical operating amount;
- an operating tool that controls shifting and a throttle opening degree of each of the first and second outboard motors;
- a first transmission path through which the electric operating signal is transmitted to the first outboard motor based on an operation of the operating tool;
- and
- a second transmission path through which the mechanical operating amount is transmitted to the second outboard motor based on an operation of the operating tool;
- and
- an actuator unit including an actuator and a controller, the actuator being connected to the second transmission path and the controller being configured or programmed to control the actuator to output the mechanical operating amount in accordance with the electric operating signal;
- wherein
- the actuator unit is located outside of the second outboard motor.
A watercraft comprising:
- a vessel body;
- a first outboard motor attached to the vessel body and that receives an electric operating signal and is controlled in accordance with the electric operating signal;
- a second outboard motor attached to the vessel body and that receives a mechanical operating amount and is controlled in accordance with the mechanical operating amount;
- an operating tool that controls shifting and a throttle opening degree of each of the first and second outboard motors;
- a first transmission path through which the electric operating signal is transmitted to the first outboard motor based on an operation of the operating tool;
- and
- a second transmission path through which the mechanical operating amount is transmitted to the second outboard motor based on an operation of the operating tool;
- wherein
- the second transmission path includes at least one cable that transmits the mechanical operating amount by pushing and pulling the at least one cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.