Shift device for boat
AssigneeNHK Spring Co., Ltd.
InventorKentaro Kitada
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Abstract
A shift device for a boat includes a lever which can be operated about a predetermined axis, and a lever operation suppression mechanism which suppresses an operation of the lever. The lever operation suppression mechanism includes a load applying portions (a first load applying portion and a second load applying portion) which apply different loads to the lever in a first operation period of operating the lever between a neutral position of the lever and a first position corresponding to a forward movement of the boat, and in a second operation period of operating the lever between the neutral position and a second position corresponding to a backward movement of the boat.
Claims9
A shift device for a boat for performing a shifting operation of an outboard motor, the shift device comprising:
- a lever operable about a predetermined axis;
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- a lever operation suppression mechanism which suppresses an operation of the lever, wherein
- the lever operation suppression mechanism includes a load applying portion which applies different loads to the lever in a first operation period of operating the lever between a neutral position of the lever and a first position corresponding to a forward movement of the boat, and in a second operation period of operating the lever between the neutral position and a second position corresponding to a backward movement of the boat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.