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US 12,654,831 B2Granted
Marine propulsion device and marine vessel
AssigneeYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTatsuhiko Nogami
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Abstract
A marine propulsion device includes an electric motor; a motor controller; a case to house the motor controller; a steering mechanism to integrally rotate a propeller, the electric motor, and the case in a right-left direction; and two power lines including first ends connected to the motor controller, and positive and negative lines to supply driving electric power to the motor controller. The two power lines are twisted together so as to absorb twisting of the two power lines during rotation by the steering mechanism.
Claims16
A marine propulsion device comprising:
- a propeller;
- an electric motor to drive the propeller;
- a motor controller configured or programmed to control driving of the electric motor;
- a case to house the motor controller;
- a steering mechanism to integrally rotate the propeller, the electric motor, and the case in a right-left direction;
- and
- two power lines including first ends connected to the motor controller, and positive and negative lines to supply driving electric power to the motor controller;
- wherein
- the two power lines are twisted together inside at least the case so as to absorb twisting of the two power lines during rotation by the steering mechanism;
- the case includes an upper case and a lower case below the upper case to house the motor controller;
- the steering mechanism is operable to integrally rotate the propeller, the electric motor, and the lower case in the right-left direction with respect to the upper case;
- the two power lines include upper ends inside the upper case, and lower ends inside the lower case;
- and
- the marine propulsion device further comprises:
- an upper restrainer to bundle and restrain the upper ends of the two power lines within the upper case;
- and
- a lower restrainer to bundle and restrain the lower ends of the two power lines within the lower case.
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A marine vessel comprising:
- a hull;
- and
- a marine propulsion device attached to the hull;
- wherein
- the marine propulsion device includes:
- a propeller;
- an electric motor to drive the propeller;
- a motor controller configured or programmed to control driving of the electric motor;
- a case to house the motor controller;
- a steering mechanism to integrally rotate the propeller, the electric motor, and the case in a right-left direction;
- and
- two power lines including first ends connected to the motor controller, and including positive and negative lines to supply driving electric power to the motor controller;
- the two power lines are twisted together inside at least the case so as to absorb twisting of the two power lines during rotation by the steering mechanism;
- the case includes an upper case and a lower case below the upper case to house the motor controller;
- the steering mechanism is operable to integrally rotate the propeller, the electric motor, and the lower case in the right-left direction with respect to the upper case;
- the two power lines include upper ends of twisted portions inside the upper case, and lower ends of the twisted portions inside the lower case;
- and
- the marine propulsion device further includes:
- an upper restrainer to bundle and restrain the upper ends of the twisted portions of the two power lines within the upper case;
- and
- a lower restrainer to bundle and restrain the lower ends of the twisted portions of the two power lines within the lower case.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.