Remote mounted motor command input device for marine vessels
OwnerMike Ritzinventor
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Abstract
This disclosure relates generally to the field of steering systems for marine propulsion, and more specifically, to a remote mounted motor command input device for marine vessels that enables a boat operator to control a motor via a tiller arm remotely mounted at a location non-adjacent to the motor. A purpose of the device is to allow for an operator to safely and conveniently control the motor, which is mounted aft of the rear platform near the bottom of the boat transom, from within the region enclosed by the main deck perimeter railing. Therefore, the operator is not tempted to control the outboard motor while standing on the rear platform of the marine vessel and is not required to leave the main deck area or enter the cockpit in order to control the motor.
Claims8
A motor command input device for a watercraft, comprising:
- an input unit, the input unit having,
- a base structure configured to be affixed to a watercraft at a location nonadjacent to a motor, and
- an input lever rotatably attached to the base structure, wherein the input lever comprises first and second opposite ends, the first end being configured for receiving steering input commands from an operator through a tiller arm, the second end being configured for transmitting steering input commands to the motor such that the motor pivots about a generally vertical steering axis corresponding to steering input commands received from the operator;
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- output means for causing specific functions to be performed by the motor corresponding to input commands received from an operator through the input unit, the output means including means for coupling the input unit to the motor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.