Outboard motor
AssigneeYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTatsuhiko NOGAMI, Masaru KAWANISHI
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Abstract
An outboard motor includes a steering shaft, a base, a cowl, a drive unit, a winder, and an electric cable. The base rotatably supports the steering shaft. The drive unit includes a propeller and an electric motor and is rotatable together with the steering shaft. The winder is connected to the steering shaft and is rotatable together with the steering shaft. The winder includes a winding shaft extending in an axial direction of the steering shaft. The electric cable is connected to the electric motor and extends from the electric motor to inside the cowl. The electric cable is wound around the winding shaft.
Claims11
An outboard motor comprising:
- a steering shaft;
- a base rotatably supporting the steering shaft;
- a cowl covering the base;
- a drive unit rotatable together with the steering shaft and including a propeller and an electric motor to drive the propeller;
- a winder inside the cowl, connected to the steering shaft, rotatable with the steering shaft, and including a winding shaft extending in an axial direction of the steering shaft;
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- an electric cable connected to the electric motor, extending into the cowl, and wound around the winding shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.