Trim apparatus for marine propulsion unit
AssigneeSanshin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKatsumi Torigai, Masanori Takahashi
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Abstract
Several embodiments of marine outboard drives including an arrangement for automatically adjusting the trim condition of an outboard drive in response to an acceleration and/or deceleration condition of the watercraft. In the embodiments the acceleration or deceleration condition is sensed by the position of a control element. In some embodiments this control element is a single-lever throttle and transmission control, in other embodiments the element comprises a portion of the throttle linkage and in other embodiments the element comprises a portion of the spark advance mechanism of the engine.
Claims6
In a marine propulsion unit comprising an outboard drive adapted to be supported by a transom of a watercraft for movement between a plurality of trim adjusted positions, power means for moving said outboard drive between said positions, a throttle control for controlling a running speed of said watercraft, and means for operating said power means upon movement of said throttle control to a predetermined position for adjusting the trim of said outboard drive.
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