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US 7,452,254 B2Granted
Remote control unit for a boat
AssigneeYamaha Marine Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsEifu Watanabe, Shuji Iekura, Masaru Suzuki, Masahiko Kato, Takashi Okuyama
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AssigneeYamaha Marine Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsEifu Watanabe, Shuji Iekura, Masaru Suzuki, Masahiko Kato, Takashi Okuyama
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A remote control unit can be used for a boat having a plurality of propulsion units to perform output adjustment and tilt/trim angle adjustment of the propulsion units. Operating levers can be capable of forward and backward rotational movement to effect shift operation and throttle operation of the propulsion units and can be respectively provided upright on a left side surface and right side surface of a body. A plurality of tilt/trim angle adjustment switches can correspond to respective propulsion units and can be provided at positions where they can be operated with fingertips of a hand resting on a palm portion of a top surface of the body with the fingertips pointing generally forward. The palm portion of the top surface can be free of switches.
A remote control unit for a boat having a plurality of propulsion units, comprising a body having a top surface and a side surface, at least a first operating lever extending from the side surface of the body and adapted for rotational movement for effecting shift operation and throttle operation of the plurality of propulsion units, and a plurality of tilt/trim angle adjustment switches positioned on the top surface such that each of the tilt/trim angle adjustment switches can be operated by fingertips of a hand resting on the top surface of the body with the palm of the hand resting upon a palm portion of the top surface and the fingertips pointing generally forward, each tilt/trim angle adjustment switch corresponding to a respective propulsion unit, wherein the palm portion of the top surface is free of switches.
A boat comprising a plurality of propulsion units and at least one remote control unit, the at least one remote control unit comprising a body having a top surface and a side surface, at least a first operating lever extending from the side surface of the body and adapted for rotational movement for effecting shift operation and throttle operation of the plurality of propulsion units, and a plurality of tilt/trim angle adjustment switches positioned on the top surface such that each of the tilt/trim angle adjustment switches can be operated by fingertips of a hand resting on the top surface of the body with the palm of the hand resting upon a palm portion of the top surface and the fingertips pointing generally forward, each tilt/trim angle adjustment switch corresponding to a respective propulsion unit, wherein each tilt/trim angle adjustment switch extends between a rear end and a front end, and wherein the separation between the front ends of the plurality of tilt/trim angle adjustment switches is greater than the separation between the rear ends.
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