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US 8,147,283 B2Granted
Steering apparatus for outboard motor
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsKentaro Furuya, Shigekazu Sakata, Hiroshi Mizuguchi
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Abstract
A steering apparatus whereby the steering load is equal even when the left and right steering angles are large when an outboard motor is steered to the left and right via a swivel shaft. A connecting hole of a steering plate is provided at a position spaced from a center line of the steering plate so that equal angles are formed by a first straight line, joining the center of the swivel shaft and the connecting hole, and a second straight line, joining the connecting hole and a link hole formed in a steering rod.
Claims3
A steering apparatus for an outboard motor, comprising:
- a swivel shaft for steerably mounting the outboard motor to a hull;
- a steering plate extending outwardly from a body of the outboard motor;
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- a steering rod for pushing and pulling the steering plate so that the steering plate turns to left and right about the swivel shaft,
- wherein the steering plate has a connecting hole for connecting one end of the steering rod, and the connecting hole is provided at a position set apart from a center line of the steering plate that passes over the swivel shaft, so that, when the steering plate turns a same angle to the left and right from a neutral state of not having turned to the left or right, equal left and right angles are formed by a first straight line, joining a center of the swivel shaft and the connecting hole, and a second straight line, joining the connecting hole and a link hole formed in an opposite end of the steering rod.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.