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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024

Filed:

Nov. 09, 2022
Applicant:

Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Iwata, JP;

Inventor:

Hiroshi Inoue, Shizuoka, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 79/40 (2020.01); B63B 79/30 (2020.01); B63H 25/04 (2006.01); B63H 25/44 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01); B63H 25/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/048 (2013.01); B63B 79/30 (2020.01); B63B 79/40 (2020.01); B63H 25/04 (2013.01); B63H 25/44 (2013.01); B63H 2025/022 (2013.01);
Abstract

A watercraft running system includes a propulsion device, a steering device, a course changing operator, a port-side attitude control plate and a starboard-side attitude control plate, a port-side actuator and a starboard-side actuator, and a controller. The controller is operable in a first control mode in which the steering device is controlled according to the operation of the course changing operator and a second control mode in which the port-side actuator and the starboard-side actuator are controlled according to the operation of the course changing operator. The controller is configured or programmed to prohibit shifting from the first control mode to the second control mode if the steering position of the steering device is not a neutral position, and to permit the shift from the first control mode to the second control mode if the steering position is the neutral position.


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