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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2022
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Norikazu Kawai, Wako, JP;
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 23/06 (2006.01); B63H 20/32 (2006.01); B63H 23/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 23/06 (2013.01); B63H 20/32 (2013.01); B63H 23/34 (2013.01); B63H 2020/323 (2013.01);
Abstract
An outboard motorincludes a drive shaft, a propeller shaft, a worm wheel, and a worm. The drive shaft is connected to a drive motorvia a reduction unit. The propeller shaft is connected via a bevel gear unit to intersect the drive shaft. The worm wheel is disposed coaxially with the drive shaft and rotates to turn the propeller shaft around the drive shaft. The worm engages with the worm wheel and is connected to a steering motor. The worm has a torque receiving portion.