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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2022
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
David J. Belter, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Abstract
A tiller system for a marine drive having an electric motor is provided. The tiller system includes a tiller having a shift handle and a throttle grip configured to be rotated about a throttle axis to control a speed of the electric motor. The tiller system further includes a controller communicatively coupled to the throttle grip and the shift handle. The controller is configured to determine whether the tiller is in a separate handle mode or a throttle grip mode. Responsive to a determination that the tiller is in the throttle grip mode, the controller is configured to operate the electric motor such that a rotation of the throttle grip about the throttle axis controls a rotation direction of the electric motor.