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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 1979
Filed:
Aug. 29, 1977
Masanao Baba, Takarazuka, JP;
Nippon Cable Systems Inc., Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
A control unit comprising a casing, a drive shaft rotatably supported by the casing, a lever having a boss secured to the drive shaft, a shift rod extending through the boss and slidably inserted in a bore of the drive shaft, the shift rod being biased by a spring in a returning direction, a locking ring turnably supported on the outer periphery of the drive shaft, a drive gear rotatably supported by the drive shaft and having a toothed portion on part thereof and a circular outer peripheral surface continuous with the toothed portion, a driven gear rotatable by the drive gear, a drive plate having a drive pin implanted therein, a throttle cam having a specified cam groove receiving the drive pin therein and mounted on a pin on the driven gear movably in a direction at right angles to the drive shaft, a clutch arm having a clutch cable pivoted thereto, and a throttle arm having a throttle cable pivoted thereto. The control unit operates the clutch and throttle mainly of a marine engine by the single lever, ensuring efficient warm-up operation and control of the engine.