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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 1988
Filed:
May. 20, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toshio Takeuchi, Hamamatsu, JP;
Shinya Atsumi, Hamamatsu, JP;
Assignee:
Sanshin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Hamamatsu, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
440-1 ; 440 51 ; 440 53 ;
Abstract
An improved trim tab actuator for an outboard drive for assisting in steering by creating a hydrodynamic steering force immediately upon sensing of a steering input force. The mechanism includes an operator control that permits the operator to select from any of a plurality of preset maps for achieving the optimum trim tab condition.