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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kjell Borgersen, Hjalteby, SE;
Assignee:
AB Volvo Penta, Gothenburg, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
440 56 ; 440 53 ; 440 57 ;
Abstract
Boat propeller drive unit, comprising a frame-like carrier (1) intended to be fixedly joined to a boat transom, and a propeller rig (4) which is suspended in a fork (13) for trim and tilting movement relative to the fork about a horizontal axis (a). The fork in turn is mounted in the carrier for pivoting about a vertical steering axis (b). A pair of hydraulically operated piston cylinder devices (18,20) are pivotally joined at opposite ends to the rig (4) and to the legs (12) of the fork.