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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2003
Hiroshi Watabe, Wako, JP;
Hideaki Takada, Wako, JP;
Yoshinori Masubuchi, Wako, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an engine starting system for an outboard motor mounted having a propeller and a steering mechanism driven by an electric motor, including a battery connected to the engine; a starter motor and an ignition switch provided in a voltage supply circuit from the battery to the starter motor, the positions of the ignition switch is arranged to have a START position at which the starter motor, the electric motor and other electric loads are supplied with the voltage from the battery; an ON position at which the voltage supply to the starter motor is discontinued when the key is turned from the START position, a first OFF position at which the voltage supply to the electric motor and the other electric loads is discontinued when the key is turned from the ON position, and a second OFF position at which the current supply to the electric actuator is still continued when the key is turned from the ON position. With this, the system can allow the operator to operate the steering mechanism even when the engine is stopped, while effectively preventing the battery from becoming dead.