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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2005
Applicants:
Takashi Okumura, Tokyo, JP;
Koichiro Awano, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Takashi Okumura, Tokyo, JP;
Koichiro Awano, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Kayaba Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 25/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cylinder unit is provided in a rear side of a boat body to rotate an outboard motor main body as a steering apparatus, and a pump unit is provided to drive the pump unit via a hydraulic pipe by a steering wheel in a driver's seat. A steering torque inputted to the pump unit by the steering wheel is detected by a torque sensor. The pump unit is assisted in the steering operation direction based upon the detected torque by an electric motor, a worm gear, and a worm wheel.