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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2004
Makoto Yazaki, Wako, JP;
Tsuyoshi Yoshigasa, Wako, JP;
Toru Kimura, Wako, JP;
Yoshiyuki Matsuda, Wako, JP;
Makoto Yazaki, Wako, JP;
Tsuyoshi Yoshigasa, Wako, JP;
Toru Kimura, Wako, JP;
Yoshiyuki Matsuda, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A forward/backward gear shifting mechanism for an outboard engine includes an operating cable passed through an outer pipe fixed to a bracket attached to an under cover and extended into an engine room, a shift rod for shifting a forward/backward gear, a driving arm for turning the shift rod, and a transmission mechanism linked to the operating cable to transmit operating force to the driving arm. The transmission mechanism includes an arm mechanism including an input arm, an output arm and a pivotal shaft and supported for turning about a fixed rotational axis by support members on the engine unit. The operating cable is linked to the input arm of the transmission mechanism by a slider, i.e., a linking member. A first connecting member connecting the input member and the slider is nearer to the bracket than a second connecting member connecting the operating cable and the slider. A necessary stroke of the operating cable is secured, choices of disposing the transmission mechanism are increased, the lightness of a shifting operation is improved, and the transmission mechanism is compact.