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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2007
Applicants:
Hiroyuki Hasegawa, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Yukio Takeda, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Hideto Arai, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Shizuoka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/04 (2006.01); B63H 21/21 (2006.01); B63H 21/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An outboard motor has a throttle actuator adapted to control an amount of intake air supplied to an engine, and a shift mechanism that controls shift operation between a neutral and at least a forward gear. The throttle actuator includes a member that is adapted to interfere with the shift mechanism so as to prevent shift actuation when the throttle is opened beyond a predetermined setting. As such, shift operation is prevented at high throttle openings, but throttle operation is still enabled.