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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2009
Takayoshi Suzuki, Shizuoka, JP;
Hideaki Matsushita, Shizuoka, JP;
Daisuke Nakamura, Shizuoka, JP;
Tsugunori Konakawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Takayoshi Suzuki, Shizuoka, JP;
Hideaki Matsushita, Shizuoka, JP;
Daisuke Nakamura, Shizuoka, JP;
Tsugunori Konakawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Shizuoka, JP;
Abstract
An outboard motor includes a prime mover, a marine propulsion unit having a propeller arranged to be driven by a rotational force of the prime mover to generate a thrust force, a shift position changing mechanism, a shift position changing mechanism actuator, and a control unit arranged to control the shift position changing mechanism actuator. When the shift position is changed to one of the first shift position and the second shift position from the neutral position, the control unit inhibits a change in the shift position to the other one of the first shift position and the second shift position until a predetermined time period elapses. The above arrangement improves the controllability of a boat propulsion system having an electronically controlled shift mechanism.
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