The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2009
Koji Kuriyagawa, Saitama, JP;
Hajime Yoshimura, Saitama, JP;
Hikaru Ikeda, Saitama, JP;
Yoshiyuki Matsuda, Saitama, JP;
Koji Kuriyagawa, Saitama, JP;
Hajime Yoshimura, Saitama, JP;
Hikaru Ikeda, Saitama, JP;
Yoshiyuki Matsuda, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an apparatus for controlling an outboard motor having an internal combustion engine to power a propeller, and a torque converter interposed between the engine and a drive shaft and equipped with a lockup clutch, it is configured to have a throttle opening detector that detects throttle opening of a throttle valve of the engine, a throttle opening change amount calculator that calculates a change amount of the calculated throttle opening, and a clutch ON unit that makes the lockup clutch ON when the calculated change amount is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, and keeps the lockup clutch ON during a predetermined time period. With this, it becomes possible to improve acceleration performance immediately after the engine speed is accelerated.