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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2010
Applicants:
Yoshihiro Harada, Wako, JP;
Koichi Oka, Wako, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshihiro Harada, Wako, JP;
Koichi Oka, Wako, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 20/08 (2006.01); B63H 25/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A steering device for an outboard engine includes: a helm mechanism operable, in response to operation of a steering wheel, to steer the outboard engine and including a drive shaft parallel to an output shaft of the operation member; an electric assist mechanism for detecting steering torque, applied to the steering wheel, to assist operation of the helm mechanism on the basis of the detected steering torque; and a power transmission section for connecting the output shaft of the steering wheel and the helm mechanism to transmit rotation of the output shaft to the helm mechanism.