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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2014
Darrel A. Bernloehr, Mankato, MN (US);
Craig E. Turek, Good Thunder, MN (US);
Matthew P. Schumann, Mankato, MN (US);
Darrel A. Bernloehr, Mankato, MN (US);
Craig E. Turek, Good Thunder, MN (US);
Matthew P. Schumann, Mankato, MN (US);
Johnson Outdoors Inc., Racine, WI (US);
Abstract
A trolling motor is provided. The trolling motor includes a base assembly with a steering module mounted to the base assembly. The steering module includes an internal drive arrangement for providing an output torque. The steering module also includes a trim module rotatably mounted to an upper portion of the steering module. A motor shaft assembly including a motor shaft, a head unit attached to an upper end of the motor shaft, and a motor power unit attached to a lower end of the motor shaft is also provided. The motor shaft extends through the base assembly, steering module, and trim module. A torque transfer arrangement is mounted between the trim module and the motor shaft of the motor shaft assembly for transferring the output torque provided by the steering module to the motor shaft to rotate the motor shaft assembly about a rotational steering axis.