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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2015
Suzuki Motor Corporation, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka, JP;
Shuichi Sugiyama, Hamamatsu, JP;
Keisuke Daikoku, Hamamatsu, JP;
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION, Hamamatsu-Shi, Shizuoka, JP;
Abstract
An outboard motor includes a drive shaft that transmits rotational power from the engine, and a shift unit provided in the middle of the drive shaft. The shift unit has a dog clutch that reciprocates in parallel with the drive shaft, a shift fork member that reciprocates the dog clutch in parallel with the drive shaft, and a linear motion type actuator that reciprocates the shift fork member in parallel with the drive shaft. The actuator is arranged in the vicinity of the front side of the dog clutch such that the direction of the rectilinear motion of the screw shaft is in parallel with the axial line of the drive shaft, and the shift fork member is connected to the screw shaft.