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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2015
Brp Us Inc., Sturtevant, WI (US);
Michael French, Pleasant Prairie, WI (US);
BRP US INC., Sturtevant, WI (US);
Abstract
An outboard engine has a bracket. A drive unit mounted thereto is pivotable about a steering axis with respect thereto by a steering actuator. A motor operatively connected to the steering actuator is mounted to the bracket and rotationally fixed with respect thereto about the steering axis. A control module includes a motor drive electrically connected to the motor and configured to be connected to a power source. An electrically conductive thermal element is electrically connected to the motor. A temperature of the thermal element is indicative of a temperature of the motor. A controller is configured to obtain the temperature of the thermal element and to control power delivered to the motor via the motor drive based at least in part on the temperature of the thermal element. The controller and the thermal element are mounted to the drive unit and pivotable therewith about the steering axis.