Patent ID: 9481436
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: B63B,B63H,B63J

Claim Text:
1. A shift control device of an outboard motor having an electrical shift device for switching a propulsion direction, the shift control device comprising: a rotation switching unit electrically switching whether to drive the outboard motor for regular rotation or for counter rotation, a propulsion direction detecting unit detecting a propulsion direction of the outboard motor, a rotation determination unit determining whether the outboard motor drives for regular rotation or for counter rotation based on a shift position of a remote control lever for switching the propulsion direction of the outboard motor and a propulsion direction detected by the propulsion direction detecting unit, a judgment unit judging whether the shift position of the remote control lever and the propulsion direction detected by the propulsion direction detecting unit match or not; and a notification unit giving a notification that the shift position and the propulsion direction are different when the judgment unit judges that the shift position and the propulsion direction do not match.