Patent ID: 6884130
Filing Date: 2005-04-26
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
1. An outboard motor comprising a drive unit and a bracket assembly arranged to support the drive unit for pivotal movement about a steering axis, the drive unit moving between first and second steering positions, the drive unit comprising a prime mover, a propulsion device powered by output of the prime mover, a regulating device arranged to move between first and second regulating positions so as to regulate the output of the prime mover, a transmission arranged to move between first and second shift positions so as to set the propulsion device to one of at least first or second mode, a first actuator arranged to move the drive unit between the first and second steering positions, a second actuator arranged to move the regulating device between the first and second regulating positions, a third actuator arranged to move the transmission between the first and second shift positions, an operating device configured to generate a first control command corresponding to a specific steering position between the first and second steering positions, a second control command corresponding to a specific regulating position between the first and second regulating positions and a third control command corresponding to either the first or second shift position, the operating device having multiple physical positions, the first, second and third control commands selectively generated in response to the physical positions, and a control device configured to control the first, second and third actuators based upon the first, second and third commands, respectively.