Patent ID: 7037152
Filing Date: 2006-05-02
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
1. A steering apparatus supported by a bracket fixed to the stern of a hull on which an outboard marine engine is mounted, the apparatus being capable of turning the engine to the limit in opposite directions on a substantially vertical axis, the apparatus being capable of tilting on a substantially horizontal tilt axis, the apparatus comprising: a tilt tube extending along the tilt axis and supported by the bracket; first and second linking means supported by both ends of the tilt tube pivotably around the tube; a piston rod supported at both ends thereof by the linking means; a steering hydraulic cylinder supported by the piston rod slidably along the rod; and an eccentric link shaft supported at both ends thereof by the linking means and positioned between the tilt tube and the piston rod; the eccentric link shaft being higher than the tilt tube; wherein the distance between the tilt tube and the piston rod is shorter than the sum of the distance between the tilt tube and the eccentric link shaft and the distance between the link shaft and the piston rod.