Patent ID: 9033752
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
1. A suspension device for an outboard motor, the suspension device comprising: a clamp bracket to be mounted on a vessel; a swivel bracket coupled to the clamp bracket via a horizontal shaft, and to be attached to the outboard motor; a trim mechanism that includes a trim cylinder coupled to the clamp bracket and a trim rod extending from the trim cylinder, and that adjusts a trim angle of the outboard motor by rotating the swivel bracket about the horizontal shaft such that an attaching angle of the swivel bracket with respect to the clamp bracket changes; and a thrust receiver attached to the swivel bracket to receive a load from the trim rod, the thrust receiver being grounded, the thrust receiver including a conducting portion in contact with the trim rod, and the thrust receiver being arranged to ground the trim rod by contact of the conducting portion with the trim rod.