Patent ID: 6113444
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: B63H,F02B

Abstract:
A steering system for an outboard motor, comprising:a first bracket attached to said outboard motor;a second bracket attached to a transom of a boat;a rotary actuator comprising a stator portion and a rotor portion, said stator being shaped to receive said rotor portion in rotatable association therein, said stator portion being attached to a preselected one of said first and second brackets, said rotor portion being attached to the other of said first and second brackets, said rotary actuator is a hydraulic rotary actuator;a hydraulic pump;a valve connected in fluid communication with said pump, said valve selectively connecting said pump in fluid communication with first or second ports of said hydraulic actuator to determine a rotational direction of said rotor portion relative to said stator portion; anda steering wheel connected in electrical communication with said valve to cause said valve to selectively connect said pump in fluid communication with said first or second ports of said hydraulic rotary actuator to control a rotational direction of said rotor portion relative to said stator portion.