Patent ID: 7152545
Filing Date: 2006-12-26
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
1. A manual hydraulic steering apparatus for a vessel fitted with a dashboard having a first hole and a second hole both cut therethrough, the steering apparatus comprising a tilting mechanism positioned on one side of the dashboard, a hydraulic pump positioned on the other side of the dashboard, and an oil feeding pipe extending through the second hole: the tilting mechanism including: a mounting plate in contact with the dashboard; a tilt housing fixed to the mounting plate; the tilt housing having an oil feeding tank formed in an upper portion thereof, the feeding tank having an oil feeding port; an oil plug fitted removably in the feeding port; a semispherical shell supported turnably in all directions by the tilt housing; and a steering shaft supported rotatably by the semispherical shell: the hydraulic pump including: a pump casing having a mounting part extending into the first hole of the dashboard; an oil tank provided in an upper portion of the pump near the dashboard; a pumping mechanism housed in the pump casing; and a driving shaft supported by the pump casing; the driving shaft being rotatable so that the pumping mechanism can create hydraulic pressure for steering the vessel; the driving shaft extending through the mounting part of the pump casing and the mounting plate of the tilting mechanism: the feeding pipe communicating with the oil feeding tank and the oil tank: wherein the mounting plate of the tilting mechanism is screwed to the mounting part of the pump casing, and wherein the steering shaft is coupled to the driving shaft rotatably with the driving shaft and tiltably on a horizontal axis perpendicular to the driving shaft.