Patent ID: 7198527
Filing Date: 2007-04-03
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
1. An engine control apparatus, comprising: a stop switch body for allowing the engine to stop or to be in an idling state; a stop switch knob that abuts with the stop switch body to activate the stop switch body to allow the engine to stop or to be in an idling state; a lock plate insertable to the stop switch knob; a transponder that is provided at the lock plate side and transmits a predetermined ID code; and a control section operable to receive the ID code transmitted from the transponder and control the engine operation based on the ID code, wherein when the lock plate is disengaged from the stop switch knob, the stop switch body is activated to allow the engine to stop or to be in an idling state, and the transponder is provided separately from the lock plate and is detachably attached to the lock plate or the vicinity thereof so the transponder is detachable without damaging the lock plate or the transponder; and wherein the control section is operable to change the engine performance based on the ID code from the transponder.