Patent ID: 7527537
Filing Date: 2009-05-05
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
1. An electric type steering device for a plurality outboard motors, comprising: a steering wheel; a connecting member for connecting outboard motors together so that the steering movements of a plurality of outboard motors are linked together; a plurality of electric steering motors configured to steer the plurality of outboard motors; a target steering angle setting device configured to obtain a target steering angle according to a steering displacement of the steering wheel and an actual steering unit angle detecting device configured to detect an actual steering unit angle of each of the outboard motors; a correcting device configured to obtain a difference between actual steering unit angles of at least two of the plurality of outboard motors, to correct a target steering angle of each outboard motor according to this difference, and to obtain a target steering angle of each outboard motor; and a motor controlling device configured to control the electric steering motors so that the target steering angle of each of the outboard motors agrees with the actual steering unit angle.