Patent ID: 6926568
Filing Date: 2005-08-09
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
1. A steering system for an outboard motor mounted on a stern of a boat and having an internal combustion engine at its upper portion and a propeller with a rudder at its lower portion that is powered by the engine to propel and steer the boat, comprising: a swivel shaft connected to the propeller to turn the propeller relative to the boat; a swivel case that is fixed to the outboard motor and rotatably houses the swivel shaft; a hydraulic actuator that is connected to the swivel shaft to rotate the swivel shaft; a hydraulic pressure supplier that is connected to the hydraulic actuator to supply hydraulic pressure to the hydraulic actuator; and a controller that is connected to the hydraulic pressure supplier to control supply of the hydraulic pressure to the hydraulic actuator in response to a steering signal inputted by an operator such that the outboard motor is steered relative to the boat; wherein at least the hydraulic actuator and the hydraulic pressure supplier are housed in the swivel case.