Patent ID: 7047115

Claim:
A steering system for an outboard motor mounted on a stern of a boat and including an outboard motor main unit having an internal combustion engine at its upper portion and a propeller with a rudder at its lower portion powered by the engine to propel and steer the boat, comprising: a mounting unit mounting the outboard motor main unit on the stern of the boat and having at least a swivel shaft connected to the propeller to turn the propeller relative to the boat, and a swivel case rotatably accommodating the swivel shaft; a vibration attenuator installed at a first connecting portion connecting the outboard motor main unit and the mounting unit and attenuating vibration of the outboard motor main unit to be transmitted to the mounting unit by causing the outboard motor main unit to displace relative to the mounting unit; an actuator rotating the swivel shaft to turn the propeller relative to the boat, the actuator having a main body and an output end to be movable from the main body, one of the main body and the output end of which being connected to the outboard motor main unit at a second connecting portion, whilst other of the main body and the output end of which being connected to the mounting unit at a third connecting portion; and a displacement absorber installed at least one of the second connecting portion and the third connecting portion and absorbing the displacement of the outboard motor main unit relative to the mounting unit.