Patent ID: 8888542

Claim:
An electric outboard motor comprising an AC motor as a drive source and provided on a ship, the electric outboard motor further comprising: an outboard motor main body that comprises the AC motor, an inverter that converts a direct current to an alternating current to supply the alternating current to the AC motor, a drive unit, a mounting unit, and a handle; a control/power supply unit that is provided in the ship and that supplies the direct current to the inverter; and a connection cable that electrically connects the outboard motor main body and the control/power supply unit, wherein the inverter is stacked and provided above the AC motor, the drive unit is provided on the bottom side of the AC motor, converts rotational force output by the AC motor to power for driving the ship, and includes a drive shaft, a drive shaft housing, a swivel bracket, a gear case, and a drive propeller, the drive shaft housing is combined with the swivel bracket so as to be rotated in a horizontal direction, and a center of steering of the outboard motor, a center of a rotation output axis of the AC motor and the drive shaft of the AC motor match with each other.