JP3009739U - Steering handle device for outboard motor - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Structure] The steering shaft 31 for the outboard motor penetrates the operating shaft 36 in a direction perpendicular to the axis, and the shift lever 37 is attached to one side of the operating shaft 36 and the other side of the operating shaft 36 is attached to the boat. A steering handle device for an outboard motor, characterized in that a turning member 38 connected to a shift link on the body side of the outer motor is attached, and the turning member 38 is covered with a cover 41. [Effect] Since the cover is on the opposite side of the shift lever,
Even if there is a cover, it does not interfere with the operation of the shift lever,
The cover can be attached and fixed.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a steering handle device for an outboard motor.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, as a steering handle device for an outboard motor, for example, a technique disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 50-4151 (lubricating device for a propulsion device) has been disclosed, and the technique is shown in FIGS. As shown, a handle 17 (corresponding to a steering handle) is attached to the supporting member 8 of the propulsion unit, and a lever 16 is attached to the handle 17. Then, the cord 16 is pulled and operated by the lever 16. In the case where such a configuration is applied to an actual machine, the lever 16 and the member for pushing and pulling the cord 15 are provided on the same side of the handle 17.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 Therefore, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, when it is attempted to cover the member around which the cord 15 is pushed and pulled, it is necessary to have a shape and attachment that do not hinder the operation of the lever 16, which makes attachment to the main body of the elongated handle 17 difficult. I was doing.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to mount a cover that does not interfere with the operation of the shift lever.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a steering handle for an outboard motor, which penetrates the operation shaft in a direction perpendicular to the axis, and mounts a shift lever on one side of the operation shaft, and the outboard motor on the other side of the operation shaft. A steering handle device for an outboard motor, characterized in that a turning member connected to a shift link on the main body side is attached, and the turning member is covered with a cover.

[0006]

[Action]

 When the shift lever is operated, the rotating member is rotated via the operation shaft, and the shift link on the outboard motor body side can be operated. Since the cover is arranged on the side opposite to the shift lever, the cover can be attached regardless of the operation area of the shift lever.

[0007]

【Example】

 Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The drawings should be viewed in the direction of the reference numerals. FIG. 1 is a side view of an outboard motor according to the present invention, in which an outboard motor 1 is mounted on a mount case 2 as an engine mounting member and is bolted to a vertical multi-cylinder engine 3 and a mount. An extension case 4 bolted to the bottom of the case 2, a vertical drive shaft 5 housed in the extension case 4, and a bevel gear set 7 housed in a gear case 6 also connected to the lower part of the extension case 4. Also, an outboard motor body 1A including a driven shaft 8 and a propeller 9 mounted on the rear portion (right side in this figure) of the gear case 6, and elastically supported and coupled to the outboard motor body 1A via a mount rubber. The outboard motor mounting means 11 is configured as described above.

The outboard motor mounting means 11 is a metal fitting for fixing the outboard motor 1 to the hull, and swings the outboard motor main body 1 A left and right in a plan view about the swivel shaft 12 as well as the tilt shaft 13. The outboard motor body 1A including the swivel shaft 12 can be flipped up in the counterclockwise direction (tilt up). The outboard motor 1A is tilted up around the tilt shaft 13 by a hydraulic cylinder device (not shown). The outboard motor body 1A further includes an undercase 15 and an engine cover 16 that can be attached to and detached from the undercase 15 to form an engine room in which the engine 3 is housed. The under case 15 is attached to and supported by the mount case 2.

A steering handle device 30 is attached to the front portion of the undercase 15 (on the left side in this figure). More specifically, a handle mounting seat 15a is provided on the front portion of the under case 15 and a steering handle 31 is mounted on the handle mounting seat 15a so as to be vertically swingable. The steering handle 31 is set to a use state shown by a solid line and a stored state shown by an imaginary line. The steering handle 31 can be bolted to a remote control arm or the like provided on the swivel shaft 12 in addition to the undercase 15. The vertical multi-cylinder engine 3 is composed of, for example, a 4-cylinder engine, and has a crankshaft 17 oriented vertically. In addition, 18 is a piston and 19 is a camshaft.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a steering handle device for an outboard motor according to the present invention, in which a steering handle 31 has a throttle grip 32 attached to the tip and a shift lever 37 attached to the center. Indicates.

FIG. 3 is a plan sectional view of a steering handle device for an outboard motor according to the present invention. A steering handle device 30 is a slender steering handle 31 having a downwardly U-shaped cross section and a tip of the steering handle 31. A throttle grip 32 rotatably attached to the shaft, a rod 33 attached to the throttle grip 32, a grip operating force adjusting portion 34 for tightening the rod 33 with an appropriate tightening force, and a steering handle 31 An operating shaft 36 penetrating through the central portion in the direction perpendicular to the axis, a shift lever 37 attached to one side of the operating shaft 36, a rotating member 38 attached to the other side of the operating shaft 36, The cable 39 attached to the rotating end portion 38a of the moving member 38, the cover 41 covering the rotating member 38, and the steering handle 31 A tilt trim operation switch 42 for operating a hydraulic cylinder device (not shown) for tilting up the outboard motor 1A (see FIG. 1) is housed in the bulging portion 31a. The mounting position of the shift lever 37 is on the same side surface of the handle other than the bulging portion 31a and near the handle mounting seat 15a. ing.

In addition, 44 and 45 are bushes that rotatably support the operating shaft 36, and 46 presses a ball 51 and a leaf spring 52 (click member) for giving a click feeling to the rotation of the shift lever 37. A pressing member, 47 is a pin for fixing the other side of the operating shaft 36 and the rotating member 38, and 48 is a connecting tool for attaching the cable 39 to the rotating end portion 38a of the rotating member 38. The bushes 44, 45 are supported by handle-side bearings 31b, 31c provided on both side walls of the steering handle 31. As a result, both the shift lever 37 and the rotating member 38 can be arranged in the vicinity of the bearings 31b and 31c, and rattling is unlikely to occur.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view around the shift lever according to the present invention, in which the cover 41 is attached to the steering ring handle 31 by coupling screws 49 ... (... indicates a plurality; the same hereinafter) and female screws 31d. Mounted. 31e ... are three small holes that cooperate with the ball 51 shown in FIG. 3 to give a click feeling, and give a shift feeling to the shift lever 37 at the position of each small hole 31e. The operation shaft 36 may be formed of a square bar, and in that case, the bushes 44 and 45 rotate with respect to the bearings 31b and 31c.

Next, the operation of the steering wheel device for an outboard motor configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. By rotating the throttle grip 32, a throttle valve (not shown) can be opened and closed via the rod 33 to adjust the output of the engine 3 (see FIG. 1). The operation force of the throttle grip 32 can be adjusted by tightening the lever 34a and applying an appropriate load to the rod 33 by the grip operation force adjusting portion 34. By swinging the shift lever 37 between the neutral position, the forward position, and the reverse position, the rotating member 38 is rotated, and the shift link on the outboard motor body 1A (see FIG. 1) side is connected via the cable 39. Can be driven to rotate the propeller 9 forward and backward.

By operating the tilt trim operation switch 42, a hydraulic cylinder device (not shown) can be driven to tilt up the outboard motor 1A. Since the rotating member 38 and the cover 41 are arranged on the opposite side of the shift lever 37, the operation space of the shift lever 37 is not hindered and a mounting space can be secured.

Next, an example of an assembly procedure related to the shift lever 37 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the operating shaft 36, one side of which is fixed to the shift lever 37, is inserted through the steering handle 31 from the direction of arrow X and supported by the bushes 44 and 45, and the ball 51, the leaf spring 52 (see FIG. 3) and the pressing member. Insert 46. Next, the rotation member 38 is fixed to the other side of the operation shaft 36 with the pin 47, and the cable 39 is attached to the rotation end portion 38 a of the rotation member 38 with the connector 48. Finally, the rotating member 38 is covered with a cover 41, and the cover 41 is attached to the steering handle 31 with screws 49, and the assembling work is completed. The assembly procedure related to the shift lever 37 is merely an example described for facilitating the understanding of the above configuration, and any procedure can be used.

[0017]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, the steering wheel for an outboard motor penetrates the operating shaft in a direction perpendicular to the axis, the shift lever is attached to one side of the operating shaft, and the outboard motor main body is attached to the other side of the operating shaft. By attaching the rotating member connected to the shift link on the side and covering the rotating member with the cover, the cover is on the opposite side to the shift lever, so even if there is a cover, it will interfere with the operation of the shift lever. Instead, it can be fixed by attaching it to a long and narrow steering wheel.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of an outboard motor according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a steering handle device for an outboard motor according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan sectional view of a steering handle device for an outboard motor according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view around a shift lever according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Outboard motor, 1A ... Outboard motor body, 2 ... Mount case,
9 ... Propeller, 11 ... Outboard motor mounting means, 12 ... Swivel shaft, 13 ... Tilt shaft, 15 ... Undercase, 15a ... Handle mounting seat, 30 ... Steering handle device, 31
... Steering handle, 36 ... Operation shaft, 37 ... Shift lever, 38 ... Rotating member, 39 ... Cable, 41 ... Cover.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An outboard motor steering handle having an operation shaft penetrating in a direction perpendicular to the axis, a shift lever attached to one side of the operation shaft, and a shift link on the outboard motor body side on the other side of the operation shaft. A steering handle device for an outboard motor, comprising a rotating member connected thereto and the rotating member being covered with a cover.