Outboard-motor mounting device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11186351-B2
Application number	US-202016903941-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 17, 2020
Priority date	Jun 20, 2019
Publication date	Nov 30, 2021
Grant date	Nov 30, 2021

Abstract

An outboard-motor mounting device is provided with: a clamp bracket (20) to be attached to a stern portion (15) of a hull; a swivel bracket (60) disposed between the clamp bracket and an outboard motor body (1); a trim-tilt equipment (40) that swings the outboard motor body back and forth via the swivel bracket; and a lift equipment (30) that lifts or lowers the outboard motor body via the swivel bracket. The lift equipment having a lift cylinder (33) for lifting is liftably supported on the clamp bracket, and the trim-tilt equipment having a tilt cylinder (44) and a trim cylinder (47) is disposed behind the lift equipment so that the tilt cylinder is positioned behind the lift cylinder and the trim cylinder is positioned on the side of the tilt cylinder.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An outboard-motor mounting device comprising:
a clamp bracket attachable to a stern portion of a hull;
a swivel bracket disposed between the clamp bracket and an outboard motor body;
a trim-tilt equipment that swings the outboard motor body back and forth via the swivel bracket; and
a lift equipment that lifts and lowers the outboard motor body via the swivel bracket,
wherein:
the lift equipment has a lift cylinder for lifting and is liftably supported on the clamp bracket,
the trim-tilt equipment has a tilt cylinder and a trim cylinder and is disposed behind the lift equipment so that the tilt cylinder is positioned behind the lift cylinder and the trim cylinder is positioned on a side of the tilt cylinder,
the lift equipment has a lift bracket disposed behind the clamp bracket, and lifts and lowers the lift bracket with respect the clamp bracket by use of the lift cylinder,
the lift bracket has a rear holder opened rearward, and the tilt cylinder and the trim cylinder of the trim-tilt equipment are disposed within a range in a width direction of the rear holder,
the lift equipment has a lift shaft,
the clamp bracket has a shaft insertion hole into which an intermediate portion between upper and lower ends of the lift shaft is inserted, and
the shaft insertion hole and the lift shaft guide the lifting and lowering performed by the lift equipment.

2. The outboard-motor mounting device according to claim 1 , wherein the trim-tilt equipment has a regulated portion that is fitted to the rear holder and is restricted in movement in the width direction with respect to the lift bracket.

3. The outboard-motor mounting device according to claim 1 , wherein:
a pair of the lift shafts are provided at different positions in the width direction, and
the lift cylinder is disposed between the pair of lift shafts.

4. An outboard-motor mounting device comprising:
a clamp bracket attachable to a stern portion of a hull;
a swivel bracket disposed between the clamp bracket and an outboard motor body;
a trim-tilt equipment that swings the outboard motor body back and forth via the swivel bracket; and
a lift equipment that lifts and lowers the outboard motor body via the swivel bracket,
wherein:
the lift equipment has a lift cylinder for lifting and is liftably supported on the clamp bracket,
the trim-tilt equipment has a tilt cylinder and a trim cylinder and is disposed behind the lift equipment so that the tilt cylinder is positioned behind the lift cylinder and the trim cylinder is positioned on a side of the tilt cylinder,
the trim-tilt equipment has a pump unit for hydraulic supply and an electric motor that drives the pump unit, and
the electric motor and the pump unit are disposed on respective sides of the tilt cylinder.

5. The outboard-motor mounting device according to claim 4 , further comprising:
an oil path switcher for selecting between the lift cylinder, the tilt cylinder, and the trim cylinder, and causing hydraulic pressure to be supplied from the pump unit,
wherein the oil path switcher is disposed on a side of the pump unit.

6. The outboard-motor mounting device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a steering shaft that is a center of side-to-side swings of the outboard motor body with respect to the swivel bracket,
wherein:
a pair of the trim cylinders are provided on respective sides of the tilt cylinder, and
the steering shaft is disposed behind the lift cylinder and between the pair of the trim cylinders in the width direction.

7. The outboard-motor mounting device according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a steering shaft that is a center of side-to-side swings of the outboard motor body with respect to the swivel bracket,
wherein:
a pair of the trim cylinders are provided on respective sides of the tilt cylinder, and
the steering shaft is disposed behind the lift cylinder and between the pair of the trim cylinders in a width direction.

Assignees

• Suzuki Motor Corp

Inventors

• Miyashita Yasushi

Classifications

• B63H20/06 Primary

  on an intermediate support · CPC title

• B63H20/10

  Means enabling trim or tilt, or lifting of the propulsion element when an obstruction is hit; Control of trim or tilt · CPC title

• B63H20/106

  Means enabling lifting of the propulsion element in a substantially vertical, linearly sliding movement · CPC title

• B63H20/12

  Means enabling steering · CPC title