Device for setting the drive position of a boat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11958581-B2
Application number	US-202117388663-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 29, 2021
Priority date	Jul 31, 2020
Publication date	Apr 16, 2024
Grant date	Apr 16, 2024

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device ( 1 ) for setting the drive position of an electric drive of a boat, having a housing ( 14 ) with two receiving elements ( 15 a, 15 b ) arranged on two opposing side walls ( 140 ) of the housing ( 14 ) for defining a pivot axis ( 17 ) and a drive lever ( 10 ) that can be pivoted around this pivot axis ( 17 ), wherein the drive lever ( 10 ) is received by two receiving elements ( 15 a. 15 b ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A device for setting a drive position of an electric drive of a boat comprising:
a housing with one or more receiving elements arranged on one or more side walls of the housing for defining a pivot axis; and
a drive lever that can be pivoted around this pivot axis, wherein the drive lever is received by the one or more receiving elements,
wherein the drive lever includes two legs that are identically shaped, the two legs being connected with each other via a connecting bridge, wherein the two legs each include a recess, wherein the one or more receiving elements receive the drive lever in the recesses, so that the drive lever can be pivoted around the pivot axis, and
wherein a cover is provided for every side of the device, wherein the cover engages an area surrounding one or more of the recesses, the recess itself, or the one or more receiving elements once the two legs of the drive lever have been clamped onto the one or more receiving elements and close the recess.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the drive lever comprises two identically shaped legs, which are connected with other via a connecting bridge, wherein the two legs each comprising a projection, wherein the projections engage the one or more receiving elements and receive the drive lever, so that the drive lever can be pivoted around the pivot axis.

3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the drive lever can be clicked onto or into the one or more receiving elements of the housing.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more receiving elements comprises two receiving elements arranged on two opposing side walls.

5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one magnet is arranged in the drive lever and at least one sensor is arranged in the housing in order to record a pivot position of the drive lever around the pivot axis.

6. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the drive lever is formed as a single piece.

7. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the recesses of the two legs of the drive lever form a snap & click connection with the one or more receiving elements.

8. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more receiving elements are rigidly connected with the housing or are integrally formed in the one or more side walls of the housing.

9. The device according to claim 1 further including a spring element or an arresting element, which is implemented in a way to hold the drive lever in a zero position.

10. The device according to claim 1 further comprising one or more elements selected from an input means, a display unit, a seal, a control unit, an on/off switch, or a data cable, wherein the one or more elements are arranged inside the housing and are received by the housing.

11. The device according to claim 10 , wherein the one or more elements to be received by the housing are cast into the housing.

12. The device according to claim 10 , wherein the on/off switch is a magnet pin in magnetic connection with a round plate that is in connection with the control unit.

13. A device for setting a drive position of an electric drive of a boat, comprising:
a housing with a receiving element for defining a pivot axis arranged on a side wall of the housing, wherein the pivot axis extends through the receiving element; and
a drive lever, which is received on the housing to pivot around this pivot axis, wherein the drive lever comprises a leg, wherein the drive lever can be pivoted around the pivot axis and the drive lever can be clicked onto the or into the receiving element of the housing.

14. The device according to claim 13 , wherein at least one magnet is arranged in the drive lever and at least one sensor is arranged in the housing in order to record a pivot position of the drive lever around the pivot axis.

15. The device according to claim 13 , wherein the drive lever is formed as a single piece.

16. The device according to claim 13 , wherein a recess of the leg of the drive lever forms a snap & click connection with the receiving element.

17. A device for setting a drive position of an electric drive of a boat comprising:
a housing with one or more receiving elements arranged on one or more side walls of the housing for defining a pivot axis;
a drive lever that can be pivoted around this pivot axis, wherein the drive lever is received by the one or more receiving elements; and
one or more elements selected from an input means, a display unit, a seal, a control unit, an on/off switch, or a data cable, wherein the one or more elements are arranged inside the housing and are received by the housing,
wherein the on/off switch is a magnet pin in magnetic connection with a round plate that is in connection with the control unit.

18. A device for setting a drive position of an electric drive of a boat comprising:
a housing with one or more receiving elements arranged on one or more side walls of the housing for defining a pivot axis; and
a drive lever that can be pivoted around this pivot axis, wherein the drive lever is received by the one or more receiving elements,
wherein the drive lever can be clicked onto or into the one or more receiving elements of the housing.

Assignees

• Torqeedo Gmbh

Inventors

• Despineux Frank
• Mueller Moritz

Classifications

• B63H21/213 Primary

  Levers or the like for controlling the engine or the transmission, e.g. single hand control levers · CPC title

• B63H21/17

  by electric motor · CPC title

• B63H2021/216

  using electric control means · CPC title