Trim and tilt apparatus for marine vessel propulsion machine and marine vessel propulsion machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9790970-B2
Application number	US-201615361258-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 25, 2016
Priority date	Mar 14, 2016
Publication date	Oct 17, 2017
Grant date	Oct 17, 2017

Abstract

There are provided a piston rod having one end portion attached to a marine vessel propulsion machine main body; an inner cylinder; an inner piston mounted in the other end portion of the piston rod, dividing a space in the inner cylinder into a fourth chamber and a fifth chamber; an outer cylinder accommodating the inner cylinder therein; a cap covering an opening portion of one end portion of the outer cylinder; and an outer piston dividing a space in the outer cylinder into a second chamber and a first chamber, is formed with a through hole that allows the fourth chamber and the second chamber to communicate with each other, comes into contact with the cap to divide the third space into an inner space on a more inner side than the through hole and an outer space on a more outer side than the inner space.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A trim and tilt apparatus for a marine vessel propulsion machine comprising:
a bar-shaped rod having one end portion that is attached to a marine vessel propulsion machine main body;
a first cylinder;
a first piston which is mounted in the other end portion of the rod, is accommodated in the first cylinder, and divides a space in the first cylinder into a first space on the one end portion side and a second space on the other end portion side;
a second cylinder which accommodates the first cylinder therein;
a covering member which covers an opening portion of one end portion of the second cylinder; and
a second piston which is mounted in one end portion of the first cylinder to divide a space in the second cylinder into a third space on one end portion side and a fourth space on the other end portion side, is formed with a communication hole that allows the first space and the third space to communicate with each other, and comes into contact with the covering member to divide the third space into an inner space on a more inner side than the communication hole and an outer space on a more outer side than the inner space.

2. The trim and tilt apparatus for a marine vessel propulsion machine according to claim 1 ,
wherein a pressure receiving area of a region where the second piston receives a pressure of the outer space is smaller than a pressure receiving area of a region where the first piston receives a pressure of the outer space in the first piston.

3. The trim and tilt apparatus for a marine vessel propulsion machine according to claim 1 ,
wherein the second piston includes a sealing member at a part opposing the covering member, and the sealing member seals a gap between the second piston and the covering member when the second piston comes into contact with the covering member to divide the third space.

4. The trim and tilt apparatus for a marine vessel propulsion machine according to claim 2 ,
wherein the second piston includes a sealing member at a part opposing the covering member, and the sealing member seals a gap between the second piston and the covering member when the second piston comes into contact with the covering member to divide the third space.

5. The trim and tilt apparatus for a marine vessel propulsion machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a pump device which suctions a fluid in the fourth space and discharges the fluid toward the outer space when the second piston comes into contact with the covering member.

6. The trim and tilt apparatus for a marine vessel propulsion machine according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a pump device which suctions a fluid in the fourth space and discharges the fluid toward the outer space when the second piston comes into contact with the covering member.

7. The trim and tilt apparatus for a marine vessel propulsion machine according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a pump device which suctions a fluid in the fourth space and discharges the fluid toward the outer space when the second piston comes into contact with the covering member.

8. The trim and tilt apparatus for a marine vessel propulsion machine according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a pump device which suctions a fluid in the fourth space and discharges the fluid toward the outer space when the second piston comes into contact with the covering member.

9. A marine vessel propulsion machine comprising:
a marine vessel propulsion machine main body which gives a propelling force to a ship body;
a bar-shaped rod having one end portion that is attached to the marine vessel propulsion machine main body;
a first cylinder;
a first piston which is mounted in the other end portion of the rod, is accommodated in the first cylinder, and divides a space in the first cylinder into a first space on the one end portion side and a second space on the other end portion side;
a second cylinder which accommodates the first cylinder therein;
a covering member which covers an opening portion of one end portion of the second cylinder; and
a second piston which is mounted in one end portion of the first cylinder to divide a space in the second cylinder into a third space on one end portion side and a fourth space on the other end portion side, is formed with a communication hole that allows the first space and the third space to communicate with each other, comes into contact with the covering member, and divides the space into an inner space on a more inner side than the communication hole and an outer space on a more outer side than the inner space.

Assignees

• Showa Corp

Inventors

• Tsutsui Hayato
• Kagawa Atsushi

Classifications

• F15B15/1409

  with two or more independently movable working pistons · CPC title

• F15B15/18

  Combined units comprising both motor and pump · CPC title

• F15B15/16 Primary

  of the telescopic type · CPC title

• F15B15/204

  Control means for piston speed or actuating force without external control, e.g. control valve inside the piston (F15B11/02, F15B15/22 take precedence) · CPC title

• B63H20/08 Primary

  Means enabling movement of the position of the propulsion element, e.g. for trim, tilt or steering; Control of trim or tilt (initiating means for steering B63H25/02) · CPC title