Trolling motor with heading lock
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1. A heading lock coupled to a trolling motor producing a thrust disposed to pull a watercraft, said heading lock comprising:
- a steering motor coupled to said trolling motor, said steering motor being disposed to affect the orientation of said trolling motor in response to input signals;
a steering circuit electrically coupled to said steering motor, said steering circuit begin disposed to generate said input signals to said steering motor in response to heading signals; and
a heading detector electrically coupled to said steering circuit, said heading detector being disposed to transmit said heading signals to said steering circuit.
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Abstract
A trolling motor with heading lock coupled to the trolling motor and producing a thrust to pull a watercraft is disclosed. The system contains a bow-mounted motor and a steering motor connected to the bow-mounted motor. The outputs of a heading detector circuit and desired heading circuit are compared by a steering control circuit and used to generate input signals to the steering motor.
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28 Claims
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1. A heading lock coupled to a trolling motor producing a thrust disposed to pull a watercraft, said heading lock comprising:
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a steering motor coupled to said trolling motor, said steering motor being disposed to affect the orientation of said trolling motor in response to input signals; a steering circuit electrically coupled to said steering motor, said steering circuit begin disposed to generate said input signals to said steering motor in response to heading signals; and a heading detector electrically coupled to said steering circuit, said heading detector being disposed to transmit said heading signals to said steering circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A heading lock for a bow-mounted motor, said motor having a thrust, comprising:
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a steering motor connected to said bow-mounted motor and controllable by a steering signal input; a heading detector circuit having a first output indicative of the heading of the thrust of the motor; a desired heading circuit having a second output indicative of a desired heading; and a steering control circuit comparing said first output to said second output and generating said steering signal input based on the difference between said first output and said second output. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A heading lock for a bow-mounted motor, said motor producing a thrust, said heading lock comprising:
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a heading detector disposed to detect the heading of the thrust of said bow-mounted motor and provide a thrust heading signal indicative of the heading of the thrust; means for designating a desired heading, said designating means providing a desired heading signal representative of said desired heading; and means for directing said thrust in said desired heading in response to said thrust heading signal and said desired heading signal. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A heading lock for a bow-mounted motor, comprising:
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a heading detector disposed to detect the heading of said bow-mounted motor and provide a motor heading signal indicative of the heading of the motor; means for designating a desired motor heading, said designating means providing a desired motor heading signal representative of said desired motor heading; and means for directing said motor in said desired motor heading in response to said motor heading signal and said desired motor heading signal.
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